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[[De Wet Laubscher]] was an Afrikaans playwright and editor. | [[De Wet Laubscher]] was an Afrikaans playwright and editor. | ||
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| + | He wrote a handbook on theatre for amateurs and schools called ''Die toneel : 'n handleiding vir amateurs en skole'', published in Cape Town by [[H.A.U.M.]] in 1962. | ||
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| + | His earliest theatrical works were ''[[Die Uilkoning]]'' (The king of the owls", Cape Town: [[H.A.U.M.]], 1930), ''[[Vooraand Dingaansdag]]'' ("Eve of Dingane's Day", Cape Town: [[H.A.U.M.]] & Pretoria: [[De Bussy]], 1936). | ||
Many of his plays were written for children and young people, and include: | Many of his plays were written for children and young people, and include: | ||
| − | ''[[Droomfantasie]]'' ("Dream fantasy", [[DALRO]], 1969), ''[[Haan]]'' ("Rooster", [[ | + | ''[[Droomfantasie]]'' ("Dream fantasy", [[DALRO]], 1969), ''[[Haan]]'' ("Rooster", [[DALRO]], 1969); ''[[Humtidello]]'' (a musical play for children, Johannesburg : [[DALRO]], 1969), ''[[Kaskenades van Jakkals]]'' ("pranks of [the] jackal", a comedy for children, [[DALRO]], 1970), |
He also wrote some pantomimes, among them: | He also wrote some pantomimes, among them: | ||
''[[Ali Baba]]'' (Johannesburg: DALRO, 1969), . | ''[[Ali Baba]]'' (Johannesburg: DALRO, 1969), . | ||
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Revision as of 18:25, 25 August 2017
De Wet Laubscher was an Afrikaans playwright and editor.
Biography
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
He wrote a handbook on theatre for amateurs and schools called Die toneel : 'n handleiding vir amateurs en skole, published in Cape Town by H.A.U.M. in 1962.
His earliest theatrical works were Die Uilkoning (The king of the owls", Cape Town: H.A.U.M., 1930), Vooraand Dingaansdag ("Eve of Dingane's Day", Cape Town: H.A.U.M. & Pretoria: De Bussy, 1936).
Many of his plays were written for children and young people, and include:
Droomfantasie ("Dream fantasy", DALRO, 1969), Haan ("Rooster", DALRO, 1969); Humtidello (a musical play for children, Johannesburg : DALRO, 1969), Kaskenades van Jakkals ("pranks of [the] jackal", a comedy for children, DALRO, 1970),
He also wrote some pantomimes, among them:
Ali Baba (Johannesburg: DALRO, 1969), .
He also collaborated with Maxie De Villiers on a number of works, including 'n See-idille ("a sea idylle", an operetta for children. Johannesburg : DALRO, 1971 and Die Sirkus/The Circus, (a bilingual children's play in Afrikaans and English. Cape Town: Maskew Miller, [1936])
Sources
http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=au%3ALaubscher%2C+De+Wet%2C&fq=&dblist=638&qt=first_page
