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Overview'Why bother to rob a bank, when you can own a bank?' asked Bertold Brecht. The question is reiterated in the very Brechtian Love, Crime and Johannesburg, the story of Jimmy 'Long Legs' Mangane, a people's poet involved in the struggle, who is accused of robbing a bank. He passionately asserts his innocence, claiming to work for the 'secret secret service'. Lewis, his old friend and comrade from the struggle, now owns a bank. How did this happen? The man of the struggle is now a man of accounts. A man of the nineties. Part of the cellphone generation. Added to the mix is an old-style gangster, two girlfriends, a Jewish father and a very unusual Chief of Police. Described as one of the first genuine post-apartheid plays, Love, Crime and Johannesburg is a witty, light-hearted account of life in the City of Gold at the turn of the millennium. A must for all students of South African theatre. Winner of the 2000 Vita Award for best script of a new South African Play. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Junction Avenue Theatre Company , Malcolm Purkey , Carol SteinbergPublisher: Wits University Press Imprint: Wits University Press Dimensions: Width: 12.80cm , Height: 0.50cm , Length: 20.00cm Weight: 90.000kg ISBN: 9781868143542ISBN 10: 1868143546 Pages: 72 Publication Date: 01 January 2000 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationThe Junction Avenue Theatre Company was a theatre workshop company founded in Johannesburg in the 1970s. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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