Mgewu Ndini

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Mgewu Ndini is a play by Gibson Kente (1932-2004).

The original text

The play centres around a boy who is a ‘won’t work’, so much is this boy a problem that his father wishes the boy could die.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

First performed in 1990. Cast members included: Kholofela Kola, Jabu Nkosi and Sandile Dlamini.

Sources

Andile Xaba. 2021. 'Collective memory and the construction of a historical narrative, analysis and interpretation of selected Soweto-based community plays (1984–1994)'. Unpublished PhD thesis.

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