A collection of interviews with 15 South African theatre practitioners who have made their mark on the development of anti-apartheid theatre. Includes interviews with Zakes Mda, Rob Amato, Skhala Leslie Xinwa, Gibson Kente, Rob McLaren, Fatima Dike, Julius Mtsaka, Ronnie Govender, Kessie Govender, Maishe Mapo-nya, Matsemela Manaka, Thulani Sipheni, John Kani, Mannie Manim, Don Maclennon. viii, 269pp, SOUTH AFRICA. UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU-NATAL PRESS.

A comprehensive critical study of Fugard's career over five decades in South Africa. The author questions his value in post apartheid climate and whether his work can continue to express the search for reconciliation and harmony. Index, bib, notes, xvii, 118pp, UK. NORTHCOTE HOUSE PUBLISHERS, 0746309481

First performed in 1961, this early Fugard play explores the South African obsession with race, drawing on experience of family and society in Port Elizabeth.

1992 9781559360203 Paperback

This anthology collects the best recent examples of the new styles, subjects, and purposes of post-apartheid theatre. In addition to social equality for the Black majority, these plays deal, in unconventional ways, with subjects such as Islamic fundamentalism, women's rights, ecology, Afrikaans culture, and the new multiracial life of the inner city. Glos, 228pp. USA . INDIANA UNIVERSITY PRESS.

Analyzes the form and content of Fugard's dramas, showing that they are more than a dramatic chronicle of South African life and racial problems. Beginning with the specifics of his homeland, Fugard's plays reach out to engage more far-reaching issues of human relationships, race and racism, and the power of art to evoke change. 24 b/w photos, notes, refs, index, xv, 273pp, USA. INDIANA UNIVERSITY PRESS.

Cupidity, corruption and conciliation are the themes of the three plays in this book. The Mother of all Eating, a one-hander, with its central character a corrupt Lesotho official, is a grinding satire on materialism in which the protagonist gets his come-uppance. You Fool, How Can the Sky Fall? is an unbridled study in grotesquerie, reflecting a belief that government by those who inherit a revolution is almost inevitably, in the first decade or two, hi-jacked. The Bells of Amersfoort, with its graphic portrayal of the isolation imposed by exile, picks up on the themes of the other two plays, but adds to them the concept of 'healing', both of the soul and of the land. 184pp, SOUTH AFRICA. WITWATERSRAND UNIVERSITY PRESS.

A play exploring the complexities of cross cultural relationships, ten years on from the start of the rainbow nation. 58pp, SOUTH AFRICA. UNIVERSITY OF NATAL PRESS, 1869140338

Set in the South Africa of the 1960s, Mhlophe's play tells the story of Zandile, who is taken to live with her matriarchal family in the Transkei and deals with issues of white dominance, rural hardship and black female repression. Has been played all over the world to great acclaim. Includes the notation for the music and B/W photos of performance. 72pp, South Africa. UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU-NATAL PRESS.

Fourteen plays written and directed by the Commonwealth Award-winning writers, dating from the 1950s until the 1990s. 204pp, SOUTH AFRICA. HIBBARD PUBLISHERS.

With its mix of magnificent puppets, live actors, captivating costumes and evocative music, video projection and dance, Tall Horse has enchanted theatre goers world wide. This spectacular production is the result of an exceptional meeting between South Africa's Handspring Puppet Company and Mali's Sogolon Puppet Troupe. Mervyn Millar had unique access to the production, from development workshops through rehearsals to the first performances for the world tour. Includes the performance script of the play by Khephra Burns. 260pp, UK. OBERON BOOKS .

Fugard's 1982 play may have been based on South African apartheid, but its treatment of race, class and gender make it a timeless classic. 60pp, USA. PENGUIN BOOKS USA.

Two recent dramatic works: the first concerns the legendary Space Theatre; the second deals with familial conflict between conservatism and metropolitanism. 144pp, SOUTH AFRICA. comPRESS, 1919833161

A story of two brothers, of sibling rivalry, of exile, of memory and reconciliation, of the perplexities of freedom. This play examines the impact that South Africa's past continues to make on the present. Includes a sketch of the set, three photos, 60pp, SOUTH AFRICA. WITWATERSRAND UNIVERSITY PRESS.

