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Plays he has written, directed and/or produced include cabaret-style work with Kruger (''[[Blougat]]'', ''[[Lyf]]''), the ''[[Dowwe Dolla]]''-texts (for [[Margit Meyer-Rödenbeck|Meyer-Rödenbeck]]), the ''Sussie'' texts (for [[Marion Holm]]) and ''[[Die Tafel]]'', ''[[Die vrou wat haar man gekook het]]'', ''[[Die Hangkas Haas]]'', ''[[Festen]]'', and ''[[Shirley Valentyn]]'' (2008, translator and director*), and the critically acclaimed ''[[Die Naaimasjien]]'' (2009, director). Some of his work has been adapted for TV, and he has also written a series for TV. He was a judge for the [[Sanlam Prize]] from its inception. VAN GREUNEN, Hennie,. ''[[Blougat]]'', [[Nico Malan]], 1998. Teks & lirieke deur Hennie van Greunen. [[Pedro Kruger]]. Regie: [[Shirley Ellis]]. ''[[Normality]]'', [[KKNK]], 1997. | Plays he has written, directed and/or produced include cabaret-style work with Kruger (''[[Blougat]]'', ''[[Lyf]]''), the ''[[Dowwe Dolla]]''-texts (for [[Margit Meyer-Rödenbeck|Meyer-Rödenbeck]]), the ''Sussie'' texts (for [[Marion Holm]]) and ''[[Die Tafel]]'', ''[[Die vrou wat haar man gekook het]]'', ''[[Die Hangkas Haas]]'', ''[[Festen]]'', and ''[[Shirley Valentyn]]'' (2008, translator and director*), and the critically acclaimed ''[[Die Naaimasjien]]'' (2009, director). Some of his work has been adapted for TV, and he has also written a series for TV. He was a judge for the [[Sanlam Prize]] from its inception. VAN GREUNEN, Hennie,. ''[[Blougat]]'', [[Nico Malan]], 1998. Teks & lirieke deur Hennie van Greunen. [[Pedro Kruger]]. Regie: [[Shirley Ellis]]. ''[[Normality]]'', [[KKNK]], 1997. | ||
| − | ''[[Wydekloof]]'' 2001. | + | He wrote ''[[Wydekloof]]'', 2001. |
== Awards, etc == | == Awards, etc == | ||
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Hennie van Greunen (19**-) Teacher, playwright, director, producer, translator, adjudicator.
Contents
Biography
Youth
Training
Career
He started as a teacher at Brackenfell High School, later became Director of Corporate Communications at the Cape College, and since 2001 a full-time writer for stage and TV. In particular he became a prominent and successful producer and writer of light fare with the rise of the Afrikaans festival circuit since the 1990s, often working closely with Durbanville-based performers such as Pedro Kruger, Margit Meyer-Rödenbeck, Marion Holm, Trix Pienaar and Sarah Theron.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
Plays he has written, directed and/or produced include cabaret-style work with Kruger (Blougat, Lyf), the Dowwe Dolla-texts (for Meyer-Rödenbeck), the Sussie texts (for Marion Holm) and Die Tafel, Die vrou wat haar man gekook het, Die Hangkas Haas, Festen, and Shirley Valentyn (2008, translator and director*), and the critically acclaimed Die Naaimasjien (2009, director). Some of his work has been adapted for TV, and he has also written a series for TV. He was a judge for the Sanlam Prize from its inception. VAN GREUNEN, Hennie,. Blougat, Nico Malan, 1998. Teks & lirieke deur Hennie van Greunen. Pedro Kruger. Regie: Shirley Ellis. Normality, KKNK, 1997.
He wrote Wydekloof, 2001.
Awards, etc
Sources
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