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− | + | [[Crepuscule]] ("dusk") can refer to a short story by Can Themba, or to the dramatisation of the story by [[Khayelihle Dom Gumede]] (). | |
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+ | is a 2012 play , adapted from a short story by the same name written by [[Can Themba]]. | ||
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== The original text == | == The original text == | ||
− | [[Can Themba]]'s short story ''Crepuscule'' is believed to be a fictional interpretation of his real life love affair with a white woman, Jean Hart, during the 1950s, the Apartheid years, in Sophiatown, South Africa. | + | |
+ | [[Can Themba]]'s short story ''Crepuscule'' is believed to be a fictional interpretation of his real life love affair with a white woman, Jean Hart, during the 1950s, the Apartheid years, in Sophiatown, South Africa. It was published in the collection ''The Will to Die'' in 1972 (Cape Town and Johannesburg: David Philip). | ||
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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+ | The story was adapted for the stage by [[Khayelihle Dom Gumede]] im 2012. | ||
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+ | The play text was published by [[Junkets Publisher]] in 2014. | ||
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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2012: Staged as a student production at the [[Wits School of Dramatic Arts]], directed by [[Khayelihle Dom Gumede|Gumede]]. | 2012: Staged as a student production at the [[Wits School of Dramatic Arts]], directed by [[Khayelihle Dom Gumede|Gumede]]. | ||
− | 2015: Staged in the [[Laager]] at the [[Market Theatre]], directed by [[Khayelihle Dom Gumede|Gumede]], with [[Kate Liquorish]] (Jennet Hart), [[Leroy Gopal]] (Can Themba), [[Conrad Kemp]] (Malcolm Hart), [[Lerato Mvelase]] (Baby/Kleinboy), [[Thami Ngoma]] (Ous Lethabo/Mama Dora/Sis) and [[Nhlanhla Mahlangu]] (Stan). | + | 2015: Staged in the [[Laager]] at the [[Market Theatre]] in July, directed by [[Khayelihle Dom Gumede|Gumede]], with [[Kate Liquorish]] ("Jennet Hart"), [[Leroy Gopal]] ("Can Themba"), [[Conrad Kemp]] ("Malcolm Hart"), [[Lerato Mvelase]] ("Baby/Kleinboy"), [[Thami Ngoma]] ("Ous Lethabo/Mama Dora/Sis") and [[Nhlanhla Mahlangu]] ("Stan"). |
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+ | 2016: ''[[Crepuscule]]'' performed at the [[Victoria Theatre]], [[National Arts Festival]], Grahamstown, South Africa, in July. | ||
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+ | By [[Can Themba]] adapted for the stage and directed by [[Khayelihle Dom Gumede]] with [[Kate Liquorish]] as "Janet", [[Leroy Gopal]] as "Can", [[Conrad Kemp]] as "Malcolm", [[Lerato Mvelase]] as "Baby/Kleinboy", [[Nhlanhla Mahlangu]] as "Stan" and [[Thami Ngoma]] as "Ous Lethabo/Mama Dora/Sis". | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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+ | https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-07-12-grahamstown-artsfest-16-crepuscule-a-triumph-for-sophiatown-memory-of-can-themba-and-the-drum-era/ | ||
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+ | http://junketspublisher.blogspot.com/ | ||
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+ | Myrtle Jane Hooper. 2017. ''Can Themba, Jean Hart and "Crepuscule": Remembering Sophiatown'', ''[[English Academy Review]]'' 34(2):7-21[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/323499477_Can_Themba_Jean_Hart_and_'Crepuscule'_Remembering_Sophiatown] | ||
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] |
Revision as of 09:08, 17 December 2023
Crepuscule ("dusk") can refer to a short story by Can Themba, or to the dramatisation of the story by Khayelihle Dom Gumede ().
Contents
The original text
is a 2012 play , adapted from a short story by the same name written by Can Themba.
The original text
Can Themba's short story Crepuscule is believed to be a fictional interpretation of his real life love affair with a white woman, Jean Hart, during the 1950s, the Apartheid years, in Sophiatown, South Africa. It was published in the collection The Will to Die in 1972 (Cape Town and Johannesburg: David Philip).
Translations and adaptations
The story was adapted for the stage by Khayelihle Dom Gumede im 2012.
The play text was published by Junkets Publisher in 2014.
Performance history in South Africa
2012: Staged as a student production at the Wits School of Dramatic Arts, directed by Gumede.
2015: Staged in the Laager at the Market Theatre in July, directed by Gumede, with Kate Liquorish ("Jennet Hart"), Leroy Gopal ("Can Themba"), Conrad Kemp ("Malcolm Hart"), Lerato Mvelase ("Baby/Kleinboy"), Thami Ngoma ("Ous Lethabo/Mama Dora/Sis") and Nhlanhla Mahlangu ("Stan").
2016: Crepuscule performed at the Victoria Theatre, National Arts Festival, Grahamstown, South Africa, in July.
By Can Themba adapted for the stage and directed by Khayelihle Dom Gumede with Kate Liquorish as "Janet", Leroy Gopal as "Can", Conrad Kemp as "Malcolm", Lerato Mvelase as "Baby/Kleinboy", Nhlanhla Mahlangu as "Stan" and Thami Ngoma as "Ous Lethabo/Mama Dora/Sis".
Sources
http://junketspublisher.blogspot.com/
Myrtle Jane Hooper. 2017. Can Themba, Jean Hart and "Crepuscule": Remembering Sophiatown, English Academy Review 34(2):7-21[1]
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