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Scene 19 - Captain's office

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 May 2019

Empatheatre
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The Big Brotherhood
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CAPTAIN: Lieutenant, I need you and your team on high alert this week.

PORTIA: What's going on out there?

CAPTAIN: You heard about the King's speech?

PORTIA: Yes.

CAPTAIN: There have been outbreaks of violence reported against foreign shopowners. The people are claiming the foreigners are selling whoonga to schoolchildren.

PORTIA: Not every foreigner living in this country is a dealer, for god's sake.

CAPTAIN [shrugging]: The people are fed up and frustrated. They're looking for someone – something – to blame. [Grimly.] A Somalian was set alight in his container in B-section last night.

PORTIA: Jesus.

CAPTAIN: We're anticipating more disruptions over the next few days. I'm going to need as many patrol vehicles down on the ground as possible.

PORTIA: I'll get onto it.

PORTIA makes to leave.

CAPTAIN: Lieutenant.

PORTIA: Yes.

CAPTAIN: Be careful.

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Ulwembu
Empatheatre and the Big Brotherhood
 , pp. 46
Publisher: Wits University Press
Print publication year: 2018

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