Dingane - Revision history

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Dingane by J.P. Hlale

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Dingane by J.P. Hlale

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Dingane by H.I.E. Dhlomo

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Performance history in South Africa

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 =''[[Dingane]]'' by [[J.P. Hlale]]=
-Written in [[Southern  Sotho]], this is an historical drama intended for academic use.
+Written in [[Southern  Sotho]], this too is an historical drama about the king, intended for academic use.
 The text was published by [[Mazenod]] in 1965.

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 == The original text ==
-An epic play (written in 1937) in English about the Zulu king who assassinated Chaka and Piet Retief, and led the Zulus in their clash with the white settlers. Published in ''[[H.I.E. Dhlomo Collected Works]]'', 1985, by [[Ravan]].
+An epic play, written in English, about the Zulu king who assassinated Chaka and Piet Retief, and led the Zulus in their clash with the white settlers. Published in ''[[H.I.E. Dhlomo Collected Works]]'', 1985, by [[Ravan]].
 ==Translations and adaptations==

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 =''[[Dingane]]'' by [[J.P. Hlale]]=
-Written in [[Southern  Sotho]], this is an historical drama dealing with the life of the Zulu king Dingane (or Dingaan)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dingane].
+Written in [[Southern  Sotho]], this is an historical drama intended for academic use.
 The text was published by [[Mazenod]] in 1965.

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	=''[[Dingane]]'' by [[H.I.E. Dhlomo]] (1903-1956)=		=''[[Dingane]]'' by [[H.I.E. Dhlomo]] (1903-1956)=

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-'''There are two plays of this name:'''
+'''There are two plays of this name, both based on the life the Zulu king Dingane (or Dingaan)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dingane]:'''
 =''[[Dingane]]'' by [[H.I.E. Dhlomo]] (1903-1956)=
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 =''[[Dingane]]'' by [[J.P. Hlale]]=
-Written in [[Southern  Sotho]], this is an historical drama dealing with the life of the Zulu king Dingane (or Dingaan).
+Written in [[Southern  Sotho]], this is an historical drama dealing with the life of the Zulu king Dingane (or Dingaan)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dingane].
 The text was published by [[Mazenod]] in 1965.

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-== A play by [[H.I.E. Dhlomo]] ==
+'''There are two plays of this name:'''
 == The original text ==
 An epic play (written in 1937) in English about the Zulu king who assassinated Chaka and Piet Retief, and led the Zulus in their clash with the white settlers. Published in ''[[H.I.E. Dhlomo Collected Works]]'', 1985, by [[Ravan]].
 == Performance history in South Africa ==
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 : It was first performed in a revised form in May 1954 by students of the [[University of Natal’s Medical School]] (Non-European Section) under the direction of two instructors, [[William Branford]] and [[Walter Pople]], with “African music” by [[Charles Marivate]]. Branford also performed the newly written prologue. Revived at the [[Durban City Hall]] in August of that year and billed as a “milestone in the indigenous theatre of this [i.e. the 20th] century”.
-== by [[J.P. Hlale]] ==
+==Sources==
-(“Dingane” – Southern  Sotho). Published by [[Mazenod]] in 1965.  An historical drama dealing with the life of the Zulu king Dingane (or Dingaan).
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