Difference between revisions of "Die Drein"
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| − | ("The Drain ") by [[Peter Snyders]] | + | ''[[Die Drein]]'' ("The Drain ") is a full lenth play by [[Peter Snyders]]. |
| + | ==The original text== | ||
| − | + | A full length play written in “[[Kaaps]]”, or "[[Cape Afrikaans]]", about municipal workers and the effect on them of finding an abandoned baby in a drain. | |
| − | Return to [[ | + | It is an expansion of Snyders's 1975 one-act play ''[[Voor Dit Gebeur]]'' (performed in 1975 and 1977) and performed as ''[[Die Drein]]'' in 1988. |
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| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| + | 1988: ''[[Die Drein]]'' first performed in the [[Nico Arena]] frfom 25 May to 4 June 4. | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
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| + | Bound copy of the typed text of ''[[Voor Dit Gebeur]]'', found in the [[Stellenbosch Drama Department]] archives in 2022. | ||
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| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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| + | == Return to == | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[The ESAT Entries]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:26, 10 March 2023
Die Drein ("The Drain ") is a full lenth play by Peter Snyders.
Contents
The original text
A full length play written in “Kaaps”, or "Cape Afrikaans", about municipal workers and the effect on them of finding an abandoned baby in a drain.
It is an expansion of Snyders's 1975 one-act play Voor Dit Gebeur (performed in 1975 and 1977) and performed as Die Drein in 1988.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1988: Die Drein first performed in the Nico Arena frfom 25 May to 4 June 4.
Sources
Bound copy of the typed text of Voor Dit Gebeur, found in the Stellenbosch Drama Department archives in 2022.
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays
Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays
Return to PLAYS III: Collections
Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances
Return to South African Festivals and Competitions
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
