Who Killed Mr. Drum? by Fraser Grace

Who Killed Mr. Drum? by Fraser Grace

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"Drum", a highly influential magazine written by and for black South Africans saw a number of its chief reporters killed in mysterious circumstances. Set in 1950's Johannesburg, this book attempts to bring apartheid South Africa's black underbelly jumping to life, and counts the cost of one man's struggle to avoid opposition.

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Who Killed Mr. Drum? by Fraser Grace

Sophiatown, South Africa: the 'golden' 1950's. Drum is South Africa's first ever black magazine, and for its two most vivacious and dynamic writers, it's business as usual. Can Themba, the 'Shakespeare of the Shebeens', is flouting the law with a mixed race liason, and Henry 'Mr Drum' Nxumalo is edging ever closer to danger with his unique style of investigative journalism. But when bulldozers begin to clear Sophiatown for white housing, it's not just rubble that comes crashing to earth....
Fraser Grace began writing for the stage whilst working for Back-to-Back Theatre, a Birmingham based touring company for which he also acted and directed. Perpetua was joint winner of the 1996 Verity Bargate Award. It was premiered at The Door, Birmingham Repertory Theatre in April 1999 in association with Soho Theatre Company.
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ISBN 13 9781840026108
ISBN 10 1840026103
Title Who Killed Mr. Drum?
Author Fraser Grace
Series Oberon Modern Plays
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published 2006-09-01
Number of pages 96
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.