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 The original stage play was translated from the French into [[Afrikaans]] by [[Nerina Ferreira]], under the title ''[[As die Turksvy Blom]]'' ("when the prickly pear/cactus flowers"). The text published by [[Dalro]] in 1982[http://www.dalro.co.za/].
-A number of film adaptations have been made of the play[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cactus_Flower_(play)], including an Egyptian movie called ''[[Half an Hour of Marriage]]'' (Arabic: نص ساعة جواز") and the well known ''[[Cactus Flower]]'' by I.A.L. Diamond  (featuring Walter Matthau, Ingrid Bergman and Goldie Hawn), both released in 1969; a French made-for-television film, ''[[Fleur de Cactus]]'', directed by Yves-André Hubert, a Bollywood movie called ''[[Maine Pyar Kyun Kiya?]]'' ("Why did I fall in love?") with Salman Khan, Sushmita Sen and Katrina Kaif (2005) and ''[[Just Go With It]]'' starring Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston and Brooklyn Decker (2011).[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cactus_Flower_(play)]
+A number of film adaptations have been made of the play[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cactus_Flower_(play)], including an Egyptian movie called ''[[Half an Hour of Marriage]]'' (Arabic: نص ساعة جواز") and the well known ''[[Cactus Flower]]'' by I.A.L. Diamond  (featuring Walter Matthau, Ingrid Bergman and Goldie Hawn), both released in 1969; a Bollywood movie called ''[[Maine Pyar Kyun Kiya?]]'' ("Why did I fall in love?") with Salman Khan, Sushmita Sen and Katrina Kaif (2005), ''[[Just Go With It]]'' starring Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston and Brooklyn Decker (2011) and a French made-for-television film, ''[[Fleur de Cactus]]'' (2017).
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-The American [[Abe Burrows]] wrote a 1969 American version of the play entitled ''[[Cactus Flower]]'' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cactus_Flower_%28play%29] based on ''[[Fleur de Cactus]]''. After two previews, the Broadway production, directed by Burrows, opened on December 8, 1965, at the Royale Theatre, going on to run for two years and nine months.
+The American [[Abe Burrows]] wrote a 1969 American version of the play entitled '''''[[Cactus Flower]]'''''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cactus_Flower_%28play%29] based on ''[[Fleur de Cactus]]''. After two previews, the Broadway production, directed by Burrows, opened on December 8, 1965, at the Royale Theatre, going on to run for two years and nine months.
 The original stage play was translated from the French into [[Afrikaans]] by [[Nerina Ferreira]], under the title ''[[As die Turksvy Blom]]'' ("when the prickly pear/cactus flowers"). The text published by [[Dalro]] in 1982[http://www.dalro.co.za/].

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 The American [[Abe Burrows]] wrote a 1969 American version of the play entitled ''[[Cactus Flower]]'' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cactus_Flower_%28play%29] based on ''[[Fleur de Cactus]]''. After two previews, the Broadway production, directed by Burrows, opened on December 8, 1965, at the Royale Theatre, going on to run for two years and nine months.
-In 1969  I.A.L. Diamond  adapted the Burrows play for film, famously filmed with a ''[[Cactus Flower]]'', directed by  with Walter Matthau, Ingrid Bergman and Goldie Hawn (for which Hawn won an Academy Award) and again in 2010 as ''[[Just Go With It]]'' starring Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston and Brooklyn Decker.
+The original stage play was translated from the French into [[Afrikaans]] by [[Nerina Ferreira]], under the title ''[[As die Turksvy Blom]]'' ("when the prickly pear/cactus flowers"). The text published by [[Dalro]] in 1982[http://www.dalro.co.za/].
-Made into a French made-for-television film, ''[[Fleur de Cactus]]'', directed by Yves-André Hubert.
+Made into
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 In 1969  I.A.L. Diamond  adapted the Burrows play for film, famously filmed with a ''[[Cactus Flower]]'', directed by  with Walter Matthau, Ingrid Bergman and Goldie Hawn (for which Hawn won an Academy Award) and again in 2010 as ''[[Just Go With It]]'' starring Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston and Brooklyn Decker.
-The original stage play was translated by [[Nerina Ferreira]] from the French into [[Afrikaans]] under the title ''[[As die Turksvy Blom]]'' ("when the prickly pear/cactus flowers"). The text published by [[Dalro]] in 1982[http://www.dalro.co.za/].
