Suddenly the Storm
Suddenly the Storm is a play by Paul Slabolepszy (1948-).
Original text
Suddenly the Storm explores the legacy of Apartheid on lives in present-day South Africa. The play was launched in 2016 to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the Soweto Uprising of 1976.
Published in 2017 by Wits University Press, with a foreword by Bobby Heaney.
The play won three Naledi Theatre Awards.
The play was written as a follow-up/replacement version to an earlier play (Guarding Mrs Gumede) which was (according to Heaney) literally torn to shreds by Slabolepszy. The earlier, abandoned play concerns a security guard called out on a stormy night to guard a fearful Mrs Gumede in her home. The new play explores more actively and vividly the background/subtext of the earlier play.
Performance history in South Africa
2017: Directed by Bobby Heaney for the Market Theatre, starring Paul Slabolepszy, Charmaine Weir-Smith and Renate Stuurman. Lighting Design: Wesley France, Set Design: Greg King. This production was also presented at the Theatre on the Square in Sandton and Baxter Theatre Centre.
Sources
Baxter Theatre web page [1].
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