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Staged by the [[Positive Arts Society]] in July 1995 in the [[Hillbrow Theatre]], directed by [[Thulani Didi]]. | Staged by the [[Positive Arts Society]] in July 1995 in the [[Hillbrow Theatre]], directed by [[Thulani Didi]]. | ||
| − | Staged, as part of the ''Market Theatre Development Programme'', in the [[Laager]] at the [[Market Theatre]] in January 1998, directed by [[Thulani Didi]], with | + | Staged, as part of the ''Market Theatre Development Programme'', in the [[Laager]] at the [[Market Theatre]] in January 1998, directed by [[Thulani Didi]], with [[Thulani Didi]], [[Tuffy Makhanya]], [[Arthur Msibi]], [[Phindile Ntuli]], [[Zakhele Mnguni]], [[Mncedisi Ngema]], [[Kere Nyawo]], [[Ronnie Nyakale]], [[Nonhlanhla Konqa]], [[Sipho Thabethe]] and [[Vusi Nhaphlo]]. |
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Revision as of 17:04, 13 February 2024
A play by Kere Nyawo (1993). (Sometimes Hola Majita!)
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The original text
A play about prison life in South Africa, demystifying the glory and glamour of gangs and criminals. (The playwright, himself, was a former hijacker, drug dealer and convict.) It started out in 1993 as an Arts Alive workshop and Positive Arts Society project at Soweto's Chiawelo Community Centre (triple C), run by community theatre veteran Tefo Dipholo.
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Performance history in South Africa
Premièred at the Grahamstown Festival 1993 and then toured around various smaller venues in the townships.
Staged by the Positive Arts Society in July 1995 in the Hillbrow Theatre, directed by Thulani Didi.
Staged, as part of the Market Theatre Development Programme, in the Laager at the Market Theatre in January 1998, directed by Thulani Didi, with Thulani Didi, Tuffy Makhanya, Arthur Msibi, Phindile Ntuli, Zakhele Mnguni, Mncedisi Ngema, Kere Nyawo, Ronnie Nyakale, Nonhlanhla Konqa, Sipho Thabethe and Vusi Nhaphlo.
Sources
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