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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-Late 1940's(?): The [[Afrikaans]] adaptation into [[Afrikaans]] was produced pre-1951, starring [[Dan Welman]] as Dr Sarclet.
+Late 1940's(?): The [[Afrikaans]] adaptation produced pre-1951, starring [[Dan Welman]] as "Dr Sarclet".
 : Produced by [[Minna Schneier]] for [[Johannesburg Repertory Society|The Reps]], [[Library Theatre]], December. Cast: [[Donald Wayne]] (Stephen Cass), [[Terry Parris]] (Abigail), [[Theo Sachs]] (Dr Edward Sarclet), [[Doreen Mantle]] (Herda), [[Janet Duncan]]. Set designed by [[Peter Merrill]].

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 Adapted for the radio by [[Richard Lane]], broadcast in Radio Playhouse on [[Springbok Radio]] in 1950, 1954.
-Translated into [[Afrikaans]] (in the 1940s?) by an unnamed author.
+Translated into [[Afrikaans]] (in the late 1940s?) by an unnamed author.
 == Performance history in South Africa ==

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-''[[Duet for Two Hands]]'' is a play by  Mary Hayley Bell (1911-2005) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Hayley_Bell]. Casting: 2m. 3f. A classic thriller about a pioneering surgeon and the sinister results of his work.
+''[[Duet for Two Hands]]'' is a play by  Mary Hayley Bell (1911-2005) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Hayley_Bell].
 == The original text ==
 Written in 1945, the text published by Samuel French.

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-''[[Duet for Two Hands]]'' is a play (written 1945) by  English actress and writer Mary Hayley Bell (1911-2005) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Hayley_Bell]. Casting: 2m. 3f. A classic thriller about a pioneering surgeon and the sinister results of his work.
+''[[Duet for Two Hands]]'' is a play by  Mary Hayley Bell (1911-2005) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Hayley_Bell]. Casting: 2m. 3f. A classic thriller about a pioneering surgeon and the sinister results of his work.
 == The original text ==
-Published by Samuel French.
 The play ran on Broadway in 1947.
 == Translations and adaptations ==
 Adapted for the radio by [[Richard Lane]], broadcast in Radio Playhouse on [[Springbok Radio]] in 1950, 1954.
 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-An adaptation into [[Afrikaans]] was produced pre-1951, starring [[Dan Welman]] as Dr Sarclet.
+Late 1940's(?): The [[Afrikaans]] adaptation into [[Afrikaans]] was produced pre-1951, starring [[Dan Welman]] as Dr Sarclet.
 : Produced by [[Minna Schneier]] for [[Johannesburg Repertory Society|The Reps]], [[Library Theatre]], December. Cast: [[Donald Wayne]] (Stephen Cass), [[Terry Parris]] (Abigail), [[Theo Sachs]] (Dr Edward Sarclet), [[Doreen Mantle]] (Herda), [[Janet Duncan]]. Set designed by [[Peter Merrill]].

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 : Produced by [[Minna Schneier]] for [[Johannesburg Repertory Society|The Reps]], [[Library Theatre]], December. Cast: [[Donald Wayne]] (Stephen Cass), [[Terry Parris]] (Abigail), [[Theo Sachs]] (Dr Edward Sarclet), [[Doreen Mantle]] (Herda), [[Janet Duncan]]. Set designed by [[Peter Merrill]].
-: Ana amateur production in aid of an orphans' fund was staged at the Youth Centre in Loveday Street, Johannesburg, in October, produced by [[Nora Walker]].
+: An amateur production in aid of an orphans' fund was staged at the Youth Centre in Loveday Street, Johannesburg, in October, produced by [[Nora Walker]].
 : Presented by the [[Bank Players]] at the [[Library Theatre]], Johannesburg, produced by [[Frances A. Manson]] starring [[Denis Valentine]], [[Stephanie Rae]], [[Jaydie Fox]], [[John Stone]] and [[Marda Brooks]].

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−	'''''Duet for Two Hands''''' is a play (~~1947~~) by Mary Hayley Bell.	+	'''''Duet for Two Hands''''' is a play (written 1945) by English actress and writer Mary Hayley Bell (1911-2005) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Hayley_Bell]. Casting: 2m. 3f. A classic thriller about a pioneering surgeon and the sinister results of his work.
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		+	Published by Samuel French.
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		+	The play ran on Broadway in 1947.
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		+	== Performance history in South Africa ==

	An adaptation into [[Afrikaans]] was produced pre-1951, starring [[Dan Welman]] as Dr Farclet.		An adaptation into [[Afrikaans]] was produced pre-1951, starring [[Dan Welman]] as Dr Farclet.