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| − | ''[[Die Swakkere Vat]]'' ("the weaker vessel") is a one-act play by [[H.A. Fagan]]. | + | ''[[Die Swakkere Vat]]'' ("the weaker vessel") is a one-act play by [[H.A. Fagan]] (1889-1963). |
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1964: Staged by the Church Youth Society of Wilgehof at the [[ATKV Amateur Toneelkompetisie|ATKV Amateur Theatre Competition]] in Bloemfontein, directed by [[Ria van Niekerk]], wih a cast including [[Annelise van der Ryst]] in the role of Bella. | 1964: Staged by the Church Youth Society of Wilgehof at the [[ATKV Amateur Toneelkompetisie|ATKV Amateur Theatre Competition]] in Bloemfontein, directed by [[Ria van Niekerk]], wih a cast including [[Annelise van der Ryst]] in the role of Bella. | ||
| − | 1978: Performed | + | 1978: Performed performed in the [[Libertas-teater]] in Stellenbosch on 14 March as part of the [[USAT Dramafees]] by students of the residences Libertas and Aristea at the [[University of Stellenbosch]]. Directed by [[Suna Snyman]], with [[Louis du Toit]], [[Rehanne Lambrechts]], [[Linn Minnaar]], [[Kobus Louw]], [[Marie Nel]] and [[Jean Badenhorst]]. Stage manager [[Suna Snyman]], assisted by [[Aneke Barnard]]. ''(The play in this case wrongly attributed to [[Gerhard J. Beukes]] instead of [[H.A. Fagan]] in the festival programme.)'' |
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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[[ATKV]] Toneelfees programme, 1964. | [[ATKV]] Toneelfees programme, 1964. | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[Frederik Jacobus Nel]] 1972. ''Die [[Kaapstadse Afrikaanse Toneelvereniging]], 1934-1962''. Unpublished master’s thesis. Stellenbosch: [[University of Stellenbosch]]. |
Copy of the 1978 [[USAT Dramafees]] programme (held 11-21 March in the [[Libertas-teater]] in Stellenbosch). | Copy of the 1978 [[USAT Dramafees]] programme (held 11-21 March in the [[Libertas-teater]] in Stellenbosch). | ||
Latest revision as of 05:14, 15 June 2023
Die Swakkere Vat ("the weaker vessel") is a one-act play by H.A. Fagan (1889-1963).
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The original text
Originally published in the 1942-1943 Jaarboek van die Johannesburg Skrywerskring, thereafter often anthologised, e.g. in Twee blyspele (Nasionale Pers, 1945); Ses Eenbedrywe by Van Schaik, 1946; Die Stille Haard en die Swakkere Vat by Naspers and in Spel en Spelers by Van Schaik.
Performance history in South Africa
1943: Presented by the Kaapstadse Afrikaanse Toneelvereniging, directed by Anna Viljoen, with Gerrit van der Merwe.
1947: Anna Viljoen directed the play for K.A.T.'s entry to the FATSSA competition.
1964: Staged by the Church Youth Society of Wilgehof at the ATKV Amateur Theatre Competition in Bloemfontein, directed by Ria van Niekerk, wih a cast including Annelise van der Ryst in the role of Bella.
1978: Performed performed in the Libertas-teater in Stellenbosch on 14 March as part of the USAT Dramafees by students of the residences Libertas and Aristea at the University of Stellenbosch. Directed by Suna Snyman, with Louis du Toit, Rehanne Lambrechts, Linn Minnaar, Kobus Louw, Marie Nel and Jean Badenhorst. Stage manager Suna Snyman, assisted by Aneke Barnard. (The play in this case wrongly attributed to Gerhard J. Beukes instead of H.A. Fagan in the festival programme.)
Translations and adaptations
Sources
Trek 8(11):15, 1943.
ATKV Toneelfees programme, 1964.
Frederik Jacobus Nel 1972. Die Kaapstadse Afrikaanse Toneelvereniging, 1934-1962. Unpublished master’s thesis. Stellenbosch: University of Stellenbosch.
Copy of the 1978 USAT Dramafees programme (held 11-21 March in the Libertas-teater in Stellenbosch).
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