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According to Grootboom, the play was developed at the [[Mmabana Arts Culture and Sports Foundation]] (formerly known as [[The North West Arts Counci]]l), in January 2000, and was co-written by [[Mpumelelo Paul Grootboom]] and with [[Mothusi Mokoto]] and directed by Grootboom | According to Grootboom, the play was developed at the [[Mmabana Arts Culture and Sports Foundation]] (formerly known as [[The North West Arts Counci]]l), in January 2000, and was co-written by [[Mpumelelo Paul Grootboom]] and with [[Mothusi Mokoto]] and directed by Grootboom | ||
| − | It was then developed further for the | + | It was then developed further for the ''[[National Arts Festival Fringe]]'' in June of the same year. The text, credited to [[Mpumelelo Paul Grootboom]] and [[Mothusi Mokoto]], was published in the volume ''[[Southern African Plays Collection]]'' (Pan African Publishers Ltd., 2018) |
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
Revision as of 09:05, 12 March 2024
Cards is a play by Mpumelelo Paul Grootboom and Mothusi Mokoto
Also credited to Mothusi Mokoto alone in some cases.
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The original text
A controversial play about shadowy characters that frequent a Hillbrow brothel owned by Mubara, a Nigerian immigrant.
According to Grootboom, the play was developed at the Mmabana Arts Culture and Sports Foundation (formerly known as The North West Arts Council), in January 2000, and was co-written by Mpumelelo Paul Grootboom and with Mothusi Mokoto and directed by Grootboom
It was then developed further for the National Arts Festival Fringe in June of the same year. The text, credited to Mpumelelo Paul Grootboom and Mothusi Mokoto, was published in the volume Southern African Plays Collection (Pan African Publishers Ltd., 2018)
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
2001: First performed in the North West Province.
2004: Performed in The Arena at the State Theatre, Pretoria, directed by Mpumelelo Paul Grootboom, starring Siyabonga Thwala as the Nigerian brothel owner "Mubara". Also performed at the Windybrow Theatre, Hillbrow
2005: Performed at the Market Theatre, directed by Lara Foot Newton with Mpumelelo Paul Grootboom.
Sources
https://www.iol.co.za/entertainment/whats-on/cards-941960
https://grootboom.blogspot.com/
Sunday Independent, 10 October, 2004.
"Inner demons exposed" in IOL, May 10, 2005[1]
Ruphin Coudyzer. 2023. Annotated list of his photographs of Market Theatre productions. (Provided by Coudyzer)
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