Diana Ayliff - Revision history

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	Original programme from [[PEMADS]] production of [[The Rope Dancers]] staged at the Port Elizabeth [[Opera House]], 8-11 August, 1979.		Original programme from [[PEMADS]] production of [[The Rope Dancers]] staged at the Port Elizabeth [[Opera House]], 8-11 August, 1979.
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		+	Original programme from [[Port Elizabeth Shakespearean Festival]]'s production of Arthur Miller's four-Act play, [[The Crucible]] staged at the Port Elizabeth [[Opera House]], 1979.

	Original programme from the [[Port Elizabeth Shakespearean Festival]] production of [[A Voyage Round My Father]], 5-7 August, 1982.		Original programme from the [[Port Elizabeth Shakespearean Festival]] production of [[A Voyage Round My Father]], 5-7 August, 1982.

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	===As Director ===		===As Director ===
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		+	1978: [[Diana Ayliff]] was assistant producer to [[Helen Mann]] for Arthur Miller's four-Act play, ''[[The Crucible]]'' presented by [[Helen Mann Productions]] at the Port Elizabeth [[Opera House]].

	August 8-11, 1984: Diana Ayliff directed [[Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat]] with music by Tim Rice. The musical was presented by [[Alexander Road High School]], Port Elizabeth at the [[Savoy Club Theatre]] with musical directors [[Priscilla Jordan]] and [[Johan van den Berg]] and conductor [[Brendon Le Page]]. Starring [[Natalie Jones]] and [[Hilton Edwards]] as Narrators, [[Stephen Haswell]] (Joseph), [[Stephen Clark]] (Reuben), [[Bruce Ferguson]] (Simeon), [[Jacques Smith]] (Levi), [[Andrew Roberts]] (Napthali), [[Greg Cross]] (Issachar), [[John Oliver]] (Asher), [[Steven Jeffery]] (Dan), [[Wayne Pole]] (Zebulum), [[Christopher Vervliet]] (Gad and the Butler), [[Dennis Stead]] (Judah), [[Gerrie Durheim]] (Benjamin and the Baker), [[Mark Louw]] (Jacob), [[Linzi Petrie]] (Jacob's wife and Potiphar's wife), [[Wayne Pole]] (Poitphar), [[Wayne Leedo]] (Pharaoh), [[David Shaw]] (Israelite), [[Gavin Dyer]] (Israelite), [[Edward Mitchley]] (Lively Lad), [[Heidi Sudding]] (The Goat), [[Antoinette Bisschoff]] (Slave Girl), [[Heidi Sudding]], [[Lucia Tonin]], [[Rene Coetzer]], [[Dane de Bruyn]], and [[Xenia Ioannides]] (Adoring Girls).		August 8-11, 1984: Diana Ayliff directed [[Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat]] with music by Tim Rice. The musical was presented by [[Alexander Road High School]], Port Elizabeth at the [[Savoy Club Theatre]] with musical directors [[Priscilla Jordan]] and [[Johan van den Berg]] and conductor [[Brendon Le Page]]. Starring [[Natalie Jones]] and [[Hilton Edwards]] as Narrators, [[Stephen Haswell]] (Joseph), [[Stephen Clark]] (Reuben), [[Bruce Ferguson]] (Simeon), [[Jacques Smith]] (Levi), [[Andrew Roberts]] (Napthali), [[Greg Cross]] (Issachar), [[John Oliver]] (Asher), [[Steven Jeffery]] (Dan), [[Wayne Pole]] (Zebulum), [[Christopher Vervliet]] (Gad and the Butler), [[Dennis Stead]] (Judah), [[Gerrie Durheim]] (Benjamin and the Baker), [[Mark Louw]] (Jacob), [[Linzi Petrie]] (Jacob's wife and Potiphar's wife), [[Wayne Pole]] (Poitphar), [[Wayne Leedo]] (Pharaoh), [[David Shaw]] (Israelite), [[Gavin Dyer]] (Israelite), [[Edward Mitchley]] (Lively Lad), [[Heidi Sudding]] (The Goat), [[Antoinette Bisschoff]] (Slave Girl), [[Heidi Sudding]], [[Lucia Tonin]], [[Rene Coetzer]], [[Dane de Bruyn]], and [[Xenia Ioannides]] (Adoring Girls).

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 Original programme from [[PEMADS]] production of [[Come Back, Little Sheba]] staged at the Port Elizabeth [[Opera House]], 23-27 May, 1978.
-Original programme from [[PEMADS]] production of [[The Rope Walkers]] staged at the Port Elizabeth [[Opera House]], 8-11 August, 1979.
+Original programme from [[PEMADS]] production of [[The Rope Dancers]] staged at the Port Elizabeth [[Opera House]], 8-11 August, 1979.
 Original programme from the [[Port Elizabeth Shakespearean Festival]] production of [[A Voyage Round My Father]], 5-7 August, 1982.

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	Original programme from [[PEMADS]] production of [[Come Back, Little Sheba]] staged at the Port Elizabeth [[Opera House]], 23-27 May, 1978.		Original programme from [[PEMADS]] production of [[Come Back, Little Sheba]] staged at the Port Elizabeth [[Opera House]], 23-27 May, 1978.
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		+	Original programme from [[PEMADS]] production of [[The Rope Walkers]] staged at the Port Elizabeth [[Opera House]], 8-11 August, 1979.

