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Revision as of 11:53, 6 October 2014
A stage play and a film, written by Reza de Wet.
The stage play
This is an English translation by De Wet of her original Afrikaans play Diepe Grond.
The English version was first staged, as African Gothic, at the Arcola Theatre in London in August 2011, directed by Naomi Wirthner, with Jane Gwilliams, Gil Sutherland, Naomi Wirthner and Gary Wright.
For more on the stage play, see Diepe Grond
The film
The play was adapted for film in 2012-2013, the script written and produced by Damon Shalit, directed by Gabriel Bologna and stars Damon Shalit as Frikkie, Chella Ferrow as Sussie and Jonny Coyne as Grove, with Glen A. Vaughn, Maria Olsen, Connie Jackson, David Verne and Aviv Gadi.
The film had its world premiere at the Durban International Film Festival (SA) in 2013, and went on to win a number of awards at various festivals around the world.
Sources
Artslink.co.za <news1014@artslink.co.za>
