Defending the Caveman
A comedy one-man play by Rob Becker.
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The original text
Written by the American actor and comedian about the misunderstandings between men and women, it is the longest running solo play in Broadway history and has been seen in theatres around the world by more than eight million people in forty-five countries. It originally opened in San Francisco in 1991, then played in Dallas, Washington DC, Philadelphia and Chicago, before opening on Broadway in 1995.
Translations and adaptations
Has been translated into more than eighteen different languages.
The English text was adapted for Southern Africa by Tim Plewman in 1997.
Translated into Afrikaans by Koos Kombuis in 2005 with the title Groet die Grotman ("Greet the Caveman").
Performance history in South Africa
An enormously popular play in South Africa since the late 1990s.
1998-2007: Produced by Pieter Toerien, later by Tim Plewman, directed and performed by Tim Plewman.
2005: Performed in Afrikaans as Groet die Grotman by Hannes Muller.
2011-14: Performed in English by Alan Committie.
2015: Performed in English by Tim Plewman, starting at the Emperor's Palace theatre in 2015.
Sources
http://defendingthecaveman.com/about-the-show/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defending_the_Caveman
Press Release: Tim Plewman is back with his hit "Defending the Caveman", 10 March 2015[1].
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