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A one-man performance devised by [[Nicky Rebelo]]. This is a gripping investigation of the life of [[Herman Charles Bosman]].
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A biographical one-man play exploring the life of [[Herman Charles Bosman]], devised by [[Nicky Rebelo]] and first staged in 1999.  
  
 
== The original text ==
 
== The original text ==
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The same production was subsequently staged in the [[Tesson Theatre]] at [[The Civic]] in September 1999, in the [[Momentum Theatre]] at the [[State Theatre]] in January 2000 and later at the [[KKNK]] 2000.
 
The same production was subsequently staged in the [[Tesson Theatre]] at [[The Civic]] in September 1999, in the [[Momentum Theatre]] at the [[State Theatre]] in January 2000 and later at the [[KKNK]] 2000.
  
The same production, with [[David Butler]] as Bosman, directed by [[Nicky Rebelo]], returned for another run at the [[Tesson Theatre]] at [[The Civic]] in May 2003.
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The same production, with [[David Butler]] as Bosman, directed by [[Nicky Rebelo]], returned for another run at the [[Tesson Theatre]] at [[The Civic]] in May 2003, four years after the première performance.
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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''Sunday Independent'', 5 September 1999.
  
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''Business Day'', 7 September 1999.
  
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''The Citizen'', 25 January 2000.
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''Die Burger'', 27 March 2000.
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''Sunday Independent'', 4 May 2003.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 07:31, 7 October 2014

A biographical one-man play exploring the life of Herman Charles Bosman, devised by Nicky Rebelo and first staged in 1999.

The original text

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

Premièred at the Grahamstown Festival in 1999, with David Butler as Bosman, directed by Nicky Rebelo.

The same production was subsequently staged in the Tesson Theatre at The Civic in September 1999, in the Momentum Theatre at the State Theatre in January 2000 and later at the KKNK 2000.

The same production, with David Butler as Bosman, directed by Nicky Rebelo, returned for another run at the Tesson Theatre at The Civic in May 2003, four years after the première performance.

Sources

Sunday Independent, 5 September 1999.

Business Day, 7 September 1999.

The Citizen, 25 January 2000.

Die Burger, 27 March 2000.

Sunday Independent, 4 May 2003.

Go to ESAT Bibliography

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