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''[[Ulwembu]]'' ("spider web" in isi[[Zulu]]) is a workshopped play by | ''[[Ulwembu]]'' ("spider web" in isi[[Zulu]]) is a workshopped play by | ||
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| + | ==The original text== | ||
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The play tells the story of six people caught in the whoonga web. They include Bongani, a drug dealer; Portia, a police lieutenant on the front line of the fight against the scourge; her son Sipho; his friend Andile; and Emmanuel, a Mozambique-born shopkeeper. | The play tells the story of six people caught in the whoonga web. They include Bongani, a drug dealer; Portia, a police lieutenant on the front line of the fight against the scourge; her son Sipho; his friend Andile; and Emmanuel, a Mozambique-born shopkeeper. | ||
| + | The published script of ''[[Ulwembu]]'' also contains the production’s research and outcomes and is available from Wits University Press. | ||
| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| + | ==Sources== | ||
"The South African play that’s tackling the scourge of the street drug whoonga" ''[[The Conversation]]'' | "The South African play that’s tackling the scourge of the street drug whoonga" ''[[The Conversation]]'' | ||
| − | February 21, 2021[https://theconversation.com/the-south-african-play-thats-tackling-the-scourge-of-the-street-drug-whoonga-155391?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20February%2021%202021%20-%201869518227&utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20February%2021%202021%20-%201869518227+CID_7712b1d58c64b12c7a793e53470e7e87&utm_source=campaign_monitor_africa&utm_term=The%20South%20African%20play%20thats%20tackling%20the%20scourge%20of%20the%20street%20drug%20whoonga] | + | February 21, 2021[https://theconversation.com/the-south-african-play-thats-tackling-the-scourge-of-the-street-drug-whoonga-155391? |
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| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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Revision as of 08:16, 22 February 2021
Ulwembu ("spider web" in isiZulu) is a workshopped play by
Contents
The original text
The play tells the story of six people caught in the whoonga web. They include Bongani, a drug dealer; Portia, a police lieutenant on the front line of the fight against the scourge; her son Sipho; his friend Andile; and Emmanuel, a Mozambique-born shopkeeper.
The published script of Ulwembu also contains the production’s research and outcomes and is available from Wits University Press.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
Sources
"The South African play that’s tackling the scourge of the street drug whoonga" The Conversation February 21, 2021[https://theconversation.com/the-south-african-play-thats-tackling-the-scourge-of-the-street-drug-whoonga-155391?
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays
Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays
Return to PLAYS III: Collections
Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances
Return to South African Festivals and Competitions
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
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