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 [[Petru Wessels|Petru]] & [[Carel Trichardt]] theatre programme collection.
-[[Walter Greyvenstein|Greyvenstein, Walter]] 1988. The history and development of children's theatre in English in South Africa. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Johannesburg: Rand Afrikaans University.
+[[Walter Greyvenstein|Greyvenstein, Walter]] 1988. ''The history and development of children's theatre in English in South Africa. Unpublished doctoral dissertation''. Johannesburg: [[Rand Afrikaans University]].
 Go to the [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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 : Performed as '''''[[The Only Way]]''''' (Wills and Longbridge) in the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, by the [[Herbert Flemming Company]], with [[J. Edward Pearce]] as "Sydney Carton".
-: ''[[A Tale of Two Cities]]'' adapted by [[Percival Egnot]] presented by [[Hewitt and Phillips]] at the [[Standard Theatre]], Johannesburg in August.
+: ''[[A Tale of Two Cities]]'' adapted by [[Percival Egnot]] presented by [[Howitt and Phillips]] at the [[Standard Theatre]], Johannesburg in August.
 : ''[[A Tale of Two Cities]]'' adapted and directed by [[Jeppe Milton]] was staged by the [[St John Ambulance Players]] in the [[St John's Theatre]] in Durban, with [[Dale Cutts]] as Sydney Carton.

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 : Performed as '''''[[The Only Way]]''''' (Wills and Longbridge) in the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, by the [[Herbert Flemming Company]], with [[J. Edward Pearce]] as "Sydney Carton".
-: ''[[A Tale of Two Cities]]'' adapted by [[Percival Egnot]] presented by Hewitt and Phillips at the [[Standard Theatre]], Johannesburg in August.
+: ''[[A Tale of Two Cities]]'' adapted by [[Percival Egnot]] presented by [[Hewitt and Phillips]] at the [[Standard Theatre]], Johannesburg in August.
 : ''[[A Tale of Two Cities]]'' adapted and directed by [[Jeppe Milton]] was staged by the [[St John Ambulance Players]] in the [[St John's Theatre]] in Durban, with [[Dale Cutts]] as Sydney Carton.

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	1899: Performed as '''''[[The Only Way]]''''' (Wills and Longbridge) in the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, by the [[Herbert Flemming Company]], with [[J. Edward Pearce]] as "Sydney Carton".		1899: Performed as '''''[[The Only Way]]''''' (Wills and Longbridge) in the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, by the [[Herbert Flemming Company]], with [[J. Edward Pearce]] as "Sydney Carton".

		+	1913: ''[[A Tale of Two Cities]]'' adapted by [[Percival Egnot]] presented by Hewitt and Phillips at the [[Standard Theatre]], Johannesburg in August.
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	1963: ''[[A Tale of Two Cities]]'' adapted and directed by [[Jeppe Milton]] was staged by the [[St John Ambulance Players]] in the [[St John's Theatre]] in Durban, with [[Dale Cutts]] as Sydney Carton.		1963: ''[[A Tale of Two Cities]]'' adapted and directed by [[Jeppe Milton]] was staged by the [[St John Ambulance Players]] in the [[St John's Theatre]] in Durban, with [[Dale Cutts]] as Sydney Carton.

