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''[[Brakanjan]]'' is an [[Afrikaans]] play for youth written by [[Cobus Fourie]] ().
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[[Brakanjan]] can refer to a dubbed Spanish/Japanese TV cartoon series, or to a South African play, based on the series.  
  
== The original text ==
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=''[[Brakanjan]]'' the TV series=
  
Based on ''[[Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds]]'', a Japanese-Spanish TV cartoon adaptation of the classic Alexandre Dumas story of d'Artagnan and ''The Three Musketeers''.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogtanian_and_the_Three_Muskehounds]
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''[[Brakanjan en die Drie Musketiers]]'' and ''[[Brakanjan – Een Vir Almal En Almal Vir Een]]'' are two TV series, dubbed [[Afrikaans]] versions of the Japanese-Spanish TV cartoon adaptation of ''[[Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds]]'', the classic Alexandre Dumas story of d'Artagnan and ''The Three Musketeers''.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogtanian_and_the_Three_Muskehounds]
  
==Translations and adaptations==
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They were broadcast by the [[SABC]] in 1985 and in the early 1990s, and were also made available on DVD.
  
A dubbed [[Afrikaans]] version of the original cartoon, called ''[[Brakanjan en die Drie Musketiers]]'' broadcast on the [[SABC]] during 1985 and the early 1990s. The name '''"Brakanjan"''', derived from the [[Afrikaans]] word "brak" (meaning a "mongrel"), has become a popular name for dogs in South Africa.
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The name '''"Brakanjan"''', derived from the [[Afrikaans]] word "brak" (meaning a "mongrel"), soon became the most used name for the series, and it has become a popular name for pet dogs in South Africa.
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=''[[Brakanjan]]'' the play=
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==The original text==
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Based on the TV cartoon series, ''[[Brakanjan]]'' is an [[Afrikaans]] play for youth written by [[Cobus Fourie]] ().
  
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
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1996: THe play was staged by [[PACT]], directed by [[Hannes Muller]], featuring [[Walton van der Westhuizen]] (Brakanjan), [[Bertus Dreyer]] (Koning), [[Monique Vienings]] (Koningin), [[Sandra Vaughn]] (Mev Brakanjan), [[Cobus Fourie]] (Rochefort), [[Morné Malan]] (Hofnar), [[Adrian Freeman]] (Athos), [[Wikus du Toit]] (Aramis), [[Francois Henning]] (Portos) and [[Jean Marais]] (Kardinaal). Decor designed by [[Ken Telford]].
 
1996: THe play was staged by [[PACT]], directed by [[Hannes Muller]], featuring [[Walton van der Westhuizen]] (Brakanjan), [[Bertus Dreyer]] (Koning), [[Monique Vienings]] (Koningin), [[Sandra Vaughn]] (Mev Brakanjan), [[Cobus Fourie]] (Rochefort), [[Morné Malan]] (Hofnar), [[Adrian Freeman]] (Athos), [[Wikus du Toit]] (Aramis), [[Francois Henning]] (Portos) and [[Jean Marais]] (Kardinaal). Decor designed by [[Ken Telford]].
  
== Sources ==
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= Sources =
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[[PACT]] theatre programme, 1996.
 
[[PACT]] theatre programme, 1996.
  

Revision as of 07:23, 23 September 2022

Brakanjan can refer to a dubbed Spanish/Japanese TV cartoon series, or to a South African play, based on the series.

Brakanjan the TV series

Brakanjan en die Drie Musketiers and Brakanjan – Een Vir Almal En Almal Vir Een are two TV series, dubbed Afrikaans versions of the Japanese-Spanish TV cartoon adaptation of Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds, the classic Alexandre Dumas story of d'Artagnan and The Three Musketeers.[1]

They were broadcast by the SABC in 1985 and in the early 1990s, and were also made available on DVD.

The name "Brakanjan", derived from the Afrikaans word "brak" (meaning a "mongrel"), soon became the most used name for the series, and it has become a popular name for pet dogs in South Africa.

Brakanjan the play

The original text

Based on the TV cartoon series, Brakanjan is an Afrikaans play for youth written by Cobus Fourie ().

Performance history in South Africa

1996: THe play was staged by PACT, directed by Hannes Muller, featuring Walton van der Westhuizen (Brakanjan), Bertus Dreyer (Koning), Monique Vienings (Koningin), Sandra Vaughn (Mev Brakanjan), Cobus Fourie (Rochefort), Morné Malan (Hofnar), Adrian Freeman (Athos), Wikus du Toit (Aramis), Francois Henning (Portos) and Jean Marais (Kardinaal). Decor designed by Ken Telford.

Sources

PACT theatre programme, 1996.

https://www.watkykjy.co.za/2022/06/brakanjan-en-die-drie-musketiers/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogtanian_and_the_Three_Muskehounds

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