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	Studied at the [[Department of Drama Studies]], [[University of Natal]] (Durban),		Studied at the [[Department of Drama Studies]], [[University of Natal]] (Durban),
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		+	His Ph.D. thesis was entitled ''The playwright-performer as scourge and benefactor: an examination of political satire and lampoon in South African theatre, with particular reference to Pieter-Dirk Uys"''(University of Natal, Durban, 1993).

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 "Doing their own Thane": The Critical Reception of ''[[uMabatha]]'', [[Welcome Msomi]]’s [[Zulu]] ''[[Macbeth]]'', in ''Ilha do Desterro'' (No 36, 1999)
-"Pieter-Dirk Uys" in Middeke, Martin and Schnierer, Peter Paul (editors). 2015. The Methuen Drama Guide to Contemporary South African Theatre. London: Bloomsbury Publishing.
+"[[Pieter-Dirk Uys]]" in Middeke, Martin and Schnierer, Peter Paul (editors). 2015. The Methuen Drama Guide to Contemporary South African Theatre. London: Bloomsbury Publishing.
 == Sources ==

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	His publications include:		His publications include:
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		+	"Doing their own Thane": The Critical Reception of ''[[uMabatha]]'', [[Welcome Msomi]]’s [[Zulu]] ''[[Macbeth]]'', in ''Ilha do Desterro'' (No 36, 1999)

	"Pieter-Dirk Uys" in Middeke, Martin and Schnierer, Peter Paul (editors). 2015. The Methuen Drama Guide to Contemporary South African Theatre. London: Bloomsbury Publishing.		"Pieter-Dirk Uys" in Middeke, Martin and Schnierer, Peter Paul (editors). 2015. The Methuen Drama Guide to Contemporary South African Theatre. London: Bloomsbury Publishing.

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−	Born in **	+	Born in Mervyn Eric McMurtry in **

	Studied at the [[Department of Drama Studies]], [[University of Natal]] (Durban),		Studied at the [[Department of Drama Studies]], [[University of Natal]] (Durban),

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	== Sources ==		== Sources ==

		+	http://dramastudies.ukzn.ac.za/Homepage.aspx

	Go to the [[ESAT Bibliography]]		Go to the [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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 Born in **
-Studied at the [[Department of Drama Studies]],  [[University of Natal]] (Durban), where he became a lecturer and later Head (199*-) .
+Studied at the [[Department of Drama Studies]],  [[University of Natal]] (Durban),
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 As director ****
-As lecturer and head of department **
+As lecturer and head of department He joined the department as lecturer in 19**, and was made Professor in 1996 when he became the third head, following in the footsteps of [[Elizabeth Sneddon]] and [[Pieter Scholtz]].
 As a respected researcher and academic writer has supervised and examined numerous theses, written a number of articles in academic journals, and has long been a referee and consultant for the ''[[South African Theatre Journal]]'' and a contributor to the [[Encyclopaedia of South African Theatre, Film, Media and Performance]].