Die Man met 'n Lyk om sy Nek

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("Man with a corpse around his neck" - Afrikaans) by Bartho Smit. A satiric murder mystery **?.

The original text

Published as Die Man met 'n Lyk om sy Nek : 'n moord-komedie by Afrikaanse Pers, 1967.


Translations and adaptations

English translation by Antony Dawes: The Man with a Corpse Around his Neck. Translation published by DALRO, 1968.

Performance history in South Africa

In 1966 PACT's rural tour was cancelled because of objections to the play (Smith, 1990, p46).

Directed by Bartho Smit for PACOFS in 1969. The cast included Louw Verwey and Ernst Eloff.

Sources

PACOFS Drama 25 Years, 1963-1988.

Stellenbosch University Library catalogue

Typed list, E. Reyneke, 1978


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