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He translated several plays into [[Afrikaans]], e.g. ''[[The Miracle Worker]]'' as ''[[Die Wonderwerk]]'', ''[[Boeing-Boeing]]'', ''[[L'Avare]]'' as ''[[Die Vrek]]'', ''[[A Month in the Country]]'' as ''[['n Maand op die Platteland]]'', ''[[Fadren]]'', ''[[Happy Birthday]]'' as ''[[Kat in die Donker]]''. | He translated several plays into [[Afrikaans]], e.g. ''[[The Miracle Worker]]'' as ''[[Die Wonderwerk]]'', ''[[Boeing-Boeing]]'', ''[[L'Avare]]'' as ''[[Die Vrek]]'', ''[[A Month in the Country]]'' as ''[['n Maand op die Platteland]]'', ''[[Fadren]]'', ''[[Happy Birthday]]'' as ''[[Kat in die Donker]]''. | ||
| − | His adaptation of | + | His adaptation of ''[[Crime on Goat Island|Misdaad op Bokeiland]]'' was staged by [[PACT]] in 1976. |
He wrote ''[[Intimate Relations]]'' based on ''[[Les Parents Terribles]]'' by Cocteau. | He wrote ''[[Intimate Relations]]'' based on ''[[Les Parents Terribles]]'' by Cocteau. | ||
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Pieter-Paul Fourie (1947-). Playwright, translator, literary advisor and theatre organiser.
At one time married to theatre theorist and historian Eunice Reynecke (Eunice Fourie).
Career
He worked as literary advisor for PACT and later for the ATKV in its various theatre projects. He later resigned to become a full-time writer.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
His play Conspiracy was put on by PACT in 1976.
He translated several plays into Afrikaans, e.g. The Miracle Worker as Die Wonderwerk, Boeing-Boeing, L'Avare as Die Vrek, A Month in the Country as 'n Maand op die Platteland, Fadren, Happy Birthday as Kat in die Donker.
His adaptation of Misdaad op Bokeiland was staged by PACT in 1976.
He wrote Intimate Relations based on Les Parents Terribles by Cocteau.
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