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  • ...rg, is a multi-campus South African public research university situated in the northern areas of central Johannesburg. ...n as '''[[Wits University]]''', '''[[WITS University]]''' or simply '''[[Wits]]'''.
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  • ...een used for theatre productions over the years. Today they are managed by the division of [[Performing Arts Administration]]. The [[Amphitheatre]]
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  • Obtained a BA Dramatic Arts from Wits. ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
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  • ...and [[Wits Great Hall]] While the university community have first call on the facilities, it also caters for a large, diverse collection of professional '''See also [[Wits School of Dramatic Arts]] and [[Wits Venues]]'''
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  • ''[[The Last Show]]'' is a play by [[Gwydion Beynon]] and [[Jemma Kahn]]. ...at the [[Wits Theatre Complex]], directed by [[Jemma Kahn]] at the [[Wits Theatre Complex]].
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  • A drama training facility within the '''Wits School of Arts'''[http://wsoa.wits.ac.za/]. '''See [[Wits School of Dramatic Arts]]'''
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  • ...is to present fortnightly entertainment at the [[Wits Theatre Complex|Wits Theatre]] and to serve as a platform to develop new plays in a safe and nurturing e Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]
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  • Obtained a BA Drama from Wits. ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
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  • ==The original text== ...the tales ''The Alley'' and ''Killwatch'', the piece was performed with [[Wits]] Drama Students in 2017.
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  • ...heatre training at the University of the Witwatersrand has been known over the years. ...vision of Dramatic Arts]] in the '''Wits School of the Arts'''[http://wsoa.wits.ac.za/], which is serviced by a [[Performing Arts Administration]].
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  • ...l the top talent from the festival at the [[Wits Theatre Complex|Wits Main Theatre]] in Braamfontein." ''[[The Star]]'', 24 July 2007.
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  • Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Venues|South African Theatre Venues, Companies, Societies, etc ]] Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]
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  • ...e-act play by [[N.N.T. Ndebele]]. Translation of the title: ''Gubudele and the cannibals''. == The original text ==
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  • ...short stories and runs Quartz Press. Editor of ''South African Odessey''. The autobiography of [[Bertha Goudvis]]. (2011) Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Personalities|South African Theatre Personalities]]
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  • ...''[[Hat Trick!]]'', ''[[Mung]]'', ''[[Birthmark]]'', ''[[Glendini]]'', ''[[The Mean Time...]]'', ''[[Sèance]]'' (''[[Séance]]''?) ...n Who Loses his Voice]]'', ''[[Ongetiteld]]'', ''[[Sitting Ducks]]'' among the plays presented.
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  • ...d short stories and runs Quartz Press. Editor of ''South African odyssey : the autobiography of [[Bertha Goudvis]]''. (2011) Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Personalities|South African Theatre Personalities]]
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  • ...ministration production, directed by [[Tsepo wa Mamatu]], performed at the Wits Amphitheatre, year unknown. Theatre programme held by [[NELM]]: Location: [Collection: MARKET THEATRE]: 2014. 7. 164.
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  • [[Melanie Keartland]] (196*-). Theatre technician, adminstrator. Wits drama graduate
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  • ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== ...outh Africa in June of 1967 and shared [[Ronnie Quibell]]’s programme with the German pianist Horst Jankowski [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horst_Jankows
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  • Born Dora Levitt in Johannesburg, she was a Wits Alumna, BA 1926, Honours in 1927 and awarded her Master of Arts in 1930. ...left South Africa for Israel in 1966, where she died on 17 August 1999 at the age of 92.
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  • ''Persona'' based on the work of the Canadian writer Margaret Laurence (1926-1987). ...[[Windybrow]] and [[Wits Theatre Complex]] Downstairs in May 1990, [[Arena Theatre|Nico Arena]] form 21 November 1990, [[National Arts Festival]] 1991. Costum
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  • == The original text == ...ello), [[Ramolao Makhene]] (Max), [[Ntambo Sepeng]] (Thandi) and others in the cast.
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  • ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== ...Wits Theatre Complex|Wits Theatre]] in 1984 after it ran at the [[Alhambra Theatre]], Durban.
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  • ...tre space used by the [[School of Performing Arts]] at the [[University of the Witwatersrand]]. ...as companies like the [[Junction Avenue Theatre Company]] and the [[Market Theatre Company]] staged productions there when there were no other theatres availa
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  • ...r and educator. He was head of the Music Department at the [[University of the Witwatersrand]]. He became the head of the Music Department at the [[University of the Witwatersrand]].
