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Quotes

Nathaniel Hawth…

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Nathaniel Hawthorne

Easy reading is darn hard writing.

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Tom Bissell…

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Tom Bissell

A great writer reveals the truth even when he or she does not wish to.

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moment in time
Oupa enjoying a great laugh.
Oupa enjoying a great laugh.
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.
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 takes a shot
Man in Green
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.
Oupa and his 'mum'
Oupa and his ‘mum’
John on his black label
Reading for the character of Oupa Ledwaba
Reading for the character of Oupa Ledwaba
The conflict begins
Goose
Father and son
Oupa challenges John
They celebrate their goal
John drinking
Oupa playing soccer
John and Oupa
Wiseman having a nightmare - his grandfather calls him in his dreams.
Wiseman having a nightmare – his grandfather calls him in his dreams.
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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Ikhankatha (played by Simo Majola) has come to fetch the Boy.
Ikhankatha (played by Simo Majola) has come to fetch the Boy.
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 dance
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?
The Orphan of Gaza
Oupa seems his mum
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.
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.
John Ledwaba
Simpho posing for Styles
Simpho posing for Styles
And so it grows
Examples of work
Masiza Mbali (left) and Simpho Mathenjwa (right)
Masiza Mbali (left) and Simpho Mathenjwa (right)
Oupa is dead
Simpho Mathenjwa, playing Joseph Langa
Simpho Mathenjwa, playing Joseph Langa
Oupa finds John dancing
The final monologue
The final monologue
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.
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
The father
The face of Oupa
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.
Surprised John
Theatre Arts Admin Collective, from 30th June until 4th July 2015.
Theatre Arts Admin Collective, from 30th June until 4th July 2015.
JHB
Oupa prays

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