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(“Bitter End”) by [[Tom Weber]]. Full-length. Cast: mixed. Published by Afr. Pers-Boekhandel, 1958.  
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''[[Bitter Einde]]'' ("Bitter End") is a full length [[Afrikaans]] play by [[Tom Weber]].  
  
''Bitter Einde'' ("Bitter End") by Tom Weber, set in the Anglo-Boer War, about a family whose house on their farm has been burnt down. Produced by [[JAATS]] in 1955, directed by [[Anna Neethling-Pohl]]. The cast: [[Helen Faul]], [[Gert van den Bergh]], [[Jan Bruyns]], [[Pieter Hauptfleisch]], [[Daan Retief]], [[San de Lange]], [[Ampie Muller]].
 
  
Performed by [[NTO]] in 1956-7, playing for 104 performances. Directed by [[Anna Neethling-Pohl]]. The cast: [[Eghard van der Hoven]], [[Pieter Geldenhuys]] (later replaced by [[Siegfried Mynhardt]]), [[Elsa Fouché]], [[Tilana Hanekom]], [[Jannie Gildenhuys]], [[Gerrit Wessels]], [[Cobus Rossouw]], [[Derek Swanepoel]], [[Piet Bezuidenhout]], [[Jaco van der Westhuizen]], [[Francois van Wyk]].
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==The original text==
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A drama about the last months of the Anglo-Boer War, telling about a family whose farmhouse had been burnt down. Published by [[Afrikaanse Pers-Boekhandel]], 1956 and 1958.
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==Translations and adaptations==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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1955: Produced by [[JAATS]], directed by [[Anna Neethling-Pohl]] with [[Helen Faul]], [[Gert van den Bergh]], [[Jan Bruyns]], [[Pieter Hauptfleisch]], [[Daan Retief]], [[San de Lange]], [[Ampie Muller]].
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1956-7: Performed by [[NTO]] for 104 performances. Directed by [[Anna Neethling-Pohl]] with [[Eghard van der Hoven]], [[Pieter Geldenhuys]] (later replaced by [[Siegfried Mynhardt]]), [[Elsa Fouché]], [[Tilana Hanekom]], [[Jannie Gildenhuys]], [[Gerrit Wessels]], [[Cobus Rossouw]], [[Derek Swanepoel]], [[Piet Bezuidenhout]], [[Jaco van der Westhuizen]], [[Francois van Wyk]]. After the initial tour [[Jannie Gildenhuys]] took over as director.
  
 
==Sources==
 
==Sources==
''Helikon'', 5(21), 1955.
 
  
''Lantern'', 7(1):72.
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''[[Helikon]]'', 5(21), 1955.
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''[[Lantern]]'', 7(1):72, 1957.
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https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Weber
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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Revision as of 19:33, 2 October 2018

Bitter Einde ("Bitter End") is a full length Afrikaans play by Tom Weber.


The original text

A drama about the last months of the Anglo-Boer War, telling about a family whose farmhouse had been burnt down. Published by Afrikaanse Pers-Boekhandel, 1956 and 1958.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1955: Produced by JAATS, directed by Anna Neethling-Pohl with Helen Faul, Gert van den Bergh, Jan Bruyns, Pieter Hauptfleisch, Daan Retief, San de Lange, Ampie Muller.

1956-7: Performed by NTO for 104 performances. Directed by Anna Neethling-Pohl with Eghard van der Hoven, Pieter Geldenhuys (later replaced by Siegfried Mynhardt), Elsa Fouché, Tilana Hanekom, Jannie Gildenhuys, Gerrit Wessels, Cobus Rossouw, Derek Swanepoel, Piet Bezuidenhout, Jaco van der Westhuizen, Francois van Wyk. After the initial tour Jannie Gildenhuys took over as director.

Sources

Helikon, 5(21), 1955.

Lantern, 7(1):72, 1957.

https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Weber

Go to ESAT Bibliography

Return to

Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays

Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays

Return to PLAYS III: Collections

Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances

Return to South African Festivals and Competitions

Return to The ESAT Entries

Return to Main Page