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Asoka Theatre

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Sources

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Sources

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The Asoka Profile Series

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Asoka Theatre Publications, Durban

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Asoka Theatre Productions

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Asoka Theatre Publications, Durban

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	Productions staged here include:		Productions staged here include:
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		+	1984: ''[[Mango Leaf Magic]]''

	1987: ''[[Toad of Toad Hall]]''		1987: ''[[Toad of Toad Hall]]''

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 == Asoka Theatre ==
-Founded in 1972 in Durban. Theatre complex for the [[University of Durban-Westville]]'s  Drama Department. Home of [[Asoka Theatre Productions]]. Used for drama department productions, T.V. recordings, recitals, festival events, and community theatre presentations. Theatre manager: Philippa Savage.  (DS) (See CONTACTS Vol. 18 for technical specifications)
+===Productions===
 == [[Asoka Theatre Productions]] ==
 Founded in 1972 in Durban. A company attached to the [[University of Durban-Westville]] and its Drama Department, using the [[Asoka Theatre]] as home base for productions, festival events, and community theatre presentations. (D. Schauffer) (See CONTACTS Vol. 18 for technical specifications)
 == [[Asoka Theatre Publications]], Durban ==
 Founded by [[Dennis Schauffer]] when he was head of the [[University of Durban-Westville]]'s  Drama Department, in order to publish research by staff and students.
 === The ''[[Asoka Indic Theatre Series]]'' ===
 This offers a number of monographs on theatre in South Africa, notably on [[Indian theatre|Indic theatre]] practice.
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 This offer biographical, critical and bibliographical material on black playwriting in the country and was started in 1999* with a monograph on the life and work of [[Zakes Mda]] (edited by Dennis Schauffer and ***).  (D. Schauffer)
 == Sources ==
 ''[[Contacts]]'' Vol. 18

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	"UTEL saves historic theatre productions for the archives", Alumni Relations, [[University of Kwazulu-Natal]] (October 31, 2018)[http://alumniaffairs.ukzn.ac.za/News/18-10-31/UTEL_saves_historic_theatre_productions_for_the_archives.aspx]		"UTEL saves historic theatre productions for the archives", Alumni Relations, [[University of Kwazulu-Natal]] (October 31, 2018)[http://alumniaffairs.ukzn.ac.za/News/18-10-31/UTEL_saves_historic_theatre_productions_for_the_archives.aspx]
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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 [[ESAT Bibliography]]		Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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	== Sources ==		== Sources ==

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		+	''[[Contacts]]'' Vol. 18
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		+	"UTEL saves historic theatre productions for the archives", Alumni Relations, [[University of Kwazulu-Natal]] (October 31, 2018)[http://alumniaffairs.ukzn.ac.za/News/18-10-31/UTEL_saves_historic_theatre_productions_for_the_archives.aspx]

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

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	This offer biographical, critical and bibliographical material on black playwriting in the country and was started in 1999* with a monograph on the life and work of [[Zakes Mda]] (edited by Dennis Schauffer and ***). (D. Schauffer)		This offer biographical, critical and bibliographical material on black playwriting in the country and was started in 1999* with a monograph on the life and work of [[Zakes Mda]] (edited by Dennis Schauffer and ***). (D. Schauffer)

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		+	== Sources ==
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		+	Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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		+	== Return to ==
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		+	Return to [[ESAT Venues A]]

	Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Venues\|South African Theatre Venues, Companies, Societies, etc ]]		Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Venues\|South African Theatre Venues, Companies, Societies, etc ]]

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-=== The Asoka ''[[Indic Theatre Series]]'' ===
+=== The ''[[Asoka Indic Theatre Series]]'' ===
 This offers a number of monographs on theatre in South Africa, notably on [[Indian theatre|Indic theatre]] practice.
-===The Asoka ''Profile Series''===
+===The ''[[Asoka Profile Series]]''===
 This offer biographical, critical and bibliographical material on black playwriting in the country and was started in 1999* with a monograph on the life and work of [[Zakes Mda]] (edited by Dennis Schauffer and ***).  (D. Schauffer)

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−	Founded in 1972 in Durban. A company attached to the [[University of Durban-Westville, Drama Department]], using the ~~'''~~Asoka Theatre~~'''~~ as home base for productions, festival events, and community theatre presentations. (D. Schauffer) (See CONTACTS Vol. 18 for technical specifications)	+	Founded in 1972 in Durban. A company attached to the [[University of Durban-Westville]] and its Drama Department, using the [[Asoka Theatre]] as home base for productions, festival events, and community theatre presentations. (D. Schauffer) (See CONTACTS Vol. 18 for technical specifications)
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	== [[Asoka Theatre Publications]], Durban ==		== [[Asoka Theatre Publications]], Durban ==

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-Founded in 1972 in Durban. Theatre complex for the [[University of Durban-Westville,  Drama Department]]. Home of '''Asoka Theatre Productions'''. Used for drama department productions, T.V. recordings, recitals, festival events, and community theatre presentations. Theatre manager: Philippa Savage.  (DS) (See CONTACTS Vol. 18 for technical specifications)
+Founded in 1972 in Durban. Theatre complex for the [[University of Durban-Westville]]'s  Drama Department. Home of [[Asoka Theatre Productions]]. Used for drama department productions, T.V. recordings, recitals, festival events, and community theatre presentations. Theatre manager: Philippa Savage.  (DS) (See CONTACTS Vol. 18 for technical specifications)
-== Asoka Theatre Productions ==
+== [[Asoka Theatre Productions]] ==
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-== Asoka Theatre Publications, Durban ==
+== [[Asoka Theatre Publications]], Durban ==

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−	Founded by Dennis Schauffer in 19** in the [[University of Durban-Westville, Drama Department]], to publish research by staff and students. The ''Indic Theatre Series'' ~~for example~~ offers a number of monographs on on theatre in South Africa, notably on [[Indian theatre\|Indic theatre]] practice~~, while a second~~ ''Profile Series'' on black playwriting in the country was started in 1999* with a monograph on the life and work of [[Zakes Mda]] (edited by Dennis Schauffer and ***). (D. Schauffer)	+	Founded by Dennis Schauffer in 19** in the [[University of Durban-Westville, Drama Department]], to publish research by staff and students.
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		+	=== The Asoka ''Indic Theatre Series'' ===
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		+
		+	This offers a number of monographs on on theatre in South Africa, notably on [[Indian theatre\|Indic theatre]] practice.
		+
		+	===The Asoka ''Profile Series''===
		+
		+	This offer biographical, critical and bibliographical material on black playwriting in the country and was started in 1999* with a monograph on the life and work of [[Zakes Mda]] (edited by Dennis Schauffer and ***). (D. Schauffer)