Bloke
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A musical play first staged in 1994, scripted by Mothobi Mutloatse and directed by Walter Chakela.
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Subject
Based on Drum writer William ‘Bloke’ Modisane's autobiography Blame Me on History (1963). Bloke Modisane was one of South Africa’s leading black intellectuals of the 1950s and 1960s and this musical was a celebration of his genius.
Performance history in South Africa
Premièred by PACT in 1994 at the Windybrow Theatre, directed by Walter Chakela, with Samson Khumalo, Hamlet Maboa, Donald Woodburn and others. Original music by Thabang Masemola and Jonas Gwanga.
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