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''[[Wathint’ Abafazi, Wathint’ Imbokodo]]'' ''[[Wathint' Abafazi, Wathint' Imbokodo]]'' ("You strike the women, you strike a/the rock") is a workshopped play by [[Phyllis Klotz]], [[Thobeka Macutyana]], [[Nomvula Qosha]] and [[Poppy Tsira]] (calling themselves [[Vusisiswe Players]]).
 
 
Often referred to by the English title of ''[[You Strike a Woman, You Strike a Rock]]''
 
 
 
''[[You Strike a Woman, You Strike a Rock]]'' is a workshopped play by [[Phyllis Klotz]], [[Thobeka Macutyana]], [[Nomvula Qosha]] and [[Poppy Tsira]] (calling themselves [[Vusisiswe Players]]).
 
 
 
(This is the English title for ''[[Wathint’ Abafazi, Wathint’ Imbokodo]]'' – more properly translated as ''[[You strike the women, you strike a/the rock]]'', but published and normally referred to as ''[[You Strike a Woman, You Strike a Rock]]'')
 
 
Utilizing the title of the signature song of the 1956 women’s march as its title and theme, and dealing with the trials and tribulations of three women in Crossroads squatter camp outside Cape Town, the play was workshopped by [[Phyllis Klotz]], [[Thobeka Macutyana]], [[Nomvula Qosha]] and [[Poppy Tsira]] (calling themselves [[Vusisiswe Players]])..
 
 
[both versions are found, the first title apparently used initially, as does the published version – but the 2006 production uses the second title] by [[Phyllis Klotz]], [[Thobeka Macutyana]], [[Nomvula Qosha]] and [[Poppy Tsira]] (calling themselves [[Vusisiswe Players]]). [In [[Itumeleng Wa-Lehure]]’s CV he claims he wrote it, and he does seem to be credited as part of the ensemble.] (This is the English title for ''[[Wathint’ Abafazi, Wathint’ Imbokodo]]'' – more properly translated as “You strike the women, you strike a/the rock”, but published and normally referred to as “woman” ) A workshopped play, utilizing the title of the signature song of the 1956 women’s march as its title and theme, and dealing with the trials and tribulations of three women in Crossroads squatter camp outside Cape Town. Facilitated and directed by Klotz, with Macutyana, Qosha and Tsira, it was first produced by the [[Communty Arts Project]] in Cape Town in 1986, then toured the country for a long time. Also performed internationally, for example in New York in 1988, ** In 2005 produced with a UK cast in Birmingham and London. and  bIn 2006 it was revived with a new cast in celebration of the 1956 Women’s March, from which the original title derives. Done by [[Connie Chiume]], [[Poppy Tsira]] and [[Busi Zolufa]] at the [[Market Theatre]], the [[Arena State Theatre]] and the [[Baxter's Sanlam Studio]], directed by Phyllis Klotz.  First published in Kani (ed): ''[[More Market Plays]]'' by [[Ad Donker]], 1996. 
 
 
 
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