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 2 - The police station, captain's office
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 wearily takes a seat in front of the CAPTAIN of the station.
CAPTAIN: Do you have any news for me, Lieutenant?
PORTIA: News?
CAPTAIN: The press keep calling for a comment.
PORTIA: We're getting closer, Captain.
CAPTAIN: Closer?
PORTIA: To the dealers, Captain.
CAPTAIN: Closer is not quite the comment I am looking for Lieutenant. [Pause.] The media are calling it the Whoonga Apocalypse. [Pause.] The reputation of this station is at an all-time low.
PORTIA: We're chasing some new leads.
CAPTAIN [strongly]: I need some good news, Lieutenant.
PORTIA: Don't we all, Captain!
CAPTAIN: I need some high-profile arrests for the front pages. Something to put the community at ease.
PORTIA: These things take time, Captain.
CAPTAIN: We don't have time on our side, Lieutenant. [Pause.] There are more addicts each and every day out there on our streets and what does that do for crime … the economy? It's a far reaching catastrophe this. [Pause.] Our children are no longer safe.
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- UlwembuEmpatheatre and the Big Brotherhood, pp. 9Publisher: Wits University PressPrint publication year: 2018