Theatre Discussions: ‘Die ander dogter’

In these free discussions, Woordfees director and playwright Saartjie Botha talks with the theatre-makers and artists responsible for some of the most exciting productions at this year’s festival.

‘Die ander dogter’

Ever-popular icon Sandra Prinsloo returns with an adaptation of Nobel Prize winner Annie Ernaux’s l’Autre Fille, translated from the French by Naòmi Morgan. At the age of 10, a girl discovers she had an older sister who passed away. In a moving letter to this sister, Ernaux reflects on loss, parents and siblings. Prinsloo and Morgan talk about the relationship between siblings, how death can shape identity, and the hidden narratives within families.