Four plays set in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.'Master Harold'...and the Boys; Blood Knot (New Version); Hello and Goodbye; Boesman and Lena. Each play explores a close and tense family situation or relationship against the background of wider suffering and tensions. With an introduction by Dennis Walder and a preface by Athol Fugard. Gloss, 255pp, UK. OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

A farm lies in ruin. And with mother and father now gone, a brother and sister face eviction by an officious lawyer. Abandoned, they endlessly enact the rituals of punishment once visited upon them by their parents. Widely regarded as a milestone in South African theatre, the multi-award winning play 'African Gothic' tells the story of their final 'dance macabre'. Despite overwhelming critical acclaim, it was also fiercely condemned by Afrikaans conservatives as being a subversive portrayal of repression. 'Good Heavens' is a comedy thriller with the dark poetic heart of a folk-tale. Two spinster sisters, with their ailing mother and simple-minded brother, await the annual visit of their youngest sister. Deeply envious of her beauty and youth, they hatch a diabolical plot to rid themselves of her forever. In 'Breathing In', on a stormy night in the last bitter months of the Second Anglo-Boer War, a seriously wounded General and his faithful Adjutant encounter a mysterious woman and her seductive otherworldly daughter, and are confronted with the subtle methods of survival these women have been forced to adopt. Accustomed to the rigours of war, the courageous Adjutant now faces a terrible choice. UK. OBERON BOOKS .

Contemporary play exploring the underbelly of South African township life. At the centre of the drama is a serial killer, the G-String Strangler, who is hunting down young women at night. Surrounding this elusive figure is a wide cast of colourful characters, including a runaway daughter who finds solace in the arms of a hoodlum; a drunkard father whose wife leaves him for a man called Lovemore, and who hires an assassin to kill her daughters abusive boyfriend; a police sergeant who tortures his suspects and sexually abuses his son; a tavern owner who shares the same lover as her daughter; as well as the ghost of the serial killer’s mother, who returns to haunt him during moments of great anguish.73pp, SOUTH AFRICA. STE PUBLISHERS.

A discussion of the aesthetics and the politics of South African theatre under Apartheid. Close studies of several plays including, Sizwe Bansi is Dead, Blood Knot, Bopha! Egoli, Sophiatown and Have You Seen Zandile assess the impact of theatre in the creation of resistance and identity. Index, bib, notes, 375pp, GERMANY. BAYREUTH A S.

This book is made up of three interlinked sections. It describes The Times, offering a back-ground to the Soweto uprising and its aftermath. It publishes the full text of The Play, with translations into English of Zulu songs. And it gives us a glimpse into the soul and inspiration of The Man behind the play - Mbongeni Ngema. 118pp, SOUTH AFRICA. NB PUBLISHERS.

The new play by one of South Africa's greatest playwrights. Set in the semi-desert region of Karoo, he revisits themes of human struggles and acceptance of the past and its injustice. Gloss, 56pp, USA. THEATRE COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, 1559362081

A collection of interviews with South African playwrights examining the way South African theatre has adapted to the social and political situation in South Africa since 1994. Includes interviews with Brett Bailey, Antjie Krog, William Kentridge, Duma Ka Ndlovu, Reza de Wet, Walter Chakela, Miki Flockmann, Thuleni Mtshali, and Lesego Rampolokeng. 297pp, SOUTH AFRICA. INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF ENGLISH IN AFRICA.

Using insights from the literature on collective action, and social movements, this study of the origins and trajectory of a legendary black uprising against apartheid, the Alexandra Rebellion of 1986, looking at the rebellion's inner workings. Index, bib, notes, b/w illus, 326pp, UK. EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS, 0748619410

These three plays, Ipi Zombie, iMumbo Jumbo and the Prophet are a testament to a truly groundbreaking voice in African theatre. This volume is illustrated with b/w and colour illustrations and photographs taken during the performances of the plays. Includes essays and notes on the plays. 200pp, SOUTH AFRICA. DOUBLE STOREY BOOKS, 1919930205

Edition containing the following plays, Ngongogo, No-Good Friday, The Coat, Sizwe Bansi is Dead, and the Island. Includes an introduction by Dennis Walder and a preface by Athol Fugard. Gloss, 236pp, UK. OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS.

2000 0919833063 Paperback

A multi dimensional theatre piece which tries to make sense of the madness which overtook South Africa during apartheid. Full transcript of original production by William Kentridge and the Handspring Puppet Company. Includes photographs of the production, drawings for animation and archival images. B/w illus, 73pp, SOUTH AFRICA. UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN PRESS.

Fugard's play about the hopes, dreams and fears of the people of the new South Africa. 54pp, UK. FABER, 0571179088

Play based on the book by Sylvester Stein. Set in 1950s Johannesburg, it brings apartheid South Africa's black underbelly jumping to life, and counts the cost of one man's struggle to avoid opposition.128pp, UK. OBERON BOOKS.

Barney Simon was the legendary artistic director, writer and co-creator of one of the most important theatres in South Africa and the world, the Market Theatre in Johannesburg. Eighty South African and international artists record and share what and how they learnt from Barney Simon. With full-colour illustrations throughout, this book is a remarkable testament to Barney Simon and his work. 376pp, SOUTH AFRICA. JACANA MEDIA.