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(18**-19**) Belgian-born director. An international director of the avant-garde school. Directed the [[Pageant of South Africa]] for the [[Empire Exhibition]] in 1936. He worked with the [[Cape Town Repertory Theatre Society]] and the [[Johannesburg REPS]] in the 1930s and 1940s, directing ''[[Man and Superman]]'' at the [[Little Theatre]], Cape Town in 1937 and ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' in the [[Pretoria Opera House]] and the [[Wits University Great Hall]] in 1949. He also became involved with African theatre groups, including the [[Bantu People’s Theatre]], for whom he directed ''[[The Hairy Ape]]'' in 1936-7. VAN GYSEGHEM, Andre. British Director. Directed The ''[[Pageant of Southern Africa]]'' in 1936, in Johannesburg. Directed ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' for the [[Reps]] to commemorate twenty one years of existance. It was performed in the [[Wits University Great Hall]] and [[Pretoria Opera House]] in 1949 and starred [[Leon Gluckman]], [[Eugenie Heyns]], [[Muriel Alexander]] and [[Herbert Kretzmer]]. Sets by [[Len Grosset]] and costumes by [[Louis Jacobson]] impressed. Invited [[Leon Gluckman]] to work at England’s prestigious Nottigham Playhouse for two years.

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See Du Toit, 1988; Kruger 1999, Inskip 197*; Tucker, 1997

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 [[ESAT Bibliography Dur-Dz| Du Toit, P.J.]] 1988.
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+[[ESAT Bibliography I|Inskip, Donald P.]], 1972.
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+[[ESAT Bibliography Kru-Kz|Kruger, Loren]], 1999a.
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-See Du Toit,  1988; Kruger 1999, Inskip 197*;
+[[ESAT Bibliography Dur-Dz| Du Toit, P.J.]] 1988.
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-[[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997.
+[[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997. pp. 11, 42.
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-(18**-19**) Belgian-born director. An international director of the avant-garde school. Directed the [[Pageant of South Africa]] for the [[Empire Exhibition]] in 1936. He worked with the [[Cape Town Repertory Theatre Society]] and the [[Johannesburg REPS]] in the 1930s and 1940s, directing ''[[Man and Superman]]'' at the [[Little Theatre]], Cape Town in 1937 and ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' in the [[Pretoria Opera House]] and the [[Wits University Great Hall]] in 1949. He also became involved with African theatre groups, including the [[Bantu People’s Theatre]], for whom he directed ''[[The Hairy Ape]]'' in 1936-7.   VAN GYSEGHEM, Andre. British Director. Directed The ''[[Pageant of Southern Africa]]'' in 1936, in Johannesburg. Directed ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' for the [[Reps]] to commemorate twenty one years of existance. It was performed in the [[Wits University Great Hall]] and [[Pretoria Opera House]] in 1949 and starred [[Leon Gluckman]], [[Eugenie Heyns]], [[Muriel Alexander]] and [[Herbert Kretzmer]]. Sets by [[Len Grosset]] and costumes by [[Louis Jacobson]] impressed. Invited [[Leon Gluckman]] to work at England’s prestigious Nottigham Playhouse for two years.
+[[André van Gyseghem]] (18**-19**) Belgian-born director. An international director of the avant-garde school.
 == Sources ==
-See Du Toit,  1988; Kruger 1999, Inskip 197*;  Tucker, 1997
+See Du Toit,  1988; Kruger 1999, Inskip 197*;
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André van Gyseghem - Revision history

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Gaerin: Created page with "(18**-19**) Belgian-born director. An international director of the avant-garde school. Directed the Pageant of South Africa for the Empire Exhibition in 1936. He worked ..."

Gaerin: Created page with "(18-19) Belgian-born director. An international director of the avant-garde school. Directed the Pageant of South Africa for the Empire Exhibition in 1936. He worked ..."