Difference between revisions of "Dead End"

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Dead End is a play by Zakes Mda (1948-).

The first play Mda wrote, as a schoolboy. A metaphorical discussion between a young murderer and God. First published in the collection We Shall Sing for the Fatherland and Other Plays, Ravan Press, 1980. Also published in The Plays of Zakes Mda by Ravan, 1990.

1979: First performed as double bill with We Shall Sing for the Fatherland directed by Benjy Francis for the FUBA ((the Federated Union of Black Arts), at the Diepkloof Hall in Soweto, 1979 with the following cast: Nomhle Nkonyeni, James Mthoba and Richard Ngemane; and directed by Nicholas Ellenbogen at the Market Theatre the same year with Nkonyeni, Ngemane and Timmy Kwebulana in the cast.

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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-: First performed as double bill with ''[[We Shall Sing for the Fatherland]]'' directed by [[Benjy Francis]] for the [[The Federated Union of Black Arts]], at the [[Diepkloof Hall]] in Soweto, 1979 with the following cast: [[Nomhle Nkonyeni]], [[James Mthoba]] and [[Richard Ngemane]]; and directed by [[Nicholas Ellenbogen]] at the [[Market Theatre]] the same year with Nkonyeni, Ngemane and [[Timmy Kwebulana]] in the cast.
+: First performed as double bill with ''[[We Shall Sing for the Fatherland]]'' directed by [[Benjy Francis]] for the [[FUBA]] ((the [[Federated Union of Black Arts]]), at the [[Diepkloof Hall]] in Soweto, 1979 with the following cast: [[Nomhle Nkonyeni]], [[James Mthoba]] and [[Richard Ngemane]]; and directed by [[Nicholas Ellenbogen]] at the [[Market Theatre]] the same year with Nkonyeni, Ngemane and [[Timmy Kwebulana]] in the cast.
 See also: ''[[Huis Clos]]''.