Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Glossary and translation
- Images from production
- Ulwembu: the play script
- Prologue: Our story
- Scene 1 Behind the police station
- Scene 2 The police station, captain's office
- Scene 3 The school yard
- Scene 4 Portia's house
- Scene 5 Behind Emmanuel's sphaza shop
- Scene 6 Behind Emmanuel's sphaza shop
- Scene 7 The police station
- Scene 8 Emmanuel's sphaza shop
- Scene 9 Outside Emmanuel's sphaza shop
- Scene 10 Outside Emmanuel's sphaza shop
- Scene 11 Portia's house
- Scene 12 Bongani's house
- Scene 13 Outside Emmanuel's sphaza shop
- Scene 14 Outside Emmanuel's sphaza shop
- Scene 15 Bongani's house
- Scene 16 Outside Emmanuel's sphaza shop
- Scene 17 Sipho's room
- Scene 18 Emmanuel's sphaza shop
- Scene 19 Captain's office
- Scene 20 Behind the police station
- Scene 21 Bongani's house
- Scene 22 Portia's house
- Scene 23 Captain's office
- Scene 24 Emmanuel's sphaza shop
- Scene 25 On the street
- Epilogue: Our story
- Notes
- The Authors
Scene 11 - Portia's house
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 29 May 2019
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Glossary and translation
- Images from production
- Ulwembu: the play script
- Prologue: Our story
- Scene 1 Behind the police station
- Scene 2 The police station, captain's office
- Scene 3 The school yard
- Scene 4 Portia's house
- Scene 5 Behind Emmanuel's sphaza shop
- Scene 6 Behind Emmanuel's sphaza shop
- Scene 7 The police station
- Scene 8 Emmanuel's sphaza shop
- Scene 9 Outside Emmanuel's sphaza shop
- Scene 10 Outside Emmanuel's sphaza shop
- Scene 11 Portia's house
- Scene 12 Bongani's house
- Scene 13 Outside Emmanuel's sphaza shop
- Scene 14 Outside Emmanuel's sphaza shop
- Scene 15 Bongani's house
- Scene 16 Outside Emmanuel's sphaza shop
- Scene 17 Sipho's room
- Scene 18 Emmanuel's sphaza shop
- Scene 19 Captain's office
- Scene 20 Behind the police station
- Scene 21 Bongani's house
- Scene 22 Portia's house
- Scene 23 Captain's office
- Scene 24 Emmanuel's sphaza shop
- Scene 25 On the street
- Epilogue: Our story
- Notes
- The Authors
Summary
PORTIA enters and confronts SIPHO.
PORTIA: Sipho … Sipho!!!
SIPHO: What's wrong?
PORTIA: These thieves have ransacked the house again.
SIPHO: What happened?
PORTIA: They must have broken in last night.
SIPHO: What makes you think that?
PORTIA: The toaster and kettle are gone and that envelope of money I am supposed to be sending home for
Emmanuel has gone missing.
SIPHO: Serious, Ma?
PORTIA: What I can't understand is that there's no sign of breaking in and entering.
SIPHO: Someone must have left the door unlocked.
PORTIA: You were the last one home last night. Did you forget to lock when you came in?
SIPHO: I … I might have. I had soccer practice … went out with friends afterwards.
PORTIA: I tried to call. [Pause.] Why haven't you been answering my calls or SMSs?
SIPHO: My phone was stolen.
PORTIA: When?
SIPHO: About a week ago … at school.
PORTIA [concerned]: And you only tell me now.
SIPHO: I thought I'd told you already.
PORTIA [looking at her son suspiciously]: Sipho …
SIPHO turns away to avoid further scrutiny. PORTIA takes his face in her hands and turns him towards her again.
PORTIA: Are you okay, my boy?
SIPHO: I'm fine, Ma.
PORTIA: You look …
SIPHO: Tired, I'm just tired.
PORTIA: Is that all?
SIPHO nods.
PORTIA: This neighbourhood is under attack. We have to keep things locked at all times. These skoteni will steal the sheets off us while we sleeping if we not careful. Ai! I'm fed up with this now … fed up.
They both exit.
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- UlwembuEmpatheatre and the Big Brotherhood, pp. 31 - 32Publisher: Wits University PressPrint publication year: 2018