South African Theatre Apartheid pre 1994 Woza Albert

South African Theatre Apartheid pre 1994 Woza Albert Sophiatown Post-apartheid post 1994 Nothing but the truth

Introduction • Diverse traditions, identities and heritages • SA theatre with ann agenda; – Protest/ resistance theatre – Community theatre – Workers theatre – Educational theatre – Theatre for conservation – Theatre of reconciliation – Satirical revue

Woza Albert • Background /context: social, political religious economic, artistic, historical, theatrical • Background of the playwright/developers • Principles of drama: plot, dialogue, character, theme • style and genre of play text: – style: method, approach, way, manner, fashion, technique, mode – genre: type, sort, kind, field, variety

Woza Albert • Staging and setting • Techniques and conventions • Audience reception and critical response (by original audience and today)

South African Contemporary Theatre post-1994 • Background /context: social, political religious economic, artistic, historical, theatrical • Themes and concerns of contemporary – Theatre for reconciliation – Theatre of identity – Theatre for development – Theatre as social commentary – Theatre as political commentary

Post-1994 • Examples of playwrights, directors, theatre groups • Influence of movements and styles such as satire, physical theatre, rituals, one-person performance, visual theatre, pupetry, community theatre • Key features and directions in contemporary theatre • Role of the director/theatre maker/designer • Audience reception and critical response to text

Nothing but the truth • Background /context: social, political religious economic, artistic, historical, theatrical • Background of the playwright/developers • Principles of drama: plot, dialogue, character, theme • style and genre of play text: – style: method, approach, way, manner, fashion, technique, mode – genre: type, sort, kind, field, variety

Nothing but the truth • Staging and setting • Techniques and conventions • Audience reception and critical response (by original audience and today)