Abstract
Puppetry in South Africa, most probably the one country in the whole of Africa with the most diversified application of this art form, is largely a colonial heritage which dates back to the nineteenth century. Puppetry started as adult entertainment at the Cape settlement, but became predominantly children's entertainment in its pioneering phase and with the arrival of television in 1976, a position which it still retains. Puppets, however, feature in some of the most prominent multimedia stage productions in the post-apartheid era and this presence has developed a strong momentum which has changed the face of contemporary adult puppetry in South Africa.
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