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The Road to Mecca is a play by South African playwright Athol Fugard. It was inspired by the story of Helen Martins who lived in Nieu-Bethesda Eastern Cape South Africa and created The Owl House which is now a provincial heritage site.The play was first performed at the National Theatre in London and then moved to the Spoleto Festival USA in 1987 starring Athol Fugard as the Rev. Marius Byleveld Charlotte Cornwell as Elsa Barlow and Yvonne Bryceland as Miss Helen.