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- 06:31, 7 May 2024 Dawid Engela (hist) [2,540 bytes] Satj (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Dawid Engela (1931-1967) was a South African author, broadcaster, composer, musicologist and translator. ==Biography== Born Dawid Sofius Engela in Florida, Johannesb...")
- 15:10, 6 May 2024 The Good Soldier Švejk (hist) [3,002 bytes] Satj (talk | contribs) (Created page with " ''The Good Soldier Švejk'' is the abbreviated title of an unfinished satirical/dark comedy novel by Jaroslav Hašek. Also spelled ''The Good Soldier Svejk'', ''...")
- 12:12, 6 May 2024 Mpho Sebeng (hist) [1,467 bytes] Satj (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Mpho Sebeng (1992-2024) was an actor == Biography == He died in a motor accident in Potchefstroom, in the North West on May, 2024. ==Contribution to SA theatre, film,...")
- 10:36, 6 May 2024 Newtown Celebrates 10 Years of Democracy Festival (hist) [314 bytes] Satj (talk | contribs) (Created page with " Plays put on as part of the festival are ''Bergville Stories'' by Duma ka Ndlovu, (Barney Simon Theatre), ''Devils Protest'' by Kere Nyawo ([[The Laager]...")
- 06:43, 6 May 2024 Blind Mind (hist) [1,336 bytes] Satj (talk | contribs) (Created page with "''Blind Mind'' is a play by Julian Seleke-Mokoto ==The original text== Written in 2005 the play explores the tragic theme of continued HIV infection among the youth...")
- 16:22, 5 May 2024 Ulibambe Lingashoni / Hold Up the Sun (hist) [1,668 bytes] Satj (talk | contribs) (Created page with "''Ulibambe Lingashoni / Hold Up the Sun'' is an English language documentary film by Brian Tilley, Clarence Hamilton, Laurence Dworkin, Lesley Lawson amd [...")
- 07:10, 5 May 2024 Mary, the Unfaithful Woman (hist) [2,216 bytes] Satj (talk | contribs) (Created page with " Edward Tsumele. 2010. " 'Unfaithful' Mary ill-timed", ''Sowetan Live'' (3 September 2010)[https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/entertainment/2010-09-03-unfaithful-mary-ill-timed/]")
- 06:55, 5 May 2024 She Died Dreaming (hist) [1,782 bytes] Satj (talk | contribs) (Created page with "''She Died Dreaming'' is a play by Julian Seleke Mokoto. == Performance history in South Africa == 2006: The Abangani Theatre production was staged at the Mark...")
- 06:44, 5 May 2024 Money Maker (hist) [1,815 bytes] Satj (talk | contribs) (Created page with "''Money Maker'' is a play by a sexually explicit play about sex workers. 2009: Performed in 2013 Revived at Mmabana Studio 1,")
- 07:02, 4 May 2024 The Last Bus (hist) [1,748 bytes] Satj (talk | contribs) (Created page with "''The Last Bus'' is an improvised play by the Serpent Players ==The original text== A play about the relationship between black and coloured people in Port Elizabeth...")
- 11:57, 3 May 2024 Clue: The Musical (hist) [819 bytes] Darryl (talk | contribs) (Created page with "''Clue: The Musical'' is a musical with a book by Peter DePietro, music by Galen Blum, Wayne Barker and Vinnie Martucci, and lyrics by Tom Chiodo, based on the board game...")
- 15:08, 2 May 2024 Your Obedient Servant (hist) [710 bytes] Darryl (talk | contribs) (Created page with "''Your Obedient Servant'' is a play by Sumner Locke Elliott. == Performance history in South Africa == 1976: Presented by the Arts Theatre Club at the Guild Thea...")
- 14:45, 2 May 2024 Mary Kockott (hist) [653 bytes] Darryl (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Mary Kockott (?-1993). Amateur director and actor. == Training == == Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and performance == Mary Knockout directed a number of pro...")
- 17:25, 1 May 2024 Mary Howe (hist) [1,847 bytes] Darryl (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Mary Howe (?-1982). Amateur producer, director. == Training == == Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and performance == Mary howe directed a number of production...")
- 18:11, 30 April 2024 A Bedfull of Foreigners (hist) [1,728 bytes] Darryl (talk | contribs) (Created page with "''A Bedfull of Foreigners'' isa British farce written by Dave Freeman and first performed in the West End in 1973. == The original text == ==Translations and adaptations==...")
- 17:55, 30 April 2024 Half a Sixpence (hist) [630 bytes] Darryl (talk | contribs) (Created page with "''Half a Sixpence'' is a 1963 musical comedy based with music and lyrics by David Heneker and a book by Beverley Cross. == The original text == Based on the 1905 novel...")
