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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.  
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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.  
  
 
Published by Samuel French.
 
Published by Samuel French.
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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.
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1948: Produced by [[Minna Schneier]] for [[The Reps]], [[Library Theatre]], December.
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
 
''[[Die Vrek]]'' programme notes, [[NTO]], 1951.
 
''[[Die Vrek]]'' programme notes, [[NTO]], 1951.
  
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''[[The Rand Daily Mail]]'', 15 December 1948.
  
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Revision as of 09:00, 29 April 2022

Duet for Two Hands is a play (written 1945) by English actress and writer Mary Hayley Bell (1911-2005) [1]. Casting: 2m. 3f. A classic thriller about a pioneering surgeon and the sinister results of his work.

Published by Samuel French.

The play ran on Broadway in 1947.

Performance history in South Africa

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

1948: Produced by Minna Schneier for The Reps, Library Theatre, December.

Sources

Die Vrek programme notes, NTO, 1951.

The Rand Daily Mail, 15 December 1948.

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