De Wet Laubscher

De Wet Laubscher was an Afrikaans playwright and editor.

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 and Aladdin (both published in Johannesburg by 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

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