Mon May 21 16:38:46 SAST 2012
Mon May 21 16:38:46 SAST 2012

Baby Cele defends part of man abuser

Aug 20, 2010 | Edward Tsumele | 37 comments

SEASONED actress Baby Cele, who has landed the role in which she portrays the life of a man abuser - ironically during Women's Month - says the play is relevant and educational.

Cele portrays the character of Mary, a man abuser and an unfaithful woman in a play that opens on Wednesday at the Windybrow Theatre in Hillbrow, Johannesburg.

Written and directed by Julian Seleke Mokoto, the play seems to be fighting against the currency and spirit of Women's Month. But both the director and star of the show insist Unfaithful Woman is relevant for the same reason that this is Women's Month.

"We want people to know that, yes, we have rights, but that does not give us reason to trample on the rights of men.

"We need to respect the fact that a husband is the head of the family who also has his role and responsibility to play in a relationship," Cele said.

The same view is held by Mokoto, who vehemently defended the play.

"I wanted to let people know that there are women who abuse their husbands in the name of rights.

"In this case Mary, who was sent to school, paid for by her uneducated husband, turns against him, disrespects him by cheating on him with a police officer. The husband finds them in bed, and shoots them, killing the boyfriend, while the wife survives, but is left crippled.

"This is a lesson to cheating women," said Mokoto.

 

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Mon May 21 16:38:46 SAST 2012 ::
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Aug 20, 2010

Blahhhhh.....blahhhhhhhhh...blahhhhhhhh
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Aug 20, 2010

Teazers

oho....
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Aug 20, 2010

LadySkroof

A BIG YAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWNNNNNNNNNN.........
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Aug 20, 2010

LADYB

And where is the lesson to cheating men??????
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Aug 20, 2010

momok

Theatre is boring, if it was a movie ppl will like it
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Aug 20, 2010

Ang

momok, try it you will never regret, theatre is fun
Kuku- you are always negetive whats wrong dont you believe that the are woman who abuse man?
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Aug 20, 2010

Bilatyi

While I was reading this article, something striked my mind as always, I wonder if wena Cele if you are maried if you really respect your Husband or maybe even your boyfriend.
The play is very education though and I hope a lot of women will learn from it. Keep up the good work mense
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Aug 20, 2010

Mstick

I agree with Ang theatre is fun:-)
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Aug 20, 2010

@Ang,
Like me abusing you???? Or what do you mean??
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Aug 20, 2010

Glenda

yes i fully agree with you guys, theatre is boring. LadyB you are very right where is the lesson for cheating me? The writer is ignoring the fact that men also cheat.
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