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== [[Rhodes University Drama Department]] ==
  
== Rhodes University ==
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Under the visionary leadership of [[Guy Butler]], the Drama Department was founded at [[Rhodes University]] in 19** and is situated in the [[Rhodes University Theatre Complex]] consisting of the [[Rhodes University Theatre]], the [[Box Theatre]], and for many years has hosted the  [[First Physical Theatre Company]] as in-house company.
  
A University, located in Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape province,  one of the oldest universities in South Africa. Founded in 1904 as [[Rhodes University College]], through a grant from the Cecil John Rhodes Trust. It became a constituent college of the [[University of South Africa]] in 1918,  before becoming an independent university in 1951.
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=== Heads of Department ===
  
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Prof. [[Roy Sargeant]] (from 1973 - 1982)
  
== Rhodes University Drama Department ==
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Prof. [[Francois Swart]] (1983 -1985?)
  
The Drama Department was founded in 19**
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Prof. [[Beth Dickerson]] (acting Head, 1986)
  
From its inception the department has played a central role in the annual [[Grahamstown Festival|National Arts Festival]]  
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Prof. [[Sydney James]] (from 1987 - 1991)
  
The Department is situated in a theatre centre consisting of  [[The Rhodes Theatre]], [[The Box Theatre]], and for many years has hosted the  [[First Physical Theatre Company]] as in-house company.
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Prof. [[Beth Dickerson]] (acting Head, 1991 - 1992)
  
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Prof. [[Gary Gordon]] (from 1992 - 2009?)
  
== ''Cue'' ==
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Prof. [[Andrew Buckland]] (2010 - June 2013)
  
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Dr [[Heike Gehring]] (from ? to present)
  
The University's journalism department also produces ''[[Cue]]'', the official newpaper of the annual [[Grahamstown Festival|National Arts Festival]] every year from early in the history of the Festival.
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=== Productions ===
  
  
== Sources ==
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1968: ''[[Doctor Faustus]]'', directed by [[Guy Butler]]; ''[[Our Town]]''
  
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodes_University
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1969: ''[[Menaechmi]]'', directed by  [[Hansell Hewitt]]; ''[[Mak, the Sheep-Stealer]]'', directed by [[Beth Dickerson]]; ''[[Epicœne, or The Silent Woman]]'', directed by [[Roy Sargeant]]
  
