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Die Tweede Dood van Robey Leibbrandt ("The Second Death of Robey Leibbrandt") was the first play written by Afrikaans journalist Cas van Rensburg. It takes a closer look at Robey Leibbrandt (1913-1966) [1] the South African Olympic boxer, WWII German secret agent and freedom fighter against the British influence and political power within South Africa. He was infatuated with Hitler and schemed to murder General Smuts. The play is an investigation of the Afrikaner psyche and the identity crisis behind the ideals of the pure “volk”.
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Performance history in South Africa
1984: Staged by PACT, directed by Chris Pretorius, with Ben Kruger (Robey Leibbrandt), Chris van Niekerk (Johannes van der Walt), Didi Kriel (Dokter) and Billy Second (Kabaret-meisie).
Sources
PACT theatre programme, 1984.
PACT pamphlet Let Us Build a Heritage, 1984/85.
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