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The most brutal assault!

Image 30 Mar 2013 Eliot Moleba Leave a comment

The most brutal assult!

I’m OCD on grammar and as a writing consultant I feel like this every day!

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Masiza Mbali (left) and Simpho Mathenjwa (right)
Masiza Mbali (left) and Simpho Mathenjwa (right)
The father
Oupa is dead
Oupa prays
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They celebrate their goal
Ikhankatha (played by Simo Majola) has come to fetch the Boy.
Ikhankatha (played by Simo Majola) has come to fetch the Boy.
Simpho posing for Styles
Simpho posing for Styles
And so it grows
Oupa and his 'mum'
Oupa and his ‘mum’
Surprised John
Blowing vuvuzelas as they celebrate the goal of their number one striker, Mambush
Blowing vuvuzelas as they celebrate the goal of their number one striker, Mambush
Joseph and Wiseman playing a game. The silent wage is whoever wins will tell the other the truth behind their motives; a grandson looking for his lost grandfather and a man living with his grandfather's ID. What really happened to the real grandfather?
Joseph and Wiseman playing a game. The silent wage is whoever wins will tell the other the truth behind their motives; a grandson looking for his lost grandfather and a man living with his grandfather’s ID. What really happened to the real grandfather?
John Ledwaba
The boy, (played by Omogolo and Vusi, his lover, (played by Lebohang) make a promise to each other.
The boy, (played by Omogolo and Vusi, his lover, (played by Lebohang) make a promise to each other.
John on his black label
Masiza Mbali (left) now playing Joseph and Simpho Mathenjwa playing Zanemvula. The two actors swap characters.
Masiza Mbali (left) now playing Joseph and Simpho Mathenjwa playing Zanemvula. The two actors swap characters.
The conflict begins
Details of the premier at PopArt. This play is specifically targeting 7-11 year olds.
Details of the premier at PopArt. This play is specifically targeting 7-11 year olds.
Oupa takes a shot
Oupa challenges John
Father and son
Oupa finds John dancing
Wiseman having a nightmare - his grandfather calls him in his dreams.
Wiseman having a nightmare – his grandfather calls him in his dreams.
Goose
Wiseman tells Joseph about his grandmother who spent her whole life waiting for her lover and husband who never came back. Now Masiza is playing the grandmother.
Wiseman tells Joseph about his grandmother who spent her whole life waiting for her lover and husband who never came back. Now Masiza is playing the grandmother.
Man in Green
Examples of work
Wiseman telling Joseph his reasons for looking after a dead 'ghost' which haunts him every night.
Wiseman telling Joseph his reasons for looking after a dead ‘ghost’ which haunts him every night.
The dance
moment in time
Masiza Mbali, Joseph Langa after he was just accused of stealing the ID of Wiseman's grandfather.
Masiza Mbali, Joseph Langa after he was just accused of stealing the ID of Wiseman’s grandfather.
Simpho Mathenjwa, playing Joseph Langa
Simpho Mathenjwa, playing Joseph Langa
John is on the phone with his daughter in law and grandson. He is happy to hear the grandson is following in his footsteps and his fathers - their shared love for soccer.
John is on the phone with his daughter in law and grandson. He is happy to hear the grandson is following in his footsteps and his fathers – their shared love for soccer.
Oupa enjoying a great laugh.
Oupa enjoying a great laugh.
John drinking
The face of Oupa
JHB
Reading for the character of Oupa Ledwaba
Reading for the character of Oupa Ledwaba
orphanofgaza
The Orphan of Gaza
John and Oupa
Jacques is joined by Oupa Ledwaba, the son, and he puts on the white wedding dress to dance with his father. The dress is the symbol of love and John's longing for his late wife.
Jacques is joined by Oupa Ledwaba, the son, and he puts on the white wedding dress to dance with his father. The dress is the symbol of love and John’s longing for his late wife.
Oupa playing soccer
Theatre Arts Admin Collective, from 30th June until 4th July 2015.
Theatre Arts Admin Collective, from 30th June until 4th July 2015.
Oupa seems his mum
The final monologue
The final monologue
John
They are playing a board game - we invented a hybrid between chess and checkers.
They are playing a board game – we invented a hybrid between chess and checkers.

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