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| − | ''[[Henrietta with Love]]'' is a play by [[Peter Voges]] (1937-) | + | ''[[Henrietta with Love]]'' is a one-woman play by [[Peter Voges]] (1937-) |
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| − | Set in Alicedale in Athlone round about about 1946, it deals with the lives of a community – Alicedale in Athlone – when their shell-shocked men returned from the war in Europe and North Africa, having received | + | Set in Alicedale in Athlone round about about 1946, it deals with the lives of a community – Alicedale in Athlone – when their shell-shocked men returned from the war in Europe and North Africa, having received no counselling. |
| − | + | Written for [[Lee-Ann van Rooi]] and performed as her first leading role, it opened at [[ArtsCape]] in 2015, and was nominated for a [[Standard Bank Ovation Award]] at the [[National Arts Festival]] in 2016. | |
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| + | [[Karen Kotze]]. 2016. "Life’s stories on stage", ''[[False Bay Echo]]''[https://www.falsebayecho.co.za/news/lifes-stories-on-stage-5221848] | ||
[[Leletu Gxuluwe]]. 2016. "First-time playwright nominated for award", ''[[Cape Argus]]'', 6 July 2016[https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/western-cape/first-time-playwright-nominated-for-award-2042395] | [[Leletu Gxuluwe]]. 2016. "First-time playwright nominated for award", ''[[Cape Argus]]'', 6 July 2016[https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/western-cape/first-time-playwright-nominated-for-award-2042395] | ||
Revision as of 10:25, 18 July 2018
Henrietta with Love is a one-woman play by Peter Voges (1937-)
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Set in Alicedale in Athlone round about about 1946, it deals with the lives of a community – Alicedale in Athlone – when their shell-shocked men returned from the war in Europe and North Africa, having received no counselling.
Written for Lee-Ann van Rooi and performed as her first leading role, it opened at ArtsCape in 2015, and was nominated for a Standard Bank Ovation Award at the National Arts Festival in 2016.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
2015: Performed at the ArtsCape Arena in 2015, featuring Lee-Ann van Rooi as "Henrietta".
2016: Performed at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown.
Sources
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6231928/
Karen Kotze. 2016. "Life’s stories on stage", False Bay Echo[1]
Leletu Gxuluwe. 2016. "First-time playwright nominated for award", Cape Argus, 6 July 2016[2]
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