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''[[So is ek gebek]]'' (Lit: "That is how my mouth is", i.e. "that is how I speak") is the generic name for a series of immensely popular satirical prose and verse programmes.  
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''[[So is ek gebek]]'' (Lit: "That is how my mouth is", i.e. "that is how I speak") is the generic name for a series of immensely popular satirical prose and verse programmes compiled and performed by the [[Stellenbosch Drama Department]].  
  
 
==The original text==
 
==The original text==
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==The series==
 
==The series==
  
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Swanepoel went on to compile and direct two more shows called ''[[So is ek gebek 2]]'' and ''[[So is ek gebek 3]]'', plus one focused on writing about food called ''[[So is my tafel gedek]]'' (i.e. "This is how my table is set").
  
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[[Marie Kruger]] later took over as compiler/director of the programme, doing ''[[So is ek gebek 4]]'' and ''[[So is ek gebek 5]]'', followed by [[Abduragman Adams]] in 2001-2002 (calling it ''[[Skrêmbuild Eggs vir Nasiebrou]]'' - lit something like "Scram-build eggs for nation cooking" and [[Mareli Hattingh]] in 2002. 
  
Swanepoel went on to compile and direct three more shows, slightly varying the theme and subtitle (e.g. ''[[So is my tafel gedek]]'' , i.e. "This is how my table is set", in 199*).
 
  
[[Marie Kruger]] later took over as compiler/director of the programme, followed by [[Abduragman Adams]] in 2001-2002 (calling it ''[[Skrêmbuild Eggs vir Nasiebrou]]'' - lit something like "Scram-build eggs for nation cooking" and [[Mareli Hattingh]] in 2002. 
 
  
  
  
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== Sources ==
  
  
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Revision as of 08:56, 1 December 2022

So is ek gebek (Lit: "That is how my mouth is", i.e. "that is how I speak") is the generic name for a series of immensely popular satirical prose and verse programmes compiled and performed by the Stellenbosch Drama Department.

The original text

Utilizing Afrikaans writing in all the dialects and forms available in the new South Africa, the original programme was created by Juanita Swanepoel and Daniel Hugo as a commissioned project for the first Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees to be held at at Oudtshoorn in 199*. Directed by Swanepoel, with students from the Drama Department at the University of Stellenbosch, among them, it was first performed in 199*. The show also toured parts of the Stellenbosch and Cape Town region.

The outline text for the first version is held in the Drama Department archives

The series

Swanepoel went on to compile and direct two more shows called So is ek gebek 2 and So is ek gebek 3, plus one focused on writing about food called So is my tafel gedek (i.e. "This is how my table is set").

Marie Kruger later took over as compiler/director of the programme, doing So is ek gebek 4 and So is ek gebek 5, followed by Abduragman Adams in 2001-2002 (calling it Skrêmbuild Eggs vir Nasiebrou - lit something like "Scram-build eggs for nation cooking" and Mareli Hattingh in 2002.



Sources

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