Die Vampier

("The Vampire") An Afrikaans play by Charles Fryer. Based on the Dracula movies produced by Hammer Films.

Performance history in South Africa

1960s: Originally written for performance by fellow students at the University of Stellenbosch in the 1960s, directed by Charles Fryer (?). The cast included Etienne Britz,

1994: The original skit was rewritten as a full-lenth text, entitled Vampier, and was performed by students of the University of Stellenbosch Drama Department on 7 April 1994 in the Momentum Theatre at the ATKV Kampustoneel, directed by Johan Esterhuizen. The cast consisted of Suzanne Smith, Chris Vorster, Franci Swanepoel, Francois Toerien, Marianne Stander, Lisl Wolmarans, Natasja Ruiter.

Sources

H.B. Thom Theatre programme, 1994.

http://www.tafelberg.com/authors/497

Erika Terblanche: Charles Fryer (1946-2014), LitNet Skrywersalbum[1]

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