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| − | There are two South African dramatic works with this title | + | '''There are two South African dramatic works with this title''' |
=''[[The Road]]'': a play by [[Zakes Mda]] = | =''[[The Road]]'': a play by [[Zakes Mda]] = | ||
| − | First published in ''[[The Plays of Zakes Mda]]'' by [[Ravan]], followed by ''[[ | + | First published in ''[[The Plays of Zakes Mda]]'' by [[Ravan Press]], followed by ''[[And the Girls in their Sunday Dresses: Four Works]]'', [[Witwatersrand University Press]], 1993. |
| − | First performed at the Little Theatre, Ohio University, directed by | + | First performed at the Little Theatre, Ohio University, directed by Seabury Quinn Jr. in 1982. Awarded the ''Christina Crawford Award'' (of the then ''American Theater Association'') in 1984. |
First production in Lesotho was by [[Lesiba Players]] in 1985, | First production in Lesotho was by [[Lesiba Players]] in 1985, | ||
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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | 1987: First South African production by [[Soyikwa Institute of African Theatre]] at the [[Funda Centre]] in Johannesburg | + | 1987: First South African production by [[Soyikwa Institute of African Theatre]] at the [[Funda Centre]] in Johannesburg.. |
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
| + | ''[[Zakes Mda: Four Works]]'', [[Witwatersrand University Press]], 1993. | ||
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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==The series== | ==The series== | ||
| − | A TV series depicting a tale of love, loss, murder and music, set against the backdrop of iconic Sophiatown in the 1950s and in modern day. | + | A TV series depicting a tale of love, loss, murder and music, set against the backdrop of iconic [[Sophiatown]] in the 1950s and in modern day. |
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| − | Broadcast on [[Mzansi Magic]] ([[DStv]] channel 161) in 2015. | + | Created by [[Catherine Stewart]], it features a cast that includes [[Muzi Mthabela]], [[Nandi Ngoma]], [[Tsholofelo Maseko]], [[Moneoa Moshesh]], [[Solomon Sebothoma]], [[Sithembiso Khoza]], [[Gail Mabalane]], [[Neo Ntlatleng]], [[Sthandiwe Kgoroge]] and [[Darlington Michaels]]. |
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| + | Broadcast on [[Mzansi Magic]] ([[DStv]] channel 161) in 2015-2016. | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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| + | https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6541490/ | ||
https://www.news24.com/life/tv-obsession-of-the-week-the-road-20150831 | https://www.news24.com/life/tv-obsession-of-the-week-the-road-20150831 | ||
Latest revision as of 12:03, 17 September 2024
There are two South African dramatic works with this title
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The Road: a play by Zakes Mda
First published in The Plays of Zakes Mda by Ravan Press, followed by And the Girls in their Sunday Dresses: Four Works, Witwatersrand University Press, 1993.
First performed at the Little Theatre, Ohio University, directed by Seabury Quinn Jr. in 1982. Awarded the Christina Crawford Award (of the then American Theater Association) in 1984.
First production in Lesotho was by Lesiba Players in 1985,
Performance history in South Africa
1987: First South African production by Soyikwa Institute of African Theatre at the Funda Centre in Johannesburg..
Sources
Zakes Mda: Four Works, Witwatersrand University Press, 1993.
Go to ESAT Bibliography
The Road: A telenovela
The series
A TV series depicting a tale of love, loss, murder and music, set against the backdrop of iconic Sophiatown in the 1950s and in modern day.
Created by Catherine Stewart, it features a cast that includes Muzi Mthabela, Nandi Ngoma, Tsholofelo Maseko, Moneoa Moshesh, Solomon Sebothoma, Sithembiso Khoza, Gail Mabalane, Neo Ntlatleng, Sthandiwe Kgoroge and Darlington Michaels.
Broadcast on Mzansi Magic (DStv channel 161) in 2015-2016.
Sources
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6541490/
https://www.news24.com/life/tv-obsession-of-the-week-the-road-20150831
Go to ESAT Bibliography
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