The Crossing

The Crossing is a play by Jonathan Khumbulani Nkala (1980-).

Originally known as The Journey.

Original text

A one-man play about a Zimbabwean refugee who came to Cape Town, based on Nkala’s account of his journey, and developed with the help of director Bo Petersen. Developed further, it became The Crossing, and had successful runs in Zimbabwe and South Africa.

The text was published as The Crossing by Junkets in 2009 (with The Bicycle Thief), as Issue 10 of Playscript series. Published in Cockroach: A Trilogy of Plays: The Bicycle Thief - Faith in Love - The Crossing by Junkets in 2014 as Issue 17 of Playscript Series. .

Performance history in South Africa

2006: First as The Journey by Nkala in The Garage Theatre, directed by Bo Petersen.

2009: The Crossing performed at the National Arts Festival in Gahamstown.

2011: The Crossing performed at the Catalina Theatre in Durban, 10-20 March.

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crossing_(play)

Die Burger, 28 November 2008.

Business Day, 17 March 2011.

https://books.google.co.za/books/about/Cockroach.html?id=1NnsoQEACAAJ&redir_esc=y

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