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 [[Temple Hauptfleisch]] (ed.). 1985a. ''The Breytie Book: A Collection of Articles on South African Theatre Dedicated to [[P.P.B. Breytenbach]]''. Johannesburg: [[The Limelight Press]].[http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/85403]
-[[Rinie Stead]] ca.1981. ''Die Geskiedenis van die [[Nasionale Toneelorganisasie]] (1947-1962)''. Unpublished manuscript written for the [[HSRC]]'s [[Centre for SA Theatre Research]] (A final typed copy held in the [[Performing Arts Research Collection]], at the [[Africa Open Institute]], Stellenbosch University.)
+[[Rinie Stead]] ca.1981. ''Die Geskiedenis van die [[Nasionale Toneelorganisasie]] (1947-1962)''. Unpublished manuscript written for the [[HSRC]]'s [[Centre for SA Theatre Research]] (A final typed copy held in the [[Performing Arts Research Collection]], at the [[Africa Open Institute]], [[Stellenbosch University]].)
 [[Rinie Stead]] 1985b. The [[National Theatre Organisation]] (NTO: 1947-1962), in [[Temple Hauptfleisch]] (ed.). ''The Breytie Book: A Collection of Articles on South African Theatre Dedicated to [[P.P.B. Breytenbach]]''. Johannesburg: [[The Limelight Press]]. 65-72.

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 === International engagements ===
-[[NTO]] did much to foster international exchange, with a version of [[Basil Dean]]'s 1950 local production of ''[[Hassan]]'' being re-staged in Britain in 1951, with  and a number of companies performing locally under their banner. These include the Flemish national theatre company (1950, 1952), the [[Hogarth Puppets]] (1954), [[John Wright|John Wright's Marionettes]] (1956-57), [[Nederlands Kamertoneel]] (1959), the [[Old Vic Company]] (19**).
+[[NTO]] did much to foster international exchange, with a version of [[Basil Dean]]'s 1950 local production of ''[[Hassan]]'' being re-staged in Britain in 1951, with [[André Huguenet]] as [[Hassan]]. NTO also hosted a number of international companies to perform locally under their banner. These include the Flemish national theatre company (1950, 1952), the [[Hogarth Puppets]] (1954), [[John Wright|John Wright's Marionettes]] (1956-57), [[Nederlands Kamertoneel]] (1959), the [[Old Vic Company]] (19**).
 === Prestige productions ===

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 === International engagements ===
-[[NTO]] did much to foster international exchange, with ''[[Hassan]]'' going to Britain in 195*, and a number of companies performing locally under their banner. These include the Flemish national theatre company (1950, 1952), the [[Hogarth Puppets]] (1954), [[John Wright|John Wright's Marionettes]] (1956-57), [[Nederlands Kamertoneel]] (1959), the [[Old Vic Company]] (19**).
+[[NTO]] did much to foster international exchange, with a version of [[Basil Dean]]'s 1950 local production of ''[[Hassan]]'' being re-staged in Britain in 1951, with  and a number of companies performing locally under their banner. These include the Flemish national theatre company (1950, 1952), the [[Hogarth Puppets]] (1954), [[John Wright|John Wright's Marionettes]] (1956-57), [[Nederlands Kamertoneel]] (1959), the [[Old Vic Company]] (19**).
 === Prestige productions ===