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  • ...kes Mda]] (1995). Published in ''Fools, Bells & the Habit of Eating'' by [[Wits University Press]]. ...government that is intentionally close to home … full of sly reference to the new elite and their round table manners.” (''Sunday Times'', 5 February 1
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  • ...University was an idea by [[Mannie Manim]] which came into being in 1992. The opening production was [[Nicholas Ellenbogen]]’s ''[[Nick goes Native]]'' Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Venues|South African Theatre Venues, Companies, Societies, etc ]]
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  • ...six which included Prof [[Percival Kirby]], head of the Dept of Music at [[Wits]]). ...on the Great Hall Steps), directed by [[John Boulter]], 1958; ''[[Tiger at the Gates]]''(date?)*.
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  • ...]’s productions of [[Saumuel Beckett]]’s ''[[Catastrophe]]'' at the [[Wits Theatre]] in 1985 also starring [[Kurt Egelhof]] and [[Vanessa Cooke]].
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  • ...th'' on which the panel members had to guess who of three participants was the real Wally Green (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5TbkgkpJ-4) ...Beat]]'', while the [[Wally Green Dance Studio]] trained local dancers for the medium. He worked on [[Alan Nathanson]]’s television movie ''[[Ducktails
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  • [[Makhaola Ndebele]] (1972-). Theatre, television and film actor, a dramatist and screenwriter; a television prod ...a in Speech and Drama and a Bachelor of Arts degree (English and Drama) at the [[University of Cape Town]], in 1995 and 1998 respectively.
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  • [[Greg Homann]] (19**-) theatre director, actor, academic and occasional writer. ...] (2003) and an MA (with distinction) in Text and Performance Studies from The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and King’s College London.
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  • [[Craig Higginson]] (1971- ) is a Zimbabwe-born South African playwright, theatre director, novelist and lecturer. He grew up in Johannesburg and studied at [[Wits University]].
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  • She graduated fron Wits in 1987 with a BA Dramatic Art. ...976 at the age of ten as Brigitta in the Brickhill/Burke production of ''[[The Sound of Music]]''. As a child she appeared in numerous stage and televisio
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  • ==The original text== ...a priest and it becomes risky to stay in the hostel. In an attempt to skip the country, they are arrested. One-act. Cast: men.
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  • ...in 1989. First published in ''[[Zakes Mda: Four Works]]'', [[University of the Witwatersrand Press]], 1993. ...st: mixed. Published in ''[[And the Girls in their Sunday Dresses]]'' by [[Wits University Press]].
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  • ...e]] is a multi-purpose performing arts centre built by the [[University of the Witwatersrand]]. Also referred to as the '''[[Wits Theatre Complex]]''' by some.
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  • ...s (York University, 1988) and a PhD in African Literature ([[University of the Witwatersrand]], 1997). ...becoming a Senior Lecturer in 1995. Between 1997 and 2000, he was Head of the Department and in 2000, promoted to Associate Professor and later Professor
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  • ...e [[University of the Witwatersrand]] ([[Wits]]) where he was in charge of the training of English teachers for 35 years. ...demy]] Award for innovative education activities and for his vital role in the promotion of South African literature.
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  • ...Kgodumodumo. Published by [[Wits University Press]] in 1952. Reprinted by the [[National Library of South Africa]] (NLSA) as part of their ''[[South Afri Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Plays|South African Theatre Plays]]
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  • ...) and did the musical supervision of a production of ''[[Der Zigeunerbaron|The Gypsy Baron]]'' in 1988. Programme of the 1988 production of ''The Gypsy Baron'' by the Wits School of Music.
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  • ...aken by Philomela and her sister Procne. The play takes a feminist look at the ancient tale. == The original text ==
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  • Wits Drama School ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
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  • ...1945. This poetic drama has tribal politics as its theme. It won Raditladi the [[May Esther Bedford Award]] in 1939. Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Plays|South African Theatre Plays]]
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  • Born Hannchen Elizabeth Koornhof, the daughter of Hendrik Koornhof (the brother of Nationalist minister Piet Koornhof), Completed a PhD in Pedagogy at Wits in 2017.
