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== Biography ==
 
== Biography ==
  
Born  [[Myles Kenton Holloway]],  
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Born  [[Myles Kenton Holloway]] 30 July 1958, he attended Brettonwood High School (1972 – 1976),  
  
He completed a Masters' degree in drama at the [[University of Natal]] in 1988, with a thesis on ''[[Zakes Mda]]'s plays : the art of the text in the context of politics''.  
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He then went to the [[University of Natal]] to complete a BA (English and Geography, 1979), BA Honnours (English)in 1988, with a thesis on ''[[Zakes Mda]]'s plays : the art of the text in the context of politics''.  
  
 
=== Career ===
 
=== Career ===

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Myles Holloway (19*-). Critic and academic.


Biography

Born Myles Kenton Holloway 30 July 1958, he attended Brettonwood High School (1972 – 1976),


He then went to the University of Natal to complete a BA (English and Geography, 1979), BA Honnours (English)in 1988, with a thesis on Zakes Mda's plays : the art of the text in the context of politics.

Career

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

Besides his master's thesis, he has written many articles on the work of various playwrights and on the history of theatre for various journals.

For example, in the South African Theatre Journal he has published "An interview with Zakes Mda" (1988: Vol. 2), "Discordant voices of a lived reality: Zakes Mda’s The Hill". (1989: Vol. 3(2):33-50), "Creative co-operation: a critical survey of workshop theatre in South Africa" (1993: Vol. 7(1):17-31) and "Music Hall in Johannesburg: 1886-1896" (1997: Vol. 11(1&2):15-53).

Other articles are "Social commentary and artistic mediation in Zakes Mda’s early plays" (English Academy Review, 1989: 6:28-41), "The crisis of liberalism in South African theatre." (Westerley, 1992: Vol. 3:41-47) and "Playland: Fugard's liberalism." (1993: UNISA English Studies, Vol. 31:1).

Sources

Various entries in the NELM catalogue.

Holloway, Myles.

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