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''[[Confused Mhlaba]]'' is a play by [[Kayalethu Mqayisa]]. | ''[[Confused Mhlaba]]'' is a play by [[Kayalethu Mqayisa]]. | ||
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A one-act play concerned with the problems of black identity in the 1970s, the play appears submissive and anti-revolutionary because of its plea for political moderation. | A one-act play concerned with the problems of black identity in the 1970s, the play appears submissive and anti-revolutionary because of its plea for political moderation. | ||
| − | First performed in 1973, then at the [[University of the Witwatersrand]]*? in 1974, banned in 1975. First published by [[Ravan Press]] in 1974. | + | ==Performance history in South Africa== |
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| + | 1973: First performed in 1973, then at the [[University of the Witwatersrand]]*? in 1974, banned in 1975. First published by [[Ravan Press]] in 1974. | ||
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| + | 2025: Presented at the [[Zabalaza Theatre Festival]], directed & adapted by [[Kitso Seti]]. | ||
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| + | ==Sources== | ||
[[Sydney Paul Gosher|Gosher]], 1988). | [[Sydney Paul Gosher|Gosher]], 1988). | ||
| + | ==Return to== | ||
Return to [[ESAT Plays 1 C|C]] | Return to [[ESAT Plays 1 C|C]] | ||
Revision as of 15:01, 31 July 2025
Confused Mhlaba is a play by Kayalethu Mqayisa.
Original text
A one-act play concerned with the problems of black identity in the 1970s, the play appears submissive and anti-revolutionary because of its plea for political moderation.
Performance history in South Africa
1973: First performed in 1973, then at the University of the Witwatersrand*? in 1974, banned in 1975. First published by Ravan Press in 1974.
2025: Presented at the Zabalaza Theatre Festival, directed & adapted by Kitso Seti.
Sources
Gosher, 1988).
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