Oorlog is Oorlog

Oorlog is Oorlog (1927) ("War is war") by J.F.W. Grosskopf. Also known as Mara.

The original text
An excellent anti-war one-act play about the relationship between a Boer girl and a British soldier during the Anglo Boer war. First published under its original title by Van Schaik in 1941 in Die Klipdolk, en Ander Kort-spele. Later often included in collections for use in schools and performed by schools and amateur companies. Inter alia published in Vyfling by Nasboek and Skerm en Masker by Van Schaik.

Performance history in South Africa
1937: First produced by K.A.T. in 1937, directed by Dolly Pienaar.

1941: Produced under the title Mara in June by the Volksteater in Pretoria (in aid of the anti-war  Reddingsdaadbond), directed by Anna Neethling-Pohl with Lydia Lindeque in the lead role.

1942: Directed by Anna Richter-Visser for K.A.T. in August 1942.

1944: Produced by Die Maskers in 1944 in the Library Theatre, featuring Hermien Dommisse.

1969: Produced by the Grey College Dramatic Society, Bloemfontein, directed by Charles Malan

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