Grootmeisie

DEBUT

With Daneel van der Walt, Jefferson J. Dirks-Korkee, Wian Taljaard, René Cloete

A difficult menopause forces Daneel Merwe (Danny) to return to childhood with a mother who is addicted to sugar, and a bank manager father who sometimes hides in the garden shed. As a toddler she felt that something in their house was not good. As an adolescent she knew it, and rebellion, anger and hatred broke the windows of her seemingly safe home. Gradually her eyes were opened to the tendency towards depression and addiction in herself and her family. Rejection, alienation and abandonment by God follow her like her shadow. But it is only in her middle years that Danny realises it is essential to forgive those who have hurt and disappointed her.

Rachelle Greeff’s Grootmeisie is the winner of this year’s Reinet Nagtegaal text prize. Her drama Die naaimasjienwas also awarded this prestigious prize in 2009. She is also known for her award winning text Rondomskrik.

Director Lee-Ann van Rooi
Writer Rachelle Greeff
Stage Management Charlene Colling

AToyota Stellenbosch Woordfees production, supported by NATi