Time Ahead of Time
Canodoise Themba was one such notable writer that was a repartee that flummoxed his company superlative degree of preposterous conversing and broached matter that were never thoughtless of stupid as this was flagrant in his writing.
The 1950’s was a decade that was not only regarded as prudent years for writers, but it was also a decade when indignation was imminent. Authors such as Nat Nakasi, Es’kia Mphahlele along with Todd Matshikaza produced writings that were not only verities but created insatia for the writers from the epoch into the millennia and beyond.
Canodoise Themba was one such notable writer that was a repartee that flummoxed his company superlative degree of preposterous conversing and broached matter that were never thoughtless of stupid as this was flagrant in his writing.
Nearly seventy years of into the century a humble director took a trailblazing step to resuscitate D’Orsay’s work in an implicit matter of expression. Khanyile Dominique Gumede has presented Crepuscule at the Laager Theatre within the Market Theatre complex.
Comprising of a stellar cast and a variety of talent, this play was adapted in the wake of the horrificiency of the law. Leroy delivered a sentient role as Can Themba, who fortuitously into a young beautiful Janet (Kate Liquorish), and knocked her off her stockings with his charm, and ingratiating conversations.
At first she reproved him for courting her in such a manner, however, cupid directs her to the exigencies of dusk and the intricacies of dawn.
While carousing and demystifying the apocryphal statement that the township was a place to repose. Klienboy (Lerato Mvelase) elucidates this with the pidgin leaving no room for inertia.
Janet is unaware that she is susceptible to danger because of her innocuous sensation. Malcolm (Conrad Kemp) a sanctimonious individual, reveals his true emotions when he discovers the affair.
It is not long before the land removals and upheavals begin to permeate into the township and spreading across the bucolic surroundings. Janet is trapped in a shadow known only to her.
Crepuscule is by far a South African story told by a young South African, with perfect improvisation. It is not difficult to understand and does not lack pace. It delves into the intricacies of interracial relationships at this time, and into the depths of a rancoured soul.
