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''Om Hendrik Weg te Bring'', by [[Cas van Rensburg]]. Susan Breedt's decision to go to the [[Truth and Reconciliation Commission]] to talk about the death of her son, Hendrik, in Angola, causes conflict with her husband. Their situation echoes that of the grandmother who lost her son, also Hendrik, in a concentration camp during the [[South African War|Anglo-Boer War]]. Peformed at the [[KKNK]], 1997, directed by [[Jacqui Singer]], featuring [[Trix Pienaar]] and [[Johan Botha]].
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''[[Om Hendrik Weg te Bring]]'' ("To take Uncle Hendrik away") is a play by [[Cas van Rensburg]] (1942-2018).  
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==The original text==
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It tells of Susan Breedt's decision to go to the [[Truth and Reconciliation Commission]] to talk about the death of her son, Hendrik, in Angola, causes conflict with her husband. Their situation echoes that of the grandmother who lost her son, also Hendrik, in a concentration camp during the [[South African War|Anglo-Boer War]].
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== South African performances==
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1997: Performed at the [[KKNK]], directed by [[Jacqui Singer]], featuring [[Trix Pienaar]] and [[Johan Botha]].
  
 
==Sources==
 
==Sources==
KKNK Festival programme, 1997.
 
  
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[[KKNK]] Festival programme, 1997.
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Latest revision as of 07:11, 22 September 2018

Om Hendrik Weg te Bring ("To take Uncle Hendrik away") is a play by Cas van Rensburg (1942-2018).

The original text

It tells of Susan Breedt's decision to go to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission to talk about the death of her son, Hendrik, in Angola, causes conflict with her husband. Their situation echoes that of the grandmother who lost her son, also Hendrik, in a concentration camp during the Anglo-Boer War.

South African performances

1997: Performed at the KKNK, directed by Jacqui Singer, featuring Trix Pienaar and Johan Botha.

Sources

KKNK Festival programme, 1997.

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