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("Father, Make me a Kite Father") by [[Chris Barnard]]. An Afrikaans play about a man and his relationship with his mother and a (fictional?) son. A key absurdist work in the South African canon. theatre, perhaps the best.  
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'''''Pa, Maak vir my 'n Vlieër Pa''''' ("Dad, Make me a Kite Dad") by [[Chris Barnard]]. An [[Afrikaans]] play about a man and his relationship with his mother and a (fictional?) son. A key absurdist work in the South African theatre, perhaps the best.  
  
Published by Afrikaanse Pers in 1964. Published by [[Dalro]]. Also published by [[Afr. Pers-Boekhandel]].
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Published by [[Afrikaanse Pers Boekhandel]] in 1964. Published by [[Dalro]].
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==Translations and adaptations==
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Translated into English by [[Antony Dowes]] as ''Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow''.
  
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
The first performance of the play was in the [[National Theatre]] Pretoria on 30 September 1965 (produced by [[TRUK]]), directed by [[Robert Mohr]] starring [[Cobus Rossouw]], [[Kita Redelinghuys|Kita Redelinghuijs]] and [[Frans Marx]].  
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1965: The first performance of the play was in the [[National Theatre]] Pretoria on 30 September 1965 (produced by [[PACT]]), directed by [[Robert Mohr]] starring [[Cobus Rossouw]], [[Kita Redelinghuys|Kita Redelinghuijs]] and [[Franz Marx]].  
  
[[CAPAB]]'s production of the [[Afrikaans]] text openened in the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]] on 19 December 1969. [[Robert Mohr]] was the director, assisted by [[Ken Leach]]. [[Raimond Schoop]] designed the decor. Stage director [[Scott Robertson]], stage manager [[Brian Kennedy]]. The cast were [[Kita Redelinghuys|Kita Redelinghuijs]], [[Cobus Rossouw]] and [[Wilson Dunster]]
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1969: [[CAPAB]]'s production of the [[Afrikaans]] text openened in the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]] on 19 December 1969. [[Robert Mohr]] was the director, assisted by [[Ken Leach]]. [[Raimond Schoop]] designed the decor. Stage director [[Scott Robertson]], stage manager [[Brian Kennedy]]. The cast were [[Kita Redelinghuys|Kita Redelinghuijs]], [[Cobus Rossouw]] and [[Wilson Dunster]]
  
On 27 December 1969 it was the first performance in the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]] of the English version of the play directed by [[Robert Mohr|Mohr]] with the same cast and credits.
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1969: On 27 December 1969 it was the first performance in the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]] of the English version of the play directed by [[Robert Mohr|Mohr]] with the same cast and credits.
  
==Translations and adaptations==
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1985: Staged by [[PACT]], designed and directed by [[Dawie Malan]], with [[Lida Botha]] (Vrou), [[Eric Nobbs]] (Org) and [[Jakes Jacobs]] (Man).
Translated into English by [[Antony Dowes]] as ''Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow''.
 
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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''Pa, Maak vir my 'n Vlieër Pa/Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow'' joint theatre programme, 1969.
 
''Pa, Maak vir my 'n Vlieër Pa/Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow'' joint theatre programme, 1969.
  
CAPAB List of Plays Presented, 1971
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[[CAPAB]] List of Plays Presented, 1971.
  
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[[PACT]] theatre programme, 1985.
  
 
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Revision as of 06:55, 24 August 2015

Pa, Maak vir my 'n Vlieër Pa ("Dad, Make me a Kite Dad") by Chris Barnard. An Afrikaans play about a man and his relationship with his mother and a (fictional?) son. A key absurdist work in the South African theatre, perhaps the best.

Published by Afrikaanse Pers Boekhandel in 1964. Published by Dalro.

Translations and adaptations

Translated into English by Antony Dowes as Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow.

Performance history in South Africa

1965: The first performance of the play was in the National Theatre Pretoria on 30 September 1965 (produced by PACT), directed by Robert Mohr starring Cobus Rossouw, Kita Redelinghuijs and Franz Marx.

1969: CAPAB's production of the Afrikaans text openened in the Hofmeyr Theatre on 19 December 1969. Robert Mohr was the director, assisted by Ken Leach. Raimond Schoop designed the decor. Stage director Scott Robertson, stage manager Brian Kennedy. The cast were Kita Redelinghuijs, Cobus Rossouw and Wilson Dunster

1969: On 27 December 1969 it was the first performance in the Hofmeyr Theatre of the English version of the play directed by Mohr with the same cast and credits.

1985: Staged by PACT, designed and directed by Dawie Malan, with Lida Botha (Vrou), Eric Nobbs (Org) and Jakes Jacobs (Man).

Sources

Grütter, Wilhelm, CAPAB 25 Years, 1987. Unpublished research. p 57.

Pa, Maak vir my 'n Vlieër Pa/Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow joint theatre programme, 1969.

CAPAB List of Plays Presented, 1971.

PACT theatre programme, 1985.

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