http://www.ru.ac.za/drama/
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1970: ''[[Peer Gynt]]''
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1971: ''[[The Playboy of the Western World]]'', directed by [[Beth Dickerson]]
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1972: ''[[Bagasie]]'', directed by [[André P. Brink]]
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1973: ''[[A Day in the Death of Joe Egg]]'', directed by [[Roy Sargeant]];  ''[[Out at Sea]]'', directed by [[Henry Goodman]]
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1974: ''[[Butley]]'', directed by [[Roy Sargeant]];  ''[[Six Characters in Search of an Author]]'', directed by [[Gary Gordon]]; ''[[The Relapse]]'', directed by [[Roy Sargeant]]
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1975: ''[[Katherine Mansfield and the Writing Game]]'', directed by [[Beth Dickerson]]; ''[[A Scent of Flowers]]'', directed by [[Roy Sergeant]]; ''[[Oh What a Lovely War!]]'', directed by [[Fred Hagemann]]
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1976: ''[[Make Like Slaves]]'', directed by [[Roy Sargeant]]; ''[[Riders to the Sea]]'' and ''[[In the Shadow of the Glen]]'', directed by [[Beth Dickerson]]; ''[[The Owl and the Pussycat Went to See...]]'', directed by [[Jane Osborne]]; ''[[The Hollow Crown]]'', directed by [[Roy Sargeant]]; ''[[Waiting for Godot]]'', directed by [[Graham Brown]] and [[Richard McKenzie]]
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1977: ''[[Guernica]]'', directed by [[Jamie Crawford]]; ''[[The Dumb Waiter]]'', directed by [[Lyrr Addison]]; ''[[Orison]]'', directed by [[Jon Maytham]]; ''[[Hay Fever]]'', directed by [[Roy Sargeant]]; ''[[The Trojan Women]]'', directed by [[Gary Gordon]]
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1978: ''[[Forty Years On]]'', directed by [[John Burch]]; ''[[Skyvers]]'', directed by [[Christopher Weare]]; ''[[The Bear]]'', directed by [[Claerwen Howie]]; ''[[Something Unspoken]]'', directed by [[Noel Roos]]; ''[[The Diary of Anne Frank]]'', directed by [[Roy Sargeant]]
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1979: ''[[Absurd Person Singular]]'', directed by [[Chris Weare]]; ''[[Macbeth]]'', directed by [[Roy Sargeant]]
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1980: ''[[The Sand Labyrinth]]'', directed by [[Janet Buckland]]
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1981: ''[[The Insect Play]]'', directed by [[David Alcock]]; ''[[Spring Awakening]]'', directed by [[Lindy Roberts]]; ''[[The Bacchae]]'', directed by [[John Burch]]
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1982: ''[[Richard Gush of Salem]]'', directed by [[Rosalie van der Gucht]]; ''[[Neighbours]]'' directed by [[Denys Webb]]; ''[[The Importance of Being Earnest]]'', directed by [[John Burch]]
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1983: ''[[The Real Inspector Hound]]'', directed by [[Andrew Martens]]
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1984: ''[[Virtue in Danger]]'', directed by [[Francois Swart]]; ''[[Môre is 'n Lang Dag]]'', directed by [[Deon Opperman]]
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1985: ''[[From Midnight to Morning]]'', directed by [[Janice Bowen]]; ''[[Diepe Grond]]'', directed by [[Denys Webb]]
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1986: ''[[The Insect Play]]'', directed by [[David Alcock]]; ''[[The Father]]'', directed by [[Brian Pearce]]
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1987: ''[[Agamemnon]]''; ''[[Lysistrata]]'', directed by [[Roy Sargeant]]
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1988: ''[[Story Theatre]]'', directed by [[Sydney James]]; ''[[The Zoo Story]]'', directed by [[Simon Jones]]
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1989: ''[[The Crucible]]'', directed by [[Reza de Wet]]
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1990: ''[[Ritual for Dolls]]'', directed by [[Edwina Sheridan-Smith]]; ''[[The Crucible]]'', directed by [[Reza de Wet]]
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1991: ''[[Little Mary Sunshine]]'', directed by [[Sydney James]]; ''[[The Ghost Sonata]]'', directed by [[Reza de Wet]]; ''[[Bouncers]]'', directed by [[Dion van Niekerk]]
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1992: ''[[Hamlet]]'', directed by [[Ilse van Hemert]]; ''[[The Lover]]'', directed by [[Julia Boltt]]
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1993: ''[[The Good Person of Szechwan]]'', directed by [[Andrew Buckland]]; ''[[Edward II]]'', directed by [[David Alcock]]; ''[[Leaving Out Profanity]]'', directed by [[Neil Borland]]; ''[[Close to Home]]'', directed by [[Janet Parker]]; ''[[Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead]]'', directed by [[Adrian Poulsen]]
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1994: ''[[Curse of the Starving Class]]'', directed by [[Adam Neill]]
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1995: ''[[Ghost Dance]]'', directed by [[Nan Hamilton]]; ''[[Vinegar Tom]]'', directed by [[Reza de Wet]]; ''[[A Woman of No Importance]]'', directed by [[David Alcock]] and [[Stacy Hardy]]
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1998: ''[[The Love of the Nightingale]]'', directed by [[Andrew Buckland]] and [[Dion van Niekerk]]
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1999: ''[[The Fall of the House of Usher]]'', directed by [[David Alcock]] and [[Gary Gordon]]
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2002: ''[[The Government Inspector]]'', directed by [[Andrew Buckland]]; ''[[Blood Wedding]]'', directed by [[Dion van Niekerk]]
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2004: ''[[Concealment]]'', directed by [[Reza de Wet]]
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2005: ''[[Hotel Paradiso]]'', directed by [[Andrew Buckland]]
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2006: ''[[The Birthday Party]]'', directed by [[Lindsay Reardon]] and [[Aylwyn Walsh]]
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2007: ''[[Heathcliff Goes Home]]'', directed by [[Reza de Wet]]
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2008: ''[[The Man Who]]'', directed by [[Andrew Buckland]]
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2009: ''[[Bent]]'', directed by [[Robert Haxton]]; ''[[Die Bannelinge]]'', directed by [[Heike Gehring]]
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===[[Rhodes University Drama Department]] and the [[National Arts Festival]]===
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From its inception the Drama Department has played a central role in the annual [[Grahamstown Festival]] (today known as the '''[[National Arts Festival]]''' of '''[[NAF]]''')
  
http://www.ru.ac.za/
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For more information, see the '''[[National Arts Festival]]'''
  
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==Sources==
  
== Return to ==
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https://www.ru.ac.za/drama/latestnews/theatreluminaryeducatorandco-founderofthenationalartsfestivalroysar.html
  
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''[[Daily Dispatch]]'', 15 May 1991
  
Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Venues|South African Theatre Venues, Companies, Societies, etc ]]
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''[[Daily Dispatch]]'', 30 March 1993
  
Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]
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''[[Hamlet]]'' programme, 1992
  
Return to [[Main Page]]
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http://www.ru.ac.za/drama/

Latest revision as of 16:53, 23 May 2024

Rhodes University Drama Department

Under the visionary leadership of Guy Butler, the Drama Department was founded at Rhodes University in 19** and is situated in the Rhodes University Theatre Complex consisting of the Rhodes University Theatre, the Box Theatre, and for many years has hosted the First Physical Theatre Company as in-house company.

Heads of Department

Prof. Roy Sargeant (from 1973 - 1982)

Prof. Francois Swart (1983 -1985?)

