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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]]''. [[Nico Luwes|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 South African dramas written about gay issues. It was never published.
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==

Revision as of 16:39, 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. Luwes (2012) considers it to be one of the first South African dramas written about gay issues. 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 Unpublished doctoral dissertation.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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