Difference between revisions of "Skrapnel"

From ESAT
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Line 3: Line 3:
 
== The original text ==
 
== The original text ==
  
Skrapnel is ‘n boeiende drama oor twee jong Suid-Afrikaners in Londen: ‘n meisie wat bejaardes oppas en ’n man wat as sekuriteitswag by ‘n winkelsentrum werk. Hulle ontmoet in ‘n jeugherberg en knoop ’n verhouding aan. Die man sterf op 7 Julie 2005 in ‘n selfmoordbomaanval in die Londense metro.
+
A play about two young South Africans in London: a girls working as a carer for old people and a man working as a security guard at a shopping centre. They meet in a youth hostel and become involved. On 7 Jul7 2005 the man dies in a suicide bombing in the London Underground. The play begins shortly after the attack, and their story is told in flashbacks, that include insights into the religiuous fundamentalism of the yough Moslem suicide bomber, and the unfocussed and uncertain lives of the two young South Africans regarding identity, beliefand culture.  
Die stuk open oomblikke ná die ontploffing en die verhaal word as flitsende tonele in die jong man se sterwensoomblikke vertel. Dwarsdeur die stuk word ‘n jong Moslem-selfmoordbomdraer se fundamentele geloofsoortuiging weergegee. Dit kontrasteer skerp met die twee Suid-Afrikaners se losgeslaanheid en hulle onsekerheid omtrent identiteit, geloof en kultuur.
 
74 pages, Paperback
 
  
The text published August 5, 2011 by [[Protea Boekhuis]].
+
First performed in 2009, the text published August 5, 2011 by [[Protea Boekhuis]].
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==

Revision as of 07:14, 28 November 2022

Skrapnel ("Shrapnel" in English) is an Afrikaans play by Willem Anker.

The original text

A play about two young South Africans in London: a girls working as a carer for old people and a man working as a security guard at a shopping centre. They meet in a youth hostel and become involved. On 7 Jul7 2005 the man dies in a suicide bombing in the London Underground. The play begins shortly after the attack, and their story is told in flashbacks, that include insights into the religiuous fundamentalism of the yough Moslem suicide bomber, and the unfocussed and uncertain lives of the two young South Africans regarding identity, beliefand culture.

First performed in 2009, the text published August 5, 2011 by Protea Boekhuis.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

2009: Presented at Aardklop 2009

2010: Presented at the National Arts Festival 2010, directed by Jaco Bouwer and featuring Marcel van Heerden, Andrew Thompson and Jenine Groenewald.

Sources

Weekend Post 20 June 2010.

The stage manager Naomi Slabber's prompt copy for the Stellenbosch student production, compiled by found in the archives of the Stellenbosch Drama Department in 2022.


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