Difference between revisions of "Thoko Ntshinga"
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| − | (19**-) Actress. *****Started in theatre at the [[Space Theatre]] in the 1970s, performing in ''[[A Flea in her Ear]]'', ''[[Four Twins]]'', ''[[The Incredible Vanishing]]'', ''[[Lysistrata S.A.]]'', ''[[Nongogo]]'' ([[Fugard]], 197*), ''[[Patty Hearst]]'', ''[[Rape – A Revue]]'' and ''[[The Sacrifice of Kreli]]'' ([[Dike]] – 197*). Then worked with [[Barney Simon]] at the [[Market Theatre]], helping to create and performing | + | (19**-) Actress, director and arts activist. |
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| + | Born [[Thokozile Ntshinga]]. ***** | ||
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| + | Her contribution to South African theatre. | ||
| + | Started in theatre at the [[Space Theatre]] in the 1970s, performing in ''[[A Flea in her Ear]]'', ''[[Four Twins]]'', ''[[The Incredible Vanishing]]'', ''[[Lysistrata S.A.]]'', ''[[Nongogo]]'' ([[Fugard]], 197*), ''[[Patty Hearst]]'', ''[[Rape – A Revue]]'' and ''[[The Sacrifice of Kreli]]'' ([[Dike]] – 197*). | ||
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| + | Then worked with [[Barney Simon]] at the [[Market Theatre]], helping to create and performing ''[[Cincinnati]]'' ([[SACD]]1979/80) ''[[Born in the RSA]]'' (1985), ''[[Panorama]]'' ([[Pieter-Dirk Uys]], 1987/8) * ''[[Auditioning Angels]]'' ([[Pieter-Dirk Uys]], 2003) **. NTSHINGA, Thoko. Starred in [[Barney Simon]]’s production of ''[[Cincinatti – Scenes from City Life]]'' together with [[Marcel van Heerden]], [[Danny Keogh]], [[Lesley Nott]], [[Barrie Shah]], [[Vanessa Cooke]], [[Bo Petersen]], [[Sam Williams]] and [[Robin Smith]] for [[The Company]] at [[The Market]], [[Upstairs at the Market]], the [[Baxter]] and the [[Brooke]] in 1979. Together with [[Pieter-Dirk Uys]] and [[Tessa Uys]] she starred in ''[[Uyscreams with Hot Chocolate Sauce]]'' at the [[Laager]] in 1980. She starred in the [[PACT]] production of [[Arthur Miller]]’s ''[[The Crucible]]'', directed by [[William Egan]], together with [[Sandra Prinsloo]] and [[Ron Smerczak]] in 1981. She starred in [[Athol Fugard]]’s ''[[Nongogo]]'' at the [[Laager]] in 1981. She starred in [[Pieter-Dirk Uys]]’ show ''[[Farce About Uys]]'' together with [[Uys]] and [[Chris Galloway]] at the [[Market]] in June 1983. Together with the cast comprising [[Vanessa Cooke]], [[Timmy Kwebulana]], [[Gcina Mhlophe]], [[Terry Norton]], [[Fiona Ramsay]] and [[Neil McCarthy]], and in collaboration with its director [[Barney Simon]], she helped write ''[[Born in the RSA]]'' which opened at [[Upstairs at the Market]] in August 1985 before moving to the main theatre. | ||
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Tucker, 1997 | Tucker, 1997 | ||
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| + | [[SACD]], 1979/80 | ||
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Revision as of 10:28, 16 April 2015
(****-****). Actress.
(19**-) Actress, director and arts activist.
Born Thokozile Ntshinga. *****
Her contribution to South African theatre.
Started in theatre at the Space Theatre in the 1970s, performing in A Flea in her Ear, Four Twins, The Incredible Vanishing, Lysistrata S.A., Nongogo (Fugard, 197*), Patty Hearst, Rape – A Revue and The Sacrifice of Kreli (Dike – 197*).
Then worked with Barney Simon at the Market Theatre, helping to create and performing Cincinnati (SACD1979/80) Born in the RSA (1985), Panorama (Pieter-Dirk Uys, 1987/8) * Auditioning Angels (Pieter-Dirk Uys, 2003) **. NTSHINGA, Thoko. Starred in Barney Simon’s production of Cincinatti – Scenes from City Life together with Marcel van Heerden, Danny Keogh, Lesley Nott, Barrie Shah, Vanessa Cooke, Bo Petersen, Sam Williams and Robin Smith for The Company at The Market, Upstairs at the Market, the Baxter and the Brooke in 1979. Together with Pieter-Dirk Uys and Tessa Uys she starred in Uyscreams with Hot Chocolate Sauce at the Laager in 1980. She starred in the PACT production of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, directed by William Egan, together with Sandra Prinsloo and Ron Smerczak in 1981. She starred in Athol Fugard’s Nongogo at the Laager in 1981. She starred in Pieter-Dirk Uys’ show Farce About Uys together with Uys and Chris Galloway at the Market in June 1983. Together with the cast comprising Vanessa Cooke, Timmy Kwebulana, Gcina Mhlophe, Terry Norton, Fiona Ramsay and Neil McCarthy, and in collaboration with its director Barney Simon, she helped write Born in the RSA which opened at Upstairs at the Market in August 1985 before moving to the main theatre.
Sources
Tucker, 1997
SACD, 1979/80
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