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'''SOYINKA, Wole''' (1934-) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wole_Soyinka]. Nigerian playwright and Nobel Laureate. ** Was a guest lecturer in South Africa a number of times after 1994, and in 200* staged his play *** at the [[Baxter Theatre]]. A number of his other plays have been professionally staged in the country over the years since the lapsing of the cultural boycott, including ''[[Death and the King’s Horseman]]'' ([[PACT]], 1992), ** ** *
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[[Wole Soyinka]] (1934-) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wole_Soyinka]. Nigerian playwright and Nobel Laureate.
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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
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He is the author of plays such as ''[[The Jero Plays]]'', ''[[The Swamp Dwellers]]'', ''[[Death and the King's Horseman]]'', ''[[The Lion and the Jewel]]'', ''[[King Baabu]]'' and ''[[A Play of Giants]]'', all of which have been performed in South Africa.
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He was a guest lecturer in South Africa a number of times after 1994.
  
 
== Sources ==  
 
== Sources ==  
Tucker, 1997
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[[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997.
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Theatre programmes of various productions held by [[NELM]].
  
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Revision as of 08:09, 3 April 2020

Wole Soyinka (1934-) [1]. Nigerian playwright and Nobel Laureate.

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

He is the author of plays such as The Jero Plays, The Swamp Dwellers, Death and the King's Horseman, The Lion and the Jewel, King Baabu and A Play of Giants, all of which have been performed in South Africa.

He was a guest lecturer in South Africa a number of times after 1994.

Sources

Tucker, 1997.

Theatre programmes of various productions held by NELM.

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