Klip Kween
Klip Kween by Dianne du Toit Albertze (19**-)
Klip Kween ("Stone queen") is an Afrikaans drama about a young transgender woman who returns to her birthplace in Namaqualand to investigate her past, sacrificing what remains of her sanity in order to reclaim her innocence from the local pastor. The narrative blurs along with the characters' morality when the pastor's new victim is drawn into what the playwright has called a Christmas-play-like tragedy.
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Written with a writing bursary from Teksmark. The author has described the intention behind the play as honouring the transgender women who came before her, the daughters of District Six, while confronting congregations with transgender existence and with religious leaders who abuse their position. No published text has been traced*.
Translations and adaptations
None traced*.
Performance history in South Africa
2019: First staged at the US Woordfees, Stellenbosch, directed by Jason Jacobs. Adam Small Laboratorium, 6 and 8 March.
Sources
de Beer, Diane. 2019. 'US Woordfees exemplifies a world of humanity and theatrical diversity', De Beer Necessities, 29 January 2019.
Griebenow, Marina. 2025. 'Ons change die narrative van Namakwaland', INK (Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees), 16 October 2025.
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