Relativity: Township Stories
Relativity: Township Stories is a play in two acts by Mpumelelo Paul Grootboom (1975-) and Presley Chweneyagae.
Sometimes simply referred to as Relativity.
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The original text
A play about a serial killer on the loose, developed in workshop with the State Theatre and premiered at the 2005 Grahamstown Festival. The play has since been widely performed in South Africa and the UK.
Published in Armed Response: Plays from South Africa, edited by David Peimer. London: Seagull Books, 2009.
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Performance history in South Africa
2005: premiered at the 2005 Grahamstown Festival. Directed by Mpumelelo Paul Grootboom and Presley Chweneyagae with Patricia Mlambo, Tebogo Maboa, Pogiso Mogwera, Prince Sithole, Ntshepiseng Eunice Montshiwa, Presley Chweneyagae, Karabo Kgokong, Refilwe Mokgotlhoa, Mahlubi Kraai, Thabo Sekgobela, Zenzo Nqobe, Innocentia Manyaka, Kedibone Christina Tholo, Nyiko Prince Sithole, and Fumani Shilubana in the cast.
2006: Performed at the Market Theatre, dirtected by Mpumelelo Paul Grootboom with Tumelo Chisane (Rocks), Mandla Gaduka (Thato), Danny Jasson (Lungi), Mahlubi Kraai (Dan), Koketsso Mojela (Matlakala), Karabo Kgokong (Dario), Tebogo Maboa (Molomo), Ntshepiseng Montshiwa (Dorah), Peter Molale (Pelo), Makgabo Molefi (Mamiki), Siyasanga Papu (Miss Nkhatho), Thabo Sekgobela (Mavarara), Fumani Shilibana (Lovemore), Prince Sithole (Mhlaba/Ranko), Kedibone Tholo (Mihloti/Sibongile)
Sources
David Peimer. 2009. Armed Response: Plays from South Africa. London: Seagull Books.
Ruphin Coudyzer. 2023. Annotated list of his photographs of Market Theatre productions. (Provided by Coudyzer)
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