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''[[Back to Ashes]]'' is a play by [[Molupi Lepedi]].

==Original text==

''[[Back to Ashes]]'' is a potent piece of ensemble theatre, retelling the story of Uyinene Mrwetyana, spanning the time from her parents’ marriage to her growing up, to her final brutal rape and murder.

==Performance history in South Africa==

2022: Presented as [[Zabalaza Festival]] winner at the [[Baxter Golden Arrow Studio]]. Directed by [[Molupi Lepedi]]. Cast: [[Mthobisi Mpandle]], [[Zanokhanyo Salman]], [[Snalo Ndzunga]], [[Noluvuyo Qhogi]], [[Luyanda Lucious Nodilinga]], [[Bulelani Mananga]], [[Kabelo Lebenya]], [[Fefekazi Mfundisi]], [[Siyabonga Jim]], [[Nicole Madumbu]] and [[Zintle Zwelibi]].

==Sources==

https://weekendspecial.co.za/back-to-ashes-review-baxter/

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