Cactus Flower
Cactus Flower (1969) A play by Abe Burrows, based on the French play Fleur de cactus by Pierre Barillet and Jean-Pierre Grédy.
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.
Contents
The original text
Translations and adaptations
Translated into Afrikaans by Nerina Ferreira titled As die Turksvy Blom (When the Prickly Pear Flowers). Full-length. Cast: mixed. (Available at Dalro, http://www.dalro.co.za/).
Performance history in South Africa
Presented by PACT Afrikaans Drama in the State Theatre in October 1982; PACOFS in 1983, directed by Sandra Kotzé, starring Anton Dekker, Pieter Brand, Gretha Brazelle, Rika Sennett, Elzette Maarschalk.
Sources
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064117/?ref_=nm_knf_t2
PACT theatre pamphlet 1982.
PACOFS Drama 25 Years, 1963-1988.
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