Theology

Marthinus Havenga Performing Christ

South African Protest Theatre and the Theological Dramatic Theory of Hans Urs von Balthasar

In the latter part of the twentieth century, against the backdrop of the Sharpeville Massacre and the Soweto Uprising, theatre became a central means of artistic resistance in apartheid South Africa. One of the most significant plays from this time was Woza Albert!, which was created and staged by the actor-duo Percy Mtwa and Mbongeni Ngema, with the help and creative input of the renowned theatre-maker and political activist, Barney Simon. What made this protest play so powerful and provocative was the fact that it restaged the Christ-drama, as presented in the Gospels, in the context of apartheid South Africa…

Oxford, 2021. XIV, 232 pp. Studies in Theology, Society and Culture. Vol. 15

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