Tshepang: the third testament
Series: OBERON MODERN PLAYS
Publisher: Oberon Books
Published: Sep 01, 2005
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 56
Description: "Outside a South African town a silent woman, Ruth, goes through her self-imposed rituals, a child's crib strapped to her back. An observer, Simon, who has loved Ruth since childhood, tells her story." "Tshepang was inspired by the horrifying rape in 2001 of a nine month-old child. The child, Tshepang, gave her name to Lara Foot Newton's award-winning play, though it is also 'based on twenty thousand true stories' - the number of child rapes estimated to occur in South Africa each year." "Having premiered in Amsterdam in June 2003, Tshepang opened at the Gate Theatre, London, in September 2004."--BOOK JACKET.