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The text is the result of the play development project run by [[Twist Theatre Development Projects]] in 2010, during which the play was developed by a professional playwright and professional director with a community theatre group. | The text is the result of the play development project run by [[Twist Theatre Development Projects]] in 2010, during which the play was developed by a professional playwright and professional director with a community theatre group. | ||
| − | After its performance in 2010, the text was published in | + | After its performance in 2010, the text was published in two versions in the collection ''[[New South African Playscripts]]'' by [[Twist Theatre Development Projects]] in 2010. The versions are a two-hander script in English and a two-hander script in [[Zulu]]. |
| − | + | The text was later adapted and performed as '''''[[Belly of the Beast]]'''''. | |
A complex piece packed with intrigue, drama and action and laced with subtle bits of comedy, dealing with a man stumbles upon a young stranger – presumed to be a thief – in his home one night. He is still recovering from his wife’s murder during a hijacking, so this sparks an interesting interaction between the man and this stranger. It ends in a shocking twist. | A complex piece packed with intrigue, drama and action and laced with subtle bits of comedy, dealing with a man stumbles upon a young stranger – presumed to be a thief – in his home one night. He is still recovering from his wife’s murder during a hijacking, so this sparks an interesting interaction between the man and this stranger. It ends in a shocking twist. | ||
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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | + | 2011: The initial 2 hander version of the play was performed as '''''[[Legacy]]''''' at [[Musho International Theatre Festival]] in Durban in early 2011. | |
| − | + | 2011: A slightly reworked version of the original play, now renamed '''''[[Belly of the Beast]]''''', was performed in [[The Playhouse]]'s [[Loft Theatre]] in June, directed by [[Rob Klarmann]] with [[Bheki Mkhwane]] and [[Menzi Mkhwane]]. | |
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| − | 2011: A slightly reworked version of the original play, renamed '''''[[Belly of the Beast]]''''', was performed in [[The Playhouse]]'s [[Loft Theatre]] in June, directed by [[Rob Klarmann]] with [[Bheki Mkhwane]] and [[Menzi Mkhwane]]. | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
Latest revision as of 18:09, 18 September 2022
Legacy is a collaborative play by Daveshan Govender, Bheki Mkhwane and Ubuntubesizwe Productions.
Contents
The original text
The text is the result of the play development project run by Twist Theatre Development Projects in 2010, during which the play was developed by a professional playwright and professional director with a community theatre group.
After its performance in 2010, the text was published in two versions in the collection New South African Playscripts by Twist Theatre Development Projects in 2010. The versions are a two-hander script in English and a two-hander script in Zulu.
The text was later adapted and performed as Belly of the Beast.
A complex piece packed with intrigue, drama and action and laced with subtle bits of comedy, dealing with a man stumbles upon a young stranger – presumed to be a thief – in his home one night. He is still recovering from his wife’s murder during a hijacking, so this sparks an interesting interaction between the man and this stranger. It ends in a shocking twist.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
2011: The initial 2 hander version of the play was performed as Legacy at Musho International Theatre Festival in Durban in early 2011.
2011: A slightly reworked version of the original play, now renamed Belly of the Beast, was performed in The Playhouse's Loft Theatre in June, directed by Rob Klarmann with Bheki Mkhwane and Menzi Mkhwane.
Sources
Twist Theatre Development Projects. 2011. New South African Playscripts.
https://www.iol.co.za/entertainment/whats-on/painful-slice-of-modern-life-in-sa-1083421
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