Soyikwa Players
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Soyikwa Players (also called Soyikwa Theatre, or Soyikwa Drama Group)
A theatre company founded and run by Matsemela Manaka in 1979?*/ 1982*?? Members included Ronnie Mkwanazi, Danny Moitse, David Sebe, and Makarious Sebe. In 1979 Manaka’s Egoli: City of Gold was developed “under the auspices of Soyikwa” and produced at The Space in August.. Also did Pula (1981 to 1984), *** and ** by Manaka as well as a number of plays by other playwrights, including Zakes Mda (The Road, Dead End, Dark Voices Ring), *** and ***. (see ) [**THIS NEEDS FOLLOW UP* See Steadman?*] Soyikwa: A company which presented Matsemela Manaka’s Vuka downstairs at the Wits Theatre in March 1986 after its run at the Market Theatre. ****
SOYIKWA AFRICAN THEATRE PRODUCTIONS: Folder containing, previews, reviews, press cuttings, and information sheets on productions staged by the theatre. These include:Imbumba by Matsemela Manaka; Shaka excerpt from Ogun Abbibiman by Wole Soyinka; Vuka by Matsemela Manaka; Pula by Matsemela Manaka; Children of Asazi by Matsemela Manaka; The eve by Jerry Raletebele;
Soyikwa Institute of African Theatre
Sources
(See Kruger, 1999, Steadman, 198*; Tucker, 1997)
Various entries in the NELM catalogue.
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