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Napo Masheane tackles GBV in latest play âMy Vagina was not buried with Himâ
By Kedibone Modise
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Napo Masheane shines a spotlight on the surge of gender-based violence and femicide in South Africa in âMy Vagina Was Not Buried With Himâ
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The theatre practitioner and poet is chuffed about her thought-provoking stage production, which recently premiered, albeit virtually, at the Toronto International Festival of Authors (TIFA) alongside other internationally renowned productions from Canada, Jamaica, Sudan and the United Kingdom.
Written and performed by Masheane, âMy Vagina Was Not Buried With Meâ is directed by Clive Mathibe, whose career in the arts industry spans over a decade.
“Where else would you find Trinidadian street food in the same volume as an appraisal of Thom Gunn's poetry, or Dylan Thomas rubbing shoulders with soca?”
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Port Of Spain – Writers from five Caribbean territories have been long-listed for the 2021 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature, sponsored by One Caribbean Media (OCM).
The OCM Bocas prize, now in its eleventh year, is internationally considered the leading literary award for Caribbean writers.
The Prize recognises books in three genres poetry, fiction, and literary non-fiction published by authors of Caribbean birth or citizenship in the preceding year.
Of the nine books long-listed for the 2021 Prize, five are by writers born in Trinidad and Tobago, with the other authors representing Dominica, Guyana, Jamaica, and St Lucia.
Hermione Lee (John Cairns)
The Toronto International Festival of Authors is hosting a discussion and performance of famed British playwright Tom Stoppard’s works online next month.
The event will feature writer and critic Hermione Lee, whose biography
Tom Stoppard: A Life was released this month by Knopf, in conversation with Canadian actress Fiona Reid (Broadway’s
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child). Pre-recorded performances of scenes from Stoppard’s body of work, directed by David Storch, will be shown throughout the event.
Stoppard’s works include the iconic play
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, first produced in 1966, the 1998 film