+The original stage play was translated from the French into [[Afrikaans]] by [[Nerina Ferreira]], under the title ''[[As die Turksvy Blom]]'' ("when the prickly pear/cactus flowers"). The text published by [[Dalro]] in 1982[http://www.dalro.co.za/].
-Made into a French made-for-television film, ''Fleur de Cactus'', directed by Yves-André Hubert.
+Made into a French made-for-television film, ''[[Fleur de Cactus]]'', directed by Yves-André Hubert.
 == Performance history in South Africa ==

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-'''''Fleur de Cactus''''' is a French comedy by [[Pierre Barillet]] and [[Jean-Pierre Grédy]]. The first production was staged on 23 September 1964 by the Theatre des Bouffes-Parisiens in Paris.  A dentist pretends to be married to avoid commitment, but when he falls for his girlfriend and proposes, he must recruit his lovelorn nurse to pose as his wife.
+''[[Fleur de Cactus]]'' ("Flower if the cactus") is a French comedy by [[Pierre Barillet]] and [[Jean-Pierre Grédy]].
 ==Translations and adaptations==
-The Burrows play was adapted later in 1969 for film as: '''''Cactus Flower''''' with Walter Matthau, Ingrid Bergman and Goldie Hawn (for which Hawn won an Academy Award) and again in 2010 as '''''Just Go With It''''' starring Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston and Brooklyn Decker.
+The American [[Abe Burrows]] wrote a 1969 play entitled ''[[Cactus Flower]]'' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cactus_Flower_%28play%29] based on ''Fleur de Cactus''.
-The original stage play was translated by [[Nerina Ferreira]] from the French into [[Afrikaans]] under the title '''''As die Turksvy Blom''''' (''When the Prickly Pear Flowers'') (1982). Full-length. Cast: mixed. (Available at Dalro, http://www.dalro.co.za/).
+The original stage play was translated by [[Nerina Ferreira]] from the French into [[Afrikaans]] under the title ''[[As die Turksvy Blom]]'' (''When the Prickly Pear Flowers'') The text published by [[Dalro]] in 1982[http://www.dalro.co.za/].
 Made into a French made-for-television film, ''Fleur de Cactus'', directed by Yves-André Hubert.
 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-: The Ferreira translation, ''As die Turksvy Blom'', was staged by [[PACT]] in the State Theatre, directed by [[William Egan]], with [[Schalk Schoombie]] (Igor), [[Sally Campher]] (Antonia), [[Rika Sennett]] (Stéphane), [[Alida Theron]] (Madame Durand Bénéchol), [[James Borthwick]] (Julien), [[Nico Liebenberg]] (Norbert), [[Alwyn Swart]] (Monsieur Cochet), [[Trudie Taljaard]] ("Primavera" van Botticelli), [[Adri van der Merwe]] (Kelnerin) and [[Charlotte Butler]] (Kelnerin).
+: The Ferreira translation, ''[[As die Turksvy Blom]]'', was staged by [[PACT]] in the State Theatre, directed by [[William Egan]], with [[Schalk Schoombie]] (Igor), [[Sally Campher]] (Antonia), [[Rika Sennett]] (Stéphane), [[Alida Theron]] (Madame Durand Bénéchol), [[James Borthwick]] (Julien), [[Nico Liebenberg]] (Norbert), [[Alwyn Swart]] (Monsieur Cochet), [[Trudie Taljaard]] ("Primavera" van Botticelli), [[Adri van der Merwe]] (Kelnerin) and [[Charlotte Butler]] (Kelnerin).
-: The Ferreira translation, ''As die Turksvy Blom'', was staged by [[PACOFS]], directed by [[Sandra Kotzé]], starring [[Anton Dekker]], [[Pieter Brand]], [[Gretha Brazelle]], [[Rika Sennett]] and [[Elzette Maarschalk]].
+: The Ferreira translation, ''[[As die Turksvy Blom]]'', was staged by [[PACOFS]], directed by [[Sandra Kotzé]], starring [[Anton Dekker]], [[Pieter Brand]], [[Gretha Brazelle]], [[Rika Sennett]] and [[Elzette Maarschalk]].
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