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| − | ''The Return'' | + | '''There have been two South African texts using the title ''[[The Return]]'', one by [[Zakes Mda]] (1993)and one by [[Fatima Dike]] (2008).''' |
| − | ''The Return'' | + | =''[[The Return]]'' by [[Zakes Mda]] (1993)= |
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| + | This was the working title of Mda's 1992/3 vplay, eventually published and performed as '''''[[The Dying Screams of the Moon]]'''''. | ||
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| + | '''See the entry on ''[[The Dying Screams of the Moon]]''''' | ||
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| + | =''[[The Return]]'' by [[Fatima Dike]] (2008)= | ||
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| + | A play about the clash between Traditional African family values and the aspirations of the young generation, in which a young African man returns from the USA with an Afro-American wife. | ||
== The original text == | == The original text == | ||
| + | Text published by Junkets as No 9 in their Playscript Series. | ||
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | First performed at the Artscape [[Arena]], 2008, as part of the 4th [[Artscape Spring Drama Season]], directed by [[Roy Sergeant]] starring [[Nomhle Nkonyeni]], [[Sticks Mdidimba|Mzwakhe "Sticks" Mdidimba]], [[Pakamisa Zwedala]], [[Roshina Ratnam]], [[Thozama Mxoli]]. | + | 2008: First performed at the Artscape [[Arena]], 2008, as part of the 4th [[Artscape Spring Drama Season]], directed by [[Roy Sergeant]] starring [[Nomhle Nkonyeni]], [[Sticks Mdidimba|Mzwakhe "Sticks" Mdidimba]], [[Pakamisa Zwedala]], [[Roshina Ratnam]], [[Thozama Mxoli]]. |
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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''[[Cape Times]]'', 18 November 2008. | ''[[Cape Times]]'', 18 November 2008. | ||
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| + | J. Coplen Rose. 2017. "Rethinking Motherhood beyond South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Anger and Healing in Fatima Dike’s ''The Return'' ", | ||
| + | ''International Journal of Diverse Identities'' 17(2):11-24 (<small>DOI: 10.18848/2327-7866/CGP/v17i02/11-24</small>)[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/317684518_Rethinking_Motherhood_beyond_South_Africa's_Truth_and_Reconciliation_Commission_Anger_and_Healing_in_Fatima_Dike's_The_Return] | ||
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]] | Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:47, 18 August 2024
There have been two South African texts using the title The Return, one by Zakes Mda (1993)and one by Fatima Dike (2008).
Contents
The Return by Zakes Mda (1993)
This was the working title of Mda's 1992/3 vplay, eventually published and performed as The Dying Screams of the Moon.
See the entry on The Dying Screams of the Moon
The Return by Fatima Dike (2008)
A play about the clash between Traditional African family values and the aspirations of the young generation, in which a young African man returns from the USA with an Afro-American wife.
The original text
Text published by Junkets as No 9 in their Playscript Series.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
2008: First performed at the Artscape Arena, 2008, as part of the 4th Artscape Spring Drama Season, directed by Roy Sergeant starring Nomhle Nkonyeni, Mzwakhe "Sticks" Mdidimba, Pakamisa Zwedala, Roshina Ratnam, Thozama Mxoli.
Sources
Cape Times, 18 November 2008.
J. Coplen Rose. 2017. "Rethinking Motherhood beyond South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Anger and Healing in Fatima Dike’s The Return ", International Journal of Diverse Identities 17(2):11-24 (DOI: 10.18848/2327-7866/CGP/v17i02/11-24)[1]
Go to ESAT Bibliography
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