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("The Drain ") by [[Peter Snyders]]. A full lenth play written in “Kaaps”, or Cape [[Afrikaans]], about municipal workers and the effect on them of finding an abandoned baby in a drain. Originally written as a one-act play called  ''[[Voor dit gebeur]]'' (first performed 1975.) First production as ''Die Drein'' **. Produced as ''Die Drein'' in the Nico Arena, May 25 - June 4 1988.
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''[[Die Drein]]'' ("The Drain ") is a full lenth play by [[Peter Snyders]].  
  
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==The original text==
  
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A full length play written in “[[Kaaps]]”, or "[[Cape Afrikaans]]", about municipal workers and the effect on them of finding an abandoned baby in a drain.
  
Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Plays]]
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It is an expansion of Snyders's 1975 one-act play ''[[Voor Dit Gebeur]]'' (performed in 1975 and 1977) and performed as ''[[Die Drein]]'' in 1988.
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==Translations and adaptations==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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1988: ''[[Die Drein]]'' first performed in the [[Nico Arena]] frfom 25 May to 4 June 4.
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== Sources ==
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Bound copy of the typed text of ''[[Voor Dit Gebeur]]'', found in the [[Stellenbosch Drama Department]] archives in 2022. 
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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Latest revision as of 06:26, 10 March 2023

Die Drein ("The Drain ") is a full lenth play by Peter Snyders.

The original text

A full length play written in “Kaaps”, or "Cape Afrikaans", about municipal workers and the effect on them of finding an abandoned baby in a drain.

It is an expansion of Snyders's 1975 one-act play Voor Dit Gebeur (performed in 1975 and 1977) and performed as Die Drein in 1988.


Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1988: Die Drein first performed in the Nico Arena frfom 25 May to 4 June 4.

Sources

Bound copy of the typed text of Voor Dit Gebeur, found in the Stellenbosch Drama Department archives in 2022.

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