South Africa: Theatre Review - 'Moedertaal' Delivers a Compelling, Evocative Narrative

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Nico Scheepers and Sandra Prinsloo make a formidable pair in Moedertaal. By SIOBHAN CASSIDY.

How I wished I didn't have to read the subtitles in Moedertaal. Whenever I listened to the Afrikaans words spoken by Sandra Prinsloo I understood snatches of a beautiful, lyrical Afrikaans that cannot be translated. When I heard the Afrikaans and saw the translations in English I wanted to shout out: "That is not what she said; it is definitely not what he meant!"

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