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| − | Based on the story of Job, the character Jobias, a farm worker, loses all his possessions and his children. | + | Based on the biblical story of Job, the character Jobias, a farm worker, loses all his possessions and his children. |
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | + | Premièred in a production by the [[Agterdeur Geselskap]] at the [[KKNK]] in March 1998, directed by [[Charles J. Fourie|Fourie]], starring [[André Roothman]] as Jobias, [[Royston Stoffels|Roysten Stoffels]], [[Ivan Abrahams]], [[André Samuels]], [[Theresa Cloete]], [[Chris Gxalaba]], [[Johan Malherbe]], [[Denver Vraagom]]. Stage manager [[Deon Erasmus]], costumes by [[Stefan Venter]], lighting by [[Patrick Curtis]], photography by [[Albert van Niekerk]] and [[Lien Botha]]. | |
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| + | The same production was staged in [[The Arena]] at the [[Nico Malan Theatre]] in May 1998. | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
Revision as of 06:52, 25 August 2014
A play by Charles J. Fourie.
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Subject
Based on the biblical story of Job, the character Jobias, a farm worker, loses all his possessions and his children.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
Premièred in a production by the Agterdeur Geselskap at the KKNK in March 1998, directed by Fourie, starring André Roothman as Jobias, Roysten Stoffels, Ivan Abrahams, André Samuels, Theresa Cloete, Chris Gxalaba, Johan Malherbe, Denver Vraagom. Stage manager Deon Erasmus, costumes by Stefan Venter, lighting by Patrick Curtis, photography by Albert van Niekerk and Lien Botha.
The same production was staged in The Arena at the Nico Malan Theatre in May 1998.
Sources
KKNK programme, 1998.
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