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| − | (“The Hour is Come”) by [[Gibson Kente]] | + | ''[[Sekunjalo]]'' (“The Hour is Come”) is a play by [[Gibson Kente]]. |
| − | + | A controversial township-musical style play on the threat of anti-capitalist and anti-Christian sentiments in the future proposed by the [[ANC]] and its allies. Written and produced in 1985?*/87*? as a sequel to ''[[Bad Times]]''. | |
| − | ''Sekunjalo'' | + | 1987: Performed at the [[National Arts Festival]] in July, 1987, described by the author as a tragi-comedy. |
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| + | 1988: A new version of ''[[Sekunjalo]]'', to which Kente gave the title ''[[The Naked Hour]]'', was written and directed by [[Gibson Kente]] in the [[Wits Great Hall|Wits Theatre]] on 14 June 1988 and in the Arena, [[State Theatre]] in October 1988. The cast included [[Chunky Mtshali]], [[Tonique Hpale]], [[Susan Theletsane]], [[Brian Mazibuko]], [[John Lata]], [[Skhumbuzo Kubeka]], [[Zakithi Dlamini]], [[Monika Mana]], [[Desmond Dlomo]], [[Ziyaya Moya]], [[Sam Mpondo]]. | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
Revision as of 12:22, 19 November 2021
Sekunjalo (“The Hour is Come”) is a play by Gibson Kente.
A controversial township-musical style play on the threat of anti-capitalist and anti-Christian sentiments in the future proposed by the ANC and its allies. Written and produced in 1985?*/87*? as a sequel to Bad Times.
1987: Performed at the National Arts Festival in July, 1987, described by the author as a tragi-comedy.
1988: A new version of Sekunjalo, to which Kente gave the title The Naked Hour, was written and directed by Gibson Kente in the Wits Theatre on 14 June 1988 and in the Arena, State Theatre in October 1988. The cast included Chunky Mtshali, Tonique Hpale, Susan Theletsane, Brian Mazibuko, John Lata, Skhumbuzo Kubeka, Zakithi Dlamini, Monika Mana, Desmond Dlomo, Ziyaya Moya, Sam Mpondo.
Sources
The Star 16 May 1988 and Pretoria News, October 1988, p 17.
National Arts Festival Programme, 1987
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