Mother of All Eating

by Zakes Mda. A one act, one-hander, set in Lesotho, about a the corrupt principal secretary to a government minister.

Published in Fools, Bells*** and the Habit of Eating by Wits.

1992: Performed by Gonzalez Scout, in the Victoria Hotel, Maseru in 1992.

2014: Adapted to become a two hander, with the original one-man script's role of "The Man" being split between two actors. Performed in the Barney Simon Theatre at the at the Market Theatre, directed by Makhaola Ndebele with Mpho Osei-Tutu and Jerry Mntonga, and piano backing by Bernett Mulungo.

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