Die Man met 'n Lyk om sy Nek
("Man with a corpse around his neck" - Afrikaans) by Bartho Smit. A satiric murder mystery **?.
Contents
The original text
Published as Die Man met 'n Lyk om sy Nek : 'n moord-komedie by Afrikaanse Pers, 1967.
Translations and adaptations
English translation by Antony Dawes: The Man with a Corpse Around his Neck. Translation published by DALRO, 1968.
Performance history in South Africa
First performed by ** in 196*. In 1966 PACT's rural tour was cancelled because of objections to the play [Smith, 1990, p46].
Directed by Bartho Smit for PACOFS in 1969. The cast included Louw Verwey and Ernst Eloff.
Sources
PACOFS Drama 25 Years, 1963-1988.
Stellenbosch University Library catalogue
Typed list, E. Reyneke, 1978
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