Difference between revisions of "Koggelmanderman"
| Line 4: | Line 4: | ||
Based on his experiences as a child in Luckhoff, the play is set in the Kalahari desert and utilizes San and Khoisan mythology in a highly symbolic and magic realist way to look at the role of love in the small circle of a marriage. | Based on his experiences as a child in Luckhoff, the play is set in the Kalahari desert and utilizes San and Khoisan mythology in a highly symbolic and magic realist way to look at the role of love in the small circle of a marriage. | ||
| − | |||
| − | |||
Fourie submitted the text for the newly instituted [[Dirk en Reinette Nagtegaal KKNK kompetisie vir Nuutgeskrewe Verhoogtekste]] ("The Dirk and Reinette Nagtegaal KKNK competition for Newly Written Playtexts"]], | Fourie submitted the text for the newly instituted [[Dirk en Reinette Nagtegaal KKNK kompetisie vir Nuutgeskrewe Verhoogtekste]] ("The Dirk and Reinette Nagtegaal KKNK competition for Newly Written Playtexts"]], | ||
and was the first winner of what more popularly known simply as the [[Nagtegaalprys]]. This resulted in a sponsored production at the [[KKNK]] in 2003. The play text was published by [[Protea Boekhuis]] in March, 2003. | and was the first winner of what more popularly known simply as the [[Nagtegaalprys]]. This resulted in a sponsored production at the [[KKNK]] in 2003. The play text was published by [[Protea Boekhuis]] in March, 2003. | ||
| − | + | The production did not draw much media attention nor audiences at the time, nor was the published text viewed as a real success. However, the text was performed in the year that Fourie received the prestigious [[Hertzog Prize]] for Drama for his entire ''oeuvre''. | |
| − | The production did not draw much media attention nor audiences at the time, nor was the published text viewed as a success. However, the text was performed in the year that Fourie received the prestigious | ||
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
Revision as of 08:43, 8 October 2017
Koggelmanderman ("Rock-lizard man") is an Afrikaans play by Pieter Fourie (1940-).
Contents
The original text
Based on his experiences as a child in Luckhoff, the play is set in the Kalahari desert and utilizes San and Khoisan mythology in a highly symbolic and magic realist way to look at the role of love in the small circle of a marriage.
Fourie submitted the text for the newly instituted Dirk en Reinette Nagtegaal KKNK kompetisie vir Nuutgeskrewe Verhoogtekste ("The Dirk and Reinette Nagtegaal KKNK competition for Newly Written Playtexts"]], and was the first winner of what more popularly known simply as the Nagtegaalprys. This resulted in a sponsored production at the KKNK in 2003. The play text was published by Protea Boekhuis in March, 2003.
The production did not draw much media attention nor audiences at the time, nor was the published text viewed as a real success. However, the text was performed in the year that Fourie received the prestigious Hertzog Prize for Drama for his entire oeuvre.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
2003: First performed at the KKNK, 2003, directed by Marthinus Basson with Brümilda van Rensburg, Gavin van den Bergh, Tessa Jubber and Neels Coetzee.
Sources
Nico Luwes 2010. Pieter Fourie (1940-) se bydrae as Afrikaanse dramaturg en kunsbestuurder: 1965-2010. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Bloemfontein: University of the Free State, pp. [1]
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
