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https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/17159396

Revision as of 17:33, 8 January 2024

Black Mamba is a satirical English play by John Ruganda (1941-2007)[1]

The original text

Set in Kenya, it is a biting but amusing satire about an intimate, yet intriguing relationship involving a university professor and his mistress, in a plot schemed by the professor and his mistress, in a plot schemed by the professor's houseboy. The play exposes the private life of the professor and, in a dramatic finale, the curtain drops on the shocked professor upon the revelation of the true identity of his mistress.


First published in January, 1973, published by East African Publishers in 1988 and reprinted 2005

Translations and adaptations

In 2005 the text was adapted by John van de Ruit, Voss and James Cunningham.

Performance history in South Africa

2005: The re-written text premièred at the Grahamstown Festival, directed by Murray McGibbon, with Ben Voss and James Cunningham.

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ruganda

https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/17159396

https://search.worldcat.org/formats-editions/263711483

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