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| − | ==by Guy Butler== | + | ==by [[Guy Butler]]== |
| − | A commissioned work for the 1952 Tercentenary Van Riebeeck Festival and produced by NTO in 1952, directed by Marda Vanne.****. A play about an English South African farmer’s relationships with his family and neighbours, and his vision of, yet doubts about, building a dam in the river. The dam and the implications of its building become a metaphor for Butler’s liberal view of the politics of the times. First published by A.A.Balkema in 1953. | + | A commissioned work for the 1952 [[Tercentenary Van Riebeeck Festival]] and produced by [[NTO]] in 1952, directed by [[Marda Vanne]].****. A play about an English South African farmer’s relationships with his family and neighbours, and his vision of, yet doubts about, building a dam in the river. The dam and the implications of its building become a metaphor for Butler’s liberal view of the politics of the times. First published by [[A.A. Balkema]] in 1953. |
| − | ==by A.J.A. Wilson== | + | ==by [[A.J.A. Wilson]]== |
A one-act play. Published by DALRO in 1970. | A one-act play. Published by DALRO in 1970. | ||
Revision as of 15:32, 24 January 2011
by Guy Butler
A commissioned work for the 1952 Tercentenary Van Riebeeck Festival and produced by NTO in 1952, directed by Marda Vanne.****. A play about an English South African farmer’s relationships with his family and neighbours, and his vision of, yet doubts about, building a dam in the river. The dam and the implications of its building become a metaphor for Butler’s liberal view of the politics of the times. First published by A.A. Balkema in 1953.
by A.J.A. Wilson
A one-act play. Published by DALRO in 1970.
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