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''Rooikaart'', by [[Dana Snyman]].
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'Rooikaart'' by [[Dana Snyman]] (19**-)*
  
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==The original text==
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''Rooikaart'' ("Red card") is an [[Afrikaans]] South African one-man comedy. Wally Koekemoer, president of a small-town rugby club, presides over the annual prize-giving with most of his players absent and a few skeletons threatening to tumble out of the closet before the final whistle.
  
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==Translations and adaptations==
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== The original text ==
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Written by [[Dana Snyman]].* First publication not traced.* The play follows the success of ''[[Die uwe Pottie Potgieter]]'', in which [[Frank Opperman]] had played the same kind of small-town figure.
  
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
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Wally Koekemoer ([[Frank Opperman]]), president of the local rugby club, does his best to save face at the annual prizegiving event, even though most of the players didn't pitch up. Comedy. Directed by [[Gys de Villiers]], March 2011, [[Woordfees]] and also [[Aardklop]] Festival.
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2011: Staged at the [[Woordfees|US Woordfees]], Stellenbosch, in the [[Spier Ouditorium]] on 7 and 8 March, as part of the [[Sanlam Dramafees]]. Directed by [[Gys de Villiers]], performed by [[Frank Opperman]] as Wally Koekemoer.
  
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==Sources==
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== Sources ==
  
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[[Beeld]], 26 September 2011.
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'Woordfees 2011: Volledige program', ''[[LitNet]]'', 13 January 2011.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 15:41, 29 July 2026

'Rooikaart by Dana Snyman (19**-)*

Rooikaart ("Red card") is an Afrikaans South African one-man comedy. Wally Koekemoer, president of a small-town rugby club, presides over the annual prize-giving with most of his players absent and a few skeletons threatening to tumble out of the closet before the final whistle.

The original text

Written by Dana Snyman.* First publication not traced.* The play follows the success of Die uwe Pottie Potgieter, in which Frank Opperman had played the same kind of small-town figure.

Performance history in South Africa

2011: Staged at the US Woordfees, Stellenbosch, in the Spier Ouditorium on 7 and 8 March, as part of the Sanlam Dramafees. Directed by Gys de Villiers, performed by Frank Opperman as Wally Koekemoer.

Sources

'Woordfees 2011: Volledige program', LitNet, 13 January 2011.

Go to ESAT Bibliography

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Return to R in Plays I Original SA Plays

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