Die Ongeskrewe Stuk (’n Impromptu)

Die ongeskrewe stuk ('n Impromptu) is a one-act play by Uys Krige.

Publication history

Originally published in a collection called Die Sluipskutter by Afrikaanse Pers Boekhandel in 1951 (the volume also containing Die Sluipskutter and Die Gees van die Water).

In the 1970's it was published as a performance text by DALRO, and often used by schools and amateur societies.

In 1980 it was published again in the collection Die Kleiner Kosmos by Academica Publishers.

Performances

The play was quite often produced by schools in the 1970s, since the collection in which appeared was a set work for Afrikaans language studies at high schools in various provinces in the period. Such productions were not often documented though.

1972: Presented by the Klerksdorpse Amateurtoneelvereniging at the ATKV Nasionale Toneelfees ("ATKV Amateur Play Competion") in the Bloemfontein Civic Theatre, November 1972, directed by Pats Labuschagne, featuring Manie van Vuuren, Jan van Rooyen, Chris Vorster, Janie Alberts, Hestertjie de Klerk, Attie Botha and Anton Fritz.

Sources

P.P.B. Breytenbach and Temple Hauptfleisch. 1980. Die Kleiner Kosmos. 'n Versameling Eenbedrywe. Pretoria, H&R Academica.

ATKV Nasionale Toneelfees programme, 1972.

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