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Two veterans survive by scavenging around a city park in a play from this country titled We Shall Sing for the Fatherland. The Handspring Puppet Company put on a play from this non-France country that casts Ubu as an agent of a government death squad. (15[1])This country's government drops (15[1])a nuclear bomb on Jesus in a satire whose leaders are resurrected after Lord Morena arrives. Woza Albert! is a play from this country, the setting of a play in which the title character (*) hides at Buntu's house and arrives at Styles' studio pretending to be (10[1])Robert Zwelinzima. In this country, the Serpent Players starred playwrights John Kani and Winston Ntshona (10[1])in plays including Sizwe Banzi is Dead. Sam and Hally reminisce about kite flying in a play from, for 10 points, what country of Zakes Mda and the author of Master Harold… and the Boys, Athol Fugard. ■END■

ANSWER: South Africa [or Republic of South Africa; the first play is by Zakes Mda]
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