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 : Performed as '''''[[The Only Way]]''''' (Wills and Longbridge) in the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, by the [[Herbert Flemming Company]], with [[J. Edward Pearce]] as "Sydney Carton".
-: A stage version adapted and directed by [[Jeppe Milton]] was staged by the [[St John Ambulance Players]] in the [[St John's Theatre]] in Durban, with [[Dale Cutts]] as Sydney Carton.
+: ''[[A Tale of Two Cities]]'' adapted and directed by [[Jeppe Milton]] was staged by the [[St John Ambulance Players]] in the [[St John's Theatre]] in Durban, with [[Dale Cutts]] as Sydney Carton.
-: Presented by the [[University of Natal, Department of Speech and Drama|University of Natal]] at the [[City Centre Theatre]], Durban. Adapted and directed by [[Joan Little]].
+: ''[[A Tale of Two Cities]]'' presented by the [[University of Natal, Department of Speech and Drama|University of Natal]] at the [[City Centre Theatre]], Durban. Adapted and directed by [[Joan Little]].
-: Produced by the [[University of Natal, Department of Speech and Drama|University of Natal]] (Durban). Adapted and directed by [[Themi Venturas]] in the [[Music-Hall]] style, as though directed by Dickens himself with a Victorian company. Performed as the university's  entry for the [[National Arts Festival]] Student Drama, 1984.  Also performed at the [[Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre]]. Stage manager [[Linda Nichol]]; Set designer [[Mark Faith]], built by [[Rogers Ganesan]] and The Company; Costume [[Beth Olmesdahl]] and [[June Gielink]]. The cast: [[Mark Faith]], [[Bradley Mart]], [[Christopher Wells]], [[Alan Adams]], [[Themi Venturas]], [[Brenda Radloff]], [[Melanie Bowles]], [[Celeste Litkie]], [[Catherine Ross]], [[Anne Harvey]].
+: ''[[A Tale of Two Cities]]'' produced by the [[University of Natal, Department of Speech and Drama|University of Natal]] (Durban). Adapted and directed by [[Themi Venturas]] in the [[Music-Hall]] style, as though directed by Dickens himself with a Victorian company. Performed as the university's  entry for the [[National Arts Festival]] Student Drama, 1984.  Also performed at the [[Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre]]. Stage manager [[Linda Nichol]]; Set designer [[Mark Faith]], built by [[Rogers Ganesan]] and The Company; Costume [[Beth Olmesdahl]] and [[June Gielink]]. The cast: [[Mark Faith]], [[Bradley Mart]], [[Christopher Wells]], [[Alan Adams]], [[Themi Venturas]], [[Brenda Radloff]], [[Melanie Bowles]], [[Celeste Litkie]], [[Catherine Ross]], [[Anne Harvey]].
-: Produced by the [[Johannesburg Civic Theatre]] at the [[National Arts Festival]], 1996, adapted for the stage and directed by [[Janice Honeyman]], assisted by [[Roy Hunter]]. Set design [[James MacNamara]], costumes design [[Lindy Grindlay]], lighting design [[Jane Gosnell]], sound design [[John Shaughnessy]], puppets [[Lynton Richards]]. The cast: [[Simon Jones]], [[David Lee]], [[Neville Thomas]], [[Iain Paton]], [[Nicky Rebelo]], [[Robert Colman]], [[Chris van Niekerk]], [[Rebecca Waddell]], [[Jennifer Woodburn]], [[Maragret Heale]], [[James Borthwick]], [[Catharine Cooke]], [[Yana Sakelaris]], [[Alistair Prodgers]], [[Michael McCabe]], [[Brett Goldin]], [[Denise Stock]], [[Peter Holden]], [[Mike Huff]], [[Thomas Hall]], [[Dale Cutts]], [[David Butler]], [[Simon Huff]], [[Erin Cutts]], [[Chelsea Hopkins]].
+: ''[[A Tale of Two Cities]]'' produced by the [[Johannesburg Civic Theatre]] at the [[National Arts Festival]], 1996, adapted for the stage and directed by [[Janice Honeyman]], assisted by [[Roy Hunter]]. Set design [[James MacNamara]], costumes design [[Lindy Grindlay]], lighting design [[Jane Gosnell]], sound design [[John Shaughnessy]], puppets [[Lynton Richards]]. The cast: [[Simon Jones]], [[David Lee]], [[Neville Thomas]], [[Iain Paton]], [[Nicky Rebelo]], [[Robert Colman]], [[Chris van Niekerk]], [[Rebecca Waddell]], [[Jennifer Woodburn]], [[Maragret Heale]], [[James Borthwick]], [[Catharine Cooke]], [[Yana Sakelaris]], [[Alistair Prodgers]], [[Michael McCabe]], [[Brett Goldin]], [[Denise Stock]], [[Peter Holden]], [[Mike Huff]], [[Thomas Hall]], [[Dale Cutts]], [[David Butler]], [[Simon Huff]], [[Erin Cutts]], [[Chelsea Hopkins]].
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	1963: A stage version adapted and directed by [[Jeppe Milton]] was staged by the [[St John Ambulance Players]] in the [[St John's Theatre]] in Durban, with [[Dale Cutts]] as Sydney Carton.		1963: A stage version adapted and directed by [[Jeppe Milton]] was staged by the [[St John Ambulance Players]] in the [[St John's Theatre]] in Durban, with [[Dale Cutts]] as Sydney Carton.
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		+	1979: Presented by the [[University of Natal, Department of Speech and Drama\|University of Natal]] at the [[City Centre Theatre]], Durban. Adapted and directed by [[Joan Little]].

