CREATIVE TEAM
Written by John Kani
Project Description
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 is a celebrated classical actor who’s just been given both a career-defining role and a life-changing diagnosis. Besides his age, Jack has seemingly little in common with his at-home nurse Lunga Kunene, but the two men soon discover their shared passion for Shakespeare, which ignites this ‘rich, raw and shattering head-to-head’ (The Times).
Press
“[Kani’s] writing remains deeply incisive, full of both anger and understanding.”
–Dave Fargnoli, The Stage
“John Kani beautifully captures the complex divides of race, class and politics in a remarkable and moving new play.”
–Michael Billington, The Guardian
“A shattering head-to-head between two citizens of the same country.”
– Sam Marlowe, The Times
Watch a short scene from Kunene and the King where Lunga Kunene (John Kani) and Jack Morris (Antony Sher) perform the famous 'Friends, Romans, Countrymen' speech from Julius Caesar in English and isiXhosa.