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Performance history in South Africa

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Sources

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Performance history in South Africa

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Satj: Created page with "A play by Gibson Kente. See Sikhalo == Return to == Return to S in Plays 1 Original SA Plays Return to South_African_Theatre/Plays Return to [[..."

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Created page with "A play by Gibson Kente. See Sikhalo == Return to == Return to S in Plays 1 Original SA Plays Return to South_African_Theatre/Plays Return to [[..."

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A play by [[Gibson Kente]]. See [[Sikhalo]]

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Return to [[ESAT Plays 1 S|S]] in Plays 1 Original SA Plays

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	According to [[Loren Kruger]] (1999) it lives in black township memory as second only to ''[[King Kong]]''.		According to [[Loren Kruger]] (1999) it lives in black township memory as second only to ''[[King Kong]]''.
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		+	Published in 2021 in ''[[All That Is Left: Four Playscripts]]'' ([[Mshengu Publications]]’ Selected Plays series).

	==Performance history in South Africa==		==Performance history in South Africa==

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-''[[Sikalo]]'' (in some sources, ''[[Sikhalo]]'') [“Lament”] by [[Gibson Kente]] (1932-2004). A jazz musical.
+''[[Sikalo]]'' (in some sources, ''[[Sikhalo]]'') [“Lament”] by [[Gibson Kente]] (1932-2004). A jazz musical featuring the music of [[Mackay Davashe]] and jazz band.
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 ==Performance history in South Africa==
-Written and first produced in 1966, starring [[Kenny Majozi]], [[Simon Sabela]] and [[Margaret M'cingana]]. First performed in the city of Johannesburg and went on a tour of the townships. It toured the country and finally played in the Witwatersrand University’s [[Great Hall]] under the auspices of [[Union Artists]]. It has been toured and revived numerous times.
+Written and first produced in 1966, starring [[Kenny Majozi]], [[Simon Sabela]], [[Cocky "Two-Bull" Tlhotlhalemaje]] and [[Margaret M'cingana]]. First performed in the city of Johannesburg and went on a tour of the townships. It toured the country and finally played in the Witwatersrand University’s [[Great Hall]] under the auspices of [[Union Artists]]. It has been toured and revived numerous times.
 == Sources ==
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 [[Andile Xala]]. 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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 ==Performance history in South Africa==
-Written and first produced in 1966, starring [[Kenny Majozi]], [[Simon Sabela]] and [[Margaret M'cingana]]. It toured the country and finally played in the Witwatersrand University’s [[Great Hall]] under the auspices of [[Union Artists]]. It has been toured and revived numerous times.
+Written and first produced in 1966, starring [[Kenny Majozi]], [[Simon Sabela]] and [[Margaret M'cingana]]. First performed in the city of Johannesburg and went on a tour of the townships. It toured the country and finally played in the Witwatersrand University’s [[Great Hall]] under the auspices of [[Union Artists]]. It has been toured and revived numerous times.
 == Sources ==

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 ''[[New Nation]]'', 3-9 May 1999.
-Xaba, Andile. 2021. 'Collective memory and the construction of a historical narrative, analysis and interpretation of selected Soweto-based community plays (1984–1994)'. Unpublished PhD thesis.
+[[Andile Xala]]. 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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 ''[[Sikalo]]'' incorporated stock township characters (a shebeen queen, tsotsis, a policeman, a “Zulu boy” and Zion church members) into its storyline.
-According to [[Loren Kruger]] (1999) it lives in black township memory as second only to [[King Kong]].
+According to [[Loren Kruger]] (1999) it lives in black township memory as second only to ''[[King Kong]]''.
 ==Performance history in South Africa==

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-A play by [[Gibson Kente]]. See [[Sikhalo]]
+''[[Sikalo]]'' (in some sources, ''[[Sikhalo]]'') [“Lament”] by [[Gibson Kente]] (1932-2004). A jazz musical.
 == Return to ==
 Return to [[ESAT Plays 1 S|S]] in Plays 1 Original SA Plays
-Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Plays]]
+Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]
 Return to [[Main Page]]