Pa, Maak vir my 'n Vlieër Pa

("Father, Make me a Kite Father") by Chris Barnard. An Afrikaans play about a man and his relationship with his mother and a (fictional?) son. A key absurdist work in the South African canon. theatre, perhaps the best.

Published by Afrikaanse Pers in 1964. Published by Dalro. Also published by Afr. Pers-Boekhandel.

Performance history in South Africa

The first performance of the play was in the National Theatre Pretoria on 30 September 1965 (produced by TRUK), directed by Robert Mohr starring Cobus Rossouw, Kita Redelinghuijs and Frans Marx.

CAPAB's production of the Afrikaans text openened in the Hofmeyr Theatre on 19 December 1969. Robert Mohr was the director, assisted by Ken Leach. Raimond Schoop designed the decor. Stage director Scott Robertson, stage manager Brian Kennedy. The cast were Kita Redelinghuijs, Cobus Rossouw and Wilson Dunster

On 27 December 1969 it was the first performance in the Hofmeyr Theatre of the English version of the play directed by Mohr with the same cast and credits.

Translations and adaptations

Translated into English by Antony Dowes as Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow.

Sources

Grütter, Wilhelm, CAPAB 25 Years, 1987. Unpublished research. p 57.

CAPAB List of Plays Presented, 1971

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