Faan se Stasie

Faan se Stasie ("Faan's Station") is a 1976 Afrikaans play by Pieter Fourie, a follow-up to his earlier play Faan se Trein ("Faan's Train"). It depicts the further adventures of a simple minded man with a love of trains.

Published by Tafelberg Publishers in 1976.

Performance history in South Africa

1976: Staged in the Nico Malan Theatre by CAPAB, directed by the playwright, with Willem de la Querra (Faan), Pieter Joubert (Sersant), Mees Xteen (Stinkhans), Pieter Geldenhuys (Oom Giel), Fitz Morley (Die Sap), Marko van der Colff (Die Kondukteur), Neels Coetzee (Omie), Anna Cloete (Tannie), Cobus Rossouw (Dronkie), Pierre van Pletzen (Koos Tieties), Tarina Kleyn (Ou Vicegrip), Andre Rossouw (Winkjan) and Sandra Kotze, Sandra Ferreira, Liz Dick, Trudi du Plessis, Etienne Pienaar, Ralph van Pletzen, Schalkie de la Querra. Decor by Raimond Schoop, costumes by Penny Simpson and lighting by John T. Baker.

1976: Presented by John Birch and Carl de Gouveia and staged at the Lake Theatre in Parkview.

1985: Staged by PACT in the State Theatre in Pretoria and in the Alexander Theatre in Johannesburg, directed by Pieter Fourie, with Eric Nobbs (Faan), Ben Kruger (Sersant), James Winkler (Oom Giel),

Sources

CAPAB theatre programme, 1976.

PACT theatre programme, 1985.

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