So What's New?
So What's New? is a play by Fatima Dike (1948-).
Contents
The original text
A play about four independent women making their way in 1990 Soweto.
Published in Four Plays (ed Zakes Mda) by Vivlia Press, 1996.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1991: First performed at the Market Theatre, directed by Barney Simon, starring Maphiki Petunia Maboe, Doris Sihula, Nomsa Xaba and Motshabi Tyelele
2011: Performed at the Market Theatre, directed by Princess Mhlongo, with Andrea Dondolo, Thuli Thabethe, Sibulele Gcilitshana, Zimkhita Kumbaca.
Sources
Ruphin Coudyzer. 2023. Annotated list of his photographs of Market Theatre productions. (Provided by Coudyzer)
Review by Adrienne Sichel in The Star, 27 September 1991.
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