	1984: Produced by the [[University of Natal, Department of Speech and Drama\|University of Natal]] (Durban). Adapted and directed by [[Themi Venturas]] in the [[Music-Hall]] style, as though directed by Dickens himself with a Victorian company. Performed as the university's entry for the [[National Arts Festival]] Student Drama, 1984. Also performed at the [[Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre]]. Stage manager [[Linda Nichol]]; Set designer [[Mark Faith]], built by [[Rogers Ganesan]] and The Company; Costume [[Beth Olmesdahl]] and [[June Gielink]]. The cast: [[Mark Faith]], [[Bradley Mart]], [[Christopher Wells]], [[Alan Adams]], [[Themi Venturas]], [[Brenda Radloff]], [[Melanie Bowles]], [[Celeste Litkie]], [[Catherine Ross]], [[Anne Harvey]].		1984: Produced by the [[University of Natal, Department of Speech and Drama\|University of Natal]] (Durban). Adapted and directed by [[Themi Venturas]] in the [[Music-Hall]] style, as though directed by Dickens himself with a Victorian company. Performed as the university's entry for the [[National Arts Festival]] Student Drama, 1984. Also performed at the [[Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre]]. Stage manager [[Linda Nichol]]; Set designer [[Mark Faith]], built by [[Rogers Ganesan]] and The Company; Costume [[Beth Olmesdahl]] and [[June Gielink]]. The cast: [[Mark Faith]], [[Bradley Mart]], [[Christopher Wells]], [[Alan Adams]], [[Themi Venturas]], [[Brenda Radloff]], [[Melanie Bowles]], [[Celeste Litkie]], [[Catherine Ross]], [[Anne Harvey]].

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	[[Petru Wessels\|Petru]] & [[Carel Trichardt]] theatre programme collection.		[[Petru Wessels\|Petru]] & [[Carel Trichardt]] theatre programme collection.
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		+	[[Walter Greyvenstein\|Greyvenstein, Walter]] 1988. The history and development of children's theatre in English in South Africa. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Johannesburg: Rand Afrikaans University.

	Go to the [[ESAT Bibliography]]		Go to the [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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	Frederick Wilse Bateson. 1940. ''The Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature'' (Volume 1). CUP: p.443, Google E-book[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=Uak8AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA443&lpg=PA443&dq=The+Only+Way+a+play+by+F.+Wills&source=bl&ots=A3W0-pvbRB&sig=ACfU3U1A5ok5q_7vp-Bi7T48EmcslksKXw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiu8-P97crmAhWAQkEAHUagAZMQ6AEwCXoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=The%20Only%20Way%20a%20play%20by%20F.%20Wills&f=false]		Frederick Wilse Bateson. 1940. ''The Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature'' (Volume 1). CUP: p.443, Google E-book[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=Uak8AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA443&lpg=PA443&dq=The+Only+Way+a+play+by+F.+Wills&source=bl&ots=A3W0-pvbRB&sig=ACfU3U1A5ok5q_7vp-Bi7T48EmcslksKXw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiu8-P97crmAhWAQkEAHUagAZMQ6AEwCXoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=The%20Only%20Way%20a%20play%20by%20F.%20Wills&f=false]
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		+	[[D.C. Boonzaier]], 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in ''SA Review'', 9 March and 24 August 1923. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman\|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.)
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		+	[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: p.407.

	[[St John Ambulance Players]] theatre programme, 1963.		[[St John Ambulance Players]] theatre programme, 1963.

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 == South African stage versions ==
-: Performed as ''[[The Only Way]]'' (Wills and Longbridge) in the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, by the [[Herbert Flemming Company]], with [[J. Edward Pearce]] as "Sydney Carton".
+: Performed as '''''[[The Only Way]]''''' (Wills and Longbridge) in the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, by the [[Herbert Flemming Company]], with [[J. Edward Pearce]] as "Sydney Carton".
 : A stage version adapted and directed by [[Jeppe Milton]] was staged by the [[St John Ambulance Players]] in the [[St John's Theatre]] in Durban, with [[Dale Cutts]] as Sydney Carton.