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| − | [[Mshengu Publications]] is a subsidiary of Themba Books, a family publishing house established by Kavanagh, Naima B. Roberts and Gugu Ushewokunze-McLaren in memory of Thembani Ndiya Nene, their late wife and mother. It sets out to assist African writers to publish their work, | + | [[Mshengu Publications]] is a subsidiary of Themba Books, a family publishing house established by [[Robert Mshengu Kavanagh]], [[Naima B. Roberts]] and [[Gugu Ushewokunze-McLaren]] in memory of [[Thembani Ndiya Nene]], their late wife and mother. It sets out to assist African writers to publish their work, focusing on African stories from an African perspective. |
| − | + | In order to cope with publications which did not necessarily fit into Themba’s portfolio, Kavanagh established his own publishing project, [[Mshengu Publications]], and one of Mshengu Publications’ projects is the '''''Selected Plays''''' series. | |
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| + | Among the collections of plays that have been published in the series are: | ||
* ''The Theatre of Workshop ’71'' | * ''The Theatre of Workshop ’71'' | ||
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* ''CHIPAWO Children’s Plays'' | * ''CHIPAWO Children’s Plays'' | ||
* ''It Starts with a Death: Four Plays on Wills and Inheritance'' | * ''It Starts with a Death: Four Plays on Wills and Inheritance'' | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
Latest revision as of 11:05, 15 June 2026
Mshengu Publications is a subsidiary of Themba Books, a family publishing house established by Robert Mshengu Kavanagh, Naima B. Roberts and Gugu Ushewokunze-McLaren in memory of Thembani Ndiya Nene, their late wife and mother. It sets out to assist African writers to publish their work, focusing on African stories from an African perspective.
In order to cope with publications which did not necessarily fit into Themba’s portfolio, Kavanagh established his own publishing project, Mshengu Publications, and one of Mshengu Publications’ projects is the Selected Plays series.
Among the collections of plays that have been published in the series are:
- The Theatre of Workshop ’71
- The Political Theatre of Zambuko/Izibuko
- The New Horizon Youth Theatre
- Three Southern African Plays
- CHIPAWO Children’s Plays
- It Starts with a Death: Four Plays on Wills and Inheritance
- All That's Left: Four Playscripts
Sources
Robert Mshengu Kavanagh. 'The playscripts of Gibson Mtutuzeli Kente: the story of a publication'. https://www.academia.edu/50787521/THE_PLAYSCRIPTS_OF_GIBSON_MTUTUZELI_KENTE_The_Story_of_a_Publication?email_work_card=thumbnail#loswp-work-container
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