Playing the Victim

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Playing the Victim is a sartyrical comedy written by the Russian brothers, Oleg and Vladimir Presnyakov.

The original text

Set in a city somewhere in central Russia, the play alternates scenes between a disaffected 30-something man and his bored and boring parents, with scenes showing the re-enactment by the police of various real-life crimes.

Translations and adaptations

Saartjie Botha translated it into Afrikaans as Om Soos 'n Lyk Te Lê ("To recline like a corpse").

Performance history in Souths Africa

2008: The Afrikaans version was performed at the KKNK in Oudtshoorn.

Sources

https://www.amazon.com/Playing-Victim-Oleg-Presnyakov/dp/1854597590

Beeld, 23 January 2008.

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