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Revision as of 09:48, 22 March 2018

The Cause is a play by Julian Seleke Mokoto

The original text

It tells the story of three hobos encountered on a park bench in Johannesburg t the time of Mandela's inauguration as president. Three separate life histories are presented in a mixture of oral narrative, witty dialogue and song. In its conception, the play is considerably indebted to Beckett.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

Produced at the National Arts Festival Fringe, 1997.

Sources

Davis, Geoffrey V. 2003. pp. 304-305.

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