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	Gosher, 1988		Gosher, 1988
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		+	[[Andile Xaba]]. 2021. 'Collective memory and the construction of a historical narrative, analysis and interpretation of selected Soweto-based community plays (1984–1994)'. Unpublished PhD thesis.

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	1982: The play was presented at the [[Black Chain Hall]] in Diepkloof, Soweto by [[Soyikwa Players\|Soyikwa African Theatre]] in February 1982. It transferred to the [[Nunnery]] in Johannesburg in March 1982 and also played at the [[Donaldson Orlando Community Centre]] (DOCC). It ran at the [[Laager]] from 2 August 1982 under Manaka's direction with the following cast: [[Ronnie Mkwanazi]], [[Danny Moitse]], [[David Sebe]], and [[Makarious Sebe]].		1982: The play was presented at the [[Black Chain Hall]] in Diepkloof, Soweto by [[Soyikwa Players\|Soyikwa African Theatre]] in February 1982. It transferred to the [[Nunnery]] in Johannesburg in March 1982 and also played at the [[Donaldson Orlando Community Centre]] (DOCC). It ran at the [[Laager]] from 2 August 1982 under Manaka's direction with the following cast: [[Ronnie Mkwanazi]], [[Danny Moitse]], [[David Sebe]], and [[Makarious Sebe]].
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		+	1984: Performed by [[Ronnie Mkhwanazi]], [[Makarios Sebe]], [[Danny Moitse]] and [[David Sebe]] at the [[Funda Centre]] in Soweto.

	2004: Staged in the [[Sanlam Studio Theatre]] at the [[Baxter Theatre]] in February 2004, directed by [[Tshamano Sebe]], with [[Mbulelo Grootboom]], [[Phikolomzi Magongoma]], [[Andile Nebulane]] and [[Thembinkosi Njokweni]].		2004: Staged in the [[Sanlam Studio Theatre]] at the [[Baxter Theatre]] in February 2004, directed by [[Tshamano Sebe]], with [[Mbulelo Grootboom]], [[Phikolomzi Magongoma]], [[Andile Nebulane]] and [[Thembinkosi Njokweni]].

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−	''[[Pula]]: A Prayer for Rain'' (1981) is a play by [[Matsemela Manaka]].	+	''[[Pula]]: A Prayer for Rain'' (1981) is a play by [[Matsemela Manaka]] (1955-1998).

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 A four-hander, but with twelve parts, the play comprises four movements, each revealing a different aspect of the demoralization of the black man in South Africa, and uses dance, chanting and physical tableaux, as well as verbal elements. ''[[Pula]]'' was conceived and developed by [[Matsemela Manaka]] in collaboration with his theatre group, the [[Soyikwa Players]].
-Published in ''[[Market Plays]]'' (ed [[Stephen Gray]]) by [[Ad Donker]],  in 1986. Also published by [[Skotaville Publishers]] in 1990.
+Published in ''[[Market Plays]]'' (ed [[Stephen Gray]]) by [[Ad Donker]],  in 1986. Also published by [[Skotaville Publishers]] in 1990. Also published in ''[[Beyond the Echoes of Soweto: Five Plays by Matsemela Manaka]]'' (1997).
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 From 1981 to 1984, various versions of ''Pula'' were presented in Johannesburg. Prior to its premiere, [[Soyikwa]] rehearsed and improvised for a year and a half.
-: The play was presented at the [[Black Chain Hall]] in Diepkloof, Soweto by [[Soyikwa Players|Soyikwa African Theatre]] in February 1982. It transferred to the [[Nunnery]] in Johannesburg in March 1982 and also played at the ''Donaldson Orlando Community Centre (DOCC)''. It ran at the [[Laager]] from 2 August 1982 under Manaka's direction with the following cast: [[Ronnie Mkwanazi]], [[Danny Moitse]], [[David Sebe]], and [[Makarious Sebe]].
+: The play was presented at the [[Black Chain Hall]] in Diepkloof, Soweto by [[Soyikwa Players|Soyikwa African Theatre]] in February 1982. It transferred to the [[Nunnery]] in Johannesburg in March 1982 and also played at the [[Donaldson Orlando Community Centre]] (DOCC). It ran at the [[Laager]] from 2 August 1982 under Manaka's direction with the following cast: [[Ronnie Mkwanazi]], [[Danny Moitse]], [[David Sebe]], and [[Makarious Sebe]].
 : Staged in the [[Sanlam Studio Theatre]] at the [[Baxter Theatre]] in February 2004, directed by [[Tshamano Sebe]], with [[Mbulelo Grootboom]], [[Phikolomzi Magongoma]], [[Andile Nebulane]] and [[Thembinkosi Njokweni]].

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	and was first performed at the [[DOCC]] in 1982?*,		and was first performed at the [[DOCC]] in 1982?*,

−	1982: The play was presented at the [[Black Chain Hall]] in Diepkloof, Soweto by [[Soyikwa Players\|Soyikwa African Theatre]] in February 1982. It transferred to the [[Nunnery]] in Johannesburg in March 1982. It ~~then~~ ran at the [[Laager]] from 2 August 1982 under Manaka's direction with the following cast: [[Ronnie Mkwanazi]], [[Danny Moitse]], [[David Sebe]], and [[Makarious Sebe]].	+	1982: The play was presented at the [[Black Chain Hall]] in Diepkloof, Soweto by [[Soyikwa Players\|Soyikwa African Theatre]] in February 1982. It transferred to the [[Nunnery]] in Johannesburg in March 1982 and also played at the ''Donaldson Orlando Community Centre (DOCC)''. It ran at the [[Laager]] from 2 August 1982 under Manaka's direction with the following cast: [[Ronnie Mkwanazi]], [[Danny Moitse]], [[David Sebe]], and [[Makarious Sebe]].

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 A four-hander, but with twelve parts, the play comprises four movements, each revealing a different aspect of the demoralization of the black man in South Africa, and uses dance, chanting and physical tableaux, as well as verbal elements. ''[[Pula]]'' was conceived and developed by [[Matsemela Manaka]] in collaboration with his theatre group, the [[Soyikwa Players]].
-Published in ''[[Market Plays]]'' (ed [[Stephen Gray]]) by [[Ad Donker]],  in 1986.
+Published in ''[[Market Plays]]'' (ed [[Stephen Gray]]) by [[Ad Donker]],  in 1986. Also published in/by** ''[[Skotaville]]''.
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 : The play was presented at the [[Black Chain Hall]] in Diepkloof, Soweto by [[Soyikwa Players|Soyikwa African Theatre]] in February 1982. It transferred to the [[Nunnery]] in Johannesburg in March 1982. It then ran at the [[Laager]] from 2 August 1982 under Manaka's direction with the following cast: [[Ronnie Mkwanazi]], [[Danny Moitse]], [[David Sebe]], and [[Makarious Sebe]].
-Later produced at the [[Nunnery]] Theatre at the University of the Witwatersrand with [[Makarious Sebe]], **  (See Gosher, 1988, **) Also published in/by** ''[[Skotaville]]''.
 : Staged in the [[Sanlam Studio Theatre]] at the [[Baxter Theatre]] in February 2004, directed by [[Tshamano Sebe]], with [[Mbulelo Grootboom]], [[Phikolomzi Magongoma]], [[Andile Nebulane]] and [[Thembinkosi Njokweni]].
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 [[Stephen Gray]] (ed.). 1986. ''[[Market Plays]]''. [[AD Donker]].
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