Bobaas van die Boendoe
Bobaas van die Boendoe (“Top-Dog of the Bundu”) is a play by André P. Brink, inspired by Synge's The Playboy of the Western World. Full-length. Cast: mixed. Published by Human & Rousseau (1973).
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The original text
Based on The Playboy of the Western World (1907) by J.M. Synge [1].
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1980: Staged by PACT, directed by Louis van Niekerk, with Amor Tredoux (Magriet Vlooi), Pierre van Pletzen (Seef Stilstype), Jan Prinsloo (Migiel Vlooi), Eric Nobbs (Joppie Pens), Christo Gerlach (Jimmy Flinters), Gerben Kamper (Kris Kaiing), Christine Basson (Waailit Willekat), Riana Wilkens (Sera Fyndraai), Bettie Kemp (Bekkie Bodem), Annalise Bosch (Soesie Snuif), Trudi Lamprecht ( Antjie Asjas) and Don Lamprecht ( Oubaas Kaiing).
Sources
PACT theatre programme, 1980.
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