Defending the Caveman
A comedy one-man play written by American actor and comedian Rob Becker about the misunderstandings between men and women. Has been seen in theatres around the world by more than eight million people in forty-five countries. Has been performed in over thirty different languages. [1]
Contents
The original text
Translations and adaptations
An Afrikaans translation entitled Groet die Grotman (“Greet the Caveman”) was done by Koos Kombuis in 2005, performed by Hannes Muller.
Performance history in South Africa
An enormously popular play in South Africa from the 1990s, performed by Tim Plewman and produced initially by Pieter Toerien. (The rights later transferred to Plewman.) Ran for ** years at vast profit.
Sources
Wikipedia.
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