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The ''[[Barney Simon Young Directors and Playwrights Festivals]]'' is the joint name used at times to refer to two initiatives by the [[Market Theatre]] to develop the talent of young South African directors and playwrights. 

Initiated by by [[Lara Foot-Newton]] and named in commemoration of director [[Barney Simon]],  the ''[[Barney Simon Young Directors' Festival]]'' was the first founded (in 1998), followed in 2000 by a ''[[Barney Simon Young Playwrights Festival]]''. They are often referred to jointly.   

== Sources ==

''[[The Citizen]]'', 5 October 2000.


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