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(1953-) Actor, director  and playwright. * Joined [[Gibson Kente]]’s company as actor. With co-actor [[Mbongeni Ngema]] he then broke away and they then devised the play ''[[Woza Albert!]]'' (1981) showed it to the [[Market Theatre]] where[[Barney Simon]] joined them as director and the play went on to fame and fortune.*  He wrote and directed ''[[Bopha]]'' as a [[Market]] and [[Earth Players]] collaboration ([[The Laager]],  1985-1986). Became a resident director at the [[Market Theatre]].***  
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(1953-) Actor, director  and playwright. * Joined [[Gibson Kente]]’s company as actor. With co-actor [[Mbongeni Ngema]] he then broke away and they then devised the play ''[[Woza Albert!]]'' (1981) showed it to the [[Market Theatre]] where[[Barney Simon]] joined them as director and the play went on to fame and fortune.*  He wrote and directed ''[[Bopha]]'' as a [[Market]] and [[Earth Players]] collaboration ([[The Laager]],  1985-1986). Became a resident director at the [[Market Theatre]].***  
  
 
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Revision as of 13:02, 7 January 2011

(1953-) Actor, director and playwright. * Joined Gibson Kente’s company as actor. With co-actor Mbongeni Ngema he then broke away and they then devised the play Woza Albert! (1981) showed it to the Market Theatre whereBarney Simon joined them as director and the play went on to fame and fortune.* He wrote and directed Bopha as a Market and Earth Players collaboration (The Laager, 1985-1986). Became a resident director at the Market Theatre.***

Sources

Tucker, 1997

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