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Started his career with performing his own work under the name [[Sello Maake]]. Later used the full name. In 1997 he workshopped his first full-length play ''[[Koze Kuse Bash]]''. Wrote and directed ''[[Koma]]'' (1998) and ''[[Komeng]]'' (2002), * | Started his career with performing his own work under the name [[Sello Maake]]. Later used the full name. In 1997 he workshopped his first full-length play ''[[Koze Kuse Bash]]''. Wrote and directed ''[[Koma]]'' (1998) and ''[[Komeng]]'' (2002), * | ||
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| + | He directed ''[[Closer]]'' (1998). | ||
Stage roles as performer include leads in ''[[Cry Freemandela – The Movie]]'' ([[Pieter-Dirk Uys]], 1987) *, ''[[Black and White Follies]]'', ''[[The Suit]]'' ([[Themba/ Mutloatse, Simon and Co]], 1993/4 - played both in London and New York), ''[[Julius Caesar]]'' ([[Windybrow]] , 1994), ''[[Titus Adronicus]]'' (19**), in South Africa and at London's National Theatre), ''[[Woza Albert!]]'' (19**), ''[[The Good Woman of Sharkville]]'' (directed by [[Janet Suzman]], 1996), ''[[Guess Who's Coming to Dinner]]'' (19**), ''[[Prophets in The Black Sky]]'' (19**), ''[[Smallholding]]'' (19**) , ''[[Raisin in the Sun]]'' (19**) and ''[[Call Us Crazy]]'' (2001). ''[[The Lion King]]'' in London’s West End (200*), and South Africa (2008), ''[[The Lion and the Jewel]]'' ([[State Theatre|State Theatre Pretoria]], 2008), and ''[[Othello]]'' (opposite [[Antony Sher]]) for Britain’s Royal Shakespeare Company and in the West End of London [and South Africa??] (2008), ''[[Report to an Academy]]'' (directed by [[Karoly Pinter]], [[Grahamstown Festival]] 2009), ''[[Race]]'' (Mamet, [[Grahamstown Festival]], 2012). | Stage roles as performer include leads in ''[[Cry Freemandela – The Movie]]'' ([[Pieter-Dirk Uys]], 1987) *, ''[[Black and White Follies]]'', ''[[The Suit]]'' ([[Themba/ Mutloatse, Simon and Co]], 1993/4 - played both in London and New York), ''[[Julius Caesar]]'' ([[Windybrow]] , 1994), ''[[Titus Adronicus]]'' (19**), in South Africa and at London's National Theatre), ''[[Woza Albert!]]'' (19**), ''[[The Good Woman of Sharkville]]'' (directed by [[Janet Suzman]], 1996), ''[[Guess Who's Coming to Dinner]]'' (19**), ''[[Prophets in The Black Sky]]'' (19**), ''[[Smallholding]]'' (19**) , ''[[Raisin in the Sun]]'' (19**) and ''[[Call Us Crazy]]'' (2001). ''[[The Lion King]]'' in London’s West End (200*), and South Africa (2008), ''[[The Lion and the Jewel]]'' ([[State Theatre|State Theatre Pretoria]], 2008), and ''[[Othello]]'' (opposite [[Antony Sher]]) for Britain’s Royal Shakespeare Company and in the West End of London [and South Africa??] (2008), ''[[Report to an Academy]]'' (directed by [[Karoly Pinter]], [[Grahamstown Festival]] 2009), ''[[Race]]'' (Mamet, [[Grahamstown Festival]], 2012). | ||
Revision as of 12:55, 14 July 2016
Sello Maake ka Ncube (1960-) is a prominent actor, director and dramatist for stage, TV and film.
(Sometimes credited as Sello Maake, or written as Sello Maake ka-Ncube and Sello Maake kaNcube)
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Biography
Born in Orlando, Soweto, but mostly raised in Atteridgeville, Pretoria. It wasn’t until he was 15 – when he saw Gibson Kente's How Long – that he realised that he wanted to be an actor.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
Started his career with performing his own work under the name Sello Maake. Later used the full name. In 1997 he workshopped his first full-length play Koze Kuse Bash. Wrote and directed Koma (1998) and Komeng (2002), *
He directed Closer (1998).
Stage roles as performer include leads in Cry Freemandela – The Movie (Pieter-Dirk Uys, 1987) *, Black and White Follies, The Suit (Themba/ Mutloatse, Simon and Co, 1993/4 - played both in London and New York), Julius Caesar (Windybrow , 1994), Titus Adronicus (19**), in South Africa and at London's National Theatre), Woza Albert! (19**), The Good Woman of Sharkville (directed by Janet Suzman, 1996), Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (19**), Prophets in The Black Sky (19**), Smallholding (19**) , Raisin in the Sun (19**) and Call Us Crazy (2001). The Lion King in London’s West End (200*), and South Africa (2008), The Lion and the Jewel (State Theatre Pretoria, 2008), and Othello (opposite Antony Sher) for Britain’s Royal Shakespeare Company and in the West End of London [and South Africa??] (2008), Report to an Academy (directed by Karoly Pinter, Grahamstown Festival 2009), Race (Mamet, Grahamstown Festival, 2012).
His TV work made him a nationally recognised face through his protrayal of "Archie" in the series Generations, (1993-1997, 1998-2002).
His film work includes A Dry White Season (1989), The Rutanga Tapes (1990), Dark City (1990), Wheels and Deals (1991), The Good Fascist (1992), Bopha! (1993), Taxi to Soweto (1993), Djadje: Last Night I Fell Off a Horse (1993), Othello: A South African Tale (2005), .
He is a member of the National Arts Council's panel on the Performing Arts.
Awards, etc
Sources
Percy Tucker, 1997
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