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| − | ''[[Buurtwag]]'' ("Neighbourhood Watch") | + | ''[[Buurtwag]]'' ("Neighbourhood Watch") can refer to a '''stage play''' (2011), a comic '''short film''' (2012), or to a '''TV series''' (2015). |
| + | =''[[Buurtwag - 'n Sepie]]'' by [[Chris Vorster]] (2011)= | ||
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| + | Also referred to simply as ''[[Buurtwag]]''. | ||
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| + | ==Original text== | ||
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| + | A comedy based on the TV soap format, about the prejudice driven squabbles that arise when two locals, an [[Afrikaner]] and a flirt, found a local neighbourhood made up of a mixed bag of South African, including an Englishman, a gay man, a teenager and a "[[coloured]]" home-owner. | ||
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| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| + | 2011: Produced by [[GZ Productions]] at by ''[[Aardklop]]'' festival, Potchefstroom, it opened on 4 October, directed by [[Chris Vorster]], with [[Hannes Muller]], [[Hannes Brümmer]], [[Karen Wessels]], [[Jody Abrahams]] and [[Christel van den Bergh]]. | ||
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| + | =''[[Die Buurtwag]]'' the short film (2012)= | ||
==The original text== | ==The original text== | ||
| + | Written by [[Beer Adriaanse]], ''[[Die Buurtwag]]'' ("The Neighbourhood Watch") is a short film, a comedy about a new householder who joins an outlandish group, run by a militaristic self-proclaimed leader and consisting of a ramshackle bunch of guys trying to escape the boredom of their suburban lives. | ||
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| + | ==The film== | ||
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| + | Produced by [[Beer Adriaanse]] and [[Jaco Smit]], directed by [[Jaco Smit]], with a large cast including [[Deon Lotz]], [[Quentin Krog]], [[Mothusi Magano]], [[Albert Maritz]], [[Johan Botha]], [[Marko van der Colff]], [[Leon Kruger]], [[Joe Vaz]], [[Joanie Combrink]] and [[Tinarie van Wyk Loots]]. The crew included [[Jorrie van der Walt]] (cinematography), [[Johan Beukes]] and [[Dwaine Carrao]] (film editing) and [[Tobie de Haas]] (gaffer). | ||
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| + | Released at the ''[[Silwerskerm Filmfees]]'' on 3 September 2012. | ||
| + | =''[[Buurtwag]]'' the TV series (2015–2016)= | ||
| − | The | + | ==The original text== |
| − | + | Written [[Beer Adriaanse]], based on his 2012 short film script, it is a comedy about a motley collection of individuals in a modern South African suburb coming together to form an a-typical neighborhood watch. | |
| − | == | + | ==The series== |
| − | + | Written and directed by [[Beer Adriaanse]], with | |
| + | =Sources= | ||
| + | CV [[Chris Vorster]][[https://www.ufs.ac.za/humanities/departments-and-divisions/drama-and-theatre-arts-home/general/staff?pid=%2BnqCDDClG8A%3D]] | ||
| + | "Buurtwag" in ''[[Roekeloos]]'' 04/09/2011[https://www.roekeloos.co.za/teater/buurtwag/] | ||
| + | https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10117556/?ref_=nm_flmg_wr_10 | ||
| − | = | + | https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6591720/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm |
[[Beeld]], 26 September 2011. | [[Beeld]], 26 September 2011. | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:03, 24 September 2022
Buurtwag ("Neighbourhood Watch") can refer to a stage play (2011), a comic short film (2012), or to a TV series (2015).
Contents
Buurtwag - 'n Sepie by Chris Vorster (2011)
Also referred to simply as Buurtwag.
Original text
A comedy based on the TV soap format, about the prejudice driven squabbles that arise when two locals, an Afrikaner and a flirt, found a local neighbourhood made up of a mixed bag of South African, including an Englishman, a gay man, a teenager and a "coloured" home-owner.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
2011: Produced by GZ Productions at by Aardklop festival, Potchefstroom, it opened on 4 October, directed by Chris Vorster, with Hannes Muller, Hannes Brümmer, Karen Wessels, Jody Abrahams and Christel van den Bergh.
Die Buurtwag the short film (2012)
The original text
Written by Beer Adriaanse, Die Buurtwag ("The Neighbourhood Watch") is a short film, a comedy about a new householder who joins an outlandish group, run by a militaristic self-proclaimed leader and consisting of a ramshackle bunch of guys trying to escape the boredom of their suburban lives.
The film
Produced by Beer Adriaanse and Jaco Smit, directed by Jaco Smit, with a large cast including Deon Lotz, Quentin Krog, Mothusi Magano, Albert Maritz, Johan Botha, Marko van der Colff, Leon Kruger, Joe Vaz, Joanie Combrink and Tinarie van Wyk Loots. The crew included Jorrie van der Walt (cinematography), Johan Beukes and Dwaine Carrao (film editing) and Tobie de Haas (gaffer).
Released at the Silwerskerm Filmfees on 3 September 2012.
Buurtwag the TV series (2015–2016)
The original text
Written Beer Adriaanse, based on his 2012 short film script, it is a comedy about a motley collection of individuals in a modern South African suburb coming together to form an a-typical neighborhood watch.
The series
Written and directed by Beer Adriaanse, with
Sources
CV Chris Vorster[[1]]
"Buurtwag" in Roekeloos 04/09/2011[2]
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10117556/?ref_=nm_flmg_wr_10
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6591720/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm
Beeld, 26 September 2011.
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