Difference between revisions of "Love, Crime and Johannesburg"
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| + | A musical about the dehumanising of Johannesburg society, told through the stories of three chracters based on the escapades of struggle poet [[Mzwakhe Mbuli]], foreign affairs official [[Robert McBride]] and transit heist mastermind [[Collin Chauke]]. Performed at the [[Market Theatre]] in 1997, it received negative criticism from the ANC government. | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| + | EDIT >>> 23 Jun 99 – Star {Clipping # 2216} | ||
| + | Sichel, Adrienne (announcement): Putting the moves on Jo’burg (Grahamstown ’99 - Announcement of Love, Crime and Johannesburg, a musical co-written by Malcolm Purkey and Carol Steinberg, directed by Malcolm Purkey, with Ramolao Makhene, Lindani Nkosi, Arthur Molepo, Baby Cele, Linda Sebezo, Gina Shmukler and Lawrence Joffe (Junction Avenue Theatre Company) - | ||
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| + | • Love, Crime and Johannesburg opens at The Market Theatre on July 22. | ||
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| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography|ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[ESAT Templates]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[ESAT Plays 1 L|L]] in Plays I Original SA Plays | ||
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| + | Return to [[ESAT Festivals L|L]] in Plays IV: Festivals and Pageants | ||
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| + | Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Plays]] | ||
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Revision as of 11:34, 17 March 2014
musical by Malcolm Purkey, Carol Steinberg and the members of the Junction Avenue Theatre Company (1999). Published by Wits University Press (2000).
Contents
Subject
OLD >>> A musical about the dehumanising of Johannesburg society, told through the stories of three chracters based on the escapades of struggle poet Mzwakhe Mbuli, foreign affairs official Robert McBride and transit heist mastermind Collin Chauke. Performed at the Market Theatre in 1997, it received negative criticism from the ANC government.
Performance history in South Africa
EDIT >>> 23 Jun 99 – Star {Clipping # 2216} Sichel, Adrienne (announcement): Putting the moves on Jo’burg (Grahamstown ’99 - Announcement of Love, Crime and Johannesburg, a musical co-written by Malcolm Purkey and Carol Steinberg, directed by Malcolm Purkey, with Ramolao Makhene, Lindani Nkosi, Arthur Molepo, Baby Cele, Linda Sebezo, Gina Shmukler and Lawrence Joffe (Junction Avenue Theatre Company) -
• Love, Crime and Johannesburg opens at The Market Theatre on July 22.
Translations and adaptations
Sources
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to ESAT Templates
Return to L in Plays I Original SA Plays
Return to L in Plays IV: Festivals and Pageants
Return to South_African_Theatre/Plays
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
