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(19*-) Actor. Born in Surrey Estate, Cape Town. While working for the supermarket chain O.K. Bazaars, he received complimentary tickets for a play by [[Fatima Dike]]. Inspired, he went on to work for the [[Space Theatre]], acting in ''[[Nongogo]]'' ([[Fugard]]) in 1977, [[Zakes Mda]]'s ''[[We Shall Sing for the Fatherland]]'' and ''[[The Adventures of a Black Girl in Search of God]]''. In the early 1980s he moved into television acting. Later, in the 1990s he returned to the stage to do [[Dike]]'s ''[[Sacrifice of Kreli]]'' (directed by [[Roy Sargeant]]) and in 2002-3 an adaptation of [[Alan Paton]]'s ''[[Cry the Beloved Country]]'' (2003), for which he was nominated for a [[Fleur du Cap Theatre Award]]. In 2004 he played the lead in [[Fiona Coyne]]'s ''[[The Shadrack Affair]]'' at the [[Baxter Theatre]].

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	Tribute written by [[Rafiek Mammon]], [[Cape Times]], 3 November 2004.		Tribute written by [[Rafiek Mammon]], [[Cape Times]], 3 November 2004.
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 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-He worked for the [[Space Theatre]], acting in ''[[Nongogo]]'' ([[Athol Fugard]]) in 1977, [[Zakes Mda]]'s ''[[We Shall Sing for the Fatherland]]'' and ''[[The Adventures of a Black Girl in Search of God]]''.
+He worked for the [[Space Theatre]], acting in ''[[Nongogo]]'' ([[Athol Fugard]]) in 1977, [[Zakes Mda]]'s ''[[We Shall Sing for the Fatherland]]'' and ''[[The Adventures of the Black Girl in Her Search for God]]''.
 In the early 1980s he moved into television acting appearing in acclaimed productions like ''I Dreamed Of Africa'' and ''Hell On Earth''.

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 == Biography ==
 Born in Surrey Estate, Cape Town. While working for the supermarket chain O.K. Bazaars, he received complimentary tickets for a play by [[Fatima Dike]]. Inspired, he went on to work for the [[Space Theatre]].
 Joko died on 2 November 2004 at the age of 49 en route to a rehearsal at the [[Baxter Theatre]].
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 He worked for the [[Space Theatre]], acting in ''[[Nongogo]]'' ([[Athol Fugard]]) in 1977, [[Zakes Mda]]'s ''[[We Shall Sing for the Fatherland]]'' and ''[[The Adventures of a Black Girl in Search of God]]''.
-In the early 1980s he moved into television acting appearing in acclaimed productions like I Dreamed Of Africa and Hell On Earth.
+In the early 1980s he moved into television acting appearing in acclaimed productions like ''I Dreamed Of Africa'' and ''Hell On Earth''.
 In the 1990s he returned to the stage to do [[Fatima Dike]]'s ''[[The Sacrifice of Kreli]]'' (directed by [[Roy Sargeant]]) and in 2002-3 an adaptation of [[Alan Paton]]'s ''[[Cry, the Beloved Country]]'' (as Reverend Stephen Khumalo, 2003).
 Other productions include [[Beasts in our Backyard]], [[More Mysteries of Love]], [[Guinea Fowl]], [[The Hill]], [[Oedipus by Ted Hughes]] ([[Baxter Theatre]] 1980).
-He portrayed King Duncan at a [[Maynardville]] production of [[Macbeth]] in 2004. Soon after that he was seen as one of the leads in [[Fiona Coyne]]'s [[The Shadrack Affair]]. Then came the celebrated [[Echoes Of Our Footsteps]] which explored and exposed miscollceptions about witchcraft in Cape Town. Scott and [[Stella Magaba]] had the critics raving as they set the stage alight with their extraordinary talents.
+Other productions include ''[[Beasts in our Backyard]]'', ''[[More Mysteries of Love]]'', ''[[Guinea Fowl]]'', ''[[The Hill]]'', ''[[Oedipus by Ted Hughes]]'' ([[Baxter Theatre]] 1980).
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 == Sources ==
 [[ESAT Bibliography Ar-Az|Astbury]] 1979.
 Tribute written by [[Rafiek Mammon]], [[Cape Times]], 3 November 2004.

