The Trial of Dedan Kimathi

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The Trial of Dedan Kimathi is a play by Ngugi wa Thiong'o and Micere Githae Mugo

The original text

A play dealing with the 1956 trial of Dedan Kimathi, the leader of the Mau Mau rebellion against the British colonial regime in Kenya. Kimathi was hanged in 1957.



Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

198*: Performed at the Dhlomo Theatre in Johannesburg, with a cast that included

Sources

https://www.dkut.ac.ke/downloads/The%20Trial%20of%20Dedan%20Kimathi%20-%20Ngugi%20wa%20Thiong'o.pdf

https://clarkesbooks.co.za/products/the-trial-of-dedan-kimathi

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