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	[[Geoffrey V. Davis]] (ed.). 1997. ''Beyond the Echoes of Soweto, Five Plays by [[Matsemela Manaka]]''. The Netherlands: Harwood.		[[Geoffrey V. Davis]] (ed.). 1997. ''Beyond the Echoes of Soweto, Five Plays by [[Matsemela Manaka]]''. The Netherlands: Harwood.
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		+	[[Geoffrey V. Davis]] 2003. ''Voices of Justice and Reason: Apartheid and Beyond in South African Literature''. Amsterdam: Rodopi.

	Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]		Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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 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.
+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.
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 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.
+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.
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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-: It was first performed at the [[Market Theatre]], directed by the author at [[Upstairs at the Market]], opening 23 July 1986, starring [[Khaya Mahlangu]], [[Peter Boroko]], [[Thelma Pooe]], [[Soentjie Thapeli]], [[Job Kubatsi]], [[Ali Hlongwane]].
+: The play was also performed at the ''[[Festival of South African Theatre]]'' in New York in September of the same year.
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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
 The play was performed at the Festival of South African Theatre in New York in September 1986.
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−	A play by [[Matsemela Manaka]] (1955-1998).	+	''[[Children of Asazi]]'' is a play by [[Matsemela Manaka]] (1955-1998).

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	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.		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.

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 [[Geoffrey V. Davis]] (ed.). 1997. ''Beyond the Echoes of Soweto, Five Plays by [[Matsemela Manaka]]''. The Netherlands: Harwood.
 == Return to ==
-Return to [[ESAT Plays 1 C|C]] in Plays I Original SA Plays
+Return to [[South_African_Films]]
-Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Plays]]
+Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]]
 Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]

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 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.
+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==