Suip!

by Heinrich Reisenhofer and Oscar Peterson. A tragi-comic and multilingual look at the life of a Capetonian “bergie” (tramp). A hugely suceessful play, it was first performed in the *** at the University of Cape Town’s Drama Department, then in The Studio at the Baxter Theatre in 1998 by Djamaqua Productions, directed by Heinrich Reisenhofer and featuring Ivan Abrahams, Oscar Peterson, ***, ***, Celeste Matthews, **. Won Fleur du Cap Awards for Best New Indigenous Script and Best Supporting Actress (for Matthews) in 1999. From there it travelled widely in South Africa and abroad. One of the plays to open the Celebrate South Africa Festival in London in April 2001. Also played at the Perth International Arts Festival 2001. First published in *** Restaged in 2007 by Heinrich Reisenhofer with Mary Daniels, Ivan Abrahams, Ilse Oppelt, Shaun Arnolds, Travis Snyders and Wonder Made (Music).

Nicol Sheraton, Mazwakhe Hlatswayo, KKNK 2000.

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