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2016: Presented during the [[Woordfees]] 2016 [http://www.sun.ac.za/english/woordfees/Pages/Toneelfees_Category.aspx] at the [[Breughel Teater|Breughel Theatre]], Stellenbosch, under the direction of [[Marthinus Basson]]. Some of the cast members were [[June van Merch]], [[Basil Appolis]], [[Stian Bam]], [[Keanen Engel]], [[Dean-John Smith]], [[Jurgen McEwan]], [[Jodecee Solomons]], [[Melanie Scholtz]], [[Vashti Prins]] and [[Dean-Richard Olivier]]. Music composed by [[Antoni Schonlen]]. Lighting by [[Chris Pienaar]].
 
2016: Presented during the [[Woordfees]] 2016 [http://www.sun.ac.za/english/woordfees/Pages/Toneelfees_Category.aspx] at the [[Breughel Teater|Breughel Theatre]], Stellenbosch, under the direction of [[Marthinus Basson]]. Some of the cast members were [[June van Merch]], [[Basil Appolis]], [[Stian Bam]], [[Keanen Engel]], [[Dean-John Smith]], [[Jurgen McEwan]], [[Jodecee Solomons]], [[Melanie Scholtz]], [[Vashti Prins]] and [[Dean-Richard Olivier]]. Music composed by [[Antoni Schonlen]]. Lighting by [[Chris Pienaar]].
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2019: Presented during the [[Suidoosterfees]] in the [[Artscape Centre]], Cape Town, during April, under the direction of [[Marthinus Basson]].
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==

Revision as of 11:54, 17 June 2020

Die Gangsters is an Afrikaans play by Benoni Dehaeck.

See also Gangsters by Maishe Maponya.

The original text

Originally written in 1993 for performance by the Breughel Theatre. A play about a meeting between the gangsters and four representatives of the rainbow nation, to commemorate the murder of a gangster-saint, Joe Jesus. Unpublished.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1993: First performed 1993 at the Breughel Theatre, directed by Benoni Dehaeck.

1997: Performed again in 1997 at the Breughel Theatre, after which the production toured Belgium. Some of the cast members were Brian Heydenrych and Emile Serfontein.

2016: Presented during the Woordfees 2016 [1] at the Breughel Theatre, Stellenbosch, under the direction of Marthinus Basson. Some of the cast members were June van Merch, Basil Appolis, Stian Bam, Keanen Engel, Dean-John Smith, Jurgen McEwan, Jodecee Solomons, Melanie Scholtz, Vashti Prins and Dean-Richard Olivier. Music composed by Antoni Schonlen. Lighting by Chris Pienaar.

2019: Presented during the Suidoosterfees in the Artscape Centre, Cape Town, during April, under the direction of Marthinus Basson.

Sources

Die Volksblad, 6 April 1998.

Theatre programme, 2016.

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