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Non-racial: Market Theatre co-founders Mannie Manim and Barney Simon in 1976. Photo: Gisèle Wulfsohn
SOUTH AFRICAN THEATRE

Nearly 50 years on, the Market Theatre is still holding up a mirror to South Africa

Three days after the historic Soweto Uprising in 1976, the Market Theatre opened its doors in Johannesburg, becoming a vital space for artistic expression and resistance against…

  • Lesego Chepape
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