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''[[Die Spinner]]'' ("The spinner") is a one-man play by [[Christo Leach|C.P. Leach]].  
  
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== The original text ==
  
== The original text ==
 
 
First performed at the [[State Theatre]] Arena on 4 July 1983.
 
First performed at the [[State Theatre]] Arena on 4 July 1983.
  
Published in ''[[Rostrum: verhoogtekste]]'' by Tafelberg (1985).
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Published in ''[[Rostrum: verhoogtekste]]'' by [[Tafelberg]] (1985).
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
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1983: Performed at the [[Arena Theatre]], Pretoria on 4 July 1983, directed and designed by [[Christo Leach]] with [[Gys de Villiers]].  
 
1983: Performed at the [[Arena Theatre]], Pretoria on 4 July 1983, directed and designed by [[Christo Leach]] with [[Gys de Villiers]].  
  
1985: Presented by [[KRUIK]] at the [[Nico Malan Theatre]], along with [[Hennie Baird]]'s ''[[En Dit Was Môre]]'', as part of a programme billed as ''[[Dubbelspel]]'', opening on 17 August. Directed and designed by [[Christo Leach]] with [[Gys de Villiers]], lighting by [[Pieter de Swardt]]. De Villiers received an award as Best Actor for this performance.  
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1985:  Performed as a late-night show [[Upstairs at the Market]] in January, directed and designed by [[Christo Leach]] with [[Gys de Villiers]]. Lighting by [[Mannie Manim]]. (It played as a late-night show after [[The Company]]'s production of [[Deon Opperman]]'s ''[[Môre is 'n Lang Dag]]'' in the same venue.)
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1985: Presented by [[CAPAB]] at the [[Nico Malan Theatre]], along with [[Hennie Baird]]'s ''[[En Dit Was Môre]]'', as part of a programme billed as ''[[Dubbelspel]]'', opening on 17 August. Directed and designed by [[Christo Leach]] with [[Gys de Villiers]], lighting by [[Pieter de Swardt]]. De Villiers received an award as Best Actor for this performance.  
  
 
1989: Produced by the [[University of Stellenbosch Drama Department]] as part of the [[Lanzerac Stellenbosch Festival]]. The directed by [[Denise Bester]] with [[André van der Merwe]].
 
1989: Produced by the [[University of Stellenbosch Drama Department]] as part of the [[Lanzerac Stellenbosch Festival]]. The directed by [[Denise Bester]] with [[André van der Merwe]].
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
Theatre programme, 1985.
 
  
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''[[Die Spinner]]'', theatre programme, 1985.
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[[Ruphin Coudyzer]]. 2023. Annotated list of his photographs of [[Market Theatre]] productions. (Provided by Coudyzer)
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[[Pat Schwartz]] 1988. ''The Best of Company: The Story of Johannesburg's [[Market Theatre]]''. Johannesburg: [[Ad Donker]].
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 06:14, 23 April 2024

Die Spinner ("The spinner") is a one-man play by C.P. Leach.

The original text

First performed at the State Theatre Arena on 4 July 1983.

Published in Rostrum: verhoogtekste by Tafelberg (1985).

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1983: Performed at the Arena Theatre, Pretoria on 4 July 1983, directed and designed by Christo Leach with Gys de Villiers.

1985: Performed as a late-night show Upstairs at the Market in January, directed and designed by Christo Leach with Gys de Villiers. Lighting by Mannie Manim. (It played as a late-night show after The Company's production of Deon Opperman's Môre is 'n Lang Dag in the same venue.)

1985: Presented by CAPAB at the Nico Malan Theatre, along with Hennie Baird's En Dit Was Môre, as part of a programme billed as Dubbelspel, opening on 17 August. Directed and designed by Christo Leach with Gys de Villiers, lighting by Pieter de Swardt. De Villiers received an award as Best Actor for this performance.

1989: Produced by the University of Stellenbosch Drama Department as part of the Lanzerac Stellenbosch Festival. The directed by Denise Bester with André van der Merwe.

Sources

Die Spinner, theatre programme, 1985.

Ruphin Coudyzer. 2023. Annotated list of his photographs of Market Theatre productions. (Provided by Coudyzer)

Pat Schwartz 1988. The Best of Company: The Story of Johannesburg's Market Theatre. Johannesburg: Ad Donker.

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