Slegs vir Almal
Slegs vir Almal ("Only for everyone") is an Afrikaans cabaret with text and lyrics by Hennie Aucamp (1934-2014).
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The original text
The title is an ironic reference to the infamous restriction "Slegs vir Blankes" ("For Whites Only") that appeared on signboards at all public facilities in the country, particulalry under the Apartheid regime. The force and focus of the cabaret itself derives from the author's opposition to that inhuman restriction in South African society.
Subtitled : 'n kabaret oor selfsug ("a cabaret about selfishness"), it was written and first performed in 1985.
First produced at the Kampustoneel festival by students of the Stellenbosch Drama Department, with the text adapted and directed by Herman Pretorius.
Aucamp's final text published by HAUM Literêr in 1986.
Translations and adaptations
The title itself, and the objection to the Apartheid restrictions implied by it, has been used by various artists over the years, including the set of art works Slegs Vir Almal by Tom Phillips (1937–2022)[1], exhibited in the country in 1974
Performance history in South Africa
1985: Staged by the Universiteitsteater Stellenbosch at the ATKV Kampustoneel, directed by Herman Pretorius, featuring Casper de Vries, Gideon Kili, Ilona Frege, Gustav Geldenhuys, Roland Visser, Illse Roos, Duncan Johnson, Marion Holm and Franci Weyers.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hennie_Aucamp
https://www.tomphillips.co.uk/works/paintings/9512-south-africa-slegs-vir-almal
UTS theatre programme, 1985.
A copy of the acting text for the original UTS production by students of the Stellenbosch Drama Department, as adapted by the original director Herman Pretorius. Found in the departmental archives in 2022. Now held in the Performing Arts Research Collection (PARC) at the Africa Open Institute for Music, Research and Innovation, University of Stellenbosch.
Hennie Aucamp. 1986. Slegs vir Almal. Pretoria: HAUM-Literêr Uitgewers.
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