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Played the part of the Ghost in [[Hamlet]] in the Port Elizabeth [[Little Theatre]] (circa 2013). | Played the part of the Ghost in [[Hamlet]] in the Port Elizabeth [[Little Theatre]] (circa 2013). | ||
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| + | 2008: Co-wrote [[Fore]] with fellow playwright and actor, [[Phambili Ngcayisa]], a play about Black golf caddies who lived in the townships. They entered the play in the National Theatre competition [[Market Theatre]], Johannesburg, and were in the top 10. | ||
Wrote [[Uncle Rhoo]], a play based on traditional storytellers. | Wrote [[Uncle Rhoo]], a play based on traditional storytellers. | ||
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Revision as of 11:20, 12 February 2022
Gift Buqa (Born: ? - Died: 25 July 2014.) Stage and TV actor, director and playwright.
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Biography
Born in Gqebera Township, Port Elizabeth. He completed his high school diploma at Precious Makwabe Night School after the end of White minority rule. He was scheduled to go on a national tour shortly before his untimely death in 2014. He was married with two sons and a daughter and two grandchildren.
Training
Gift Buqa started his acting career at the age of 14 when he joined the Masizakhe (Let's Build Ourselves) acting group. He wrote his first play in 1990.
Career
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
2011: Acted in The Dancing Sangoma.
Played the part of the Ghost in Hamlet in the Port Elizabeth Little Theatre (circa 2013).
2005: Co-wrote Heugh Road Blues with fellow playwright and actor, Phambili Ngcayisa, about the life of Black casual day labourers. Performed at the Market Theatre, Johannesburg. Two years later they came in second when they entered the play in the National Theatre competition at the Market Annex in Johannesburg.
2008: Acted in Heugh Road Blues at the Port Elizabeth Opera House in the One Act Play Festival. Directed by Sharon Rother, starring Phambili Ngcayisa.
2008: Co-wrote Fore with fellow playwright and actor, Phambili Ngcayisa, a play about Black golf caddies who lived in the townships. They entered the play in the National Theatre competition Market Theatre, Johannesburg, and were in the top 10.
Wrote Uncle Rhoo, a play based on traditional storytellers.
Awards, etc
The Gift Buqa Auditorium at the Isithatha Theatre in Port Elizabeth is named after him.
Sources
https://ewemasenze.wordpress.com/gift-buqa/
https://networthpost.org/net-worth/gift-buqa-net-worth/
"Theatre group breaks boundaries," The Herald, 25 January 2014
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