Sizwe Bansi is Dead
By John Kani , Winston Ntshona
Year staged: 1973
Opening night: 20/09/1973
Theatre Company: English Stage Company
Staged in: Royal Court Theatre
Cast Size: 2
Synopsis
Sizwe Bansi is Dead written collaboratively with South African actors John Kani and Winston Ntshona explores the dehumanising treatment of South Africa’s black population under apartheid.
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Sizwe Bansi is Dead
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Year published: 1974
Original Cast
John Kani
Styles and Buntu
Winston Ntshona
Sizwe Bansi
Production Team
Douglas Heap
Designer
Michael Alston
Lighting
Harriet Geddes
Assistant Designer
Athol Fugard
Director / Co-writer
Additional Materials
Production ledger
Ref: THM/273/2/3/47
English Stage Company at V&A Theatre Collection
Production management file
Ref: THM/273/4/1/106
English Stage Company at V&A Theatre Collection
Press reviews
Ref: THM/273/7/2/334
English Stage Company at V&A Theatre Collection
Production management file
Ref: THM/273/4/2/65
English Stage Company at V&A Theatre Collection
Production management file
Ref: THM/273/4/6/5
English Stage Company at V&A Theatre Collection
Photographs
Ref: THM/273/6/1/471
English Stage Company at V&A Theatre Collection
Photographs
Ref: THM/273/6/1/472
English Stage Company at V&A Theatre Collection
Poster design
Ref: THM/273/7/6/19
English Stage Company at V&A Theatre Collection
Programme
Ref: JLR/2/7/1
George Padmore Institute