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(Also written Imita Players). '''Imitha''' means "rays of the sun" and the group was founded in East London in 1970 by [[Skhala Xinwa]] and [[Rob Amato]]. It was a Xhosa group, and led by Amato, which they produced local adaptations of international works. Their first production was ''[[Oedipus Rex]]'', in English in 1971. The nucleus of the group was a Handel choir and in the O.R. they replaced the choral odes with Handel. This was a great success and they took it to Durban, Pretoria, Johannesburg, and into the countryside over a period of two years. They also took their productions to Port Elizabeth and Grahamstown where they had exchange agreements with the [[Serpent Players]] of [[Athol Fugard]] and the [[Ikwezi Players]] of [[Don Maclennan]].

Later they produced Moliére’s ''[[The Miser]]'' (1975), [[Wole Soyinka]]’s ''[[The Swamp Dwellers]]'', and work by Sartre. Prominent members of the group were [[Skhala Xinwa]], [[Julius Mtsaka]], [[Melody Kose]], [[Frank Ntutu]], [[Mtunsi Noganta]], [[Cyril Mjo]] and [[Margaret Mjo]].

== Sources ==

[[Rolf Solberg]], 1999. See reviews in [[Daily Dispatch]] 30 October 1971, Pretoria News 5 April 1972, [[Rand Daily Mail]] 6 April 1972, The [[Star]] 7 April 1972)

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 (Also written ''Imita Players''). '''Imitha''' means "rays of the sun" and the group was founded in East London in 1970 by [[Skhala Xinwa]] and [[Rob Amato]]. It was a Xhosa group, and led by Amato, which they produced local adaptations of international works. Their first production was ''[[Oedipus Rex]]'', in English in 1971. The nucleus of the group was a Handel choir and in the O.R. they replaced the choral odes with Handel. This was a great success and they took it to Durban, Pretoria, Johannesburg, and into the countryside over a period of two years. They also took their productions to Port Elizabeth and Grahamstown where they had exchange agreements with the [[Serpent Players]] of [[Athol Fugard]] and the [[Ikhwezi Players]] of  [[Don Maclennan]].
-Later they produced Moliére’s ''[[The Miser]]'' (1975), [[Wole Soyinka]]’s ''[[The Swamp Dwellers]]'', and work by Sartre. Prominent members of the group were [[Skhala Xinwa]], [[Julius Mtsaka]], [[Melody Kose]], [[Frank Ntutu]], [[Mtunsi Noganta]], [[Cyril Mjo]] and [[Margaret Mjo]].
+Later they produced Molière's ''[[The Miser]]'' (1975), [[Wole Soyinka]]’s ''[[The Swamp Dwellers]]'', and work by Sartre. Prominent members of the group were [[Skhala Xinwa]], [[Julius Mtsaka]], [[Melody Kose]], [[Frank Ntutu]], [[Mtunsi Noganta]], [[Cyril Mjo]] and [[Margaret Mjo]].
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−	(Also written Imita Players). '''Imitha''' means "rays of the sun" and the group was founded in East London in 1970 by [[Skhala Xinwa]] and [[Rob Amato]]. It was a Xhosa group, and led by Amato, which they produced local adaptations of international works. Their first production was ''[[Oedipus Rex]]'', in English in 1971. The nucleus of the group was a Handel choir and in the O.R. they replaced the choral odes with Handel. This was a great success and they took it to Durban, Pretoria, Johannesburg, and into the countryside over a period of two years. They also took their productions to Port Elizabeth and Grahamstown where they had exchange agreements with the [[Serpent Players]] of [[Athol Fugard]] and the [[Ikhwezi Players]] of [[Don Maclennan]].	+	(Also written ''Imita Players''). '''Imitha''' means "rays of the sun" and the group was founded in East London in 1970 by [[Skhala Xinwa]] and [[Rob Amato]]. It was a Xhosa group, and led by Amato, which they produced local adaptations of international works. Their first production was ''[[Oedipus Rex]]'', in English in 1971. The nucleus of the group was a Handel choir and in the O.R. they replaced the choral odes with Handel. This was a great success and they took it to Durban, Pretoria, Johannesburg, and into the countryside over a period of two years. They also took their productions to Port Elizabeth and Grahamstown where they had exchange agreements with the [[Serpent Players]] of [[Athol Fugard]] and the [[Ikhwezi Players]] of [[Don Maclennan]].

