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Othello is staged for the first time in SA with a Black actor, John Kani
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- 16 Sep 1987
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- 30 Sep 2019
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- 01Associated Press (1987) John Kani to portray Othello in South Africa from The New York Times ,15 September, [online] Available at: www.nytimes.com [Accessed: on 6 September 2013]
- 02Battersby J.D (1987)`Othello` Causes Stir In Johannesburg Theater Chicago Tribune `Othello` Causes Stir In Johannesburg Theater from Chicago Tribune ,29 October, [online] Available at: https://articles.chicagotribune.com [Accessed: on 6 September 2013]
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2013, September 13). Othello is staged for the first time in SA with a Black actor, John Kani. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0096426
South African History Online (2013) 'Othello is staged for the first time in SA with a Black actor, John Kani', South African History Online, 13 September. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0096426 (Accessed: 8 August 2026).
South African History Online, Othello is staged for the first time in SA with a Black actor, John Kani [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0096426, (accessed 8 August 2026).
"Othello is staged for the first time in SA with a Black actor, John Kani." South African History Online, 13 Sept. 2013, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0096426. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "Othello is staged for the first time in SA with a Black actor, John Kani." South African History Online. September 13, 2013. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0096426.
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