Victory Sonqoba Theatre Company

Victory Sonqoba Theatre Company is an Arts development company which produces many successful artists, situated at Orlando East, Emmanuel Centre, Inkomiyahlaba Street.

History

Playwright/director Bongani Linda formed the Victory Sonqoba Theatre Company in 1993 with township residents and hostel dwellers in Alexandra township, many of them victims or perpetrators of violence. In creating training opportunities and offering professional employment the Company became part of the professional theatre community, and at the same time strove to improve the living conditions in Alex.

Linda stated his objective in an interview, “This [the creation of the Company] was to encourage a culture of mutual respect and appreciation by providing an opportunity for members of my community to pursue the performing arts as an outlet for misdirected rage and anger”.