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| − | ''Death and the King's Horseman'' by [[Wole Soyinka]]. The play is based on events which took place in Oyo, ancient Yoruba City of Nigeria, in 1946. The lives of Olon Elesin, his son, and the Colonial District Officer intertwined with disastrous results. The play is set between sunset and the small hours of the next morning. Performed in South Africa during the 1992 [[Grahamstown Festival]] with [[Francois Swart]] as director, [[Peter Se-Puma]] assistant director, [[Lindy Roberts]] designer, lighting designer [[Jane Gosnell]], choreographer [[Nomsa Manaka]], musical adviser [[Georg Lee Larnyoh]]. The stage manager was [[Johan Pretorius]], assisted by [[Sally Smith]]. The cast included [[Peter Se-Puma]], [[Owen L. Sejake]], [[Nomhle Nkonyeni]], [[Nomsa Nene]], [[Felicia Mahanbehlala]], [[Zoleka Duma]], [[Thabang Nkonyeni]], [[Ratilwe Rampeng]], [[Michael McCabe]] | + | ''Death and the King's Horseman'' by [[Wole Soyinka]]. The play is based on events which took place in Oyo, ancient Yoruba City of Nigeria, in 1946. The lives of Olon Elesin, his son, and the Colonial District Officer intertwined with disastrous results. The play is set between sunset and the small hours of the next morning. Performed in South Africa during the 1992 [[Grahamstown Festival]] with [[Francois Swart]] as director, [[Peter Se-Puma]] assistant director, [[Lindy Roberts]] designer, lighting designer [[Jane Gosnell]], choreographer [[Nomsa Manaka]], musical adviser [[Georg Lee Larnyoh]]. The stage manager was [[Johan Pretorius]], assisted by [[Sally Smith]]. The cast included [[Peter Se-Puma]], [[Owen L. Sejake]], [[Nomhle Nkonyeni]], [[Nomsa Nene]], [[Felicia Mahanbehlala]], [[Zoleka Duma]], [[Thabang Nkonyeni]], [[Ratilwe Rampeng]], [[Michael McCabe]], [[Jacqui Singer]], [[Patrick Ndlovu]], [[Samson Khumalo]], [[Pearl Angel Pomuser]], [[Dale Cutts]], [[Bruce Laing]], [[Darill Rosin]], [[Gareth Ramsey]], [[Ter Holmann]], [[Christopher North]], [[Nkosinathi Ngubane]], [[Aaron Mbuli]], [[Mike Mvelase]]. |
| + | Source: 1992 [[Grahamstown Festival|Grahamstown souvernr Programme]], p 47. | ||
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Death and the King's Horseman by Wole Soyinka. The play is based on events which took place in Oyo, ancient Yoruba City of Nigeria, in 1946. The lives of Olon Elesin, his son, and the Colonial District Officer intertwined with disastrous results. The play is set between sunset and the small hours of the next morning. Performed in South Africa during the 1992 Grahamstown Festival with Francois Swart as director, Peter Se-Puma assistant director, Lindy Roberts designer, lighting designer Jane Gosnell, choreographer Nomsa Manaka, musical adviser Georg Lee Larnyoh. The stage manager was Johan Pretorius, assisted by Sally Smith. The cast included Peter Se-Puma, Owen L. Sejake, Nomhle Nkonyeni, Nomsa Nene, Felicia Mahanbehlala, Zoleka Duma, Thabang Nkonyeni, Ratilwe Rampeng, Michael McCabe, Jacqui Singer, Patrick Ndlovu, Samson Khumalo, Pearl Angel Pomuser, Dale Cutts, Bruce Laing, Darill Rosin, Gareth Ramsey, Ter Holmann, Christopher North, Nkosinathi Ngubane, Aaron Mbuli, Mike Mvelase.
Source: 1992 Grahamstown souvernr Programme, p 47.
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