	Original programme from the [[Port Elizabeth Shakespearean Festival]] production of [[A Voyage Round My Father]], 5-7 August, 1982.		Original programme from the [[Port Elizabeth Shakespearean Festival]] production of [[A Voyage Round My Father]], 5-7 August, 1982.

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	May 23-27, 1978: [[Diana Ayliff]] was responsible for set decor for [[Come Back, Little Sheba]] by [[William Inge]]. Staged by [[PEMADS]] at the [[Opera House]], Port Elizabeth, Directed by [[Helen Mann]].		May 23-27, 1978: [[Diana Ayliff]] was responsible for set decor for [[Come Back, Little Sheba]] by [[William Inge]]. Staged by [[PEMADS]] at the [[Opera House]], Port Elizabeth, Directed by [[Helen Mann]].
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		+	August 8-11, 1979: [[Diana Ayliff]] was responsible for set decor for [[The Rope Dancers]] by [[Morton Wishengrad]]. Staged by [[PEMADS]] at the [[Opera House]], Port Elizabeth, Directed by [[Helen Mann]].

	August 5-7, 1982: [[Diana Ayliff]] was the prompt in [[Lorraine Young]]'s production of John Mortimer's [[A Voyage Round My Father]]. A production of the [[Port Elizabeth Shakespearean Festival]] held in the Auditorium of the [[Port Elizabeth City Hall]].		August 5-7, 1982: [[Diana Ayliff]] was the prompt in [[Lorraine Young]]'s production of John Mortimer's [[A Voyage Round My Father]]. A production of the [[Port Elizabeth Shakespearean Festival]] held in the Auditorium of the [[Port Elizabeth City Hall]].

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	Original programme from the [[Port Elizabeth Shakespearean Festival]] production of [[A Voyage Round My Father]], 5-7 August, 1982.		Original programme from the [[Port Elizabeth Shakespearean Festival]] production of [[A Voyage Round My Father]], 5-7 August, 1982.
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		+	Original programme from the [[Port Elizabeth Shakespearean Festival]] production of [[Shrivings]], 20-25 June, 1983.

	Programme from Alexander Road High School's production of [[Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat]], 8-11 August, 1984.		Programme from Alexander Road High School's production of [[Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat]], 8-11 August, 1984.

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	August 5-7, 1982: [[Diana Ayliff]] was the prompt in [[Lorraine Young]]'s production of John Mortimer's [[A Voyage Round My Father]]. A production of the [[Port Elizabeth Shakespearean Festival]] held in the Auditorium of the [[Port Elizabeth City Hall]].		August 5-7, 1982: [[Diana Ayliff]] was the prompt in [[Lorraine Young]]'s production of John Mortimer's [[A Voyage Round My Father]]. A production of the [[Port Elizabeth Shakespearean Festival]] held in the Auditorium of the [[Port Elizabeth City Hall]].
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		+	June 20-25, 1983: [[Diana Ayliff]] worked backstage doing cast makeup in [[Helen Mann]]'s production of [[Peter Shaffer]]'s five-Act play, [[Shrivings]]. A production of the [[Port Elizabeth Shakespearean Festival]]. It was staged in the [[Port Elizabeth Opera House]].

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-??: [[Diana Ayliff]] was responsible for the lighting in [[Alexander Road High School]]'s production of [[Naughty Marietta]]. Directed by [[Alexandra Emslie]].
+?: [[Diana Ayliff]] was responsible for the lighting in [[Alexander Road High School]]'s production of [[Naughty Marietta]]. Directed by [[Alexandra Emslie]].
 - 20 November, 1976: [[Diana Ayliff]] was responsible for the set decor in [[John Hussey]]'s production of [[Oh What a Lovely War]] for [[PEMADS]] at their [[Little Theatre]] in Port Elizabeth.

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 May 23-27, 1978: [[Diana Ayliff]] was responsible for set decor for [[Come Back, Little Sheba]] by [[William Inge]]. Staged by [[PEMADS]] at the [[Opera House]], Port Elizabeth, Directed by [[Helen Mann]].
-August 5-7, 1982: [[Diana Ayliff]] was the prompt in [[Lorraine Young]]'s production of John Mortimer [[A Voyage Round My Father]]. A production of the [[Port Elizabeth Shakespearean Festival]] held in the Auditorium of the [[Port Elizabeth City Hall]].
+August 5-7, 1982: [[Diana Ayliff]] was the prompt in [[Lorraine Young]]'s production of John Mortimer's [[A Voyage Round My Father]]. A production of the [[Port Elizabeth Shakespearean Festival]] held in the Auditorium of the [[Port Elizabeth City Hall]].
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	Original programme from [[PEMADS]] production of [[Come Back, Little Sheba]] staged at the Port Elizabeth [[Opera House]], 23-27 May, 1978.		Original programme from [[PEMADS]] production of [[Come Back, Little Sheba]] staged at the Port Elizabeth [[Opera House]], 23-27 May, 1978.
		+
		+	Original programme from the [[Port Elizabeth Shakespearean Festival]] production of [[A Voyage Round My Father]], 5-7 August, 1982.

	Programme from Alexander Road High School's production of [[Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat]], 8-11 August, 1984.		Programme from Alexander Road High School's production of [[Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat]], 8-11 August, 1984.