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Keeping the House in Order

Performance poet Lemn Sissay creates a fictional response to the Oscar Pistorius trial in a surreal play set in the new South Africa.

The trial of Oscar Pistorius was adjourned this week. If Pistorius had a maid, she would be out of a job. Now she must search for a new one. But her interviewers do not intend to employ her - they just want to know the inside track on the celebrity story of the decade. The play is an original and surreal exploration of the trial that has gripped South Africa and the wider world since it began.

Directed by Nandita Ghose

Multi-award winning poet, playwright and social campaigner Lemn Sissay has published and performed his poetry internationally. He has written plays for stage and radio including a recent adaptation of Benjamin Zephaniah's Refugee Boy.

13 minutes

Last on

Sun 18 May 2014 17:40

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Credits

Role Contributor
Lebo Ayesha Antoine
Napo Ony Uhiara
Andrea Jaimi Barbakoff
Johan David Cann
Director Nandita Ghose
Writer Lemn Sissay

Broadcasts

  • Sat 17 May 2014 19:00
  • Sun 18 May 2014 17:40