Myles Holloway

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


Biography

Born Myles Kenton Holloway,

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.

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).

Awards, etc

Sources

Various entries in the NELM catalogue.

Holloway, Myles.

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