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Founded in Cape Town by [[Fiona Ramsay]], *** They brought their production of the Brecht-Weill ''[[Threepenny Opera]]'' starring [[Sean Taylor]] to the [[Market Theatre]] in 1981 Other productions of this company include ''[[Metamorphosis]]'', ''[[Summit Conference]]'', ''[[Agamemnon]]'', ''[[Decadence]]'', ''[[Fanshen]]'', ''[[Guinea Fowl]]'' and ''[[Claw]]''.
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The [[Troupe Theatre Company]] was an experimental theatre-making company.
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''Not to be confused with the London based Troupe Theatre Company/Troupe Productions Ltd.''[https://www.troupetheatre.co.uk/] 
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==The company==
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Founded in Cape Town by [[Fiona Ramsay]], [[Richard E. Grant]], [[Fred Abrahamse]], [[Sean Taylor]], [[Neil McCarthy]], [[Sean O'Brien]] and [[Henry Goodman]] in 1979. Actors and directors who worked with them also included [[Bryony Mortimer]], [[Penelope Lorimer]], [[Ian Roberts]], [[Graham Hopkins]],
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[[Michael O'Brien]], [[Hilary Jones]], [[Charles Whaley]], [[Chas Unwin]] ("Lodger").
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Technical support for productions came from artists such as [[Richard Grant]], [[Nicholas Fine]], [[Birrie le Roux]], [[Denise Newman]].
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They were initially drawn together by a common interest in communal working methods and a desire to do a type of theatre that deviated from the traditional commercial fare. They had no funding or administration of their own, being purely a performance group and dependent on sponsoring managements such as the [[People's Space]].
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==Productions==
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Productions of this company include ''[[The Threepenny Opera]]'', ''[[Metamorphosis]]'', ''[[Summit Conference]]'', ''[[Agamemnon]]'', ''[[Decadence]]'', ''[[Fanshen]]'', ''[[Guinea Fowl]]'', ''[[Claw]]'', ''[[Salomé]]'', ''[[Guinea Fowl]]'', ''[[Talking Heads]]'',
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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[[Grahamstown Festival]], 1984 programme, p 25.
 
[[Grahamstown Festival]], 1984 programme, p 25.
  
== For more information ==
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https://www.troupetheatre.co.uk/
 
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 06:38, 27 April 2024

The Troupe Theatre Company was an experimental theatre-making company.

Not to be confused with the London based Troupe Theatre Company/Troupe Productions Ltd.[1]

The company

Founded in Cape Town by Fiona Ramsay, Richard E. Grant, Fred Abrahamse, Sean Taylor, Neil McCarthy, Sean O'Brien and Henry Goodman in 1979. Actors and directors who worked with them also included Bryony Mortimer, Penelope Lorimer, Ian Roberts, Graham Hopkins, Michael O'Brien, Hilary Jones, Charles Whaley, Chas Unwin ("Lodger").

Technical support for productions came from artists such as Richard Grant, Nicholas Fine, Birrie le Roux, Denise Newman.

They were initially drawn together by a common interest in communal working methods and a desire to do a type of theatre that deviated from the traditional commercial fare. They had no funding or administration of their own, being purely a performance group and dependent on sponsoring managements such as the People's Space.

Productions

Productions of this company include The Threepenny Opera, Metamorphosis, Summit Conference, Agamemnon, Decadence, Fanshen, Guinea Fowl, Claw, Salomé, Guinea Fowl, Talking Heads,

Sources

Grahamstown Festival, 1984 programme, p 25.

https://www.troupetheatre.co.uk/

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