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| Sizwe Banzi Is Dead | |
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 Poster for the 2007 Royal National Theatre production | |
| Written by | Athol Fugard John Kani Winston Ntshona |
| Characters | Styles Robert (Sizwe Banzi) Buntu |
| Date premiered | 1972 |
| Place premiered | South Africa |
Sizwe Banzi Is Dead (originally produced and published as: Sizwe Bansi is Dead) is a play by Athol Fugard, written collaboratively with two South African actors, John Kani and Winston Ntshona, both of whom appeared in the original production. Its world première occurred on 8 October 1972 at the Space Theatre, Cape Town, South Africa. Its subsequent British première won a London Theatre Critics Award for the Best Play of 1974.[1] Its American première occurred at the Edison Theatre, in New York City, on 13 November 1974.[2] It has been ranked among the best plays ever made by The Independent, where it was described as a "deceptively light and humane play that outlasts the apartheid era."[3]
- ^ Sierra, Gabrielle (20 April 2010). "Court Theatre Closes Season With SIZWE BANZI IS DEAD 5/13-6/13". Broadway World. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ^ Sizwe Banzi Is Dead at the Internet Broadway Database. Accessed 1 October 2008.
- ^ Taylor, Paul; Holly Williams (26 October 2022). "The 40 best plays of all time, from The Seagull to A Streetcar Named Desire". The Independent. Retrieved 9 June 2020.