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-'''Joko Scott''' (19*-) Actor.
+[[Joko Scott]] (1955-2004). Actor.
 == Biography ==
 Born in Surrey Estate, Cape Town. While working for the supermarket chain O.K. Bazaars, he received complimentary tickets for a play by [[Fatima Dike]]. Inspired, he went on to work for the [[Space Theatre]].
 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
 He worked for the [[Space Theatre]], acting in ''[[Nongogo]]'' ([[Athol Fugard]]) in 1977, [[Zakes Mda]]'s ''[[We Shall Sing for the Fatherland]]'' and ''[[The Adventures of a Black Girl in Search of God]]''.
-In the early 1980s he moved into television acting. Later, in the 1990s he returned to the stage to do [[Fatima Dike]]'s ''[[The Sacrifice of Kreli]]'' (directed by [[Roy Sargeant]]) and in 2002-3 an adaptation of [[Alan Paton]]'s ''[[Cry, the Beloved Country]]'' (2003), for which he was nominated for a [[Fleur du Cap Award]]. In 2004 he played the lead in [[Fiona Coyne]]'s ''[[The Shadrack Affair]]'' at the [[Baxter Theatre]].
+In the early 1980s he moved into television acting appearing in acclaimed productions like I Dreamed Of Africa and Hell On Earth.
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	He worked for the [[Space Theatre]], acting in ''[[Nongogo]]'' ([[Athol Fugard]]) in 1977, [[Zakes Mda]]'s ''[[We Shall Sing for the Fatherland]]'' and ''[[The Adventures of a Black Girl in Search of God]]''.		He worked for the [[Space Theatre]], acting in ''[[Nongogo]]'' ([[Athol Fugard]]) in 1977, [[Zakes Mda]]'s ''[[We Shall Sing for the Fatherland]]'' and ''[[The Adventures of a Black Girl in Search of God]]''.

−	In the early 1980s he moved into television acting. Later, in the 1990s he returned to the stage to do [[Fatima Dike]]'s ''[[The Sacrifice of Kreli]]'' (directed by [[Roy Sargeant]]) and in 2002-3 an adaptation of [[Alan Paton]]'s ''[[Cry the Beloved Country]]'' (2003), for which he was nominated for a [[Fleur du Cap Award]]. In 2004 he played the lead in [[Fiona Coyne]]'s ''[[The Shadrack Affair]]'' at the [[Baxter Theatre]].	+	In the early 1980s he moved into television acting. Later, in the 1990s he returned to the stage to do [[Fatima Dike]]'s ''[[The Sacrifice of Kreli]]'' (directed by [[Roy Sargeant]]) and in 2002-3 an adaptation of [[Alan Paton]]'s ''[[Cry, the Beloved Country]]'' (2003), for which he was nominated for a [[Fleur du Cap Award]]. In 2004 he played the lead in [[Fiona Coyne]]'s ''[[The Shadrack Affair]]'' at the [[Baxter Theatre]].

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−	(19*-) Actor. Born in Surrey Estate, Cape Town. While working for the supermarket chain O.K. Bazaars, he received complimentary tickets for a play by [[Fatima Dike]]. Inspired, he went on to work for the [[Space Theatre]], acting in ''[[Nongogo]]'' ([[Fugard]]) in 1977, [[Zakes Mda]]'s ''[[We Shall Sing for the Fatherland]]'' and ''[[The Adventures of a Black Girl in Search of God]]''. In the early 1980s he moved into television acting. Later, in the 1990s he returned to the stage to do [[Dike]]'s ''[[Sacrifice of Kreli]]'' (directed by [[Roy Sargeant]]) and in 2002-3 an adaptation of [[Alan Paton]]'s ''[[Cry the Beloved Country]]'' (2003), for which he was nominated for a [[Fleur du Cap ~~Theatre~~ Award]]. In 2004 he played the lead in [[Fiona Coyne]]'s ''[[The Shadrack Affair]]'' at the [[Baxter Theatre]].	+	'''Joko Scott''' (19*-) Actor.
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		+	== Biography ==
		+	Born in Surrey Estate, Cape Town. While working for the supermarket chain O.K. Bazaars, he received complimentary tickets for a play by [[Fatima Dike]]. Inspired, he went on to work for the [[Space Theatre]].
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		+	==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
		+	He worked for the [[Space Theatre]], acting in ''[[Nongogo]]'' ([[Athol Fugard]]) in 1977, [[Zakes Mda]]'s ''[[We Shall Sing for the Fatherland]]'' and ''[[The Adventures of a Black Girl in Search of God]]''.
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		+	In the early 1980s he moved into television acting. Later, in the 1990s he returned to the stage to do [[Fatima Dike]]'s ''[[The Sacrifice of Kreli]]'' (directed by [[Roy Sargeant]]) and in 2002-3 an adaptation of [[Alan Paton]]'s ''[[Cry the Beloved Country]]'' (2003), for which he was nominated for a [[Fleur du Cap Award]]. In 2004 he played the lead in [[Fiona Coyne]]'s ''[[The Shadrack Affair]]'' at the [[Baxter Theatre]].
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