Tienuur Maak Die Deure Oop

Tienuur Maak Die Deure Oop (“At ten o’clock the doors open”) is an Afrikaans play by Pieter Fourie (1940-).

The original text

Fourie completed the original play, called Pietman se Bloekom, in 1976, but it was not performed for a decade, even though being considered for performance by PACT in 1983, but not done at the time.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1986: Staged as Tienuur Maak Die Deure Oop by the University Theatre of Stellenbosch at the Kampustoneel Festival in Pretoria in 1986, directed by Herman Pretorius. The production was also seen at the H.B. Thom Theatre on 11 and 12 April 1986.

1987: Performed by PACOFS, directed by Pierre van Pletzen, with Andre-Jacques van der Merwe (Abie), Desonia Hartogh (Sina), Ivan Abrahams (Kortjan), George Barnes (Oubaas), Andre Samuels (Voorpraat), Leslie Mongezi (Jim Kommunis), Andre Lombard (Skittery Schalk), Dion Solomon (Tsjaka), Hannes Muller (Danie Viljee), Owen de Jager (Sersant), Blaise Koch (Yank), Johann Myburgh (Gerrie), Gerben Kamper (Dokter) and others. Decor and costumes by Chris Fourie. The production opened in the André Huguenet Theatre in Bloemfontein, toured to various centres and had its final run in the State Theatre in Pretoria.

Sources

Tienuur Maak Die Deure Oop theatre programme, 1986.

PACOFS theatre programme, 1987.

Petru & Carel Trichardt theatre programme collection.

Nico Luwes 2010. Pieter Fourie (1940-) se bydrae as Afrikaanse dramaturg en kunsbestuurder: 1965-2010. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Bloemfontein: University of the Free State, pp.260, [1]

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