Properties (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
play
|
| gptkbp:adaptedInto |
film
television real events |
| gptkbp:availableIn |
online platforms
published scripts |
| gptkbp:awards |
multiple awards
|
| gptkbp:characterAppearance |
Elsa_vs._Miss_Helen
Marius_vs._Miss_Helen Miss_Helen_vs._societal_norms |
| gptkbp:characterDevelopment |
Elsa's_growth
Marius's_role_as_a_mediator Miss_Helen's_journey |
| gptkbp:criticalReception |
well-received
|
| gptkbp:culturalImpact |
significant_in_South_African_culture
|
| gptkbp:explores |
themes of isolation
themes of freedom themes of community |
| gptkbp:genre |
drama
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Road to Mecca
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
future playwrights
|
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:European_theatre
gptkb:American_theatre local folklore historical events apartheid era |
| gptkbp:influences |
South_African_theatre
|
| gptkbp:inspiredBy |
real-life_artist_Helen_Martins
|
| gptkbp:language |
English
|
| gptkbp:mainCharacter |
gptkb:Elsa
Marius Miss_Helen |
| gptkbp:notableQuote |
"I am not a woman who needs to be saved."
"You can’t be a part of the world if you don’t know who you are." |
| gptkbp:performedBy |
various countries
various theatre companies The Market Theatre |
| gptkbp:premieredOn |
1984
|
| gptkbp:publishedIn |
1984
|
| gptkbp:setIn |
gptkb:South_Africa
|
| gptkbp:symbolism |
gptkb:the_Road_to_Mecca
artistic expression the_house_of_Miss_Helen |
| gptkbp:theme |
search for identity
art and creativity faith and belief |
| gptkbp:translatedInto |
gptkb:Afrikaans
Dutch German |
| gptkbp:wrote |
gptkb:Athol_Fugard
|