Crepuscule
Crepuscule ("dusk" or "twilight") can refer to a short story by Can Themba, or to the dramatisation of the story by Khayelihle Dom Gumede (1988- ).
Not to be confused with the French play Crépuscule du Théâtre by H.R. Lenormand (Henri-René Lenormand, 1882-1951), performed in South Africa as In Theatre Street.
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The original text
Can Themba's short story Crepuscule is believed to be a fictional interpretation of his real life love affair with a white woman, Jean Hart, during the 1950s, the Apartheid years, in Sophiatown, South Africa. It was published in the collection The Will to Die in 1972 (Cape Town and Johannesburg: David Philip).
Translations and adaptations
The story was adapted for the stage by Khayelihle Dom Gumede im 2012.
The play text was published by Junkets Publisher]] in 2014.
Performance history in South Africa
2012: Crepuscule staged as a student production at the Wits School of Dramatic Arts, directed by Gumede.
2015: Crepuscule staged in the Laager at the Market Theatre in July, directed by Gumede, with Kate Liquorish ("Jennet Hart"), Leroy Gopal ("Can Themba"), Conrad Kemp ("Malcolm Hart"), Lerato Mvelase ("Baby/Kleinboy"), Thami Ngoma ("Ous Lethabo/Mama Dora/Sis") and Nhlanhla Mahlangu ("Stan").
2016: Crepuscule performed at the Victoria Theatre, National Arts Festival, Grahamstown, South Africa, in July.
Sources
http://junketspublisher.blogspot.com/
Myrtle Jane Hooper. 2017. Can Themba, Jean Hart and "Crepuscule": Remembering Sophiatown, English Academy Review 34(2):7-21[1]
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