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| − | [[Makwedini Julius Mtsaka]] ( | + | [[Makwedini Julius Mtsaka]] (fl. 1970s-1980s) is a playwright, performer and director. |
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
Became a member of [[Imitha Players]] of East London in 1970. Performances for them include local adaptations of Sophocles’s ''[[Oedipus Rex]]'', Soyinka’s ''[[The Swamp Dwellers]]'', Moliére’s ''[[The Miser]]'' and work by Sartre. | Became a member of [[Imitha Players]] of East London in 1970. Performances for them include local adaptations of Sophocles’s ''[[Oedipus Rex]]'', Soyinka’s ''[[The Swamp Dwellers]]'', Moliére’s ''[[The Miser]]'' and work by Sartre. | ||
| − | He wrote the plays ''[[Not His Pride]]'', ''[[The Last Man]]'', ''[[Meko]]'', ''[[Member of Society]]''. | + | He wrote (and sometimes directed) the plays ''[[Not His Pride]]'', ''[[The Last Man]]'', ''[[Meko]]'', ''[[Member of Society]]''. |
He directed a production of ''[[The Sacrifice of Kreli]]'' at the [[Market Theatre]] in 1987. | He directed a production of ''[[The Sacrifice of Kreli]]'' at the [[Market Theatre]] in 1987. | ||
| − | In 1989 he was one of the adjudicators for the Grahamstown Schools Drama Festival. | + | In 1989 he was one of the adjudicators for the ''[[Grahamstown Schools Drama Festival]]''. |
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
Latest revision as of 10:27, 8 April 2024
Makwedini Julius Mtsaka (fl. 1970s-1980s) is a playwright, performer and director.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
Became a member of Imitha Players of East London in 1970. Performances for them include local adaptations of Sophocles’s Oedipus Rex, Soyinka’s The Swamp Dwellers, Moliére’s The Miser and work by Sartre.
He wrote (and sometimes directed) the plays Not His Pride, The Last Man, Meko, Member of Society.
He directed a production of The Sacrifice of Kreli at the Market Theatre in 1987.
In 1989 he was one of the adjudicators for the Grahamstown Schools Drama Festival.
Sources
Various entries in the NELM catalogue.
Stellenbosch University Library catalogue.
The Star, 20 June 1989.
The Herald, 25 Februaty 1995.
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