In die Wagkamer
In die Wagkamer ("In the waiting room") is an Afrikaans one-act play by J.F.W. Grosskopf
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The original text
A celebrated Afrikaans one-act play about a mother waiting ***.
It was first produced in 19**, and thereafter used by many other societies and schools.
First published in the collection by Naspers and in the collection Drie Eenbedrywe.
Translations and adaptations
The play was filmed as Moedertjie ("Little Mother") for African Film Productions by the producer Joseph Albrecht and directed by Stephanie Fauré in 1931. The film starred Faure herself as the mother, Jean Plaat-Stuljes as the "Oom", Pierre de Wet as the boy and Joan du Toit as the girl.
Performance history in South Africa
1936: Performed in the Pretorius Hall, Pretoria on 10-11 June, 1936 by Ons Teatertjie-toneelgroep, directed by Leonie Pienaar.
The original text
1866: Performed as Lucretia Borgia by the Le Roy-Duret Company in the Harrington Street Theatre, Cape Town, on
Sources
D.C. Boonzaier, 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in SA Review, 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in Bosman 1980: pp. 374-439.)
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.203-205
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