Soyikwa Players

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Soyikwa Players (also called Soyikwa Theatre, or Soyikwa Drama Group)

A theatre company founded and run by Matsamela Manaka in 1979?*/ 1982*?? Members included Ronnie Mkwanazi, Danny Moitse, David Sebe, and Makarious Sebe. In 1979 Manaka’s Egoli: City of Gold was developed “under the auspices of Soyikwa” and produced at The Space in August.. Also did Pula (1981 to 1984), *** and ** by Manaka as well as a number of plays by other playwrights, including Zakes Mda (The Road, Dead End, Dark Voices Ring), *** and ***. (see ) [**THIS NEEDS FOLLOW UP* See Steadman?*] Soyikwa: A company which presented Matsemela Manaka’s Vuka downstairs at the Wits Theatre in March 1986 after its run at the Market Theatre. ****


Soyikwa Institute of African Theatre

Sources

(See Kruger, 1999, Steadman, 198*; Tucker, 1997)

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