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Also known as ''[[Buzani Ku Bawo]]''
 
Also known as ''[[Buzani Ku Bawo]]''
  
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==The original text==
  
Zwalakhe is shown to be indirectly responsible for the butchering of Gugulethi’s family, since he forced him to marry someone he did not love.  Published by [[Oxford University Press]] in 1958.
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A drama about love, family relationships and conflicts that arise when traditional expectations clash with changing values, it tells the story of Zwalakhe, who is indirectly responsible for the butchering of Gugulethi’s family, since he forced him to marry someone he did not love.  The text was published by [[Oxford University Press]] in 1958.
  
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It has long been a Xhosa set work for Grades 11 and 12. 
  
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==Translations and adaptations==
  
Dramatised as ''[[Buzani Ku Bawo]]'', to be held from 19 to 29 July 2017 at the Artscape Theatre.
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Translated into [[Setswana]] by [[W.K. Tamsanqa]] and published in 1965.  
  
Buzani Ku Bawo is one of many isiXhosa stories that will be staged as classics to share the culture and language of AmaXhosa.
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
Directed by Thokozile Ntshinga, Buzani Ku Bawo is a drama about love, family relationships and conflicts that arise when traditional expectations clash with changing values. The high-quality production, written by , also highlights the power of love and that one is meant to have a chosen one.
 
  
Says Thokozile Ntshinga, Director for Artscape’s Inclusive Arts Unit: “There are many of the isiXhosa classics that were written and shelved and we feel the messages that were brought by them are relevant now. By showcasing this classic, we want to show the difference in view of the youth to the older generation with particular reference to isiXhosa culture, which does not always make sense to the youth when compared to the older generation.”
 
  
The play follows Artscape’s recent successful staging of the production as a set work that was seen by thousands of Grades 11 and 12 isiXhosa learners from the greater Cape Town area.  
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2017: Performed as ''[[Buzani Ku Bawo]]'' by [[Artscape]] and taken on tour in the greater Cape Town area to be seen by thousands of isiXhosa learners. Then performed at the [[Artscape Theatre]] from 19 to 29 July. Directed by [[Thokozile Ntshinga]], Director for Artscape’s Inclusive Arts Unit.
  
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Revision as of 20:03, 11 July 2017

Buzani Kubawo (“Ask father” – Xhosa) is a play by W.K. Tamsanqa.

Also known as Buzani Ku Bawo

The original text

A drama about love, family relationships and conflicts that arise when traditional expectations clash with changing values, it tells the story of Zwalakhe, who is indirectly responsible for the butchering of Gugulethi’s family, since he forced him to marry someone he did not love. The text was published by Oxford University Press in 1958.

It has long been a Xhosa set work for Grades 11 and 12.

Translations and adaptations

Translated into Setswana by W.K. Tamsanqa and published in 1965.

Performance history in South Africa

2017: Performed as Buzani Ku Bawo by Artscape and taken on tour in the greater Cape Town area to be seen by thousands of isiXhosa learners. Then performed at the Artscape Theatre from 19 to 29 July. Directed by Thokozile Ntshinga, Director for Artscape’s Inclusive Arts Unit.

Sources

Go to ESAT Bibliography

Return to

Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays

Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays

Return to PLAYS III: Collections

Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances

Return to South African Festivals and Competitions

Return to The ESAT Entries

Return to Main Page