The Biko Inquest
The Biko Inquest by John Blair and Norman Fenton. A documentary play based on the South African inquest into the death in prison of the black leader. Originally written for the stage The Biko Inquest (Published , Jon Blair and Norman Fenton. The Biko Inquest. Rex Collings: London, 1978., First performed by Blair Off Broadway directed by Blair and starring Fritz Weaver and Philip Bosco in 1978 and also by Wole Soyinka, who both directed and acted in the play in Ile-Ife, 1978 and which was then produced for stage (Riverside 1984, with Albert Finney), and on television directed by and starring Albert Finney (1985). The TV version was directed by Finney and broadcast in 1984/5. The play was first produced in South Africa by Saira Essa in the Abbey Theatre Durban and the Laager in 1985.
See also Steve Biko: The Inquest
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