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Bafana Republic and Other Satires: A Collection of Monologues and Revues


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This collection of satirical sketches takes readers on a sometimes cynical, sometimes hilarious trip through many of the issues that face democratic South Africa The seed of this collection was sown in 2007 when South Africa won the right to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The debate about huge amounts of public funds being spent on a 'vanity project' instead of being used to improve the lives of the majority of the country's citizens inspired Mike van Graan, one of South Africa's leading contemporary political playwrights, to use sport as an entry point for satirical commentary. Van Graan follows this with piercing attention towards matters of the state. With themes ranging from the World Cup to the political football of land, from the violent abuse of women to state capture, this selection of satirical sketches takes readers on a rollercoaster trip through many of the issues that face democratic South Africa. The sketches come from six one-person revues, Bafana Republic (2007), Bafana Republic: Extra Time (2008), Bafana Republic: Penalty Shootout (2009), Pay Back the Curry (2016), State Fracture (2017) and Land Acts (2018). Van Graan uses a potent mix of comedy, poetry and drama to make points that hit hard at core issues which 21st-century South Africans are struggling with. Readers will laugh and cringe and sometimes cry, but one thing they will not be able to do is remain unaffected.

Table of Contents:
Introduction Outline of sketch characters, themes, background and context Glossary of terms and translations Acronyms Play 1: Bafana Republic (2007) Sketch 1: Interview with the CEO of the South African Football Association Sketch 2: Chardonnay Sketch 3: PAHAD representative Sketch 4: Bhamjee Sketch 5: Kabouter Basson Sketch 6: Bafana Idols Play 2: Bafana Republic: Extra Time (2008) Sketch 1: World Cup ambassador, Hayi Buti Sketch 2: Reality show medley Sketch 3: American and Frenchie on safari Sketch 4: AA on-screen fillers Sketch 5: A man’s game Sketch 6: ABC take-out Sketch 7: Security chief Sketch 8: Bafana election fever Sketch 9: Vuvuzela salesman Sketch 10: Whinge Sketch 11: Stand-up comic Play 3: Bafana Republic: Penalty Shootout (2009) Sketch 1: Toilet cleaner Sketch 2: Estate agent 1 Sketch 3: False prophet Sketch 4: Madonna of Africa Sketch 5: Disabled Sketch 6: Jimmy Blond Sketch 7: School for African dictators Sketch 8: Dog shrink Play 4: Pay Back the Curry (2016) Sketch 1: Time travel Sketch 2: Fly SAA Sketch 3: Fallism Sketch 4: And the Oscar goes to … Sketch 5: Born free Sketch 6: Weekend special Sketch 7: I am an African Sketch 8: Estate agent 2 Sketch 9: So-calleds Sketch 10: Blame apartheid Sketch 11: The Met Sketch 12: Julius Sketch 13: Rainbow song Play 5: State Fracture (2017) Sketch 1: Saxonwold shebeen Sketch 2: Trumple-thin-Skin Sketch 3: Chicken shite Sketch 4: Hello, looter Sketch 5: Blacks adopted by whites anonymous Sketch 6: Pastor Hlaudi, the miracle worker Sketch 7: ABBA medley Sketch 8: Some black lives matter Sketch 9: Stand-up on privilege Sketch 10: The Helen Zille School of Good Colonialism Sketch 11: Social cohesion Sketch 12: Social media rollercoaster Sketch 13: The patriot Sketch 14: No Zuma, no cry Play 6: Land Acts (2018) Sketch 1: Derya Hanekom Sketch 2: Give me a sign, Julius Sketch 3: Middle finger for the natives Sketch 4: McDonald’s farm Sketch 5: A promise fulfilled Sketch 6: Car guard Sketch 7: Australian refuge Sketch 8: A dog’s life Sketch 9: What a wonderful world Sketch 10: Shakespeare in love Sketch 11: Ode to WaNkandla Sketch 12: Football match Sketch 13: Imagine

About the Author :
Mike van Graan is President of the African Cultural Policy Network and an award-winning playwright. His recent plays include commissioned works When Swallows Cry (Ibsen International) and Little Red Riding Hood and the Big, Bad Metaphors.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781776145867
  • Publisher: Wits University Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Wits University Press
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 192
  • Sub Title: A Collection of Monologues and Revues
  • ISBN-10: 1776145860
  • Publisher Date: 01 Jun 2020
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Width: 152 mm


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