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1984: The play was performed at the [[Baxter Theatre]] (as a [[Market Theatre Company]] production),  
 
1984: The play was performed at the [[Baxter Theatre]] (as a [[Market Theatre Company]] production),  
  
by the The Company presented this play at  at the Market in 1984 before going to the [[Edinburgh Festival]].
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2015: Produced by [[The Baxter Theatre Centre]] and the [[University of Cape Town]]’s Drama Department in Arena Theatre in honour of youth month, and repeated at the [[Baxter Flipside]] on 18 to 27 June in collaboration with the [[Baxter Theatre Centre]]. Directed by Claire Stopford with student cast including [[Khathu Ramabulana]], [[Clarissa Roodt]], [[Kai Brummer]], [[Cleo Raatus]], [[Sihle Mnqwazana]] and [[Tankiso Mamabolo]], with original set design by [[Sasha Eilers]]. [[Link title]]
Black Dog / Inj'emnyama at the Baxter
 
 
 
Barney Simon and youth month celebrated at the Baxter this June.
 
 
 
2015: Produced by [[The Baxter Theatre Centre]] and the [[University of Cape Town]]’s Drama Department in Arena Theatre in honour of youth month, and repeated at the Baxter Flipside on 18 to 27 June in collaboration with the Baxter Theatre Centre. Directed by Claire Stopford with student cast including [[Khathu Ramabulana]], [[Clarissa Roodt]], [[Kai Brummer]], [[Cleo Raatus]], [[Sihle Mnqwazana]] and [[Tankiso Mamabolo]], with original set design by [[Sasha Eilers]].  
 
  
  

Revision as of 13:39, 18 June 2015

Black Dog-Inj'emnyama! is a multilingual, workshopped play by Barney Simon and Company.


The original text

The multilingual, workshopped play juxtaposes the lives of a group of unrelated individuals during the 1976 Soweto uprising and the renewed unrest of 1984-5, in order to reflect on the unrest and responses to it. It was first published in Barney Simon et al, Born in the RSA: Four Workshopped Plays (Witwatersrand University Press, 1997).


Performances

1984: First performed at the Upstairs at the Market Theatre in 1984, directed by Barney Simon with Kurt Egelhof, Marie Human, John Ledwaba, Neil McCarthy, Gcina Mhlope, James Mthoba.

1984: Performed at the Edinburgh Festival[1]

1984: The play was performed at the Baxter Theatre (as a Market Theatre Company production),

2015: Produced by The Baxter Theatre Centre and the University of Cape Town’s Drama Department in Arena Theatre in honour of youth month, and repeated at the Baxter Flipside on 18 to 27 June in collaboration with the Baxter Theatre Centre. Directed by Claire Stopford with student cast including Khathu Ramabulana, Clarissa Roodt, Kai Brummer, Cleo Raatus, Sihle Mnqwazana and Tankiso Mamabolo, with original set design by Sasha Eilers. Link title



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