Difference between revisions of "Varknek"

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Varknek ("pig's neck") can refer to an Afrikaans stage play by Gaerin Hauptfleisch and a short film by Albert Snyman, based on the play.

A comedy about plots and counter plots in an assassination attempt.

1999: The play first performed at the KKNK in 1999 by Stercus Productions. Directed by Gaerin Hauptfleisch, featuring Nina Swart, Floyed de Vaal and Albert Snyman.

1999: Staged at the H.B. Thom Theatre in May, with the same cast.

Die Burger, 8 May 1999.

Copy of the play text by Gaerin Hauptfleisch, found in the archives of the Stellenbosch Drama Departement in 2022. Now held in the ESAT Archives.

Copy of the film script by Albert Snyman, found in the archives of the Stellenbosch Drama Departement in 2022. Now held in the ESAT Archives.

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-''[[Varknek]]'' ("pig's neck") can refer to a stage play by [[Gaerin Hauptfleisch]] and a short film by [[Albert Snyman]], based on the play.
+''[[Varknek]]'' ("pig's neck") can refer to an [[Afrikaans]] stage play by [[Gaerin Hauptfleisch]] and a short film by [[Albert Snyman]], based on the play.
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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-: First performed at the [[KKNK]] in 1999 by [[Stercus Produksies|Stercus Productions]]. Directed by Hauptfleisch, featuring [[Nina Swart]], [[Floyed de Vaal]] and [[Albert Snyman]]. This production was also staged at the [[H.B. Thom Theatre]] in May of the same year.
+: The play first performed at the [[KKNK]] in 1999 by [[Stercus Produksies|Stercus Productions]]. Directed by [[Gaerin Hauptfleisch]], featuring [[Nina Swart]], [[Floyed de Vaal]] and [[Albert Snyman]].
+: Staged at the [[H.B. Thom Theatre]] in May, with the same cast.
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