Die Arrestasie
There appear to have been two Afrikaans plays by this name, one an original play by Uys Krige, the other a translation by Leonie Pienaar of a one-act English play by F.M. Howard.
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Die Arrestasie ("The arrest") by Uys Krige ()
The original Afrikaans version of his comedy about the governorship of Willem Adriaan van der Stel. Commissioned for the Huguenot Festival in 1939 and produced by Volksteater in Pretoria on 22 September 1939, directed by Hettie Erlank.
First published in Die Wit Muur en Ander Eenbedrywe by Unie-Volkspers Beperk (Cape Town, 1940 and 1949). The Afrikaans text also published in Skerm en Masker (Van Schaik), Vier Eenbedrywe (Van Schaik, 1968) and Spel en Spelers (Van Schaik).
Translations and adaptations
Translated by Uys Krige as The Arrest and published in The Sniper and other One-act Plays by HAUM in 1964, as well as in Plays from Near and Far (eds Guy Butler and Tim Peacock, pub. Maskew Miller, 1972). **
A full set of the radio scripts was found in the radio archives of the Stellenbosch Drama Departement.
Performance history in South Africa
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Sources
Copy of the radio text, found in radio class archive of the Stellenbosch Drama Department.
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Die Arrestasie by Leonie Pienaar
This is a translation into Afrikaans by Leonie Pienaar of a one-act play by F.M. Howard. See The Arrest
Directed by Leonie Pienaar in October 1938, Directed for K.A.T. by Estelle de Villiers in June 1941. and in May 1942 by Tilana Hanekom for K.A.T..
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