abstract I was given the opportunity to direct Nongogo, a play written in 1959 by Athol Fugard. The play was staged at the Sneddon Theatre with University of KwaZulu-Natal students performing the roles in 2019. This reflection explores the feminist relevance of the play today in post-apartheid South Africa. I explore why a black female in her early 30s was inspired to realise the play which was written by Fugard to expose black township life. I reflect on the process of feminist direction and workshopping of the adaptation. We felt the need to integrate the ever-present social backdrop of violence against women into a contemporary women-centred interpretation of this Fugard play in which the main protagonist is an ex-sex worker. Slut-shaming by the male characters brings into focus the role of patriarchy and the need to retell the character’s scripted demise in terms which privilege her suppressed aspirations for self-realisation as a Black woman.

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Engaging Athol Fugard 的 Nongogo (1959) – 一位南非导演的女权主义反思

摘要 我得到了导演 Nongogo 的机会，这是一部 Athol Fugard 于 1959 年创作的戏剧。该剧于 2019 年在 Sneddon 剧院上演，夸祖鲁-纳塔尔大学的学生将扮演这些角色。 这种反思探讨了该剧在种族隔离后的南非今天的女权主义相关性。我探讨了为什么一位 30 岁出头的黑人女性会受到启发，去实现 Fugard 为揭露黑人乡镇生活而写的剧本。我反思了女权主义的指导和改编的过程。我们认为有必要将始终存在的针对女性的暴力行为的社会背景整合到以女性为中心的当代对这部 Fugard 戏剧的诠释中，其中主角是一名前性工作者。