Die Plaasvervangers
Die Plaasvervangers ("The Substitutes") is a political play by Pieter Fourie (1940-).
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Die Plaasvervangers is a political play about the roots and future of the Afrikaner and was written in 1977, published by Perskor in 1978, and first performed in December of the same year. The play received some good reviews, though not all critics were enthusiastic. The production was not well attended according to Luwes (2012: 224-5). Because of the critical content, the first production also led to a warning from the Administrator (L.A.P.A. Munnik) that the Cape Performing Arts Board would lose its subsidy if it continued doing such plays.
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Performance history in South Africa
1978: First performed by CAPAB in the Nico Malan Theatre, opening in December of that year. Directed by Pieter Fourie, with Anna Neethling-Pohl as "Die Kampmoeder", Anna Cloete, Pieter Bredenkamp, Pieter Geldenhuys, Christo Pienaar, Willem de la Querra, Mees Xteen, Johan Botha, Marko van der Colff, Paul Slabolepszy, André Rossouw, Lida Meiring, Tom Holms, Brümilda van Rensburg, Mark Banks, Elizabeth Archer.
2010: Performed by students of the University of the Free State Drama Department directed by Stephanie Brink at the Wynand Mouton Theatre opening 23 March 2010.
Sources
Die Transvaler 7 Okt 1978.
Volksblad 22 March 2010.
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 Unpublished doctoral dissertation.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. 211-235 [1]
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