Moeder Hanna

("Mother Hanna") by Bartho Smit. A play about a mother and her mensfolk in the Anglo Boer war.

Performance history in South Africa

1959: First produced by NTO in its NTO Kamertoneel in 1959, directed by Smit himself, with Milla Louw as Moeder Hanna, Johan Malherbe as Ouboeta, Jan Bruyns as Bart Harmse, Siegfried Mynhardt Oupa and Lynette Kotzé as the daughter. Performed as a double bill with Meisies van Vervloë Jare. It was followed from 27 July to 1 August 1959 in the Bellville Kamertoneel with Babs Laker, Leonora Nel, Jan van Zyl, Cobus Rossouw and Matthys du Toit, this time with Die Les as a double bill. Robert Mohr directed.

Moeder Hanna (Bartho Smit) Milla Louw, Jan Bruyns, Lynette Kotze, Siegfried Mynhardt. In Bellville – Moeder Hanna met: Babs Laker, Leonora Nel, Jan v Zyl, Cobus Rossouw & Matthys du Toit. Kamertoneel het ook aan 5 dramastudente kans gebied om die hoofstadgehore te vermaak in Pta. Performed as a double bill with Meisies van Vervloë Jare (Bartho Smit) WERK HIERDIE EEN UIT. Published in Standpunte, 10(3):3-30. Jan 1956 and by Afr. Pers-Boekhandel.

Staged by NAPAC in 19** in a production directed by Elma Krynauw, with Jeanette Hanekom (Moeder Hanna), Carel Trichardt (Oupa Harmse), Bertie Heiberg (Bart Harmse), Petru Wessels (credited as Petro Wessels) (Maria), Siegfried Schumann (Ouboeta) and Peter Millin (Soldaat).

1970: Performed by CAPAB in 1970 at the Hofmeyr Theatre on the cancellation of Putsonderwater as a double bill with an Afrikaans version of Chekov's The Proposal. The author directed and the cast were Siegfried Mynhardt, Percy Sieff, Kita Redelinghuijs, Sandra Kotzé, Cobus Rossouw, Pieter de Swardt and Martin Crous. Stage manager Mavis Lilenstein, decor and lighting by Pieter de Swardt, costumes designed by Elaine Aucamp.

Sources

CAPAB 25 years. Unpublished research. p 445.

CAPAB theatre programme, 1970.

NAPAC theatre programme (undated).

Petru & Carel Trichardt theatre programme collection.

Lantern, 9(2):192-197. Dec 1959.

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