Southern Africa
South Africa
Post-colonial
English
Drama
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
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editorial-summarynot primary textJointly 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. One of the most important anti-apartheid plays; Kani and Ntshona shared the Tony Award for Best Actor
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