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- ...er of a white man takes up residence in the township. The way in which the character Snyman is accepted by township residents reflects the discourse on the crea [[Andile Xaba]]. 2021. ''Collective memory and the construction of a historical narrative, analysis and interpretation of selected Soweto-based community p1 KB (188 words) - 06:59, 7 March 2024
- ...ght and dispossession in the area.” The dance follows the way in which the character “suffers the trauma of the separation.” [[Andile Xaba]]. 2021. 'Collective memory and the construction of a historical narrative, analysis and interpretation of selected Soweto-based community p2 KB (232 words) - 12:28, 31 January 2024
- ...nien]]''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Carlos_%28play%29] is a German (historical) tragedy in five acts by Friedrich Schiller [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F ...s Karlos, Prince of Asturias and the play as a whole is loosely modeled on historical events in the 16th century under the reign of King Philip II of Spain.2 KB (278 words) - 14:21, 14 February 2024
- ...ickster” cheats him out of his university fees. The play describes how the character spirals into a series of misfortunes. The play is a portrayal of the explo [[Andile Xaba]]. 2021. 'Collective memory and the construction of a historical narrative, analysis and interpretation of selected Soweto-based community p1 KB (183 words) - 12:38, 31 January 2024
- [[Jack Sheppard]] can refer to the name of a historical character featured in a number of works, as well the title of such works, notably pla =Jack Sheppard the character=3 KB (533 words) - 05:21, 8 May 2020
- ...ti-sanctions play, utilizing a township musical style. The play features a character from the ''bundus'' (the wilderness) who is ambitious, courageous and aimin [[Andile Xaba]]. 2021. 'Collective memory and the construction of a historical narrative, analysis and interpretation of selected Soweto-based community p1 KB (188 words) - 12:01, 2 February 2024
- ...“portraying the painful growing years of an orphaned black teenager.” The character grows up living “in a shanty town and struggling to get a job to sustain [[Andile Xaba]]. 2021. 'Collective memory and the construction of a historical narrative, analysis and interpretation of selected Soweto-based community p1 KB (210 words) - 12:40, 31 January 2024
- ...a young activist after his abduction from his home. In the play, the main character disappears after men posing as policemen abduct him from his home. His moth [[Andile Xaba]]. 2021. 'Collective memory and the construction of a historical narrative, analysis and interpretation of selected Soweto-based community p2 KB (307 words) - 12:43, 31 January 2024
- [[Robert Macaire]] is the name of a historical character as well as the title (or part of the title) of a number of plays, films and =[[Robert Macaire]], the historical character =11 KB (1,871 words) - 16:52, 12 June 2023
- ...of war and is set in the Spanish Civil War, with salvation of the central character, Marais, serving as a metaphor for the triumph of human dignity amidst the [[Sydney Paul Gosher]]. 1988. ''A Historical and Critical Survey of the South African One-act Play Written in English''.3 KB (404 words) - 17:03, 15 June 2023
- There are two related stage works have been based on the same historical incident, generally referred to as "The Matchgirls' strike"[https://en.wiki In this version the central character is "Kate", a factory worker, who writes to famous writer and activist Annie3 KB (479 words) - 12:29, 5 September 2020
- ...l]]'', a pageant-style [[Afrikaans]] drama in five acts about the Biblical character, with a large cast of 25 and including songs and dances. The plays was firs ...Milner 31 Mei-6 Junie 1899]]'', a one act documentary play described as a "historical episode in two scenes, with a prologue (written by [[D.F. Malherbe]]) and a3 KB (386 words) - 08:29, 10 December 2017
- [[Fra Diavolo]] (lit. "Brother Devil") is the name of a character who appears in a number of theatrical works. Often the name is included in =The character [[Fra Diavolo]]=5 KB (794 words) - 05:56, 26 March 2020
- Originally titled ''Violetta'' after the opera’s main character, ''[[La Traviata]]'' was based on Alexandre Dumas’s play, ''[[La Dame aux ...ma]]. 2012. "Conductors of the Cape Town Municipal Orchestra, 1914-1965: a historical perspective". [[University of Cape Town]]. Unpublished PhD thesis.3 KB (449 words) - 19:00, 27 March 2024
- His 1988 controversial historical novel about Nigeria, ''Just Before Dawn'' was published by Spectrum Books a ...= "Hello, Grandma"], after the malappropriate words used by the dumb white character played by [[Michael de Pinna]] in the ad, and this public role would conti5 KB (787 words) - 11:59, 20 July 2023
- ...he Prince's Play]]'', and setting it in Victorian London, with the central character a comic at the court of Victoria and the philanderer villain the future Edw ...ma]]. 2012. "Conductors of the Cape Town Municipal Orchestra, 1914-1965: a historical perspective". [[University of Cape Town]]. Unpublished PhD thesis.8 KB (1,122 words) - 16:11, 4 April 2024
- ...based on an episode in Miguel de Cervantes' ''Don Quixote'' involving the character "Cardenio", a young man who has been driven mad and lives in the Sierra Mor ...collaborative work, ''[[After Cardenio]]'', in 2011 at Hiddingh Campus’s historical Anatomy Lecture Theatre. It had been created as part of '''[[The Cardenio P7 KB (993 words) - 16:35, 25 July 2018
- ...[Palladium Theatre]]. He had a prolific stage career and became a popular character actor. His appearances included the role of Javert in a version of ''[[Les ...theatrical company that left for a tour of East Africa. After playing the historical figure of Piet Retief in ''[[De Voortrekkers]]'' ([[Harold M. Shaw]]/1916),7 KB (1,092 words) - 21:20, 13 January 2019
- = '''Faust the character''' = [[Faust]] is the protagonist of a classic German legend (based on the historical Johann Georg Faust - c. 1480–1540); a highly successful scholar, but also15 KB (2,257 words) - 19:08, 27 March 2024
- ...1057) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macbeth,_King_of_Scotland] (and a '''character''' in many dramatic and other works), as well as a number of '''plays''' - ...was first published in the Folio of 1623, possibly from a prompt book. The character of [[Lady Macbeth]] is one of Shakespeare's most compelling and enduring cr35 KB (4,906 words) - 16:03, 21 March 2024