Die Spinner
Die Spinner ("The spinner") is a one-man play by C.P. Leach.
Contents
The original text
First performed at the State Theatre Arena on 4 July 1983.
Published in Rostrum: verhoogtekste by Tafelberg (1985).
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1983: Performed at the Arena Theatre, Pretoria on 4 July 1983, directed and designed by Christo Leach with Gys de Villiers.
1985: Performed as a late-night show Upstairs at the Market in January, directed and designed by Christo Leach with Gys de Villiers. Lighting by Mannie Manim.
1985: Presented by CAPAB at the Nico Malan Theatre, along with Hennie Baird's En Dit Was Môre, as part of a programme billed as Dubbelspel, opening on 17 August. Directed and designed by Christo Leach with Gys de Villiers, lighting by Pieter de Swardt. De Villiers received an award as Best Actor for this performance.
1989: Produced by the University of Stellenbosch Drama Department as part of the Lanzerac Stellenbosch Festival. The directed by Denise Bester with André van der Merwe.
Sources
Die Spinner, theatre programme, 1985.
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