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== A play by [[H.I.E. Dhlomo]] ==
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'''There are two plays of this name, both based on the life Dingane (or Dingaan)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dingane], the Zulu king:'''
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=''[[Dingane]]'' by [[H.I.E. Dhlomo]] (1903-1956)=
  
 
== The original text ==
 
== The original text ==
  
An epic play (written in 1937) in English about the Zulu king who assassinated Chaka and Piet Retief, and led the Zulu’s in their clash with the white settlers. Published in ''[[H.I.E. Dhlomo Collected Works]]'', 1985, by [[Ravan]].    
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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]].
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==Translations and adaptations==
  
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
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1954: 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”.
 
1954: 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]] ==
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==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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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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=''[[Dingane]]'' by [[J.P. Hlale]]=
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Written in [[Southern  Sotho]], this too is an historical drama about the king, intended for academic use.
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The text was published by [[Mazenod]] in 1965.   
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==Translations and adaptations==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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==Sources==
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
  
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Latest revision as of 07:16, 13 October 2023

There are two plays of this name, both based on the life Dingane (or Dingaan)[1], the Zulu king:

Dingane by H.I.E. Dhlomo (1903-1956)

The original text

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

Performance history in South Africa

1954: 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”.

Sources

Go to ESAT Bibliography

Dingane by J.P. Hlale

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.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

Sources

Go to ESAT Bibliography

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