Nie vir Geleerdes
Nie vir Geleerdes ("Not for the Learned") is a satirical play by N.P. van Wyk Louw.
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The original text
Written for performance during the Union Festival of 1960, it was published under the full title of Koning-Eenoog, of, Nie vir Geleerdes. 'n Spel van Anachronismes en 'n Anachronisme ("King One-eye, or Not for the Learned. A game of anchronisms and an anachronism") by Nasionale Boekhandel in 1963.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1960: Performed as Nie vir Geleerdes by the National Theatre Organisation in Pretoria in 1960 as part of the Union Festival. Directed by Anna Neethling-Pohl, produced by Michal Grobbelaar, starring Vicki Vosloo, Johan Malherbe, Sann de Lange, Esther Mentz, Elna Fouché, Philip Grobler, Salie Vermaak, Gerry Albertse, Schalk Jacobsz and John Botha. Decor Frank Graves, costumes Doreen Graves. This was the first official Afrikaans work to be done by NTO in the newly renovated Kamertoneel, now renamed the National Theatre.
Sources
Nie vir Geleerdes theatre programme, 1960.
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