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Ulwembu: A Play (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781776141951)
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xAn empathetic theatrical journey through the spider's web of addiction
Danger stalks the township of KwaMashu, near Durban. It comes in the form of whoonga (known as nyaope elsewhere), a toxic mix of B-grade heroin, rat poison and other chemical components that almost immediately sucks its users into a vortex of addiction and the crime, deception and personal tragedy that goes with it. Caught up in the web, the ulwembu of the title (spider's web in isiZulu), presided over by the dealer, Bongani Mseleku, are Lieutenant Portia Mthembu, a police officer in the frontline of the fight against the scourge; her son Sipho; his friend, Andile Nxumalo, and Emmanuel Abreu, a Mozambique-born spaza shopkeeper. As it traces Sipho's descent from talented scholar and aspirant poet and songwriter to suicidal addict, Ulwembu explores the effects of addiction not only on those who suffer from it but on communities, families and the police, both those who try to control the murderous trade and those who benefit from it. Using a process they have dubbed Empatheatre, The Big Brotherhood, Neil Coppen, Dylan McGarry and Mpume Mtombeni, aim to share 'people's real-life stories, with the intention to inspire and develop a greater empathy and kindness in spaces where there is conflict or injustice'. Ulwembu is the dramatic result of their efforts.Author: Empatheatre,The Big Brotherhood
ISBN-10: 1776141954
ISBN-13: 9781776141951
Publisher: Wits University Press
Language: English
Published: 06/01/2018
Pages: 108
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.20lbs
Size: 7.40h x 4.90w x 0.20d
By Empatheatre
xEmpatheatre (Author)
Empatheatre, inspired by South African struggle theatre, the theatre of the oppressed, researches and shares people's real-life stories, with the intention of inspiring and developing a greater empathy and kindness in complex social learning spaces beset by conflict or injustice. The Big Brotherhood (Author)
The Big Brotherhood is an award-winning theatre and production company based in KwaMashu, Durban. It was formed by Vumani Khumalo, Phumlani Ngubane, Ngcebo Cele, Sandile Nxumalo and Zenzo Msomi and creates productions about crime and jail life, which are performed in schools and theatres in KwaZulu-Natal. Monique Marks (Foreword by)
Monique Marks is a lecturer in Sociology at the University of Natal, Durban. While her early research focussed on youth politics, her present research is in the area of policing, focussing mainly on police labour relations and police organisational transformation
Empatheatre, inspired by South African struggle theatre, the theatre of the oppressed, researches and shares people's real-life stories, with the intention of inspiring and developing a greater empathy and kindness in complex social learning spaces beset by conflict or injustice. The Big Brotherhood (Author)
The Big Brotherhood is an award-winning theatre and production company based in KwaMashu, Durban. It was formed by Vumani Khumalo, Phumlani Ngubane, Ngcebo Cele, Sandile Nxumalo and Zenzo Msomi and creates productions about crime and jail life, which are performed in schools and theatres in KwaZulu-Natal. Monique Marks (Foreword by)
Monique Marks is a lecturer in Sociology at the University of Natal, Durban. While her early research focussed on youth politics, her present research is in the area of policing, focussing mainly on police labour relations and police organisational transformation
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