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Revision as of 11:50, 3 March 2023
Twee is Beter as Een (“Two are better than one”) is an Afrikaans one-act play by J.T. Martens.
Contents
The original text
A religious-didactic one-act play based on a Bible verse (Ecclesiastes 4: 9-10), dealing with the need for missionaries in Masjonaland. It tells of a middle-aged missionary doctor who convinces a nurse to accompany him and two friends on a missionary expedition.
The text published by the N.G. Kerk Sendingpers.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1967: Performed in the church in Wolseley.
1968: Performed in the Old Apostolic church in March 1968 by the local CJV (Christelike Jongeliedenvereniging, i.e. "Christian Youth Association"), a tehatre group that would become known Môrester Amateur Toneelgroep (MAT), using the title of the play as their motto.
1968: Performed in Malmesbury in June 1968.
Sources
January, 1997: 26-27, 36-38)
Annotated copy of the typed text of the play, found in the Stellenbosch Drama Department archives in 2022.
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