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1976: Staged by [[CAPAB]], directed by [[David Crichton]], with [[Lois Butlin]], [[Nicholas Ellenbogen]], [[Philip Godawa]] and [[Peter Krummeck]] in the cast.
 
1976: Staged by [[CAPAB]], directed by [[David Crichton]], with [[Lois Butlin]], [[Nicholas Ellenbogen]], [[Philip Godawa]] and [[Peter Krummeck]] in the cast.
 
 
1980: Staged in [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Bobaas van die Boendoe]]'' by [[PACT]], directed by [[Louis van Niekerk]], with [[Amor Tredoux]] (Magriet Vlooi), [[Pierre van Pletzen]] (Seef Stilstype), [[Jan Prinsloo]] (Migiel Vlooi), [[Eric Nobbs]] (Joppie Pens), [[Christo Gerlach]] (Jimmy Flinters), [[Gerben Kamper]] (Kris Kaiing), [[Christine Basson]] (Waailit Willekat), [[Riana Wilkens]] (Sera Fyndraai), [[Bettie Kemp]] (Bekkie Bodem), [[Annalise Bosch]] (Soesie Snuif), [[Trudi Lamprecht]] ( Antjie Asjas) and [[Don Lamprecht]] ( Oubaas Kaiing).
 
 
2003: Produced by drama students of the [[University of the Free State]] in [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Bobaas van die Boendoe]]'' , directed by [[Niel van Niekerk]] in the [[Wynand Mouton Theatre]].
 
 
2010: Produced by drama students of the [[University of the Free State]] in [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Bobaas van die Boendoe]]'' , directed by [[Nico Luwes]] in the  [[Scaena Theatre]].
 
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==

Revision as of 15:58, 12 May 2015

The Playboy of the Western World (1907) [1], is a three-act play written by Irish playwright J.M. Synge. First performed at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, on 26 January 1907.

Translations and adaptations

Adapted into Afrikaans as Bobaas van die Boendoe (“Top-Dog of the Bundu”), and localized to the Western Cape, by André P. Brink. Published by Human & Rousseau (1973).

Performance history in South Africa

1963: Presented by PACT in the Civic Theatre, Johannesburg and the National Theatre, Pretoria. Directed by Victor Melleney, settings by Cazik Dubinski, costumes by Gladys Haupt. The cast included James White, Arthur Hall, Siegfried Mynhardt, Fiona Fraser, Patrick Mynhardt, Paddy Canavan, Richard Daneel and others.

1976: Staged by CAPAB, directed by David Crichton, with Lois Butlin, Nicholas Ellenbogen, Philip Godawa and Peter Krummeck in the cast.

Sources

PACT report 1963/64.

The Argus 12 April 1976.

PACT theatre programme, 1980.

Volksblad, Tuesday 16 September 2003[2]

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