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| − | '' | + | ''[[Op Hoop van Zegen]]'' (lit. "In the hope of being blessed"), is a play in four acts by the [[Dutch]] playwright [[Herman Heijermans]] (1864–1924) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herman_Heijermans]. |
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The action takes place in a Dutch fishing village in 1900, with the conflict between the fishermen and their employer ending in tragedy with the unsound boat setting out to sea and sinking with all hands and the owner pocketing the insurance money. edia'') | The action takes place in a Dutch fishing village in 1900, with the conflict between the fishermen and their employer ending in tragedy with the unsound boat setting out to sea and sinking with all hands and the owner pocketing the insurance money. edia'') | ||
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==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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Translated in 1964 into [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Op Hoop van Seën]]'' by [[Annatjie Vorster]] and [[Jo Gevers]]. | Translated in 1964 into [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Op Hoop van Seën]]'' by [[Annatjie Vorster]] and [[Jo Gevers]]. | ||
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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | 1964: '' | + | 1964: ''[[Op Hoop van Seën]]'', the [[Annatjie Vorster|Vorster]]/[[Jo Gevers|Gevers]] [[Afrikaans]] translation was staged by the [[University Theatre of Stellenbosch]], directed by [[Jo Gevers|Gevers]], with [[Wena Naudé]] (Kniertjie), [[Deon Joubert]] (Geert), [[Henk Hugo]] (Barend), [[Isabel Combrink]] (Jo), [[Pieter Fourie]] (Kobus), [[Jo Gevers]]/[[Fred Engelen]] (Daantjie), [[Fred Stephens]] (Clemens Bos), [[Cathy de la Guerre]] (Mathilde), [[Erica van Soelen]] (Clementine), [[Piet van Straaten]] (Simon), [[Annette Faure]] (Marietjie), [[Mees Xteen|Machiel Eksteen]] (Mees), [[Peter Grobbelaar]] (Kaps & Jelle), [[Christine Basson]] (Saart) and [[Carmen Haddad]] (Truus). Decor by [[Jo Gevers]] & [[Henk Hugo]], costumes by [[Elise Ziervogel]] and management by [[Willem de la Guerre]]. |
| − | 1982: '' | + | 1982: ''[[Op Hoop van Seën']]'', [[Karel Schoeman|Schoeman]]'s [[Afrikaans]] translation, was directed by [[Pieter Fourie]] for [[KRUIK]]-Toneel opening at the [[Nico Malan Theatre]] 6 February 1982 and at the [[H.B. Thom Theatre]] 2 March 1982. The cast: [[Lynita Crofford]], [[Dawie Maritz]], [[Johan Esterhuizen]], [[Russel Savadier]], [[Christo Potgieter]], [[Lida Meiring]], [[Antoinette Kellermann]], [[Louw Verwey]], [[David van der Merwe]], [[Marié Human]], [[Marthinus Basson]], [[Anna Cloete]], [[Neels Coetzee]], [[Sandra Ferreira]], [[Terry Greyvenstein]], [[Brian Kennedy]], [[Eduard Bantjes]]. Decor and costumes [[Dicky Longhurst]], lighting [[Pieter de Swardt]]. |
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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| + | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Op_Hoop_van_Zegen | ||
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[[UTS]] theatre programme, 1964. | [[UTS]] theatre programme, 1964. | ||
[[UTS]] theatre pamphlet | [[UTS]] theatre pamphlet | ||
| − | ''Op Hoop van Seën'' theatre programme, [[KRUIK]] 1982, donated by [[Tony Fletcher]], held by [[NELM]]: [Collection: FLETCHER, Jill]: 2005. 75. 19. 9. | + | ''[[Op Hoop van Seën]]'' theatre programme, [[KRUIK]] 1982, donated by [[Tony Fletcher]], held by [[NELM]]: [Collection: FLETCHER, Jill]: 2005. 75. 19. 9. |
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
Revision as of 06:27, 3 August 2023
Op Hoop van Zegen (lit. "In the hope of being blessed"), is a play in four acts by the Dutch playwright Herman Heijermans (1864–1924) [1].
Contents
The orignal text
The action takes place in a Dutch fishing village in 1900, with the conflict between the fishermen and their employer ending in tragedy with the unsound boat setting out to sea and sinking with all hands and the owner pocketing the insurance money. edia) First performed in Amsterdam on 24 December, 1900,
Translations and adaptations
Translated in 1964 into Afrikaans as Op Hoop van Seën by Annatjie Vorster and Jo Gevers.
Another Afrikaans translaton was done later, also under the title Op Hoop van Seën, by Karel Schoeman - published as Op hoop van seën: 'n spel van die see in vier bedrywe by Human & Rousseau, 1978.
Performance history in South Africa
1964: Op Hoop van Seën, the Vorster/Gevers Afrikaans translation was staged by the University Theatre of Stellenbosch, directed by Gevers, with Wena Naudé (Kniertjie), Deon Joubert (Geert), Henk Hugo (Barend), Isabel Combrink (Jo), Pieter Fourie (Kobus), Jo Gevers/Fred Engelen (Daantjie), Fred Stephens (Clemens Bos), Cathy de la Guerre (Mathilde), Erica van Soelen (Clementine), Piet van Straaten (Simon), Annette Faure (Marietjie), Machiel Eksteen (Mees), Peter Grobbelaar (Kaps & Jelle), Christine Basson (Saart) and Carmen Haddad (Truus). Decor by Jo Gevers & Henk Hugo, costumes by Elise Ziervogel and management by Willem de la Guerre.
1982: Op Hoop van Seën', Schoeman's Afrikaans translation, was directed by Pieter Fourie for KRUIK-Toneel opening at the Nico Malan Theatre 6 February 1982 and at the H.B. Thom Theatre 2 March 1982. The cast: Lynita Crofford, Dawie Maritz, Johan Esterhuizen, Russel Savadier, Christo Potgieter, Lida Meiring, Antoinette Kellermann, Louw Verwey, David van der Merwe, Marié Human, Marthinus Basson, Anna Cloete, Neels Coetzee, Sandra Ferreira, Terry Greyvenstein, Brian Kennedy, Eduard Bantjes. Decor and costumes Dicky Longhurst, lighting Pieter de Swardt.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Op_Hoop_van_Zegen
UTS theatre programme, 1964.
UTS theatre pamphlet
Op Hoop van Seën theatre programme, KRUIK 1982, donated by Tony Fletcher, held by NELM: [Collection: FLETCHER, Jill]: 2005. 75. 19. 9.
Go to ESAT Bibliography
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