Broers

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There are two Afrikaans plays called Broers ("Brothers"):


Broers by Dirk Gysbert de Villiers and Anton Prinsloo

The play

A one-act play. Acting text published by DALRO.


Sources

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Broers by Reza de Wet (2006)

The play

An Afrikaans translation and reworking of her own play The Brothers by Reza de Wet. 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.

Not initially performed in English, it was rewritten in Afrikaans at the request of director Marthinus Basson as Broers ("Brothers"), and premiered at the Aardklop festival in 2006, going on to other festivals later.

First published in English as The Brothers by Oberon Books in 2006, and after its publication the English version has also been performed internationally and locally.

Sources

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