Die Proponentjie

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Die Proponentjie ("The little candidate-minister") is an Afrikaans comedy by Pieter Fourie (1940-).

The original text

Written in 1986 as a commissioned work for [[PACTCAPAB

Performance history in South Africa

1986: A CAPAB production opened on 16 April at the Nico Malan Theatre after having toured to Hermanus, George, Swellendam, Saldanha and Worcester directed by Pieter Fourie, starring Nerina Ferreira, Diane Wilson, Shaleen Surtie-Richards, Janie du Plessis, Estelle Gouws, Marion Holm, Michelle Botes, Margaretha Fischer and Gustav Geldenhuys. Design by Dicky Longhurst, lighting by Malcolm Hurrell. This production was seen at the H.B. Thom Theatre on 14 May.

1987: Staged by PACOFS, directed by Pieter Fourie, with Elsabé Zietsman, Michele Burgers, Gustav Geldenhuys and others.

1988: Performed in the State Theatre, Pretoria, by PACT in October, directed by François Swart Francois Swart, with Bill Curry (Max), Hannes Muller (Ds Gaffie Geringer), Natania van Heerden (Wania Oberholzer), Lida Botha (Grieta van den Bergh), Lizz Meiring (Klein Griet van den Bergh), Christine Basson (Dollie Duvenhage), Shareen Swart (Tienie Duvenhage), Lida Meiring (Sarie Haasbroek), Kim de Beer (Hannie Haasbroek) and Annandre Stapelberg (Tanya). Decor and costumes by Chris van den Berg. Also performed in the Roodepoort Civic Theatre, and other regional theatres later the year.

2010: Performed at the Volksblad Festival, directed by Paul Eilers with Deon Lotz, Susanne Beyers, Ilse Oppelt, Erica Wessels, Roeline Daneel, Hannetjie Smit, Lynita Crofford, Lulu Botha and Antoinette Louw.


Sources

Grütter, Wilhelm, CAPAB 25 Years, 1987. Unpublished research. 112

Die Proponentjie theatre programme (CAPAB), 1986.

PACOFS Drama 25 Years, 1963-1988

PACT theatre programme, 1988.

Volksblad, 1 July 2010.

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