Product Description
Kunene and the King
Author: John Kani
Format: Paperback
“What lies beneath the apparent simplicity of this play, is a lot of moral, political and existential depth. This is testimony to the brilliance of John Kani, a creative wizard who continues to be a prodigious and excellent artistic gift to the world.” – Eusebius McKaiser, political analyst and author South Africa, 2019.
Twenty-five years since the first post apartheid democratic elections, two men from contrasting walks of life are thrust together to reflect on a quarter century of change. Jack Morris is a celebrated classical actor who has just been given both a career-defining role and a life-changing diagnosis.
Besides his age, Jack has seemingly little in common with his at-home nurse Lunga Kunene, but the two men soon discover their shared passion for Shakespeare, which ignites this ‘rich, raw and shattering head-to-head’ ( The Times ).
Written by South African actor, activist and playwright John Kani, this refreshingly funny and vital new play premiered in the Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon in 2019, before transferring to the Ambassadors Theatre in London. A co-production with the Fugard Theatre, it was directed by Janice Honeyman with moving performances from Antony Sher and John Kani.
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