Oor die Limiete

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Oor die Limiete ("Over the limits") is a play by M.M. Walters (1929-2020).

The original text

Based on Dr Andrew Murray's period as minister of the Dutch Reformed Church of Wellington in the Western Cape Town of Wellington, (1871 – 1906), the play explores the impact his work there had on a diverse groups of people. It was commissioned for the centenary celebrations of the Huguenot College's famous Goodnow Hall in the town in 1886, and first performed during the festivities in 1986.

The text was published by Perskor in 1987.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

Sources

http://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n86093899/

https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/M.M._Walters

https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodnow-saal,_Wellington

Die Onderwyskollege Wellington[1]

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