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  • ...Theatre]]'''??? Plays produced include ''[[The Survivors]]'' (The [[Space Theatre]], Cape Town, 197*), directed by [[Aden Love]] with [[Suzanne Goldberg]] a In Johannesburg it is part of the [[Wits Performing Arts Centre]]
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  • ...cal by Ken Lee, set in war-time London. First presented at the Ambassadors Theatre, London, 10 September 1975. ...ber to 20 October 1984. Produced by the Performing Arts Administration and the University of Witwatersrand's School of Dramatic Art. Directed by [[Fred Ha
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  • '''See [[Wits School of Dramatic Arts]]''' Return to [[The South African Context/General Terminology and Thematic Entries]]
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  • He studied at the [[Wits School of Dramatic Art]]. Vusi wrote the musical play ''[[The Voice from Kilimanjaro]].
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  • ...manzi]]'' ("of water") is a play by [[Nicholas Ellenbogen]] and the [[Loft Theatre Company]]. ==The original text==
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  • ...hone (1940-2009) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevor_Rhone]. It explores the intricacies of family life, chauvinism and feminism. ...ana Arts Council production was directed by [[Maishe Maponya]] at the Wits Theatre in April, after a successful run in Mmabatho.
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  • ''[[The Mother of All Eating]]'' is a one-man satire by [[Zakes Mda]] (1948-). ==The original text==
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  • ''[[Der Zigeunerbaron]]'' ("The Gypsy Baron") is a German operetta in three acts by Johann Strauss II (1825 == The original text ==
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  • ''[[Night of the Long Wake]]'' is a play by [[Dukuza ka Macu]]. == The original text ==
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  • ...1035 and is utilized for numerous political meeting and performances over the years. ...ent, an inner stage and a wide forestage with an hydraulic orchestra lift. The venue seats 1035.
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  • ''[[Sekunjalo]]'' (“The Hour is Come”) is a play by [[Gibson Kente]] (1932-2004). ==The original text==
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  • ...y [[Elizabeth Sneddon]], and Gluckman played Lear. [[Percy Tucker]] filled the post of business manager. Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Personalities|South African Theatre Personalities]]
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  • == The origin text == ...e cultural clash between black chiefs and white government. It challenges the published historical view on these events.
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  • ...), then completed a BA Fine Arts Hon. (WITS, 1968) and an MA Dramatic Art (WITS, 1985). ...in the Drama Department- Scenographic Design (1961 to 1991, University of the Witwatersrand)School Headmaster, Noupoort Christian Care Centre.
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  • A name used for a small theatre space, often referred to simply as '''The Box''' == Box Theatre, Grahamstown ==
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  • ...ch the audience sees a rehearsal where the actors discuss the way in which the characters shall be treated. First performed on Broadway in 1946, starring ...ander]]. Performed at the [[Wits Great Hall|Wits University Great Hall]]. The cast included [[P.C. Birkinshaw]] (Jimme Masters), [[John Allen]] (Al), [[J
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  • ...and the New Elysia Gallery (1970). In 1930 he married Alicia Ogilvie and the couple’s son, [[Peter Grossett]], became a noted film editor and a produc ...by [[Cecil Williams]] for the [[Open Air Theatre]] at [[Zoo Lake]] and at the [[Donaldson Orlando Community Centre]]).
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  • ''[[The Thwarting of Baron Bolligrew]]'' (19**), ''[[The Thwarting of Baron Bolligrew]]'' (19**),
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  • .... Familiar conflicts arise when the liberal son clashes with the father on the subject of politics. ...hmidt]] and students of [[University of the Witwatersrand Drama Department|Wits Drama School]]. Directed by [[Frans Kalp]].
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  • ...iel Bayman]], [[Pat Eagles]] and [[Leon Eagles]], September 1960, [[Brooke Theatre]]. Produced by the Wits Choral Society, 1978.
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  • ...[[Phoenix Players]], and ***. Bernhardt was the first chairperson and held the position till 19**. Union Artists ceased operations in 19**. ...d worked there were [[Gibson Kente]] (whose two earliest works, ''[[Manana the Jazz Prophet]]'' and ''[[Sikalo]]'', were first produced by Union Artists).
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  • == The original text == First staged in the [[Wits Theatre Complex]] in 2001, directed by [[Charmaine Weir-Smith]], with [[Nick Borain
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  • ''[[The Bells of Amersfoort]]'' is a full-length play by [[Zakes Mda]]. ...n, Thami Walaza, who has lived in exile in the small town of Amersfoort in the Netherlands for twenty years.
