As Ons Twee Eers Getroud Is! - Revision history

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 == The original text ==
-Described as "'n Spel in vier bedrywe oor 'n [[Afrikaanse]] familie in die stad". ("a play in four acts about an [[Afrikaans]] family in the city"), it is a farce about the crisis that develops when the Van Der Merwe family, about to celebrate 25 years of marriage, discover they have no copy of the marriage certificate, and may have been living in sin for all that time.
+Described as " 'n Spel in vier bedrywe oor 'n [[Afrikaanse]] familie in die stad". ("a play in four acts about an [[Afrikaans]] family in the city"), it is a farce about the crisis that develops when the Van Der Merwe family, about to celebrate 25 years of marriage, discover they have no copy of the marriage certificate, and may have been living in sin for all that time.
 Published in Pretoria [[J.L. van Schaik]] in 1952, reprinted numerous times since.

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 ''[[Teater SA]]'', 1(1) and (2), 1968.
 [[Jan Senekal|Senekal, Jan]] and [[Karien van Aswegen|Van Aswegen, Karien]] (eds.). 1980. ''Bronne by die Studie van Afrikaanse Dramas 1900-1978''. Johannesburg: [[Perskor]]
 [[Gerhard J. Beukes]] (1913–1998) by [[Erika Terblanche]], in [[LitNet]] 2014-08-21

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	''[[Teater SA]]'', 1(1) and (2), 1968.		''[[Teater SA]]'', 1(1) and (2), 1968.
		+	[[Jan Senekal\|Senekal, Jan]] and [[Karien van Aswegen\|Van Aswegen, Karien]] (eds.). 1980. ''Bronne by die Studie van Afrikaanse Dramas 1900-1978''. Johannesburg: [[Perskor]]
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	[[Gerhard J. Beukes]] (1913–1998) by [[Erika Terblanche]], in [[LitNet]] 2014-08-21		[[Gerhard J. Beukes]] (1913–1998) by [[Erika Terblanche]], in [[LitNet]] 2014-08-21

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	''[[As Ons Twee Eers Getroud Is!]]'' ("Once we two are married!") is a romantic farce in four acts in [[Afrikaans]] by [[Gerhard J. Beukes]] (1913-1998).		''[[As Ons Twee Eers Getroud Is!]]'' ("Once we two are married!") is a romantic farce in four acts in [[Afrikaans]] by [[Gerhard J. Beukes]] (1913-1998).

−	(Though Beukes was fond of using exclamation marks in his titles, the title of this play is sometimes also written '''''[[As Ons Twee Eers Getroud Is]]''''')	+	''(Though Beukes was fond of using exclamation marks in his titles, the title of this play is sometimes also written '''[[As Ons Twee Eers Getroud Is]]''')''

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	Robyn Sassen. 2020. Moonshine and black coffee. Afrikaans Radio Drama ''[[As Ons Twee eers Getroud Is]]'' (2 April, 2020)		Robyn Sassen. 2020. Moonshine and black coffee. Afrikaans Radio Drama ''[[As Ons Twee eers Getroud Is]]'' (2 April, 2020)

		+	https://www.pioneerschool.org.za/history/

	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6481404/		https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6481404/

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 : First performed professionally by [[NTO]] in 1952, playing for 185 performances. The cast included [[Dan Welman]], [[Sara Louw]], [[Pieter Wilcocks]], [[Tromp Terre'Blanche|Tromp Terreblanche]], [[Emgee Pretorius]], [[Nilo Naudé van Zyl]], [[James Norval]] (Oupa), [[Anna Cloete]] (Violet Bloom). Directed by [[Siegfried Mynhardt]]. [[Wena Naudé]] played the role of "Ma" until she had to leave the company in September.
-: Performed as ''[[As Ons Twee Eers Getroud Is]]'' in the [[Biesenbach-saal]] in Worcester during June/July by [[Die Dramaklub Skool vir Blindes Worcester]] (i.e. the newly founded Drama Club of the School for the Blind in Worcester), directed by [[Eunice Diedericks]]. The cast consisted of [[Gerhard Ferreira]], [[Pierre Claassens]], [[Elize Viljoen]], [[Anton Pienaar]], [[Carina Barnard]], [[Bennie van Rensburg]], [[Pieter Blom]], [[Erna Blom]], [[Anna-Marie Moolman]], [[Jeanette Heyns]] and  [[Eunice Diedericks]].
+: Performed as ''[[As Ons Twee Eers Getroud Is]]'' in the [[Biesenbach-saal]] in Worcester during June/July by the newly founded [[Drama Club]] of the School for the Blind in the Western Cape town of Worcester[https://www.pioneerschool.org.za/history/], directed by [[Eunice Diedericks]]. The cast consisted of [[Gerhard Ferreira]], [[Pierre Claassens]], [[Elize Viljoen]], [[Anton Pienaar]], [[Carina Barnard]], [[Bennie van Rensburg]], [[Pieter Blom]], [[Erna Blom]], [[Anna-Marie Moolman]], [[Jeanette Heyns]] and  [[Eunice Diedericks]].
 : A [[PACT]] production opened on 29 August 1968 in the [[Breytenbach Theatre]]. The cast included [[Christopher Hale]] (Herman), [[Wilna Snyman]] (Ma), [[James Norval]] (Oupa), [[Anna Cloete]] (Weduwee, Violet Bloom), [[Louw Verwey]] (Pa), [[Katinka Heyns]] as Annalies, [[Stephan Bouwer]] (Kalie), [[Thea Kirstein]] (Sans), [[Marius Weyers]] (Johan), [[Sheryl Stewardson]] (Pansy). Directed by [[Francois Swart]], set designed by [[David Mackenzie]].

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 Published in Pretoria [[J.L. van Schaik]] in 1952, reprinted numerous times since.
-The play not only became a huge favourite of both professional and amateur theatre companies over the years, but also assured [[Gerhard J. Beukes|Beukes]] the [[Hertzogprys|Hertzog Prize]] for Drama in 1952 (along with his works ''[[Langs die steiltes]]'' and  ''[[Salome Dans!]]'').
+The play not only became a huge favourite of both professional and amateur theatre companies (including schools) over the years, but also assured [[Gerhard J. Beukes|Beukes]] the [[Hertzogprys|Hertzog Prize]] for Drama in 1952 (along with his works ''[[Langs die steiltes]]'' and  ''[[Salome Dans!]]'').
 == Translations and adaptations ==

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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-Given the popularity of the play, what follows below is but a selection of productions over the years.
+'''Please note: Given the popularity of the play, what follows below can only offer a selection of productions over the years.'''
 : First performed professionally by [[NTO]] in 1952, playing for 185 performances. The cast included [[Dan Welman]], [[Sara Louw]], [[Pieter Wilcocks]], [[Tromp Terre'Blanche|Tromp Terreblanche]], [[Emgee Pretorius]], [[Nilo Naudé van Zyl]], [[James Norval]] (Oupa), [[Anna Cloete]] (Violet Bloom). Directed by [[Siegfried Mynhardt]]. [[Wena Naudé]] played the role of "Ma" until she had to leave the company in September.

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	https://www.rsg.co.za/rsg/as-ons-twee-eers-getroud-is-deur-gerhard-j-beukes/		https://www.rsg.co.za/rsg/as-ons-twee-eers-getroud-is-deur-gerhard-j-beukes/
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		+	Robyn Sassen. 2020. Moonshine and black coffee. Afrikaans Radio Drama ''[[As Ons Twee eers Getroud Is]]'' (2 April, 2020)
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	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6481404/		https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6481404/