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A full-length play by [[Benjamin Leshoai|Benjamin (Bob) Leshoai]].   
 
A full-length play by [[Benjamin Leshoai|Benjamin (Bob) Leshoai]].   
  
===Original text==
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==Original text==
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A political parable about the effects of racial discrimination.
  
 
Written in 1965 while the playwright was completing an MA degree in Theatre Arts and Speech at the University of Illinois.
 
Written in 1965 while the playwright was completing an MA degree in Theatre Arts and Speech at the University of Illinois.
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Act 1 published in ''[[Contemporary South African Plays]]'' (edited by [[Ernest Pereira]], published by [[Ravan Press]]) in 1977.
 
Act 1 published in ''[[Contemporary South African Plays]]'' (edited by [[Ernest Pereira]], published by [[Ravan Press]]) in 1977.
  
(Also known as  ''[[Lines Draw]]'').
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
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1982 - Performed by [[FUBA]] drama students under the direction of [[Sisho Maphisa]] at the [[Market Theatre]] in 1982.
  
== Performance history in South Africa ==
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==Sources==
 
 
Performed by [[FUBA]] drama students under the direction of [[Sisho Maphisa]] at the [[Market Theatre]] in 1982.
 
  
  

Latest revision as of 09:05, 16 October 2023

A full-length play by Benjamin (Bob) Leshoai.

Original text

A political parable about the effects of racial discrimination.

Written in 1965 while the playwright was completing an MA degree in Theatre Arts and Speech at the University of Illinois.

Act 1 published in Contemporary South African Plays (edited by Ernest Pereira, published by Ravan Press) in 1977.

Performance history in South Africa

1982 - Performed by FUBA drama students under the direction of Sisho Maphisa at the Market Theatre in 1982.

Sources

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