As die Tuig Skawe
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As die Tuig Skawe ("When the harness chafes") is a full-length Afrikaans play by J.F.W. Grosskopf.
A play about destitute Afrikaner farmers driven to the city.
First produced by Paul de Groot (??*) in 1926, published by Nasionale Pers in 1926, with several reprints.
Grosskopf was awarded the first Hertzog Prize for Drama in 1927 for As die tuig skawe and Drie Eenbedrywe which include In die Wagkamer, Die Spookhuis and Die Peswolk.
Productions history
Directed by Leonie Pienaar for K.A.T. in September 1948.
Sources
A.J. Opperman. 2026. "1ste Hertzogprys-bekroonde drama herleef 100 j. later in Staatsteater", Netwerk24
Nel, F.J. 1972, p. 153.
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