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== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
1987: Presented by the [[Performing Arts Councils]] opening at the [[Nico Malan Theatre]] on 20 March 1987, City Theatre, Roodepoort 1 May 1987, [[State Theatre]] Pretoria 14 May 1987, Windhoek Theatre 9 June 1987, Civic Theatre Bloemfontein 17 June 1987. Direction was by [[Dieter Reible]], lighting by [[Pieter de Swardt]], costumes by [[Jenny de Swardt]]. The cast were [[Ian Roberts]] (Boet Cronjé), [[Cedwyn Joel]] (Anker), [[Leslie Fong]] (Knaplat), [[Brümilda van Rensburg]] (Anna Cronjé), [[Lida Meiring]] (Betta Cronjé), [[Dawie Maritz]] (Ben Cronjé), [[Neels Coetzee]] (Buurman/Kroegman/Dominee) and [[Jan Ellis]], [[Pedro Kruger]] and [[Sarel Pretorius]] alternating as Klein-Ben at the various venues. Stage manager [[Hannelie de Beer]].
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1987: First performed by the [[CAPAB]] drama company for the combined [[Performing Arts Councils]], opening at the [[Nico Malan Theatre]] on 20 March 1987. The play was directed by [[Dieter Reible]], with [[Ian Roberts]] (Boet Cronjé), [[Cedwyn Joel]] (Anker), [[Leslie Fong]] (Knaplat), [[Brümilda van Rensburg]] (Anna Cronjé), [[Lida Meiring]] (Betta Cronjé), [[Dawie Maritz]] (Ben Cronjé), [[Neels Coetzee]] (Buurman/Kroegman/Dominee) and [[Jan Ellis]], [[Pedro Kruger]] and [[Sarel Pretorius]] alternating as Klein-Ben at the various venues. Stage manager [[Hannelie de Beer]]. Lighting was by [[Pieter de Swardt]] and costumes by [[Jenny de Swardt]].
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1987: The [[Performing Arts Councils]] sponsored production subsequently opened at the [[Civic Theatre]], Roodepoort on 1 May 1987, at the [[State Theatre]], Pretoria, on 14 May,  the [[Windhoek Theatre]] in Namibia on 9 June and the [[Civic Theatre]] Bloemfontein on 17 June. It used the same cast throughout.
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==

Revision as of 05:12, 4 October 2017

Die Koggelaar ("The mocker") is a play by Pieter Fourie (1940-)


The original text

According to Nico Luwes (2012, p.255) the origins of the play lie in a period of acute loneliness and a disillusionment which newly divorced Fourie experienced while living in Franschoek and working as Resident Dramatist for CAPAB. He began writing the work in 1981-2, but only finished it in 1986, when he submitted the text for the newly instituted SACPAC Award. The text won the very first such award, to some considerable controversy and, in terms of the award, was subsequently performed by a number of the Performing Arts Councils in 1987.

Published by Haum-Literêr in 1988. It would become the second play in the quartet of farm tragedies by Fourie, along with Ek, Anna van Wyk, Donderdag se Mense and Post Mortem.

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Performance history in South Africa

1987: First performed by the CAPAB drama company for the combined Performing Arts Councils, opening at the Nico Malan Theatre on 20 March 1987. The play was directed by Dieter Reible, with Ian Roberts (Boet Cronjé), Cedwyn Joel (Anker), Leslie Fong (Knaplat), Brümilda van Rensburg (Anna Cronjé), Lida Meiring (Betta Cronjé), Dawie Maritz (Ben Cronjé), Neels Coetzee (Buurman/Kroegman/Dominee) and Jan Ellis, Pedro Kruger and Sarel Pretorius alternating as Klein-Ben at the various venues. Stage manager Hannelie de Beer. Lighting was by Pieter de Swardt and costumes by Jenny de Swardt.


1987: The Performing Arts Councils sponsored production subsequently opened at the Civic Theatre, Roodepoort on 1 May 1987, at the State Theatre, Pretoria, on 14 May, the Windhoek Theatre in Namibia on 9 June and the Civic Theatre Bloemfontein on 17 June. It used the same cast throughout.

Sources

Die Koggelaar theatre programme, 1987.

Nico Luwes 2010. Pieter Fourie (1940-) se bydrae as Afrikaanse dramaturg en kunsbestuurder: 1965-2010. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Bloemfontein: University of the Free State, pp. 255, [1]

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