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Article: Compelling local drama.(Goodlife Tabloid)
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- The Mercury (South Africa)
- Article date:
- September 26, 2008
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KOBUS Moolman's Stone Angel, directed by Clare Mortimer and featuring two of Durban's finest actresses, Janna Ramos-Violante and Josette Eales, was one of this year's attractions at the Grahamstown Arts Festival.
Moolman had made his name at the festival before, with his acclaimed first play, Full Circle.
He reaches the same strong standard of drama with Stone Angel, which was joint winner of the 2007 NLDTF/Pansa Festival of Contemporary New Writing.
It's about two women. One is living at the time of the Boer War and considered by her family as a freak because she is allergic to the sun and, therefore, rarely ventures outside in the daytime.
The other is a ...