Upstairs Theatre
Upstairs Theatre was a drama school and theatre company based in Durban. It was located in Alice Street, (now Johannes Nkosi St) Durban, South Africa.
In some sources referred to as Upstairs Theatre in Education Company, Upstairs Theatre and Community Workshop, Upstairs Dance Drama Workshop or Upstairs Theatre Company.
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History
This was a company run by Saira Essa, founded in 1979.
Productions
1981: The Snitcher Snatcher and the Naughty Child
1983: Pinocchio
1984: Bad Day at Black Frog Creek, Paddington Bear
1985: Alice Through the Looking Glass, Steve Biko: The Inquest
Sources
Greyvenstein, Walter 1988. The history and development of children's theatre in English in South Africa. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Johannesburg: Rand Afrikaans University.
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