Distrik Ses - Revue
The Distrik Ses - Revue was a short Afrikaans revue, created and performed by the PACT Afrikaans company.
The title also written Distrik Ses Revue in some sources.
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Collated by the cast, the piece is based on two poems by poet and playwright Adam Small and songs, dances and quips contributed by anonymous authors from the Cape Town "coloured" community, it is a short celebration of that unique culture.
Not published text available.
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Performance history in South Africa
1971: Staged by PACT in Afrikaans, it played in the SATU Hall, Pretoria, from 15-18 June. Forming part of a month-long Etensuurtoneel (Lunch Hour Theatre") programme, offered by the company as part of the 1971 Republic Festival celebrations, it was created by the cast (consisting of Wilna Snyman, Annette Engelbrecht, Paul Eilers and George Ballot) and directed by Truida Louw. It formed a double bill with Die Sterkste by August Strindberg.
Sources
George Ballot scrapbooks. (Provisionally held in the ESAT Archive, with the kind permission of Prof Muller Ballot[1] and consulted 2024).
PACT theatre programme, 1971.
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