The Parents
The Parents is an English play by Pieter Fourie (1940-)
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The original text
Written in 1966, it was his first attempt at a serious drama after his student piece Tjaka. [[Nico Luwes|Luwes (2012) considers it to be one of the first gay dramas written in South Africa. It was never published.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1980: Performed by the People's Space, directed by Henry Goodman, starring Gabrielle Lomberg,
Sources
Nico Luwes 2010. Pieter Fourie (1940-) se bydrae as Afrikaanse dramaturg en kunsbestuurder: 1965-2010. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Bloemfontein: University of the Free State, pp.147, [1]
Mooi Maria theatre programme, 1981.
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