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by [[Percy Baneshik]]. A one-act play written in 1951, which won the [[Van Riebeek Tercentenary award]]. The play is based upon an incident when Van Riebeeck took in an English sea-captain, so that he could recover from scurvy. The play explores English/Afrikaner(Dutch) relationships and exposes the misconceptions and prejudices that influence communication between two people. Published in ''[[Eleven One-Act Plays]]'', edited by [[A.D. Dodd]] and [[F.O. Quinn]] (Cape Town: [[Juta]] and Company, 1965). Later also published in ''[[Four South African One-act Plays]]'' (ed [[D.R. Beeton]], pub. Nasou, 1973) and ''[[South African Focus 2]]'' (ed [[S. Gosher]] and [[H. Houghton-Hawksley]], pub. [[Hodder]] and [[Stoughton]], 1987). | by [[Percy Baneshik]]. A one-act play written in 1951, which won the [[Van Riebeek Tercentenary award]]. The play is based upon an incident when Van Riebeeck took in an English sea-captain, so that he could recover from scurvy. The play explores English/Afrikaner(Dutch) relationships and exposes the misconceptions and prejudices that influence communication between two people. Published in ''[[Eleven One-Act Plays]]'', edited by [[A.D. Dodd]] and [[F.O. Quinn]] (Cape Town: [[Juta]] and Company, 1965). Later also published in ''[[Four South African One-act Plays]]'' (ed [[D.R. Beeton]], pub. Nasou, 1973) and ''[[South African Focus 2]]'' (ed [[S. Gosher]] and [[H. Houghton-Hawksley]], pub. [[Hodder]] and [[Stoughton]], 1987). | ||
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Revision as of 08:26, 20 March 2015
by Percy Baneshik. A one-act play written in 1951, which won the Van Riebeek Tercentenary award. The play is based upon an incident when Van Riebeeck took in an English sea-captain, so that he could recover from scurvy. The play explores English/Afrikaner(Dutch) relationships and exposes the misconceptions and prejudices that influence communication between two people. Published in Eleven One-Act Plays, edited by A.D. Dodd and F.O. Quinn (Cape Town: Juta and Company, 1965). Later also published in Four South African One-act Plays (ed D.R. Beeton, pub. Nasou, 1973) and South African Focus 2 (ed S. Gosher and H. Houghton-Hawksley, pub. Hodder and Stoughton, 1987).
Performed by CAPAB's Theatre-Go-Round in 1967.
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