In die Wagkamer

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In die Wagkamer ("In the waiting room") is an Afrikaans one-act play by J.F.W. Grosskopf (1885–1948).

The original text

A celebrated Afrikaans one-act play about a mother waiting ***.

It was first produced in 19**, and thereafter used by many other societies and schools.

The text was first published in the collection by Naspers and in the collection Drie Eenbedrywe.

Translations and adaptations

The play was filmed as Moedertjie ("Little Mother") for African Film Productions by the producer Joseph Albrecht and directed by Stephanie Fauré in 1931. The film starred Faure herself as the mother, Jean Plaat-Stuljes as the "Oom", Pierre de Wet as the boy and Joan du Toit as the girl.

Performance history in South Africa

1936: Performed in the Pretorius Hall, Pretoria on 10-11 June, 1936 by Ons Teatertjie-toneelgroep, directed by Leonie Pienaar.



The original text

1866: Performed as Lucretia Borgia by the Le Roy-Duret Company in the Harrington Street Theatre, Cape Town, on

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