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André is a full-length Afrikaans play by Temple Hauptfleisch (1945-).
Not to be confused with André[1], an American tragedy in five acts about the court martial of Major John André (1751-1780), written by William Dunlap (1766-1839)[2] and performed in New York by the Old American Company on March 30, 1798. (Also found as Andre.)
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The original text
A play about the rise and tragic fall of a fictitious Afrikaans actor, the text was submitted and shortlisted for Amstel Playwright of the Year competition.
The text was published in 1985 by (Human and Rousseau, Cape Town), and contains a theme song composed by Anneli van Rooyen.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
To date the play has never been performed in its entirety, though scenes from it have been used by students in training institutions on occasion in the 1980s.
Sources
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