Overview
Region
Southern Africa
South Africa
Era
Post-colonial
Language
English
Genre
Drama
About This Work
Jointly devised with actors John Kani and Winston Ntshona. A Black South African man takes on a dead man's passbook to work legally — an indictment of the apartheid pass laws through sharp comedy and tragedy.
Literary Significance
One of the most important anti-apartheid plays; Kani and Ntshona shared the Tony Award for Best Actor