ENG3704
Assignment 2 2025
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Due Date: August 2025
QUESTION 1
Karoo Moose: Metatheatre and the Exposure of Gender-Based Violence
Lara Foot’s Karoo Moose is a powerful South African stage play that uses unusual
storytelling techniques to highlight the effects of gender-based violence (GBV). Rather than
relying on realistic sets and linear action, the play uses metatheatrical devices to tell
Thozama’s story. These devices include non-traditional narration, role-switching by actors,
symbolic props, and abrupt shifts in setting. This style is known as metatheatre, and it
encourages the audience to think about how stories are told, instead of simply watching
events unfold. In Karoo Moose, this approach helps uncover the layers of violence, trauma,
and silence surrounding GBV. The play draws attention to how young girls like Thozama are
abused and ignored in communities marked by poverty, patriarchy, and shame. Metatheatre
does not take the audience away from reality, but rather challenges them to face it more
directly
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Assignment 2 2025
Unique Number:
Due Date: August 2025
QUESTION 1
Karoo Moose: Metatheatre and the Exposure of Gender-Based Violence
Lara Foot’s Karoo Moose is a powerful South African stage play that uses unusual
storytelling techniques to highlight the effects of gender-based violence (GBV). Rather than
relying on realistic sets and linear action, the play uses metatheatrical devices to tell
Thozama’s story. These devices include non-traditional narration, role-switching by actors,
symbolic props, and abrupt shifts in setting. This style is known as metatheatre, and it
encourages the audience to think about how stories are told, instead of simply watching
events unfold. In Karoo Moose, this approach helps uncover the layers of violence, trauma,
and silence surrounding GBV. The play draws attention to how young girls like Thozama are
abused and ignored in communities marked by poverty, patriarchy, and shame. Metatheatre
does not take the audience away from reality, but rather challenges them to face it more
directly
Terms of use
By making use of this document you agree to:
Use this document as a guide for learning, comparison and reference purpose,
Terms of use
Not to duplicate, reproduce and/or misrepresent the contents of this document as your own work,
By making use of this document you agree to:
Use this document
Fully accept the consequences
solely as a guide forshould you plagiarise
learning, reference,or and
misuse this document.
comparison purposes,
Ensure originality of your own work, and fully accept the consequences should you plagiarise or misuse this document.
Comply with all relevant standards, guidelines, regulations, and legislation governing academic and written work.
Disclaimer
Great care has been taken in the preparation of this document; however, the contents are provided "as is" without any express or
implied representations or warranties. The author accepts no responsibility or liability for any actions taken based on the
information contained within this document. This document is intended solely for comparison, research, and reference purposes.
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