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Revision as of 16:18, 1 June 2024
Bobosse is a French comedy by André Roussin (1911–1987)[1],
Also known as Bobosse: suivi de Les oeufs de l'autruche
Contents
The original text
The play tells of Tony Varlet (also known as Bobosse) is increasingly immersing himself into the world of theater and experiencing his role as an actor more intensively. He plays in a piece where a man is abandoned by his wife and processes this philosophically. When his wife actually abandons him, he becomes embarrassed and finally plans to kill her.
The French comedy published c1951.
Translations and adaptations
Translated into Afrikaans as Bobbeltjie by J.D. Stemmet,
Performance history in South Africa
1967: The Afrikaans version performed in the H.B. Thom Theatre (March 1967), directed by Fred Engelen, with Mees Xteen, Rahila Steyn, Johan Esterhuizen, Gretchen Holzapfel in the cast. (
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Roussin
Die Burger, 6 March 1967.
Listing of productions in the UTS programme for Arms and the Man, H.B. Thom Theatre, Stellenbosch, 1968 (held in ESAT Archive)
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