Johannesburg Civic Marionette Theatre - Revision history

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Founded in 1968 under the leadership of [[Michal Grobbelaar]] with [[Alida van Deventer]] and [[Ann Bailes]] as the first fulltime manipulators. [[Bess Finney]] directed productions such as ''[[Peter and the Wolf]]'' (1972), ''[[Senor Onyon]]'' (1974) and ''[[Aladdin and the Magic Lamp]]'' (1974, 1981)

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== For more information ==

See also [[Johannesburg Civic Theatre]]

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 The Johannesburg Civic Theatre provided children's entertainment inside the Theatre complex, at the yearly [[Rand Easter Show]] and at venues around the city, through the use of a specially outfitted city bus.
-����When theatre company was eventually disbanded, as the Civic Theatre entered into a prolonged renovation period, the theatre donated the puppets to the then [[Rand Afrikaans University]] (now the [[University of Johannesburg]]). ��� ����� ��������� ������ ������� ��� ������������ �� ������������� ����� ��
+When theatre company was eventually disbanded, as the Civic Theatre entered into a prolonged renovation period, the theatre donated the puppets to the then [[Rand Afrikaans University]] (now the [[University of Johannesburg]]).
 ==Productions==

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 ==About the company==
-The Johannesburg Civic Theatre provided children's entertainment inside the Theatre complex, at the yearly Rand Easter Show and at venues around the city, through the use of a specially outfitted city bus.
+The Johannesburg Civic Theatre provided children's entertainment inside the Theatre complex, at the yearly [[Rand Easter Show]] and at venues around the city, through the use of a specially outfitted city bus.
 ==Productions==

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	Founded in 1968 under the leadership of [[Michal Grobbelaar]] with [[Alida van Deventer]] and [[Ann Bailes]] as the first fulltime manipulators.		Founded in 1968 under the leadership of [[Michal Grobbelaar]] with [[Alida van Deventer]] and [[Ann Bailes]] as the first fulltime manipulators.
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		+	==About the company==

	The Johannesburg Civic Theatre provided children's entertainment inside the Theatre complex, at the yearly Rand Easter Show and at venues around the city, through the use of a specially outfitted city bus.		The Johannesburg Civic Theatre provided children's entertainment inside the Theatre complex, at the yearly Rand Easter Show and at venues around the city, through the use of a specially outfitted city bus.

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-Founded in 1968 under the leadership of [[Michal Grobbelaar]] with [[Alida van Deventer]] and [[Ann Bailes]] as the first fulltime manipulators. [[Bess Finney]] directed productions such as ''[[Peter and the Wolf]]'' (1972), ''[[Senor Onyon]]'' (1974) and ''[[Aladdin and the Magic Lamp]]'' (1974, 1981)
+Founded in 1968 under the leadership of [[Michal Grobbelaar]] with [[Alida van Deventer]] and [[Ann Bailes]] as the first fulltime manipulators.
 == Sources ==
+http://www.joburgcitytheatres.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/The-First-45-Years.pdf