de Wet: Two Plays

Set in England's colonial outposts in South Africa during the 19th Century, both of the plays in this volume feature sisters forced by a deeply conservative, patriarchal society to resist the powerful call of their vivid surroundings and to stifle the demands of their own rich, feminine sexuality.

Features two plays by a leading South African playwright. In "A Worm in the Bud", Katy stays in England while her sister travels to South Africa, leading to obsession and madness for both of them. "Concealment" concerns a doctor and his two daughters: one a spinster, the other a widow with secrets about the events surrounding her husband's death.This title features two plays by leading South African playwright, Reza de Wet. In "A Worm in the Bud", Katy stays in England while her sister Emma travels to South Africa, leading to obsession and madness for both of them. "Concealment", also set in South Africa, concerns a doctor and his two daughters: one a spinster, the other a widow with secrets about the events surrounding her missionary husband's death.