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The [[Dramateers]] was an amateur group active in Johannesburg in the early 1950s.

== Sources ==
[[NELM]] catalogue.

== Return to ==
Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]

Return to [[Main Page]]

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 The [[Dramateers]] was a short-lived amateur group active in Johannesburg in the early 1950s.
 Amongst their members were [[Molly Seftel]], [[Charles Stodel]], [[Ian Bernhardt]] and [[Barney Simon]] and their productions included ''[[Night]]'' by [[Sholem Asch]] (1950), ''[[Power Without Glory]]'' by [[Michael Clayton-Hutton]] (1950) and ''[[Hello Out There!]]'' by [[William Saroyan]] (1951).
-In the early 1950s, the Dramateers, performed a play in aid of the Alexandra Township anti-TB Association. One of the black members of the association went further than expressing his thanks for the financial support and asked if blacks might be permitted to see the play itself. The committee of the Dramateers felt the play, which included rape and murder, would not be suitable for black audiences and so they produced a series of ‘suitable’ one-act plays which toured in black urban areas. This led to the establishment of the [[Bareti Players]], which in turn resulted in its founder, [[Ian Bernhardt]], becoming chairman of the newly formed artists' union, the [[Union of Southern African Artists]], which ultimately produced [[King Kong]].
+In the early 1950s, the [[Dramateers]], performed a play in aid of the Alexandra Township anti-TB Association. One of the black members of the association went further than expressing his thanks for the financial support and asked if blacks might be permitted to see the play itself. The committee of the [[Dramateers]] felt the play, which included rape and murder, would not be suitable for black audiences and so they produced a series of ‘suitable’ one-act plays which toured in black urban areas. This led to the establishment of the [[Bareti Players]], which in turn resulted in its founder, [[Ian Bernhardt]], becoming chairman of the newly formed artists' union, the [[Union of Southern African Artists]], which ultimately produced the musical ''[[King Kong]]''.
 == Sources ==
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 [[NELM]] catalogue.
 == Return to ==
 Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]
 Return to [[Main Page]]

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 The [[Dramateers]] was a short-lived amateur group active in Johannesburg in the early 1950s.
-Amongst their members were [[Molly Seftel]], [[Charles Stodel]] and [[Barney Simon]] and their productions included ''[[Night]]'' by [[Sholem Asch]] (1950), ''[[Power Without Glory]]'' by [[Michael Clayton-Hutton]] (1950) and ''[[Hello Out There!]]'' by [[William Saroyan]] (1951).
+Amongst their members were [[Molly Seftel]], [[Charles Stodel]], [[Ian Bernhardt]] and [[Barney Simon]] and their productions included ''[[Night]]'' by [[Sholem Asch]] (1950), ''[[Power Without Glory]]'' by [[Michael Clayton-Hutton]] (1950) and ''[[Hello Out There!]]'' by [[William Saroyan]] (1951).
 In the early 1950s, the Dramateers, performed a play in aid of the Alexandra Township anti-TB Association. One of the black members of the association went further than expressing his thanks for the financial support and asked if blacks might be permitted to see the play itself. The committee of the Dramateers felt the play, which included rape and murder, would not be suitable for black audiences and so they produced a series of ‘suitable’ one-act plays which toured in black urban areas. This led to the establishment of the [[Bareti Players]], which in turn resulted in its founder, [[Ian Bernhardt]], becoming chairman of the newly formed artists' union, the [[Union of Southern African Artists]], which ultimately produced [[King Kong]].

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		+	Some of their productions were ''[[Night]]'' (1950), ''[[Power Without Glory]]'' (1951).

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