Kunene and the King

by John Kani

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South Africa, 2019. Twenty-five years since the first post-apartheid democratic elections, two men from contrasting walks of life are thrust together to reflect on a quarter century of change.

Jack Morris, a white classical actor, has just been offered the chance to play King Lear - an illustrious role to crown an acclaimed career. He accepts and begins his preparations, only to be diagnosed with liver cancer.

Discharging himself from hospital and determined to live long enough to play Lear, he finds himself under the care of Lunga Kunene, a black nurse from Soweto who must find...Read more
  • ISBN13 9781848428669
  • Publish Date 4 April 2019
  • Publish Status Cancelled
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Nick Hern Books
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 96
  • Language English