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by [[Fatima Dike]]. A multilingual (English, Afrikaans, isiXhosa and “Tsotsitaal”) play based on a real case where a son is born to a black woman and a white man. The son turns out to be white, but is brought up black and even undergoes initiation rites. The play examines the pressures which are placed on such a man and his family. This was Fatima Dike’s first play as resident playwright at [[Space Theatre|The Space]] (Cape Town) and was first performed there in 1977, directed and lit by [[Dimitri Nicolas-Fanourakis]] with [[Nomhle Nkonyeni]], [[Themba Fasi]], [[Joe Hartzenberg]], [[Thabiso Koti]], [[Kholeka Lonzi]], [[Peter Lubelwana]], [[Sam Phillips]], [[Tiny Skefile]] and [[Zak Skweyiya]]. Set by [[John Nankin]] and [[Jacob Alexander]], stage manager was [[Pam Mills]]. The text was published by [[Ravan Press]] 1977. 
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by Fatima Dike. A multilingual (English, Afrikaans, isiXhosa and “Tsotsitaal”) play based on a real case where a son is born to a black woman and a white man. The son turns out to be white, but is brought up black and even undergoes initiation rites. The play examines the pressures which are placed on such a man and his family. This was Fatima Dike’s first play as resident playwright at The Space (Cape Town) and was first performed there in 1977, directed and lit by Dimitri Nicolas-Fanourakis with Nomhle Nkonyeni, Themba Fasi, Joe Hartzenberg, Thabiso Koti, Kholeka Lonzi, Peter Lubelwana, Sam Phillips, Tiny Skefile and Zak Skweyiya. Set by John Nankin and Jacob Alexander, stage manager was Pam Mills. The text was published by Ravan Press 1977.


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