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  • Exciting new play presents hair salon as South African microcosm

    Posted on April 20, 2011

    The Drama Department is proud to present writer-director Napo Masheane's "Hair & Comb", an original work set against an urban city backdrop for a uniquely contemporary South African play.

  • Katinka Heyns-Barnard receives honorary degree

    Posted on April 18, 2011

    On 14 April 2011, South African entertainment legend Katina Heyns-Barnard received an honorary doctorate from the UP Drama Department.

  • Centre stage with Napo Masheane (Part One)

    Posted on April 04, 2011

    Prof Coetzee interviews Sotho cultural activist, actress, playwright, poet and director Napo Masheane, a guest director in the Drama department. Napo was born in Soweto (Gauteng) and grew up in Qwaqwa (Free State). The recipient of a number of scholarship

  • Drama visits Cirque du Soleil

    Posted on March 30, 2011

    Fulbright scholar Heidi Hoffer organised a departmental visit to the internationally renowned Cirque du Soleil.

  • Educational theatre speaks to young audiences

    Posted on March 25, 2011

    The Drama department's annual touring educational theatre programmes ran from 14 - 18 March 2011. The programmes are developed under the supervision of prof Mari

  • Emergency Exercise Phoenix Ortia

    Posted on February 28, 2011

    Following the success of the training programme THEBE, the Airports Company South Africa (AKSA) requested the involvement of the Drama students again for the 2011 training programme Phoenix Ortia.

  • UP Drama welcomes Fulbright Scholar

    Posted on February 17, 2011

    Prof Heidi Hoffer is a renowned American scenographer with years of international experience as a scene and lighting designer, and a scenic artist for the theatre. She obtained her MFA (Master of Fine Arts) from Northwestern University and is currently a

  • The Giant's Garden

    Posted on January 20, 2011

    This year's children's theatre is sure to enchant!

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