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==The original text==
 
==The original text==
  
Written in 1966, it was his first attempt at a serious drama after his student piece ''[[Tjaka]]''. Luwes (2012) considers it to be one of the first gay dramas written in South Africa. It was never published.  
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Written in 1966, it was his first attempt at a serious drama after his student piece ''[[Tjaka]]''. [[Nico Luwes|Luwes (2012) considers it to be one of the first gay dramas written in South Africa. It was never published.
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==

Revision as of 09:54, 25 September 2017

The Parents is an English play by Pieter Fourie (1940-)

The original text

Written in 1966, it was his first attempt at a serious drama after his student piece Tjaka. [[Nico Luwes|Luwes (2012) considers it to be one of the first gay dramas written in South Africa. It was never published.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1980: Performed by the People's Space, directed by Henry Goodman, starring Gabrielle Lomberg,

Sources

Nico Luwes 2010. Pieter Fourie (1940-) se bydrae as Afrikaanse dramaturg en kunsbestuurder: 1965-2010. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Bloemfontein: University of the Free State, pp.147, [1]

Mooi Maria theatre programme, 1981.

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