This unusual drama by an important dramatist focuses on Miss Helen, an old Boer woman who lives alone in the South African boondocks where she creates odd concrete sculptures which she calls her Mecca. A young woman who was once helped by Miss Helen has travelled hundreds of miles to help her in a time of crisis – Miss Helen is in danger of being sent to an old-folks’ home by a narrow-minded minister who considers her sculptures a public nuisance. This is a penetrating study of the role of the artist in any society.
