Skrapnel
Skrapnel ("Shrapnel" in English) is an Afrikaans play by Willem Anker.
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The original text
Skrapnel is ‘n boeiende drama oor twee jong Suid-Afrikaners in Londen: ‘n meisie wat bejaardes oppas en ’n man wat as sekuriteitswag by ‘n winkelsentrum werk. Hulle ontmoet in ‘n jeugherberg en knoop ’n verhouding aan. Die man sterf op 7 Julie 2005 in ‘n selfmoordbomaanval in die Londense metro. Die stuk open oomblikke ná die ontploffing en die verhaal word as flitsende tonele in die jong man se sterwensoomblikke vertel. Dwarsdeur die stuk word ‘n jong Moslem-selfmoordbomdraer se fundamentele geloofsoortuiging weergegee. Dit kontrasteer skerp met die twee Suid-Afrikaners se losgeslaanheid en hulle onsekerheid omtrent identiteit, geloof en kultuur. 74 pages, Paperback
The text published August 5, 2011 by Protea Boekhuis.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
2009: Presented at Aardklop 2009
2010: Presented at the National Arts Festival 2010, directed by Jaco Bouwer and featuring Marcel van Heerden, Andrew Thompson and Jenine Groenewald.
Sources
Weekend Post 20 June 2010.
The stage manager Naomi Slabber's prompt copy for the Stellenbosch student production, compiled by found in the archives of the Stellenbosch Drama Department in 2022.
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