The Brothers
Two plays by this name have been produced in South Africa.
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The Brothers by Richard Cumberland
The Play
A comedy set partly in Cornwall, about a villain and his virtuous young brother. The play, completed in 1769, was Cumberland's breakthrough work.
Productions in South Africa
1808: Produced in Cape Town on 10 October by the Garrison Players, followed by High Life Below Stairs (Townley). A prologue was written and spoken by Captain Collins, and an epilogue by Captain Frazer. The cast, mentioned in the Prologue, included Captain Frazer, Captain Collins, Captain Napier, Mr Morgan, Mr Strawbenzee, Mr Loftus, Mr O'Flaherty, Mr Longley, Mr Gleadow, Mr Hamilton, Mr Wilson and Mr Stock.
Sources
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928: pp73-4.
The Brothers by Reza de Wet (2006)
A play depicting a night in the lives of Anton Chekhov and his brother Alexander, when they argue about the death of their middel brother, Kolya. First published as The Brothers by Oberon Books in 2006, Not performed in English, it was rewritten in Afrikaans at the request of director Marthinus Basson as Broers ("Brothers") in 2006 and it premiered at Aardklop in the same year, going on to other festivals later.
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