uGcaleka Ubuyile

Title
uGcaleka Ubuyile
Description
An adaptation of Oedipus Tyrannos translocated into a Xhosa context. Oedipus is substituted by king uGcaleka. Performed by the students of the Wits Drama Department.
Genre
Tragedy
Language
isiXhosa
Year Created
1998
Opening Date
May 1998
Closing Date
May 1998
Geographic Location of Performance
Director
Skhura Yani
Text By
Skhura Yani
Play Based On
Provenance
This information was retrieved from: Sikhumbuzo Skhura Yani, uGcaleka ubuyile: accents of culture (1999); The Citizen (19 May 1998, 20 June 1998); City Vision (12 May 1998); City Press (18 October 1998). This information was sourced and shared by Leo Kershaw.