- 16:49, 27 April 2024 Make Me a Widow (hist) [614 bytes] Darryl (talk | contribs) (Created page with "''Make Me a Widow'' is a play by David Ellis. ==Original text== ==Performance history in South Africa== 1970: Presented by the Arts Theatre Club at the Guild Thea...")
- 16:43, 27 April 2024 Black Chiffon (hist) [720 bytes] Darryl (talk | contribs) (Created page with "''Black Chiffon'' is a play in two acts written by Lesley Storm. ==Original text== The play premiered at the Westminster Theatre in London's West End on 3 May 1949. ==...")
- 12:01, 27 April 2024 Samson Agonistes (hist) [681 bytes] Darryl (talk | contribs) (Created page with "''Samson Agonistes'' is a dramatic poem by John Milton. == Performance history in South Africa == 1956: Presented by the East London Technical College Drama Club at...")
- 11:56, 27 April 2024 The Happy Prisoner (hist) [736 bytes] Darryl (talk | contribs) (Created page with "''The Happy Prisoner'' is a play by John Mcnair, adapted from the novel of the same name by Monica Dickens. == Performance history in South Africa == 1954: Presented b...")
- 11:52, 27 April 2024 Mirror to Elizabeth (hist) [684 bytes] Darryl (talk | contribs) (Created page with "''Mirror to Elizabeth'' is a one-act play by T. B. Morris. == Performance history in South Africa == 1953: Presented by the East London Technical College Drama Club...")
- 11:47, 27 April 2024 Maas-Phillips College of Speech and Drama (hist) [1,697 bytes] Satj (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The Maas-Phillips College of Speech and Drama was a training institution founded by Rita Maas and her husband, Maurice Phillips. The Academy trained numerous well...")
- 20:39, 26 April 2024 East London City Hall (hist) [1,163 bytes] Darryl (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The East London City Hall ==Location== Located between Oxford Street and Argyle Street in the city centre. ==History== Building of the City Hall began in 1897. It has...")
- 19:20, 26 April 2024 Miss Mabel (hist) [677 bytes] Darryl (talk | contribs) (Created page with "''Miss Mabel'' is a play by R. C. Sherriff. == Performance history in South Africa == 1953: Presented by the East London Technical College Drama Club. == Sources ==...")
- 19:12, 26 April 2024 The Whole Town's Talking (hist) [743 bytes] Darryl (talk | contribs) (Created page with "''The Whole Town's Talking'' is a comedy in three acts by Anita Loos and her husband, John Emerson. The play was first seen on Broadway in 1923. == Performance history in...")
- 19:04, 26 April 2024 When Shakespeare's Ladies Meet (hist) [640 bytes] Darryl (talk | contribs) (Created page with "''When Shakespeare's Ladies Meet'' is a one-act play by Charles George. == Performance history in South Africa == 1950: Presented by the East London Technical College...")
- 18:59, 26 April 2024 Mystery at Greenfingers (hist) [626 bytes] Darryl (talk | contribs) (Created page with "''Mystery at Greenfingers'' is a play by J. B. Priestley. == Performance history in South Africa == 1949: Presented by the East London Technical College Drama Club....")
- 18:56, 26 April 2024 Passing Brompton Road (hist) [629 bytes] Darryl (talk | contribs) (Created page with "''Passing Brompton Road'' is a play by Jevan Brandon Thomas. == Performance history in South Africa == 1948: Presented by the [[East London Technical College Drama Club]...")
- 18:52, 26 April 2024 No Time For Comedy (hist) [619 bytes] Darryl (talk | contribs) (Created page with "''No Time For Comedy'' is a play by S. N. Behrman. == Performance history in South Africa == 1946: Presented by the East London Technical College Drama Club. == Sou...")
- 18:42, 26 April 2024 Hit the Deck (hist) [776 bytes] Darryl (talk | contribs) (Created page with "''Hit the Deck'' is a musical with music by Vincent Youmans, lyrics by Clifford Grey and Leo Robin and book by Herbert Fields. It was based on the 1922 play ''Shore Lea...")
- 16:43, 26 April 2024 East London Light Operatic Society (hist) [1,032 bytes] Darryl (talk | contribs) (Created page with "East London Light Operatic Society, an amateur dramatic society in East London (circa 1970 - 1976). ==Founding, function and history== East London Light Operatic Socie...")
- 16:38, 26 April 2024 The Children’s Theatre (hist) [838 bytes] Darryl (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The Children’s Theatre, a non-profit organisation in East London (circa 1954 - ?). ==Founding, function and history== The Children’s Theatre was established circ...")
- 16:28, 26 April 2024 Music and Variety Club (hist) [1,124 bytes] Darryl (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Music and Variety Club, an amateur dramatic society in East London (circa 1954 - 1962). ==Founding, function and history== The Music and Variety Club was established...")
