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 6 - Behind Emmanuel's sphaza shop
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
EMMANUEL enters, wielding a sjambok.
EMMANUEL: Ai, what's going on here? Shouldn't you two boys be in school? You, [pointing to ANDILE.] I've told you before you can't hang around here killing yourself with this rat poison. You are giving my sphaza shop a bad name! Must I call the police again, eh?
ANDILE [indifferent]: Do what you like. I'm not afraid of you or the police, kwerekwere! Maybe it's me that should be calling the police, so they can come check if you have a permit to be working here in our territory, eh? If you don't like it then just go back to Mozambique.
SIPHO: Stop it, Andile.
ANDILE: Go back to where you came from.
SIPHO: Stop it! Emmanuel is my friend.
EMMANUEL recognises SIPHO, who lies slumped on the floor.
EMMANUEL: Sipho?
SIPHO smiles. EMMANUEL attempts to help him to his feet.
EMMANUEL [sternly]: What are you doing hanging with this isigebengu eh, Sipho? What would your mother say if she found out?
SIPHO [gooft]: Please don't tell her. Please bra, Emmanuel. We are just having a little fun.
EMMANUEL: He's bad news this Andile. [SIPHO stares blankly at him.] And you're a bright young man. [He glares at ANDILE.] I've seen this one destroy far too many young lives. [To ANDILE, maybe even handling him physically.] I don't want to see you here again. Do you hear me? [ANDILE runs off.] You can't go back to school or home looking like this. You must wait here until you've cleaned up. This is the last time this happens boy.
SIPHO: Yes Emmanuel.
EMMANUEL: The last time!
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- UlwembuEmpatheatre and the Big Brotherhood, pp. 17 - 18Publisher: Wits University PressPrint publication year: 2018