Difference between revisions of "Amanda Bothma"
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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
| − | A board member of the [[East London Guild Theatre]] and founder of [[Wela Kapela Productions]], she has written and/or directed a number of cabarets, including ''[[Mad About The Boys]]'' (2021), | + | A board member of the [[East London Guild Theatre]] and founder of [[Wela Kapela Productions]], she has written and/or directed a number of cabarets, including ''[[Mad About The Boys]]'' (2021), ''[[Vincent]]'' (2022). |
She devised and directed ''[[Cinderella]]'' for the East London [[Guild Theatre]] (2004). | She devised and directed ''[[Cinderella]]'' for the East London [[Guild Theatre]] (2004). | ||
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2019: ''[[Spot, The Fearless Fish]]'' ([[Wela Kapela]]), ''[[Cinderella]]'' ([[Wela Kapela]]), ''[[The Doctor in Spite of Himself]]'' ([[Wela Kapela]]) | 2019: ''[[Spot, The Fearless Fish]]'' ([[Wela Kapela]]), ''[[Cinderella]]'' ([[Wela Kapela]]), ''[[The Doctor in Spite of Himself]]'' ([[Wela Kapela]]) | ||
| − | 2021: ''[[ Joseph and his Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat]]'' ([[Wela Kapela]]), ''[[ Liewe Heksie]]'' ([[Wela Kapela]]) | + | 2021: ''[[Joseph and his Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat]]'' ([[Wela Kapela]]), ''[[ Liewe Heksie]]'' ([[Wela Kapela]]), ''[[Damsel in Distress]]'' ([[Wela Kapela]]) |
2022: ''[[Once on This Island]]'' ([[Wela Kapela]]), ''[[The Jackal and the Wolf]]'' ([[Wela Kapela]]) | 2022: ''[[Once on This Island]]'' ([[Wela Kapela]]), ''[[The Jackal and the Wolf]]'' ([[Wela Kapela]]) | ||
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* ''[[Spot, The Fearless Fish]]'' (2019) | * ''[[Spot, The Fearless Fish]]'' (2019) | ||
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| + | * ''[[Damsel in Distress]]'' (2021) | ||
* ''[[The Jackal and the Wolf]]'' (2022) | * ''[[The Jackal and the Wolf]]'' (2022) | ||
Revision as of 13:23, 18 October 2026
Amanda Bothma is a playwright and stage director.
Contents
Biography
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
A board member of the East London Guild Theatre and founder of Wela Kapela Productions, she has written and/or directed a number of cabarets, including Mad About The Boys (2021), Vincent (2022).
She devised and directed Cinderella for the East London Guild Theatre (2004).
As director
Productions directed by her include:
2018: A Lad 'n a Lamp (Wela Kapela)
2019: Spot, The Fearless Fish (Wela Kapela), Cinderella (Wela Kapela), The Doctor in Spite of Himself (Wela Kapela)
2021: Joseph and his Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat (Wela Kapela), Liewe Heksie (Wela Kapela), Damsel in Distress (Wela Kapela)
2022: Once on This Island (Wela Kapela), The Jackal and the Wolf (Wela Kapela)
As writer
She has written a number of plays and revues/cabarets, including:
- Spot, The Fearless Fish (2019)
- Damsel in Distress (2021)
- The Jackal and the Wolf (2022)
Sources
https://www.facebook.com/amanda.bothma.37/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BGb3DmpuWJY/
https://www.guildtheatre.co.za/events/mad-about-the-boys/
https://www.guildtheatre.co.za/events/damsel-in-distress/
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