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'''Zakes Mofokeng''' (1941- ) is a South African playwright and musician. His first play was ''[[The Train]]'' (1974), written with [[Corney Mabaso]]. He started his theatrical career as an actor with [[Union Artists]] and later became a member of the [[Phoenix Players]] in Johannesburg.
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'''Zakes Mofokeng''' (1941- ) is a South African playwright and musician. His first play was ''[[The Train]]'' (1974), written with [[Corney Mabaso]]. He started his theatrical career as an actor with [[Union Artists]] and later became a member of the [[Phoenix Players]] in Johannesburg. He went into exile in Switzerland after being released as a political prisoner. His autobiographical play ''[[Never Again]]'' was staged at the Teatro Dallas international festival in 1995.
 
 
  
 
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Revision as of 06:49, 9 May 2016

Zakes Mofokeng (1941- ) is a South African playwright and musician. His first play was The Train (1974), written with Corney Mabaso. He started his theatrical career as an actor with Union Artists and later became a member of the Phoenix Players in Johannesburg. He went into exile in Switzerland after being released as a political prisoner. His autobiographical play Never Again was staged at the Teatro Dallas international festival in 1995.

Sources

Phoenix Players theatre programme.

New York Times, 3 August 1977.

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