is a satirical South African political play written by Percy Mtwa, Mbongeni Ngema, and Barney Simon in 1981 and first performed at the Market Theatre in Johannesburg.
The play imagines the second coming of Jesus Christ during the apartheid-era as experienced by a variety of black South Africans.
The play is highly praised for its use of humour and ability to illuminate and critique the systematic oppression of black South Africans under the apartheid regime.
They also create images using a few words and actions The idea for the work came from Percy Mtwa and Mbogeni Ngema in 1979 when they were both on tour, as lead performers, in a major Gibson Kente production, Mama and the Load.
The actors became intrigued by the idea of what would happen if there was a 'second coming' and Jesus Christ appeared in South Africa.
The Market Theater, pioneered by Barney Simon, allowed multiracial casts and audiences and was often threatened by the government.