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== The original text ==
 
== The original text ==
  
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The play as a reworking of ''[[Mfowethu - Songs and Dance]]'', in that it features a white character who attempts to immerse himself in black township culture. The play also examined the practical application of the African renaissance
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
  
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
Staged in Bloemfontein and Durban in 2000 and then at The [[Market Theatre]] in February 2001, directed by [[Gibson Kente]], with a cast of twelve including [[Chunky Mtshali]] (Tornado), [[Edwin Geldenhuys]] (Peet Snyman or "Mfowethu"), [[Thembi Ntombela]], [[Thakane Mmatoni]], [[Nozipho Bless]], [[Nuna Lepepa]].
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2001: Premiered at The [[Market Theatre]] in February 2001, directed by [[Gibson Kente]], with a cast of twelve including [[Chunky Mtshali]] (Tornado), [[Edwin Geldenhuys]] (Peet Snyman or "Mfowethu"), [[Thembi Ntombela]], [[Thakane Mmatoni]], [[Nozipho Bless]], [[Nuna Lepepa]]. The same production was also staged in Bloemfontein and Durban.
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==

Latest revision as of 15:46, 1 February 2024

It is us” - a musical play by Gibson Kente.

The original text

The play as a reworking of Mfowethu - Songs and Dance, in that it features a white character who attempts to immerse himself in black township culture. The play also examined the practical application of the African renaissance

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

2001: Premiered at The Market Theatre in February 2001, directed by Gibson Kente, with a cast of twelve including Chunky Mtshali (Tornado), Edwin Geldenhuys (Peet Snyman or "Mfowethu"), Thembi Ntombela, Thakane Mmatoni, Nozipho Bless, Nuna Lepepa. The same production was also staged in Bloemfontein and Durban.

Sources

Sunday Independent, 4 February 2001.

Weekly Mail and Guardian, 15 February 2001.

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