Die Bo-kamer
Die Bo-kamer ("The loft room") is an Afrikaans play by Henriette Grové (1922–2009)
Sometimes written as Die Bokamer
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The original text
Basically it tells of the family of grandmother Susara van Biljon, who excercises an eery influence on the stress-filled people in the drawing room below, virtually pushing them to insanity, without ever descending from her room above.
No trace of a published version of the text has been found so far.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1960: First performed as part of the 1960 Union Festival by Volksteater at the Aula in Pretoria, directed by Richard Daneel, with a cast that included Deon de Klerk, Reneé de Vos, Laurike Meerkotter, Francis Nel and Helen van Pletzen.
Sources
Ludwig Binge. 1960. " Die Bo-kamer ", Standpunte, Jaargang XIII, Nr 4: pp. 67-8 (a review of the original production)
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