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by [[Reza de Wet]]. A play cast in the form of a public lecture and utilising a correspondence between two sisters to explore an Englishwoman’s emotional experiences as the wife of an Afrikaner man in the late 19th century. Written in 1988, it was first performed at the [[Grahamstown Festival]] in 1990, directed by * with ** and **. | by [[Reza de Wet]]. A play cast in the form of a public lecture and utilising a correspondence between two sisters to explore an Englishwoman’s emotional experiences as the wife of an Afrikaner man in the late 19th century. Written in 1988, it was first performed at the [[Grahamstown Festival]] in 1990, directed by * with ** and **. | ||
| − | A Worm in the Bud Reza de Wet. Embeth Davidtz, Michelle Scott, | + | A Worm in the Bud Reza de Wet. [[Embeth Davidtz]], [[Michelle Scott]], directed by [[Denys Webb]]. About cultural discrimination.The play revolves around the correspodence between the philanthropic adventurer, Emma, who goes to SA in 1904 to educate Boer children and her sister in England. Emma is unprepared for the untamed environment and the sister, Katy, judges the Boers from the safety of Britannia. [[Windybrow Theatre]], 1990. |
First published in the collection ''[[Open Space]]'' ([[Yvette Hutchison]] and [[Kole Omotoso]], 1995. Kagiso. | First published in the collection ''[[Open Space]]'' ([[Yvette Hutchison]] and [[Kole Omotoso]], 1995. Kagiso. | ||
Revision as of 13:30, 15 February 2014
by Reza de Wet. A play cast in the form of a public lecture and utilising a correspondence between two sisters to explore an Englishwoman’s emotional experiences as the wife of an Afrikaner man in the late 19th century. Written in 1988, it was first performed at the Grahamstown Festival in 1990, directed by * with ** and **.
A Worm in the Bud Reza de Wet. Embeth Davidtz, Michelle Scott, directed by Denys Webb. About cultural discrimination.The play revolves around the correspodence between the philanthropic adventurer, Emma, who goes to SA in 1904 to educate Boer children and her sister in England. Emma is unprepared for the untamed environment and the sister, Katy, judges the Boers from the safety of Britannia. Windybrow Theatre, 1990.
First published in the collection Open Space (Yvette Hutchison and Kole Omotoso, 1995. Kagiso.
A Woordfees 2011 production directed by Gaerin Hauptfleisch with Stephanie Hough and Karolien van Zyl.
Sources
Pretoria News, 14 Mrt 1990.
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