Bacchus in die Boland
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("Bacchus in the Boland") by Bartho Smit. A highly adapted and localized version of the Euripides's The Bacchae. A popular comic political satire in which the autocratic (white) wine farmer and his (coloured) foreman switch roles under the influence of Bacchus. A first production by CAPAB cancelled two days before opening in the Nico Malan Theatre in 1979. First performed by ** in 19**. Published by Perskor in 1974. The first "coloured" version of it was done by EPAC in 1976, directed by Hannes Horne and featuring Paul Jacobs. Published by PERSKOR.
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