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''The Crack'' is a musical play by [[Mzwandile Maqina]].  
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''The Crack'', (written The - Crack) by [[Mzwandile Maqina]]. A play dealing with the crumbling edifice of Apartheid. Written in 197*/8*? The play was banned in rehearsal and the author placed under house arrest.  
  
==Original text==
 
 
A play dealing with the crumbling edifice of Apartheid. Written in the early 1970s. The play was banned in rehearsal and the author placed under house arrest.
 
 
==Performance history in South Africa==
 
 
1974: The play was performed in the townships of Port Elizabeth, Makhanda (previously known as Grahamstown), Kimberly, Mafikeng, Bloemfontein and Soweto, before it travelled to Lesotho and Botswana.
 
 
==Sources==
 
 
https://www.gov.za/news/media-statements/sport-arts-and-culture-passing-playwright-and-living-legend-mzwandile-maqina
 
 
==Return to==
 
  
 
Return to [[ESAT Plays 1 C|C]] in Plays 1 Original SA Plays
 
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Revision as of 15:46, 22 May 2025

The Crack, (written The - Crack) by Mzwandile Maqina. A play dealing with the crumbling edifice of Apartheid. Written in 197*/8*? The play was banned in rehearsal and the author placed under house arrest.


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