Zululand cast acts against women abuse in locally-produced play
Local artists tackle women abuse through art
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AS the stage curtain closed last Saturday night at the Empangeni Civic Centre, the message was quite clear – women abuse is not acceptable.
Through various characters, the Zululand cast conveyed this strong message during the locally brewed stage production The Devil’s Autograph.
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The local stars left their hearts and souls on stage while tackling the burning issue of women abuse.
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The play was written and produced by journalist and playwright Wellington Makwakwa, and directed by distinguished actor and performer Mthandeni Mbambo of Uzalo and Rockville fame.
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It is a story of three women of different races who suffer physical and emotional abuse in their respective homes in the early 1900s, and forced by their circumstances to find work on a sugarcane farm to survive.
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