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A 2001 adaptation by Yael Farber of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare. Set in Azania, a fictional African country, the original dialogue is combined with text in various local South African languages.

The original text

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

Premièred at the Grahamstown Festival in 2001, directed by Yael Farber, with Hope Sprinter Sekgobela (Caesar), Menzi Ngubane (Brutas), Tumisho Masha (Kassius), Tony Kgoroge (Marc Anthony), Siyabonga Twala (Sinna, Oktavius and sangoma), Mary Twala (Soothsayer), Mmabatho Mogomotsi (Porshia) and Keketso Semoko (Kalpurnia). The same production, after a run in England, was staged at the Market Theatre in February 2002.

Sources

Die Burger, 3 July 2001.

Natal Witness, 7 July 2001.

Sunday Tribune, 27 January 2002.

The Star, 7 February 2002.

The Sowetan, 8 February 2002.

Sunday Independent, 10 February 2002.

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