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A play workshopped by [[Mark Dornford-May]] with dialogue and songs in English, [[Afrikaans]], [[Xhosa]] and [[Zulu]].
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A workshopped multilingual operatic play by [[Mark Dornford-May]] and the original cast.  
  
Sometimes billed as "''[[Yimimangaliso: The Mysteries]]''".
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'''See ''[[The Mysteries – Yiimimangaliso]]'''''  
 
 
== The original text ==
 
Based on the medieval European Mystery or Miracle plays, focusing on various stories from the Bible.
 
 
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
 
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
Staged in December 2000 to January 2001 in the [[Spier Amphitheatre]], directed by [[Mark Dornford-May]], with a multi-cultural cast of 34 amateur players including [[Vumile Nomanyama]] (as Jesus), [[Andries Mabalo Mhali]] (as Lucifer) and [[Sibusiso Ziqubu]] (as Noah). Music and musical direction by [[Charles Hazlewood]].
 
 
 
The same production was staged in London's West End in February 2002.
 
 
 
== Sources ==
 
''Sunday Independent'', 17 December 2000.
 
 
 
''Citizen'', 18 December 2000.
 
 
 
''The Star'', 20 December 2000.
 
 
 
''Business Day'', 20 December 2000.
 
 
 
''The Star'', 12 March 2002.
 
 
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
 
  
 
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