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(19*-) Cape Town based playwright, short fiction writer, journalist  and poet. An articulate, provocative and popular speaker on literary issues. Trained and working as a laboratory assistant, he was a member of the [[Belhar Amateur Drama]] and became founder of and writer/director for [[Unison Players]]  from 1975. Was also involved with [[Group 44]] as founder(?*) and writer and worked with [[The Space Theatre]]. *  Started out writing stories and poems, published in various journals. His collection of poems, collected as  '''n Ordinary Mens'' ("An Ordinary person" - [[Kaaps]] or [[Cape Afrikaans]]) became widely read and discussed. 
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[[Peter Snyders]] (born 1939). Cape Town based playwright, short fiction writer, journalist  and poet.
  
Snyders is one of the best examples of writers in so-called [[Kaaps]]  (i.e. the "Cape Afrikaans" of the Cape Flats) and uses it in his poetry and in many of his plays. These include ''[[Voor dit gebeur]]'' (1975), ''[[Lied vir Lisa]]'' ("Song for Lisa" , 1979), ''[[Political Joke]]'' (1979, pub. 1983). ''[[Elke Ou Storie]]'' (“Every old story” – co-written with [[Group 44]], 197*), ''[[Min Genade]]'' ("Little Mercy", 1983), ''[[Die Drein]]'' (197*). Has also written purely English plays, such as ''[[The birds and the boys]]'' (19*) and ''[[Violations]]'' (19*), ''[[The Final Sting of the Dying Wasp]]''  (co-written with [[Geraldine Aron]], [[Dermod Judge]], [[Russel Savadier]], and others, [[The Space]], 197*) **.
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== Biography ==
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An articulate, provocative and popular speaker on literary issues. Trained and working as a laboratory assistant, he was a member of the [[Belhar Amateur Drama]] and became founder of and writer/director for [[Unison Players]] from 1975. He was also involved with [[Group 44]] as founder(?*) and writer and worked with [[The Space Theatre]]. *  Started out writing stories and poems, published in various journals. His collection of poems, collected as  '''n Ordinary Mens'' ("An Ordinary person" - [[Kaaps]] or [[Cape Afrikaans]]) became widely read and discussed. 
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Snyders is one of the best examples of writers in so-called [[Kaaps]]  (i.e. the "Cape Afrikaans" of the Cape Flats) and uses it in his poetry and in many of his plays.  
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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
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His plays include ''[[Voor dit gebeur]]'' (1975), ''[[Lied vir Lisa]]'' ("Song for Lisa" , 1979), ''[[Political Joke]]'' (1979, pub. 1983). ''[[Elke Ou Storie]]'' (“Every old story” – co-written with [[Group 44]], 197*), ''[[Min Genade]]'' ("Little Mercy", 1983), ''[[Die Drein]]'' (197*). Has also written purely English plays, such as ''[[The birds and the boys]]'' (19*) and ''[[Violations]]'' (19*), ''[[The Final Sting of the Dying Wasp]]''  (co-written with [[Geraldine Aron]], [[Dermod Judge]], [[Russel Savadier]], and others, [[The Space]], 197*) **.
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
See Astbury, 1979, Smith, 1990, January 1997
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[[ESAT Bibliography Ar-Az|Astbury]] 1979.
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[[ESAT Bibliography Ja-Ji|January]] 1997.
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[[ESAT Bibliography Sma-Smu|Smith, Julian]], 19
  
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Peter Snyders (born 1939). Cape Town based playwright, short fiction writer, journalist and poet.

Biography

An articulate, provocative and popular speaker on literary issues. Trained and working as a laboratory assistant, he was a member of the Belhar Amateur Drama and became founder of and writer/director for Unison Players from 1975. He was also involved with Group 44 as founder(?*) and writer and worked with The Space Theatre. * Started out writing stories and poems, published in various journals. His collection of poems, collected as 'n Ordinary Mens ("An Ordinary person" - Kaaps or Cape Afrikaans) became widely read and discussed.

Snyders is one of the best examples of writers in so-called Kaaps (i.e. the "Cape Afrikaans" of the Cape Flats) and uses it in his poetry and in many of his plays.

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

His plays include Voor dit gebeur (1975), Lied vir Lisa ("Song for Lisa" , 1979), Political Joke (1979, pub. 1983). Elke Ou Storie (“Every old story” – co-written with Group 44, 197*), Min Genade ("Little Mercy", 1983), Die Drein (197*). Has also written purely English plays, such as The birds and the boys (19*) and Violations (19*), The Final Sting of the Dying Wasp (co-written with Geraldine Aron, Dermod Judge, Russel Savadier, and others, The Space, 197*) **.

Sources

Astbury 1979.

January 1997.

Smith, Julian, 19

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