Selle Ou Storie

[“Same old story”] by Pieter-Dirk Uys. A bilingual (Afrikaans & English) play about the loves of gay and straight urban whites in Johannesburg?* /Cape Town. Originally written in English as a follow up to Faces in the Wall, but translated into Afrikaans and English, with the setting moved to South Africa. The first production directed designed and lit by Pieter-Dirk Uys at The Space (Cape Town) 1975 (October 1974 according to Smith) with Christine Basson, Marthinus Basson, Lynne Maree and Johann van Heerden. The stage manager was Vincent Ebrahim. Banned on its second run in in 1975, but eventually allowed again, with cuts and an age restrictions, in 1981. In the north the script was banned, but the production allowed. Done as its first Afrikaans play by The Company at The Market Theatre in 1975 (Percy Tucker says the venue was the Chelsea Theatre**), winning a number of awards. This too was eventually also banned. Done again between 1981 and 1983. Published in *** by ** in 1983. Often done subsequently. Selle Ou Storie by Pieter-Dirk Uys. A play about * First produced in 1974 Space Theatre, with Christine Basson, Lynne Maree, Marthinus Basson, Johann van Heerden – Directed by Pieter-Dirk Uys. 1975 The Company JHB: Christine Basson, Val de Klerk, Danny Keogh, Pieter-Dirk Uys– Directed by Pieter-Dirk Uys. Produced in English as Same Old Story in 2004 Civic JHB: Bambi Kellermann (Pieter-Dirk Uys), Greg Melvill-Smith, James van Helsdingen, Michelle Bradshaw – dir: Lynne Maree. Published by AD Donker.

Selle Ou Storie het in die Buiten Ruimte van die Ruimte-teater op 12 Oktober 1974 geopen, met regie deur Pieter-Dirk Uys en met die volgende geselskap: ESTER VILJOEN Christine Basson RUFUS Johann van Heerden GREGORY Marthinus Basson SANDRA Lynne Maree Op 2 September 2004, open Selle Ou Storie in die Tesson van die Johannesburg se Civic Theatre, met regie deur Lynne Maree en met die volgende spelers: ESTER VILJOEN Evita Bezuidenhout (Pieter-Dirk Uys) RUFUS Greg Melvill-Smith GREGORY James van Helsdinger SANDRA Michelle Bradshaw Ontwerp deur Nicholas de Klerk Evita se kostuums deur Francois Vedemme & Gideon Beligting deur Denis Hutchinson Aangebied deur die Johannesburg Civic Theatre in samewerking met P D Uys Productions iii

Sources

http://pdu.co.za/Selle%20ou%20storie%20May%202005.pdf

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