Die Skerpskutter
Die Skerpskutter ("The Sniper") is an Afrikaans one-act play by Uys Krige.
Also known as Die Sluipskutter in Afrikaans and The Sniper in English
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The original play
An emotional and harrowing piece about patriotism, obedience to authority, overbearing grief and man's personal integrity, set in World War 2. Set in Italy, some days before the end of the War, a German soldier is arrested and executed by South African soldiers. A gripping drama about senseless acts in wartime.
Published in Vier Eenbedrywe by Van Schaik (1968) and in Die Sluipskutter by Afrikaanse Pers Boekhandel, 1951, also containing Die Ongeskrewe Stuk and Die Gees van die Water.
Translations and adaptations
Krige's own translation (as The Sniper) was 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), Four South African One-Act Plays by Nasou and Play Workshop by Oxford University Press.
Performance history in South Africa
1969: The Sniper performed in English as a lunch-time presentation by CAPAB.
Sources
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