Road Trip
The term road trip has been have been used for the titles of a number of plays and films over the years in titles such as Road Trip, A Road Trip, Die Roadtrip , The Road Trip and so on.
A number of such works have been created and/or performed in South Africa.
Contents
Road Trip by Corné Joubert(2018)
The original text
Written in 2017, this is an Afrikaans radio drama, a thriller about two women driving through the Karoo to escape their personal issues. It was recorded and broadcast by Radio Sonder Grense (RSG) in 2018. Directed by Frieda van den Heever with Charlton George, Roeline Daneel, Cintaine Schutte, Geon Nel and Chris Madjiedt, with technical assistance from Cassi Lowers.
See also Die Roadtrip ("The Road Trip") a stage play by Ferdinand Bekker.
Sources
https://www.rsgplus.org/kuns/drama/luister-vanaand-na-roadtrip/
Die roadtrip by Ferdinand Bekker (2019)
Also found as Die Roadtrip and Die Road Trip
The original text
A satirical Afrikaans stage comedy about the travails and revelations that arise when two friends, Jaco and Belarus, take a road from Cape Town to Johannesburg to "get away from everything".
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
2019: First performed in the Drostdy Teater, Stellenbosch from to 3 March during the Stellenbosch Woordfees by Stercus Produksies, directed by Gaerin Hauptfleisch, with Brendon Daniels and Waldemar Schultz. Set and lighting by Gaerin Hauptfleisch.
2019 Performed in the ATKV Griesselsaal at the Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees (23rd-27th March) in Oudtshoorn
2019 Performed in the St Peters School at the Inniebos Laeveld Nasionale Kunstefees on 26, 28 and 29 June. Venue:
Sources
https://www.roekeloos.co.za/teater/die-road-trip/
https://www.kknk.co.za/portfolio/roadtrip/
https://www.innibos.co.za/manne/
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays
Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays
Return to PLAYS III: Collections
Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances
Return to South African Festivals and Competitions
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
