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| − | ["Faan's Train"] by [[Pieter Fourie]]. An Afrikaans play about a simple minded man and his love of trains. An enormous box office success in 1976, it was first produced for [[CAPAB]] by the author, with [[Willem de la Querra]] in the lead role and co-starring [[Cobus Rossouw]]. The play represents what Fourie refers to as [[Volkstoneel]] ["Folk drama"], a form he was propagating at the time. First published by [[Tafelberg]] in | + | ["Faan's Train"] by [[Pieter Fourie]]. An Afrikaans play about a simple minded man and his love of trains. An enormous box office success in 1976, it was first produced for [[CAPAB]] by the author, with [[Willem de la Querra]] in the lead role and co-starring [[Cobus Rossouw]]. The play represents what Fourie refers to as [[Volkstoneel]] ["Folk drama"], a form he was propagating at the time. First published by [[Tafelberg]] in 1975. Other productions by ** and [[Albert Maritz]]’s award-winning production, with [[Paul Eilers]] in the lead, which repeated the commercial success of the original in 2005-6, playing at a range of festivals and venues. |
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["Faan's Train"] by Pieter Fourie. An Afrikaans play about a simple minded man and his love of trains. An enormous box office success in 1976, it was first produced for CAPAB by the author, with Willem de la Querra in the lead role and co-starring Cobus Rossouw. The play represents what Fourie refers to as Volkstoneel ["Folk drama"], a form he was propagating at the time. First published by Tafelberg in 1975. Other productions by ** and Albert Maritz’s award-winning production, with Paul Eilers in the lead, which repeated the commercial success of the original in 2005-6, playing at a range of festivals and venues.
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