- 16:23, 26 April 2024 East London Schools Music and Drama Association (hist) [1,014 bytes] Darryl (talk | contribs) (Created page with "East London Schools Music and Drama Association, an amateur dramatic society in East London (circa 1941 - ?). ==Founding, function and history== The East London School...")
- 16:17, 26 April 2024 East London Technical College Drama Club (hist) [2,579 bytes] Darryl (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Arts Theatre Club, an amateur dramatic society in East London. ==Founding, function and history== The East London Technical College Drama Club was established circa...")
- 06:50, 25 April 2024 Anneli van Rooyen (hist) [782 bytes] Satj (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Anneli van Rooyen (1961-) is 'a prominent Afrikaans performner and singer/songwriter sangeres. Born on 25 Februarie 1961, she studied drama Pretoria University, where sh...")
- 13:13, 24 April 2024 Lynette Alexander (hist) [1,938 bytes] Darryl (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Lynette Alexander was an amateur actress, director and theatre promoter ( == Biography == Born in Roodepoort in 1918. From the age of 17 she was actively involved in the...")
- 12:30, 24 April 2024 Showstoppers Diamond Jubilee (hist) [1,670 bytes] Darryl (talk | contribs) (Created page with "''Showstoppers Diamond Jubilee'' is a musical revue. ==The original text== Staged by the Dramatic Society of East London on the occasion of the society's 60th anniversar...")
- 06:54, 24 April 2024 Some Mothers' Sons (hist) [2,312 bytes] Satj (talk | contribs) (Created page with "''Some Mothers' Sons'' is a play by Mike van Graan. The play was selected as a finalist in the 2005 NLDTF/PANSA Festival of Reading of New Writing for Drama. T...")
- 06:39, 24 April 2024 At This Stage: Plays from Post-apartheid South Africa (hist) [1,254 bytes] Satj (talk | contribs) (Created page with "''At This Stage: Plays from Post-apartheid South Africa'' is a collection of four plays compiled and edited by Greg Homann. Contains: As South Africa continues to ad...")
- 06:32, 24 April 2024 And The Girls in Their Sunday Dresses. Four Works (hist) [1,214 bytes] Satj (talk | contribs) (Created page with " ''And The Girls in Their Sunday Dresses. Four Works'' is a collection of plays by Zakes Mda ==The collection== The publication contains an introduction by Bhekizi...")
- 06:06, 24 April 2024 And the Girls in Their Sunday Dresses (hist) [3,975 bytes] Satj (talk | contribs) (Created page with "''And the Girls in Their Sunday Dresses'' is a play by Zakes Mda (1948-) ==The original text== A play about two very different women - "The Woman" and "The Lady" - w...")
- 05:45, 24 April 2024 Dirty Work/Gangsters (hist) [1,462 bytes] Satj (talk | contribs) (Created page with "''Dirty Work/Gangsters'' is the title of a double bill of plays by Maishe Maponya first performed by the Bahumutsi Theatre Group in The Laager at the Market...")
- 16:35, 23 April 2024 Woza Afrika! An Anthology of South African Plays (hist) [1,357 bytes] Satj (talk | contribs) (Created page with "''Woza Afrika! An Anthology of South African Plays'' is a collection compiled and edited by Duma Ndlovu == The collection== The volume contains an ''Introduction'' b...")
- 15:42, 23 April 2024 Vuyani Mlinde (hist) [1,329 bytes] Darryl (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Vuyani Mlinde''' (19**- ) is a South African opera singer. ==Training== ==Career== ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== He played "Sparafuc...")
- 18:05, 22 April 2024 Forbidden Fruit (hist) [1,132 bytes] Satj (talk | contribs) (Created page with "There have been numerous plays over the years called ''Forbidden Fruit''. Below we only list locally written and locally produced plays by this name. =''Forbidden F...")
- 17:26, 22 April 2024 Daily Maverick (hist) [1,451 bytes] Satj (talk | contribs) (Created page with "''Daily Maverick'' is a South African online news publication and weekly print newspaper == The publication == Founded in 2009 by Branko Brkic (Editor-in-chief) and Styl...")
- 15:49, 22 April 2024 NAPAC Musicals (hist) [1,671 bytes] Darryl (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The NAPAC Musicals Department was founded in 1985. =Productions= ==NAPAC productions== They staged Sondheim’s ''Sweeney Todd'', Leonard Bernstein’s ''Candide''...")
- 15:29, 22 April 2024 Lina Waldeck (hist) [576 bytes] Satj (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Lina Waldeck is an actress, costume designer and wardrobe mistress. She was the costume designer and head of the wardrobe at PACOFS. Film and TV work included ''Meul...")
- 05:24, 22 April 2024 Tim Huisamen (hist) [1,788 bytes] Satj (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Tim Huisamen is an academic == Biography == He studied at the University of Cape Town, and in 1976 joined the department of Afrikaans en Neerlandistiek ("Afrikaans...")