Prof. Beth Dickerson (acting Head, 1986)

Prof. Sydney James (from 1987 - 1991)

Prof. Beth Dickerson (acting Head, 1991 - 1992)

Prof. Gary Gordon (from 1992 - 2009?)

Prof. Andrew Buckland (2010 - June 2013)

Dr Heike Gehring (from ? to present)

Productions

1968: Doctor Faustus, directed by Guy Butler; Our Town

1969: Menaechmi, directed by Hansell Hewitt; Mak, the Sheep-Stealer, directed by Beth Dickerson; Epicœne, or The Silent Woman, directed by Roy Sargeant

1970: Peer Gynt

1971: The Playboy of the Western World, directed by Beth Dickerson

1972: Bagasie, directed by André P. Brink

1973: A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, directed by Roy Sargeant; Out at Sea, directed by Henry Goodman

1974: Butley, directed by Roy Sargeant; Six Characters in Search of an Author, directed by Gary Gordon; The Relapse, directed by Roy Sargeant

1975: Katherine Mansfield and the Writing Game, directed by Beth Dickerson; A Scent of Flowers, directed by Roy Sergeant; Oh What a Lovely War!, directed by Fred Hagemann

1976: Make Like Slaves, directed by Roy Sargeant; Riders to the Sea and In the Shadow of the Glen, directed by Beth Dickerson; The Owl and the Pussycat Went to See..., directed by Jane Osborne; The Hollow Crown, directed by Roy Sargeant; Waiting for Godot, directed by Graham Brown and Richard McKenzie

1977: Guernica, directed by Jamie Crawford; The Dumb Waiter, directed by Lyrr Addison; Orison, directed by Jon Maytham; Hay Fever, directed by Roy Sargeant; The Trojan Women, directed by Gary Gordon

1978: Forty Years On, directed by John Burch; Skyvers, directed by Christopher Weare; The Bear, directed by Claerwen Howie; Something Unspoken, directed by Noel Roos; The Diary of Anne Frank, directed by Roy Sargeant

1979: Absurd Person Singular, directed by Chris Weare; Macbeth, directed by Roy Sargeant

1980: The Sand Labyrinth, directed by Janet Buckland

1981: The Insect Play, directed by David Alcock; Spring Awakening, directed by Lindy Roberts; The Bacchae, directed by John Burch

1982: Richard Gush of Salem, directed by Rosalie van der Gucht; Neighbours directed by Denys Webb; The Importance of Being Earnest, directed by John Burch

1983: The Real Inspector Hound, directed by Andrew Martens

1984: Virtue in Danger, directed by Francois Swart; Môre is 'n Lang Dag, directed by Deon Opperman

1985: From Midnight to Morning, directed by Janice Bowen; Diepe Grond, directed by Denys Webb

1986: The Insect Play, directed by David Alcock; The Father, directed by Brian Pearce

1987: Agamemnon; Lysistrata, directed by Roy Sargeant

1988: Story Theatre, directed by Sydney James; The Zoo Story, directed by Simon Jones

1989: The Crucible, directed by Reza de Wet

1990: Ritual for Dolls, directed by Edwina Sheridan-Smith; The Crucible, directed by Reza de Wet

1991: Little Mary Sunshine, directed by Sydney James; The Ghost Sonata, directed by Reza de Wet; Bouncers, directed by Dion van Niekerk

1992: Hamlet, directed by Ilse van Hemert; The Lover, directed by Julia Boltt

1993: The Good Person of Szechwan, directed by Andrew Buckland; Edward II, directed by David Alcock; Leaving Out Profanity, directed by Neil Borland; Close to Home, directed by Janet Parker; Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, directed by Adrian Poulsen

1994: Curse of the Starving Class, directed by Adam Neill

1995: Ghost Dance, directed by Nan Hamilton; Vinegar Tom, directed by Reza de Wet; A Woman of No Importance, directed by David Alcock and Stacy Hardy

1998: The Love of the Nightingale, directed by Andrew Buckland and Dion van Niekerk

1999: The Fall of the House of Usher, directed by David Alcock and Gary Gordon

2002: The Government Inspector, directed by Andrew Buckland; Blood Wedding, directed by Dion van Niekerk

2004: Concealment, directed by Reza de Wet

2005: Hotel Paradiso, directed by Andrew Buckland

2006: The Birthday Party, directed by Lindsay Reardon and Aylwyn Walsh

2007: Heathcliff Goes Home, directed by Reza de Wet

2008: The Man Who, directed by Andrew Buckland

2009: Bent, directed by Robert Haxton; Die Bannelinge, directed by Heike Gehring

Rhodes University Drama Department and the National Arts Festival

From its inception the Drama Department has played a central role in the annual Grahamstown Festival (today known as the National Arts Festival of NAF)

For more information, see the National Arts Festival

Sources

https://www.ru.ac.za/drama/latestnews/theatreluminaryeducatorandco-founderofthenationalartsfestivalroysar.html

Daily Dispatch, 15 May 1991

Daily Dispatch, 30 March 1993

Hamlet programme, 1992

http://www.ru.ac.za/drama/