John Ledwaba

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LEDWABA, John Maolusi. (19**-) Actor, director, playwright.

Biography

Youth

Training

Career

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

Worked for Soyikwa Theatre and helped to workshop and performed in Matsemela Manaka’s Egoli: City of Gold (1979), for which he developed the famous vomiting scene. Also developed and played the political leader in Simon & Co’s Black Dog-Inj'emnyama! (1984) .

The Horn, eGoli, Vuka, IsiThukuthuku,

Peter Se-Puma’s Hamba Dompas was directed by Nomsa Nene with the author and Ledwaba at the Laager in January 1986.

He wrote, directed, choreographed and composed Jozi Jozi Guide which was staged at the Windybrow in 1993.

Wrote the play Lona Basadi (1983), created Egoli: City of Gold (1983) with Matsemela Manaka and Hamilton Mahongwa Silwane, Black Dog-Inj'emnyama! (1983) with Barney Simon, in association with the Market Theatre, Township Boy (1987) - with Christo van Rensburg and Mamu Players, in association with the Market Theatre.

His play Moja Moja performed at the 1995 Grahamstown Festival.

Awards, etc

1995 Standard Bank Young Artist Winner for Drama.


Sources

Tucker, 1997. 442, 525

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