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''[[Die Vooraand van die Trek]]'' ("the evening before the Trek")  is a one act documentary drama by [[J.R.L. van Bruggen]] (1895-1948).
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==The original text==
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A play about Piet Retief and the beginnings of the Great Trek. According to Dekker (1958:342, cited by Keuris, 2013) the work apparently evolved into a play that would make up part of ''[[Bakens: Gedramatiseerde mylpale uit die Groot Trek]]'', the collection of [[Afrikaans]] one-act documentary plays by Van Bruggen commemorating the Great Trek of 1838. (Published in Johannesburg in 1938/9 by [[A.P.B.]]).
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==Performances==
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1938: Performed in the town of Weenen on Tuesday 13 Desember at 7:45 pm. by the [[Dramatiese Vereniging van Weenen]] as part of their contribution to the celebrations.
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== Sources ==
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[[Marisa Keuris]] 2013. ''[[LitNet]] Akademies''  10(3)
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Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography|ESAT Bibliography]]
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== Return to ==
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Return to [[ESAT Plays 1 B|B]] in Plays I Original SA Plays
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Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Plays]]
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Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]
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Return to [[Main Page]]

Revision as of 07:00, 5 July 2019

Die Vooraand van die Trek ("the evening before the Trek") is a one act documentary drama by J.R.L. van Bruggen (1895-1948).

The original text

A play about Piet Retief and the beginnings of the Great Trek. According to Dekker (1958:342, cited by Keuris, 2013) the work apparently evolved into a play that would make up part of Bakens: Gedramatiseerde mylpale uit die Groot Trek, the collection of Afrikaans one-act documentary plays by Van Bruggen commemorating the Great Trek of 1838. (Published in Johannesburg in 1938/9 by A.P.B.).


Performances

1938: Performed in the town of Weenen on Tuesday 13 Desember at 7:45 pm. by the Dramatiese Vereniging van Weenen as part of their contribution to the celebrations.

Sources

Marisa Keuris 2013. LitNet Akademies 10(3)

Go to ESAT Bibliography

Return to

Return to B in Plays I Original SA Plays

Return to South_African_Theatre/Plays

Return to The ESAT Entries

Return to Main Page