Difference between revisions of "Verwagtings"
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | ''[[Verwagtings]]''(“Expectations”) is a play by [[Deirdre Venter]]. | + | ''[[Verwagtings]]''(“Expectations”) is a play by [[Deirdre Venter]] ()[]. |
==The original text== | ==The original text== | ||
| − | A play about two pregnant women | + | A play about two pregnant women - one the abandoned owner of a farm, the other the household help whose husband is in prison - and takes look at womanhood and how women exist not just as women, but as individuals within their particular societies. |
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
Revision as of 15:47, 12 May 2022
Verwagtings(“Expectations”) is a play by Deirdre Venter ()[].
Contents
The original text
A play about two pregnant women - one the abandoned owner of a farm, the other the household help whose husband is in prison - and takes look at womanhood and how women exist not just as women, but as individuals within their particular societies.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
2007: First performed at the Wits Theatre Downstairs (21-24 March) and at the KKNK in Oudtshoorn in April, directed by André Stoltz with Renate Stuurman, Deirdre Venter, Elton Landrew and Louis Make. Venter nominated for the Slurpie-Kanna for best emerging artists for her text.
Sources
Beeld Plus, 26 July 2007.
https://gesellig.co.za/t/18481-%22Verwagtings%22/
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
