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| + | Set in the post-apartheid period, it tells the story of an elderly man wrestling with society, his family and most of all himself, to leave the past behind, but not to forget it. A humorous and touching play which became hugely popular and won a number of awards. Opened 2002, directed by [[Janice Honeyman]], lighting design by [[Mannie Manim]] and featuring Kani. Winner of inter alia [[Fleur du Cap Best Actor Award]] and [[Fleur du Cap Award for Best New Indigenous Script]] in 2002 and five Naledi awards (e.g. Best New SA Play; Best Production) for the period August 2002 to December 2003. Published by Witwatersrand University Press in 2002. A successful tour of the USA and Australia followed in 2003-4. A film was made of it in 200*. ''[[Nothing but the truth]]'' by [[John Kani]] (2002) [[Baxter Theatre]]. [[Pamela Nomvete]]. | ||
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Revision as of 09:18, 8 April 2014
by John Kani.
See: Nothing but the Truth (by James Montgomery)
Contents
Subject
Set in the post-apartheid period, it tells the story of an elderly man wrestling with society, his family and most of all himself, to leave the past behind, but not to forget it. A humorous and touching play which became hugely popular and won a number of awards. Opened 2002, directed by Janice Honeyman, lighting design by Mannie Manim and featuring Kani. Winner of inter alia Fleur du Cap Best Actor Award and Fleur du Cap Award for Best New Indigenous Script in 2002 and five Naledi awards (e.g. Best New SA Play; Best Production) for the period August 2002 to December 2003. Published by Witwatersrand University Press in 2002. A successful tour of the USA and Australia followed in 2003-4. A film was made of it in 200*. Nothing but the truth by John Kani (2002) Baxter Theatre. Pamela Nomvete.
Performance history in South Africa
Translations and adaptations
Sources
Trek 8(11):15, 1943.
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