'n Stasie in die Niet

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'n Stasie in die Niet ("Station in the Void"), is a radio play written by Chris Barnard (1939-2015).

Sometimes simply referred to as Stasie in die Niet.

The original text

A radio play about a man whose marriage is on the rocks and starts a affair with a younger woman. Set in a hotel by the sea, the piece uses frequent flashbacks, while the train serves as a binding metaphor.

First published by Tafelberg, (1970).

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

Sources

Copy of a catalogue (handwritten by various hands) of the F.C.L. Bosman collection held at the Nasionale Afrikaanse Letterkunde Museum en Navorsingsentrum (NALN) in Bloemfontein.

Senekal, Jan and Van Aswegen, Karien (eds.). 1980. Bronne by die Studie van Afrikaanse Dramas 1900-1978. Johannesburg: Perskor

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