Difference between revisions of "Gina/Gezina"
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| − | A stage adaptation of ''Gezina en die Bruin Wind'' ("Gezina and the brown wind"), a story about the Boer War and its impact on women and children, written by [[Maretha Maartens]] | + | A stage adaptation by Peter Baxter of a youth novel, ''Gezina en die Bruin Wind'' ("Gezina and the brown wind"), a story about the Boer War and its impact on women and children, written by [[Maretha Maartens]] and published by [[Haum-Literêr]] in 1985. Apparently translated into English by [[Anna Jonker]] as ''Ring Around the Moon'', published in 1978). |
| − | A copy of the typed text | + | A copy of the typed drama text was found in the [[US Drama Department archive|Drama Department archive]], [[University of Stellenbosch]]. |
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
Revision as of 11:40, 26 May 2025
Gina/Gezina is a one-act play by Peter Baxter
The original text
A stage adaptation by Peter Baxter of a youth novel, Gezina en die Bruin Wind ("Gezina and the brown wind"), a story about the Boer War and its impact on women and children, written by Maretha Maartens and published by Haum-Literêr in 1985. Apparently translated into English by Anna Jonker as Ring Around the Moon, published in 1978).
A copy of the typed drama text was found in the Drama Department archive, University of Stellenbosch.
Performance history in South Africa
Sources
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4481899-gezina-en-die-bruin-wind
The text of the typed text of Gina/Gezina, found in the Drama Department archive, University of Stellenbosch. Now held in the ESAT repository at the Africa Open Institute for Music, Research and Innovation, with offices at Pieter Okkers House, 7 Joubert Street, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
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