Die Sewe Doodsondes
Die Sewe Doodsondes ("The seven deadly sins") can refer to the general concept, to an Afrikaans translation of Bertolt Brecht's or to an original Afrikaans cabaret by Hennie Aucamp (1934-2014) and Barry Strydom (199*).
This entry refers to Aucamp's piece. For the other works, see the general entry on The Seven Deadly Sins.
Contents
The original text: Die Sewe Doodsondes
The play was inspired by and based on Aucamp's ideas as developed for the introduction to Sewe Sondes, Nee Meer: Verhale en Essays oor Dood- en Ander Stories ("Seven sins, no more: Stories and essays on death and other stories"), compiled by Hennie Aucamp and published by Human and Rousseau in 1995. The book contains sixteen stories and essays by well-known well-known writers, mainly on death and the concept of sin.
Hennie Aucamp's original hand written manuscript of the play (accessible on the University of Stellenbosch's SUNDigital Collections website[1]) has the title as "Die Sewe Doodsondes: 'n Moraliteit" ("The Seven Deadly Sins: a Morality"). It was performed as a cabaret by the University of Stellenbosch drama department under this title in 1995 (credited to Aucamp only) and then published as Van Hoogmoed tot Traagheid of Die Sewe Doodsondes ("From Pride to Sloth, or The Seven Deadly Sins") by Human & Rousseau in 1996, with illustrations by Conrad Botes.
Translations and adaptations
A playscript listed in English as The Seven Deadly Sins is held by the National English Literary Museum in Grahamstown as [Typescript (photocopy)], CAMPBELL Location: [Collection: DALRO]: 2001. 41. 269 held by NELM.
Performance history in South Africa
1995: Presented by the University of Stellenbosch Drama Department in the H.B. Thom Theatre 18-22 April 1995. Mark Graham directed. Members of the cast were Leana Dreyer, Paul du Toit, Nicole Holm, Aletia Badenhorst, Amelda Brand, Nico Dreyer, Jaco Bouwer, Willemien Brümmer, Paul van Wyk. Soundtrack by Ewald Cress, costume design Elaine Aucamp, production manager Stiana Potgieter, stage manager Nicky Rabie.
Sources
Hennie Aucamp's original hand written manuscripts (accessible on the University of Stellenbosch's SUNDigital Collections website at https://digital.lib.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.2/3911 and https://digital.lib.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.2/3918]).
Die Sewe Doodsondes programme, University of Stellenbosch, 1995.
A playscript listed as The Seven Deadly Sins, [Typescript (photocopy)], CAMPBELL Location: [Collection: DALRO]: 2001. 41. 269 held by NELM.
Sewe Doodsondes by Hennie Aucamp and Ewald Cress. Cabaret. Soundtrack. Die Sewe Doodsondes by Hennie Aucamp. Cabaret.
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