‘We have time to grow old” is one of James Ngcobo’s favourite quotes from a play. It is from Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot, in which he featured when it was staged at Joburg Theatre ...

“Dr Mbongeni Ngema was not just a playwright or composer; he was a cultural warrior whose work gave voice to the voiceless and told our stories with fearless honesty and immense beauty,” said Artistic ...

Multi-award-winning director James Ngcobo is at it again. This time, he is at the helm of “Oleanna”, an upcoming interpretation of the work of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Mamet.

Athol Fugard's second play will be James Ngcobo's first in his new role as artistic director of the Market Theatre. First performed in Johannesburg in 1959, Nongogo features a stellar cast of Tony ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. James Ngcobo occupies the most iconic role in South African theatre. As artistic director of Johannesburg’s ...

When James Ngcobo (pictured) arrived in Joburg aged 27 to play the flamboyant Jacob in La Cage aux Folles, he never dreamt that 17 years later he would become artistic director of the Market Theatre.

Announcing with pride, Joburg Theatre presents its upcoming rendition of OLEANNA, penned by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Mamet and directed by James Ngcobo. This enthralling play ...

And so now, as a global pandemic has made live shows impossible, the institution’s artistic director, James Ngcobo says the show must go on — even if that means it goes online. He told VOA the ...

The Market Theatre's Artistic Director, James Ngcobo, details the various initiatives they have undertaken with actors across the country. A sit down interview with The Market Theatre’s Artistic ...

Fences was staged at the Joburg Theatre a few months ago, directed by our own James Ngcobo, uFuze, uMapholoba. Mapholoba, who is also the theatre's artistic director, has done it again, bringing The ...

When director James Ngcobo heard there were calls for opening productions for the new Soweto Theatre, he knew a revival of his award-winning play The Suitcase was on the cards. “Es’kia ...

a flash concert was happening right before their eyes, Market Theatre's James Ngcobo explained the concept behind the #DoBozza pop up celebration. Mzansi stars such as Jazz songbird Zoe Modiga and ...