Children of Asazi
Children of Asazi is a play by Matsemela Manaka (1955-1998).
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The original text
The play is a love story set in Alexandra Township (Johannesburg) during its demoliton. It explores the contradictions of everyday life through the plight of orphans, the homeless, the unemployed and young people in love.
Published in Woza Afrika! An Anthology of South African Plays, selected and edited by Duma Ndlovu, G. Braziller, 1986. Also published in Beyond the Echoes of Soweto: Five Plays by Matsemela Manaka, edited by Geoffrey V. Davis. Harwood Academic, 1997.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1986: It was first performed at the Market Theatre at Upstairs at the Market, opening 23 July. Directed by the author, with Khaya Mahlangu, Peter Boroko, Thelma Pooe, Soentjie Thapeli, Job Kubatsi, Ali Hlongwane.
1986: The play was also performed at the Festival of South African Theatre in New York in September of the same year.
Sources
Market Report July-September 1986.
Geoffrey V. Davis (ed.). 1997. Beyond the Echoes of Soweto, Five Plays by Matsemela Manaka. The Netherlands: Harwood.
Geoffrey V. Davis 2003. Voices of Justice and Reason: Apartheid and Beyond in South African Literature. Amsterdam: Rodopi.
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