Difference between revisions of "KickstArt"

From ESAT
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Line 5: Line 5:
 
   
 
   
 
Its inaugural production was Ben Elton's ''[[Popcorn]]'' in 2000, followed by  ''[[The Importance of Being Earnest]]'' (2001), ''[[Steel Magnolias]]'', ''[[Keely and Du]]'' and ''[[Private Lives]]''
 
Its inaugural production was Ben Elton's ''[[Popcorn]]'' in 2000, followed by  ''[[The Importance of Being Earnest]]'' (2001), ''[[Steel Magnolias]]'', ''[[Keely and Du]]'' and ''[[Private Lives]]''
(2002);  ''[[The Memory of Water]]'', ''[[Run to Ground]]'', ''[[Proof]]'' and ''[[Table Manners]]'' (2003);  
+
(2002);  ''[[The Memory of Water]]'', ''[[Run to Ground]]'', ''[[Proof]]'' and ''[[Table Manners]]'' (2003); ''[[The Memory of Water]]'', ''[[Laughing Wild]]'', ''[[Dangerous Liaisons]]'',
 
+
and ''[[Cinderella]]'' (2004); Crimes of the Heart, Art, Boston Marriage, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Dracula (2005); Popcorn, Winnie-the-Pooh, Art, Boston Marriage, Sleeping Beauty (2006); The Road to Mecca, The Jungle Book, The Mystery of Irma Vep and Aladdin (2007);  Oleanna, Shirley Valentine, The Wizard of Oz and Cinderella (2008); Little Shop of Horrors, Winnie-the-Pooh, Wit, Noises Off and
''[[Dangerous Liaisons]]'', ''[[Winnie the Pooh]]'', ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]'', ''[[Wit]]'' (2009)  
+
Peter Pan (2009); Miracle, Duet for One, Boston Marriage, The Mystery of Irma Vep, Robin Hood and the Babes in the Wood (2010); I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change!, The God of Carnage, , Cabaret, and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (2011); Don't Dress for Dinner, Red, Cabaret, Venus in Fur, and Beauty and the Beast (2012); Twitch, The Ladykillers and Shirley Valentine (2013);
 
 
 
 
Past Productions
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2013
 
 
 
Twitch
 
The Ladykillers
 
Shirley Valentine
 
 
 
 
 
2012
 
 
 
Don't Dress for Dinner
 
Red
 
Cabaret
 
Venus in Fur
 
Beauty and the Beast
 
 
 
 
 
2011
 
 
 
I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change!
 
The God of Carnage
 
Cabaret
 
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
 
 
 
 
 
2010
 
 
 
Miracle
 
Duet for One
 
Boston Marriage
 
The Mystery of Irma Vep
 
Robin Hood and the Babes in the Wood
 
 
 
 
 
2009
 
 
 
Little Shop of Horrors
 
Winnie-the-Pooh
 
W;t
 
Noises Off
 
Peter Pan
 
 
 
 
 
2008
 
 
 
Oleanna
 
Shirley Valentine
 
The Wizard of Oz
 
Cinderella
 
 
 
 
 
2007
 
 
 
The Road to Mecca
 
The Jungle Book
 
The Mystery of Irma Vep
 
Aladdin
 
 
 
 
 
2006
 
 
 
Popcorn
 
Winnie-the-Pooh
 
Art
 
Boston Marriage
 
Sleeping Beauty
 
 
 
 
 
2005
 
 
 
Crimes of the Heart
 
Art
 
Boston Marriage
 
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
 
Dracula
 
 
 
 
 
2004
 
 
 
The Memory of Water
 
Laughing Wild
 
Dangerous Liaisons
 
Cinderella
 
 
 
 
 
2003
 
 
 
The Memory of Water
 
Run to Ground
 
Proof
 
Table Manners
 
 
 
 
 
2002
 
 
 
Keely and Du
 
Private Lives
 
Steel Magnolias
 
 
 
 
 
2001
 
 
 
The Importance of Being Earnest
 
 
 
 
 
  
  

Revision as of 10:45, 3 March 2014

Also listed as KickstArt Theatre Company.

A theatrical company formed in 2000 by Artistic Director, Greg King, joined in 2003 by Steven Stead as Executive Director. The company ran the intimate Kwasuka Theatre for three years, and then moved on to collaborations with larger theatres such as the KZN Playhouse, Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre, the Baxter Theatre in Cape Town, and the Liberty Theatre on the Square in Johannesburg.

Its inaugural production was Ben Elton's Popcorn in 2000, followed by The Importance of Being Earnest (2001), Steel Magnolias, Keely and Du and Private Lives (2002); The Memory of Water, Run to Ground, Proof and Table Manners (2003); The Memory of Water, Laughing Wild, Dangerous Liaisons, and Cinderella (2004); Crimes of the Heart, Art, Boston Marriage, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Dracula (2005); Popcorn, Winnie-the-Pooh, Art, Boston Marriage, Sleeping Beauty (2006); The Road to Mecca, The Jungle Book, The Mystery of Irma Vep and Aladdin (2007); Oleanna, Shirley Valentine, The Wizard of Oz and Cinderella (2008); Little Shop of Horrors, Winnie-the-Pooh, Wit, Noises Off and Peter Pan (2009); Miracle, Duet for One, Boston Marriage, The Mystery of Irma Vep, Robin Hood and the Babes in the Wood (2010); I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change!, The God of Carnage, , Cabaret, and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (2011); Don't Dress for Dinner, Red, Cabaret, Venus in Fur, and Beauty and the Beast (2012); Twitch, The Ladykillers and Shirley Valentine (2013);


Regular performers for the company include Carol Trench, Clare Mortimer, Lisa Bobbert, Ntando Cele, Alison Cassels, Janna Ramos Violante, Jailoshini Naidoo, Vera Clare, Belinda Henwood, Josette Eales, Frances Currie, Neil Coppen, Iain Robinson, Bryan Hiles, Darren King, Peter Court, Michael Gritten, Rowan Bartlett, Marc Kay and Sean de Klerk.



Sources

http://www.kickstart-theatre.co.za/

Go to South African Theatre/Bibliography

Return to

Return to South African Theatre Venues, Companies, Societies, etc

Return to The ESAT Entries

Return to Main Page