by Allan Kolski Horwitz This collection contains five plays by the South African writer Allan Horwitz: The Pump Room; Comrade Babble; Boykie and Girlie; Jericho; and Book Marks. The plays explore the contradictions and dreams of the new and old South Africa, as well...
Drama
Izinhlungu Zomphefumulo (Emotional Pain)
by Bongekile Joyce Mbanjwa Bongekile Joyce Mbanjwa’s collection of poems in isiZulu, Izinhlungu Zomphefumulo, with accompanying English translations, is aimed at exposing pain, confusion and the different types of abuse that we face every day of our lives and that...
Against The Tide
Three plays, a libretto and an essay edited by Allan Kolski Horwitz The four plays that make up this collection, “Thabo Mbeki and Other Nightmares” by Tsepo wa-Mamatu; “Circles” by Tau Maserumule; “Comrade Babble” by Allan Kolski Horwitz; “My Life in the Bush of...
Blind Voices: A Collection of Radio Plays
by Kobus Moolman Blind Voices is a collection of three radio plays – “Soldier Boy,” “Miss Dolly” and “Womb Tide”. The main play, “Soldier Boy” is about the effect of the Total Onslaught wars fought by white South Africa and was broadcast by the BBC in 2003. A CD...
Kuyanuka and Other Plays
by Gha-Makhulu Diniso Kuyanuka and other Plays is a collection of three one person plays; Kuyanuka was first performed in 1991, Koropa in 2000 and Shoeville in 2005. As critic Darryl Accone observes: “It is precisely because of his conscience and commitment to true...
Ikasi and Other Plays
by Gha-Makhulu Diniso With an Introduction by Adrienne Sichel Ikasi and other Plays is a collection of three one person plays; the first two, Ikasi and Igazi, were written and performed by him in the early 1990’s; the third, Ekbog, is a product of the more recent...