'n Kwessie van 'n Pomp
'n Kwessie van 'n Pomp ("an issue of a pump") is a political comedy by Alcibiade Orange (pseudonym, fl 1960-1970s).
A play, inspired by the first heart transplant by Dr Christiaan Barnard in , tells of "Wilfred" a white millionaire, who has a heart attack when he hears that his best friend is against Apartheid. He thus has to have a heart transplant, done by a "Dr Barnebe". However the doctor can only get hold of the heart of a black donor, and uses that. The result is that Wilfred now changes completely, try initially to hide the situation from him. However, to the consternation of his family, they find that Wilfred too has turned against apartheid and so they try to get him "banned" to a "Bantu reservation". The play is set on a totally white stage, including white furniture, curtains, telephone etc.
First performed in Paris, France, in May, 1969.
"Harthumor" ("heart humour") in Die Burger, a report from the issue of 8th May, 1969, as cited in its regular feature "50 Jaar Gelede" ("50 Years Ago") on 9th May, 2019:
