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==In Tsonga==
 
==In Tsonga==
  
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
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Macbeth. Translated by  [[Felix M. Shilote]] and [[Charlotte P. N. Nkondo]]. Published:  Braamfontein : [[Sasavona]], 1982. 1st Edition.
Uniform Titles:  Macbeth. Tsonga
 
 
Translated by  [[Felix M. Shilote]] and [[Charlotte P. N. Nkondo]]. Published:  Braamfontein : [[Sasavona]], 1982.
 
 
Edition:  1st ed.
 
  
 
=Adaptations=
 
=Adaptations=

Revision as of 11:57, 16 May 2012

Macbeth by William Shakespeare

Translations

In Afrikaans

In Tsonga

Macbeth. Translated by Felix M. Shilote and Charlotte P. N. Nkondo. Published: Braamfontein : Sasavona, 1982. 1st Edition.

Adaptations

MacBeki - A Farce to the Reckoned With by Pieter-Dirk Uys

A comic and satyric version of the events surrounding the deposition of Thabo Mbeki, South Africa's second president after Apartheid, using the Scottish play as a framework. Written in 2008, first produced by the University of Cape Town Drama Department, directed by Chris Weare in the Little Theatre, Cape Town on the 25th February, 2009. Published by Peninsula , in association with Junkets Publishers, 2009.


by Pieter-Dirk Uys. A farce broadly based on Shakespeare’s Macbeth, originally devised and written for production by UCT students in 2008, it was professionally produced at The Market Theatre in 2009, directed by Uys. Set in Luthuli Castle with an ageing King Maduba (Arthur Molepo) nearing the end of his reign as his successors Lord Ramabanquo (Mpho Osei-Tutu), Lord MacBeki (Fezile Mpela) and the ambitious alcoholic Lady Manta (Nthati Moshesh) plot and scheme their rise to power. With a star studded cast, including Sello Sebotsane, Lizz Meiring and Coco Merckel. The three witches reappear as journalists (Renate Stuurman, Kenneth Fok and Meme Ditshego). MacBeki by Pieter-Dirk Uys. A play about South Africa, based on the “Scottish play” by Shakespeare. First produced in 2009 Little Theatre CT: Thema Mchunu, Lerato Motshwarakgole, Gabriel Marchand, Gerald Dhunrajah, Rudi Swart, Chase Downs – dir. Christopher Weare. 2009 Market Theatre, with Fezile Mpela, Nthati Moshesh, Lizz Meiring, Mpho Osei-Tutu, Coco Merckel, Sello Sebotsane – dir: Pieter-Dirk Uys

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