	Later they produced Moliére’s ''[[The Miser]]'' (1975), [[Wole Soyinka]]’s ''[[The Swamp Dwellers]]'', and work by Sartre. Prominent members of the group were [[Skhala Xinwa]], [[Julius Mtsaka]], [[Melody Kose]], [[Frank Ntutu]], [[Mtunsi Noganta]], [[Cyril Mjo]] and [[Margaret Mjo]].		Later they produced Moliére’s ''[[The Miser]]'' (1975), [[Wole Soyinka]]’s ''[[The Swamp Dwellers]]'', and work by Sartre. Prominent members of the group were [[Skhala Xinwa]], [[Julius Mtsaka]], [[Melody Kose]], [[Frank Ntutu]], [[Mtunsi Noganta]], [[Cyril Mjo]] and [[Margaret Mjo]].

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	[[Rolf Solberg]], 1999. See reviews in [[Daily Dispatch]] 30 October 1971, Pretoria News 5 April 1972, [[Rand Daily Mail]] 6 April 1972, The [[Star]] 7 April 1972)		[[Rolf Solberg]], 1999. See reviews in [[Daily Dispatch]] 30 October 1971, Pretoria News 5 April 1972, [[Rand Daily Mail]] 6 April 1972, The [[Star]] 7 April 1972)
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−	(Also written Imita Players). '''Imitha''' means "rays of the sun" and the group was founded in East London in 1970 by [[Skhala Xinwa]] and [[Rob Amato]]. It was a Xhosa group, and led by Amato, which they produced local adaptations of international works. Their first production was ''[[Oedipus Rex]]'', in English in 1971. The nucleus of the group was a Handel choir and in the O.R. they replaced the choral odes with Handel. This was a great success and they took it to Durban, Pretoria, Johannesburg, and into the countryside over a period of two years. They also took their productions to Port Elizabeth and Grahamstown where they had exchange agreements with the [[Serpent Players]] of [[Athol Fugard]] and the [[~~Ikwezi~~ Players]] of [[Don Maclennan]].	+	(Also written Imita Players). '''Imitha''' means "rays of the sun" and the group was founded in East London in 1970 by [[Skhala Xinwa]] and [[Rob Amato]]. It was a Xhosa group, and led by Amato, which they produced local adaptations of international works. Their first production was ''[[Oedipus Rex]]'', in English in 1971. The nucleus of the group was a Handel choir and in the O.R. they replaced the choral odes with Handel. This was a great success and they took it to Durban, Pretoria, Johannesburg, and into the countryside over a period of two years. They also took their productions to Port Elizabeth and Grahamstown where they had exchange agreements with the [[Serpent Players]] of [[Athol Fugard]] and the [[Ikhwezi Players]] of [[Don Maclennan]].

	Later they produced Moliére’s ''[[The Miser]]'' (1975), [[Wole Soyinka]]’s ''[[The Swamp Dwellers]]'', and work by Sartre. Prominent members of the group were [[Skhala Xinwa]], [[Julius Mtsaka]], [[Melody Kose]], [[Frank Ntutu]], [[Mtunsi Noganta]], [[Cyril Mjo]] and [[Margaret Mjo]].		Later they produced Moliére’s ''[[The Miser]]'' (1975), [[Wole Soyinka]]’s ''[[The Swamp Dwellers]]'', and work by Sartre. Prominent members of the group were [[Skhala Xinwa]], [[Julius Mtsaka]], [[Melody Kose]], [[Frank Ntutu]], [[Mtunsi Noganta]], [[Cyril Mjo]] and [[Margaret Mjo]].

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 == Sources ==
-[[Rolf Solberg]], 1999. See reviews in [[Daily Dispatch]] 30 October 1971, Pretoria News 5 April 1972,  [[Rand Daily Mail]] 6 April 1972, The [[Star]] 7 April 1972)
+[[ESAT Bibliography Sna-Sow|Rolf Solberg]], 1999. See reviews in [[Daily Dispatch]] 30 October 1971, Pretoria News 5 April 1972,  [[Rand Daily Mail]] 6 April 1972, The [[Star]] 7 April 1972)
 == For more information ==