Henrietta with Love

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Henrietta with Love is a play by Peter Voges (1937-)


The original text

Set in Alicedale in Athlone round about about 1946, The play looks at the relationship between racial issues and traumatic stress disorder. Written for Lee-Ann van Rooi and performed as her first leading role, it openend at ArtsCape Arena in 2015. .

The play was nominated for a Standard Bank Ovation Award at the National Arts Festival in 2016.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

2015: Performed at the ArtsCape Arena in 2015, featuring Lee-Ann van Rooi as "Henrietta".

2016: Performed at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown.

Sources

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6231928/

Leletu Gxuluwe. 2016. "First-time playwright nominated for award", Cape Argus, 6 July 2016[1]