Difference between revisions of "The Trial of Dedan Kimathi"

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== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
1983?: Performed at the [[Dhlomo Theatre]] in Johannesburg, with a cast that included [[Thami Cele]],
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1983?: Performed at the [[Dhlomo Theatre]] in Johannesburg, directed by [[Benjy Francis]], with a cast that included [[Thami Cele]],
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==

Revision as of 20:35, 6 January 2024

The Trial of Dedan Kimathi is a play by Ngugi wa Thiong'o and Micere Githae Mugo

The original text

A play dealing with the 1956 trial of Dedan Kimathi, the leader of the Mau Mau rebellion against the British colonial regime in Kenya. Kimathi was hanged in 1957.

The play was first performed in 1974, published in 1976 in London and Nairobi by Heinemann.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1983?: Performed at the Dhlomo Theatre in Johannesburg, directed by Benjy Francis, with a cast that included Thami Cele,

Sources

https://www.dkut.ac.ke/downloads/The%20Trial%20of%20Dedan%20Kimathi%20-%20Ngugi%20wa%20Thiong'o.pdf

https://clarkesbooks.co.za/products/the-trial-of-dedan-kimathi

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