Chakela directed another production of his Maru in the Windybrow Theatre in 2002. Adapted for the stage by Wim Vorster for a PACOFS production and by Walter Chakela for a production at the Windybrow Centre for the Arts, (both in 1994).ġ994: The Wim Vorster version was staged for PACOFS, directed by Gerben Kamper, with Ilse Klink as Margaret, Maurice Carpede as Maru and Denise Newman as the narrator Bessie Head in May 1994.ġ994: The Walter Chakela version, directed by Chakela, was staged at the Windybrow Centre for the Arts, with Patrick Shai, Nomsa Nene, Samson Khumalo, Nomsa Xaba and others in August 1994.ġ995: Chakela directed his version again in March 1995, a production which toured Natal and played in the Drama Theatre in the Natal Playhouse - the cast included Alistair Dube and Shannon Simon.ġ998: In September 1998 Walter Chakela staged his version in the Adcock-Ingram at the Windybrow Theatre, with George Lamola, Emily Tseu, Duma Mnembe, Alistair Dube, Pinky Fihlane and Elize Mark. This isolation emphasizes his loneliness. He stands alonethe king of his village and the next paramount chief. No one in the village has the power to change his mind or to influence his decisions. Maru is a stage play(s) based on the 1971 novel Maru by Bessie Head. Maru has complete control over the world he inhabits: only his best friend, Moleka, and his sister, Dikeledi, have enough authority to advise him. An historical play about the rise and fall of Dingaan. 2.1 Performance history in South Africa.
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