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| − | ''[[Woza Andries?]]'' is a | + | ''[[Woza Andries?]]'' is a political play written by [[Robert Volker]], and workshopped by the original cast. |
Though the original script bears the title ''[[Woza Andries?]]'', the play is also referred to in reviews and other materal as ''[[Woza Andries!?]]'' or ''[[Woza Andries!]]'' | Though the original script bears the title ''[[Woza Andries?]]'', the play is also referred to in reviews and other materal as ''[[Woza Andries!?]]'' or ''[[Woza Andries!]]'' | ||
| + | In some reviews the play is ascribed jointly to [[Robert Volker]] and [[Christiaan Olwagen]], while [[Christiaan Olwagen]], in an interview (***), seems to suggest that it was the first play '''he''' had written. However, the latter is most probably a wrong interpretation of his reference to the entire creative process, rather than the text alone. | ||
== The original text == | == The original text == | ||
| + | The play is a response to and a very free adaptation of ''[[Woza Albert!]]'' (Mtwa, Ngema and Simon, 1981). Written for two white actors, set in the New South Africa. The original text was conceived by and written by [[Robert Volker]], and then workshopped by [[TEATERteater]]'s actors [[De Klerk Oelofse]], [[Johan Botha]] and [[Kelly-Eve Koopman]], with director [[Christiaan Olwagen]] and author Volker. | ||
| − | + | '''See also ''[[Woza Albert!]]''''' | |
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| + | == Performances == | ||
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| + | 2010: Performed to critical acclaim at the 2010 National Arts Festival in Grahamstown, and went on to play in Stellenbosch and Cape Town in the same year. | ||
| − | + | 2011: Played at the [[Gordon Institute for Performing and Creative Arts]] at the University of Cape Town | |
| − | + | 2012: Played at the [[Aardklop]] Festival in Potchefstroom | |
| − | + | 2013: Played at the [[Vryfees]] in Bloemfontein | |
| + | == Sources == | ||
| − | + | Review by [[Astrid Stark]] in ''[[The Sunday Independent]]'' 5 December 2010, and reproduced on her website under December 6, 2010 in "Theatre & Event Reviews and Interviews"[https://astridstark1.wordpress.com/2010/12/06/theater-review-woza-andries-and-art/] | |
| + | [[Anton Kreuger]]. 2014. " 'It's Just Changed Color': Clowning with Parodies of Religion, Race and Nation in ''Woza Albert!'' and ''Woza Andries?''", in: Nadine Holdsworth (Ed.). ''Theatre and National Identity: Re-Imagining Conceptions of Nation''. London: Routledge. | ||
| − | + | 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|South African Festivals and Competitions]] | ||
| + | Return to [[The ESAT Entries]] | ||
| − | + | Return to [[Main Page]] | |
Latest revision as of 08:46, 18 April 2017
Woza Andries? is a political play written by Robert Volker, and workshopped by the original cast.
Though the original script bears the title Woza Andries?, the play is also referred to in reviews and other materal as Woza Andries!? or Woza Andries!
In some reviews the play is ascribed jointly to Robert Volker and Christiaan Olwagen, while Christiaan Olwagen, in an interview (***), seems to suggest that it was the first play he had written. However, the latter is most probably a wrong interpretation of his reference to the entire creative process, rather than the text alone.
The original text
The play is a response to and a very free adaptation of Woza Albert! (Mtwa, Ngema and Simon, 1981). Written for two white actors, set in the New South Africa. The original text was conceived by and written by Robert Volker, and then workshopped by TEATERteater's actors De Klerk Oelofse, Johan Botha and Kelly-Eve Koopman, with director Christiaan Olwagen and author Volker.
See also Woza Albert!
Performances
2010: Performed to critical acclaim at the 2010 National Arts Festival in Grahamstown, and went on to play in Stellenbosch and Cape Town in the same year.
2011: Played at the Gordon Institute for Performing and Creative Arts at the University of Cape Town
2012: Played at the Aardklop Festival in Potchefstroom
2013: Played at the Vryfees in Bloemfontein
Sources
Review by Astrid Stark in The Sunday Independent 5 December 2010, and reproduced on her website under December 6, 2010 in "Theatre & Event Reviews and Interviews"[1]
Anton Kreuger. 2014. " 'It's Just Changed Color': Clowning with Parodies of Religion, Race and Nation in Woza Albert! and Woza Andries?", in: Nadine Holdsworth (Ed.). Theatre and National Identity: Re-Imagining Conceptions of Nation. London: Routledge.
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
