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A 1960's one-act play by Nigerian playwright [[Ken Saro-Wiwa]].
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''[[The Wheel]]'' is a one-act play by Ken Saro-Wiwa (1941–1995) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Saro-Wiwa].  
 
 
''[[Four Farcical Plays]]''.
 
  
 
== The original text ==
 
== The original text ==
  
 
Published in ''Four Farcical Plays'' (1989) by Saros International
 
Published in ''Four Farcical Plays'' (1989) by Saros International
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==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
  
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
Staged with ''[[The Transistor Radio]]'' in December 1998 in the Dalro Theatre at the [[Windybrow Theatre Complex]], directed by [[Walter Chakela]], with [[Arthur Molepo]], [[Alistair Dube]], [[Emily Tseu]] and [[Tebogo Maboa]].
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1998: Staged with ''[[The Transistor Radio]]'' in December 1998 in the [[Dalro Theatre]] at the [[Windybrow Theatre Complex]], directed by [[Walter Chakela]], with [[Arthur Molepo]], [[Alistair Dube]], [[Emily Tseu]] and [[Tebogo Maboa]].
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Saro-Wiwa
  
 
[[Chris Dunton]]. "Sologa, Eneka, and the Supreme Commander: The Theater of Ken Saro-Wiwa" In: ''[[Research in African Literatures]]'', Vol. 29, No. 1 (Spring, 1998), pp. 153-162. [https://www.jstor.org/stable/3820537]
 
[[Chris Dunton]]. "Sologa, Eneka, and the Supreme Commander: The Theater of Ken Saro-Wiwa" In: ''[[Research in African Literatures]]'', Vol. 29, No. 1 (Spring, 1998), pp. 153-162. [https://www.jstor.org/stable/3820537]
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Uzor Maxim Uzoatu. 2021. "The Literary Lives of Ken Saro-Wiwa", ''This Day''[https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2020/11/15/the-literary-lives-and-times-of-ken-saro-wiwa/]
  
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

Latest revision as of 07:09, 24 February 2023

The Wheel is a one-act play by Ken Saro-Wiwa (1941–1995) [1].

The original text

Published in Four Farcical Plays (1989) by Saros International

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1998: Staged with The Transistor Radio in December 1998 in the Dalro Theatre at the Windybrow Theatre Complex, directed by Walter Chakela, with Arthur Molepo, Alistair Dube, Emily Tseu and Tebogo Maboa.

Sources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Saro-Wiwa

Chris Dunton. "Sologa, Eneka, and the Supreme Commander: The Theater of Ken Saro-Wiwa" In: Research in African Literatures, Vol. 29, No. 1 (Spring, 1998), pp. 153-162. [2]

Uzor Maxim Uzoatu. 2021. "The Literary Lives of Ken Saro-Wiwa", This Day[3]

Go to ESAT Bibliography

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