Pieter-Dirk Uys - A Life of Activism
Legendary satirist, author and activist Pieter-Dirk Uys calls out political hypocrisy and celebrates the contradictions and absurdities of South Africa.
Pieter-Dirk Uys as Evita Bezuidenhout.
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Zimbabwe:
Play Leaves Lasting Memories
The Herald, 2 May 2014
The theatrical play "My Father's Hat" which was staged at the Harare International Festival of the Arts left lasting memories as it unleashed how South Africa suffered under… Read more »
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South Africa:
Letter to the Editor - Pieter-Dirk Uys
Daily Maverick, 22 April 2014
Where were these voices of dissent against the ANC when they were really needed, when they could still make a big difference a few years ago? A letter to the editor from… Read more »
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South Africa:
Playing With Politics in Adapt or Fly
Biz-Community, 15 June 2012
Government censorship. Racial tension. A country that could very well fall apart. With a democracy that's long since come of age, you'd think that we'd be over these issues by now.… Read more »
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South Africa:
South African Honoured At Berlinale With Teddy Award
GIC, 18 February 2011
South Africa's Pieter-Dirk Uys will receive a Special Teddy Award for his outstanding lifetime achievements at the Berlin International Film Festival, or Berlinale, on February 18,… Read more »
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South Africa:
Eish! Pieter-Dirk Uys Fires Fresh Satirical Volley
Business Day, 20 January 2007
PIETER-Dirk Uys will present his new one-man show, Pieter-Dirk: Eish! at the Market Theatre from February 13 for five weeks. Read more »
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South Africa:
Satirist Pieter Dirk Uys Gets Hard
Mail & Guardian, 20 October 2000
This month Pieter-Dirk Uys takes his Aids education mission to higher level. Who will ever forget the biting satire of Pieter-Dirk Uys's PW Botha and his wagging finger that… Read more »
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South Africa:
Pieter-Dirk Versus the Comedians
Mail & Guardian, 9 October 2003
Pieter-Dirk Uys as he appears in his new video Survival Aids, which he proposes to send free of charge to schools, universities and prisons. Read more »
