Die Papegaaivrou

Die Papegaaivrou (“The Parrot Woman”) by Charles J. Fourie. A play in English and Afrikaans, set against the backdrop of the Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902. Performed at the KKNK 1997. directed by Owen de Jager, featuring Susan Loots and Warrick Grier. ****

by Charles Fourie. One act. Cast: mixed. Performed in the Market Theatre in the 1990s and has been staged several times since, with Michelle Burgess and Henrietta Gryffenberg among the actresses who have played the taxing main role. The story is set against the background of the Anglo Boer War. The play was performed in English in the Finborough Theatre in London and in the Burton Taylor Studio in Oxford more recently. (Burger, 9 September 2013).

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