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  • ...ent two years working at various locations in London, including the Tabard Theatre, which specialised in new writing. ...innovative [[Loft Theatre Company]] in Durban. But it was at the [[Market Theatre]] in Johannesburg where she did some of her most challenging and exciting w
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  • .../wiki/Orestes], who features in a number of Classical Greek plays, notably the play by Euripides, or to a workshopped South African play by [[Athol Fugard ...ve referred to or been inspired by the character and the Greek versions of the story, e.g. ''[[Punt in die Wind]]'' (1989) by [[Hennie Aucamp]]
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  • == The original text == Staged in the [[Wits Theatre Complex]] in February 2003, with [[Rob van Vuuren]], directed by [[Gerhard
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  • ...urnalist, film and television-actor, script writer, director, lecturer and theatre researcher. ...e University of Fribourg (1989-92), followed by an MA in Film and Drama at the University
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  • ...d. **/**/****) was a long time reviewer , arts critic, radio broadcaster, the author of a number of books on South African arts and culture and occasiona Baptised [[Denis Hatfield Bullough]], he generally used the pseudonym [[Denis Hatfield]].
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  • BA Dramatic Arts, Wits ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
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  • ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== ...a Millsten]] with sets by her husband [[Basil Warner]]. He also starred in the controversial [[Johannesburg Repertory Society|Reps]] production of ''[[Ho
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  • Studied at Wits. ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
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  • ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== He often worked for the [[East Rand Theatre Club]].
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  • ...t W.S. Gilbert (1836–1911)[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._S._Gilbert] and the composer Arthur Sullivan (1842–1900)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur Popularly known simply as '''''[[The Gondoliers]]'''''.
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  • == The original text == ...t notably "Pick the Winner." First produced on Broadway at the 46th Street Theatre, opening on November 24, 1950 and directed by George S. Kaufman.
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  • ==The collection== First published in paperback by [[Wits University Press]] in 1995. Published online in 2021 by Cambridge Universit
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  • [[Abantu-Batho]] ("The People") was a weekly newspaper. ...iland, Labotsibeni, the paper attracted as editors and journalists some of the best of a rising company of African intellectuals, political figures and li
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  • ''[[The Hungry Earth]]'' is a play by [[Isaiah Maishe Maponya]] (1951-2021). ==The original text==
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  • ...s-Price]]. About the 12th century Princess Isabella, heir to the throne of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem. == The original text ==
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  • She obtained a BA Dramatic Arts Degree from [[Wits]]. ''[[The Rose Tattoo]]'',
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  • ...tic Art), and later obtained his Master’s degree in Performance Studies at Wits. ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
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  • [[Conrad Haikes]] (?-) is a theatre producer/director. ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
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  • ...]'' (1922) by [[Eugene O'Neill]]. An expressionist play about the clash of the social classes and man’s search for belonging. ...em]] and featuring [[Dan Twala]] as Yank. Repeated in the [[Great Hall]], Wits University in June 1937.
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  • He was the son of David Mogotsia preacher in the Bantu Methodist Church. He died on 19 May 2011. ...It was staged at the [[Wits Great Hall]] and then again later in a tent in the Showgrounds in Pretoria.
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  • ...ramatic Art (Hons) from [[University of the Witwatersrand Drama Department|Wits]] in 1984. ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
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  • ''[[A Raisin in the Sun]]'' is a play by Lorraine Hansberry (1930-1965)[https://en.wikipedia.or ==The original text==
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  • Her brother is the producer [[Ricky Arden]]. ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
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  • Studied at [[University of the Witwatersrand School of Dramatic Art|Wits School of Dramatic Arts]]. ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
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  • '''''The Chilli Boy''''', written by [[Geraldine Naidoo]], is a cross-cultural one-m == The original text ==
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  • Graduated from Wits, Studied in London at the Laban Centre for Movement and Dance ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
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  • ==The original text== ...Nicholas Ellenbogen and Theatre for Africa]]'' (privately published by [[Theatre for Africa]])
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  • ...of the [[Tectonic Theater Project]] in New York City about the reaction to the 1998 murder of University of Wyoming gay student Matthew Shepard in Laramie == The original text ==
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  • Graduated from [[University of the Witwatersrand Drama Department|Wits Drama School]] in 1983. ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
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  • ...of a heart attack at the age of 52. (According to one source he was 50 at the time of his death). ...twatersrand School of Dramatic Art|School of Dramatic Art]], University of the Witwatersrand.
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  • ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== ...''[[The Glass Menagerie]]'' directed by [[Leonard Schach]] in the [[Little Theatre]], Cape Town in 1949.
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  • ...Company]] ([[Junction Avenue Theatre Company|JATC]]). A deconstruction of the “official” South African history utilizing vaudeville techniques. == The original text ==
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