Global InformationKessie Govender information
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Kessie Govender | |
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| Born | 1942 Durban |
| Died | 2002 |
| Nationality | South African |
| Occupation(s) | playwright, actor and theatre director |
Kessie Govender (1942 – 2002) was a pioneering voice in South African protest theatre, a playwright, actor and theatre director, who founded the Stable Theatre, a Durban-based theatre company in 1970 and is best known for his plays, Working Class Hero (1979) and The Shack (1979).[1][2]
- ^ Neilesh Bose (2009). Beyond Bollywood and Broadway: plays from the South Asian diaspora. Indiana University Press. p. 409. ISBN 978-0-253-22068-4.
- ^ Martin Banham (2004). A history of theatre in Africa. Cambridge University Press. p. 336. ISBN 0-521-80813-8.