Rooiland

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A play by Tertius Kapp. Cast: 4 M. The play is about initiation rituals among prison gangs in South African jails. The language is a mixture of Afrikaans, street language and prison language.

The play won the Aardklop-Smeltkroesprys in 2011.

The author was awarded the Hertzog Prize for Drama for this play and for Oorsee in 2015.

The original text

Published in Cape Town by Tafelberg in 2013.

Translations and adaptations

The play was to be filmed by Jaco Bouwer.

Performance history in South Africa

Directed by Jaco Bouwer at the Aardklop Festival in 2011, with Brendan Daniels as Adidas, earning him a Best Actor award. KKNK 2012.


Sources

Beeld 8 October 2011, 5 April 2012, 13 May 2013.


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