Have a Heart, Mrs. Dove!
Have a Heart, Mrs. Dove! is a one-act comedy by James Lodge.
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The original text
The play is described as "The first heart transplant play ever written 1st July 1969" and envisages a future in which heart transplants have become purely commercial transactions.
Performance text published by DALRO in 1970.
Translations and adaptations
Translated into Afrikaans Niel van Zyl and titled Die Hartomkeer ("Heart turnover").
Performance history in South Africa
Sources
The performance text of Have a Heart, Mrs. Dove!, DALRO Playscript, 1970.
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