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'''''Die kortstondige raklewe van Anastasia W.''''' ("The brief shelf-life of Anastasia W.") is a play by [[Marlene van Niekerk]] (1954-). | '''''Die kortstondige raklewe van Anastasia W.''''' ("The brief shelf-life of Anastasia W.") is a play by [[Marlene van Niekerk]] (1954-). | ||
| − | ''Not to be confused with the many plays and films about | + | ''Not to be confused with the many plays and films about '''[[Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia (1901-1918)]]''' - usually referred to simply as '''[[Anastasia]]''''' |
Revision as of 10:39, 2 June 2026
Die kortstondige raklewe van Anastasia W. ("The brief shelf-life of Anastasia W.") is a play by Marlene van Niekerk (1954-).
Not to be confused with the many plays and films about Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia (1901-1918) - usually referred to simply as Anastasia
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The title of the play refers to Anastasia Wiese, an 11-year-old girl from Mitchell's Plain in Cape Town, who was raped and murdered by her mother's boyfriend, Richard Engelbrecht in March 2007.
Set in a funeral parlour run by a pair of incestuous siblings, the play uses the rape metaphor to undertake a wide ranging and shocking attack on the South African society.
The play divided critics and the public across the country, some praising it highly while other found it disgusting. (An excellent analysis of the play and the response was published by Leon de Kock and Annel Pieterse in 2013.)
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
2010: Premiéred in September 2010 at the Aardklop Kunstefees in Potschefstroom, produced by Hugo Theart for TEATERteater (in association with the Stellenbosch Drama Department), directed and designed by Marthinus Basson, with Nicole Holm (Sus), Eben Genis (Daan), Dean Balie (Savage) and Marlo Minnaar (Lovemore). Music by Braam du Toit and Gertjie Besselsen of Mr Cat and the Jackal, animation by Colijn Strydom.
2011: Performed at the KKNK festival in Oudstshoorn and had a run in the H.B. Thom Theatre, Stellenbosch.
Sources
Leon de Kock and Annel Pieterse. 2023. South African Theatre Journal, Vol 26/no 1: pp. 60-92.
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