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''[[Vergenoeg]]'' ("far enough") can refer to two theatrical works.
  
 
=''[[Vergenoeg]]'' by [[George Weideman]]=
 
=''[[Vergenoeg]]'' by [[George Weideman]]=
  
The play written in 2003, was the first overall winner of the [[Sanlam-prys vir Afrikaanse Teater]] in 2004 when performed by the [[University of Stellenbosch]].
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This is an alternative title sometimes found for the play ''[[My Plaas se Naam is Vergenoeg]]'' ("My farm's name is Far Enough") by [[George Weideman]] (1947-2008).
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See '''''[[My Plaas se Naam is Vergenoeg]]'''''
  
 
=''[[Vergenoeg]]'' by [[Marita van der Vyver]] and [[Alexa Strachan]]=
 
=''[[Vergenoeg]]'' by [[Marita van der Vyver]] and [[Alexa Strachan]]=

Latest revision as of 10:46, 16 January 2023


Vergenoeg ("far enough") can refer to two theatrical works.

Vergenoeg by George Weideman

This is an alternative title sometimes found for the play My Plaas se Naam is Vergenoeg ("My farm's name is Far Enough") by George Weideman (1947-2008).

See My Plaas se Naam is Vergenoeg

Vergenoeg by Marita van der Vyver and Alexa Strachan

The original text

Marita van der Vyver's novel Vergenoeg was adapted for the stage by Alexa Strachan, with music by Herman van den Berg.

A daughter looks after het dying mother, with the help of some alcohol and lots af make-up. The human and timeless story is told with pathos and humour.

Performance history in South Africa

2011: Performed at the Woordfees in Stellenbosch, directed by André Odendaal, with Sandra Prinsloo, Milan Murray and Alexa Strachan. Woordfees, 2011.

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