Sagmoedige Neelsie

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Sagmoedige Neelsie was a dramatised compilation by Bartho Smit of extracts from C.J. Langenhoven's work. Commissioned and staged by the Johannesburg Civic Theatre to coincide with the 1973 centenary celebrations of Langenhoven's birth.


Sagmoedige Neelsie is also the title of a light-hearted comedic television series based on Langenhoven's work, made by filmmaker Manie van Rensburg in 1983.


The original text

The staged production was compiled from the following works by C.J. Langenhoven: Sonde Met die Bure, Herrie op die Tremspoor, Aan Stille Waters, Loeloeraai and Doppers en Filistyne.

Performance history in South Africa

1973: The Bartho Smit dramatisation was staged by the Johannesburg Civic Theatre, directed by Smit, with


Sources

Johannesburg Civic Theatre theatre programme, 1973.

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