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The second of two winning plays from the BBC World Service/British Council International Playwriting Competition 2018. Winner of the English as a first language prize. Set in the Cape Flats townsh...ip in South Africa, and narrated by a mattress who’s worried that its time on earth is coming to an end, this comedy, with an underlying social message, is the story of Mercy. She has to make tough decisions and sacrifices to put food on the table, look after her sickly husband Sollie, send her talented daughter to college and provide work for Prudence, the daughter of an old friend.
The second of two winning plays from the BBC World Service/British Council International Playwriting Competition 2018. Winner of the English as a first language prize. Set in the Cape Flats townsh...ip in South Africa, and narrated by a mattress who’s worried that its time on earth is coming to an end, this comedy, with an underlying social message, is the story of Mercy. She has to make tough decisions and sacrifices to put food on the table, look after her sickly husband Sollie, send her talented daughter to college and provide work for Prudence, the daughter of an old friend.
| Series: | 26th International Playwriting Competition; Series 2019 |
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| First transmission date: | 02/02/2019 |
| Published: | 2019 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | Contact the University Archive university-archive@open.ac.uk before any re-use. |
| Duration: | 00:51:59 |
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| Producer: | David Hunter |
| Writer: | Colette Victor |
| Contributors: | Chipo Chung; Vincent Ebrahim; Lynne Anne Rodgers; Tonderai Munyevu; Keeran Blessie; Don Gilet |
| Production number: | 232706 |
| Videofinder number: | 232706 |
| Available to public: | no |
