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''Defending the Caveman'' by Rob Becker. A one man show satirising relationships between men and woman. 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. An Afrikaans translation entitled [[Groet die Grotman]] (“Greet the Caveman”) was done by [[Koos Kombuis]] in 2005, performed by [[Hannes Muller]].
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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. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defending_the_Caveman]
  
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== The original text ==
  
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==Translations and adaptations==
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An Afrikaans translation entitled ''[[Groet die Grotman]]'' (“Greet the Caveman”) was done by [[Koos Kombuis]] in 2005, performed by [[Hannes Muller]].
  
Return to [[ESAT Plays 1 D|D]] in Plays 1 Original SA Plays
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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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.
  
Return to [[ESAT Plays 2 D|D]] in Plays 2 Foreign Plays
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== Sources ==
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Wikipedia.
  
Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Plays]]
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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Revision as of 06:40, 7 November 2014

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]

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.

Go to ESAT Bibliography

Return to

Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays

Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays

Return to PLAYS III: Collections

Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances

Return to South African Festivals and Competitions

Return to The ESAT Entries

Return to Main Page