Oorlog is Oorlog

Oorlog is Oorlog (1926) ("War is war") by J.F.W. Grosskopf. Also known as Mara. An excellent anti-war one-act play about the relationship between a Boer girl and a British soldier during the Anglo Boer war. First produced by ** in 19**. In June 1941 produced under the title Mara by the Volksteater in Pretoria (in aid of the anti-war Reddingsdaadbond), directed by Anna Neethling-Pohl with Lydia Lindeque in the lead role. First published under its original title by Van Schaik in 1941 in Die klipdolk, en ander kort-spele. Later, often included in collections for use in schools and performed by schools and amateur companies. Published in Vyfling by Nasboek and Skerm en Masker by Van Schaik.

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