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 The [[National Theatre Organisation]] (1947-1961), was a bilingual, state supported theatre organisation.
-Known as the [[Nasionale Toneelorganisasie]] in [[Afrikaans]] and using the acronym '''[[NTO]]''', it  founded in 1947 to promote and produce theatre in [[Afrikaans]] and English in South Africa - the first such organisation in the British Empire.
+Known as the [[Nasionale Toneelorganisasie]] in [[Afrikaans]] and using the acronym '''[[NTO]]''', it  was founded in 1947 to promote and produce theatre in [[Afrikaans]] and English in South Africa - the first such organisation in the British Empire.
 ''Not to be confused with the [[National Theatre Organisation of Zimbabwe]], or the [[Nasionale Toneel Organisasie]] founded in 2015).''
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 == Founding and early days ==
-The founding of the new company was officially announced on 21 June 1947. There was an outcry from the professional fraternity at the allocation to [[FATSSA]], refusing to be "organized" by amateurs, thus the original idea was scrapped and the sub-committee, still chaired by Breytenbach,  was now enhanced by the addition of two professionals,  [[Leontine Sagan]] and [[André Huguenet]]. This committee became a mediatory body for the experiment, and later the controlling body of [[NTO]]. In the early days [[André Huguenet]] also acted as the Company Manager.
+The founding of the new company was officially announced on 21 June 1947. There was an outcry from the professional fraternity at the allocation of the money to [[FATSSA]], as they refused to be "organized" by amateurs, thus the original idea was scrapped and the sub-committee, still chaired by Breytenbach,  was now enhanced by the addition of two professionals:  [[Leontine Sagan]] and [[André Huguenet]]. This committee became a mediatory body for the experiment, and later the controlling body of [[NTO]]. In the early days [[André Huguenet]] also acted as the Company Manager.
 Actual work on productions started with the artistic advisors (Sagan, Neethling-Pohl and Huguenet), going on a national tour in late 1947 to muster support and audition potential performers, and in 1948 the first productions went on tour. (See below).
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-Starting with offices in Krugersdorp, then temporary offices in Pretoria, before [[NTO]] finally purchased the old Marais homestead in Sunnyside, Pretoria, with the intention of ultimately converting it to a national theatre. They moved on in May 1957, and it was officially opened as the head office for NTO on 8 February by Mrs Susan Strydom, wife of the Prime Minister, J.G. Strydom[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Gerhardus_Strijdom].
+Starting with offices in Krugersdorp, then temporary offices in Pretoria, before [[NTO]] finally purchased the old Marais homestead in Sunnyside, Pretoria, with the intention of ultimately converting it to a national theatre. They moved on in May 1957, and it was officially opened as the head office for [[NTO]] on 8 February by Mrs Susan Strydom, wife of the Prime Minister, J.G. Strydom[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Gerhardus_Strijdom].
 The conversion to a theatre never happened and [[PACT]] eventually sold the building to a consortium to build the Marais Centre, a shopping mall.
-In 1955 [[NTO]] also purchased the [[Harmony Hall]] in President street with a grant from the city council. The hall was converted to an experimental venue, the [[NTO Kamertoneel]], in 1958-9, and in 1959 (after extensive modifications), became the [[National Theatre]] Pretoria, renamed the [[Breytenbach Theatre]] in 1967. At the same time the house next door was bought by Breytenbach and donated to [[NTO]], for use as its offices, wardrobe, and as a training school (the latter another project that never materialised).
+In 1955 [[NTO]] also purchased the [[Harmony Hall]] in President street with a grant from the city council. The hall was converted to an experimental venue, the [[NTO Kamertoneel]], in 1958-9, and in 1959 (after extensive modifications), became the [[National Theatre]] Pretoria, renamed the [[Breytenbach Theatre]] in 1967. At the same time the house next door was bought by Breytenbach himself and donated to [[NTO]], for use as its offices, wardrobe, and as a training school (the latter another project that never materialised).
 == Specific production initiatives ==
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 === International engagements ===
-NTO did much to foster international exchange, with ''[[Hassan]]'' going to Britain in 195*, and a number of companies performing locally under their banner. These include the Flemish national theatre company (1950, 1952), the [[Hogarth Puppets]] (1954), [[John Wright|John Wright's Marionettes]] (1956-57), [[Nederlands Kamertoneel]] (1959), the [[Old Vic Company]] (19**).
+[[NTO]] did much to foster international exchange, with ''[[Hassan]]'' going to Britain in 195*, and a number of companies performing locally under their banner. These include the Flemish national theatre company (1950, 1952), the [[Hogarth Puppets]] (1954), [[John Wright|John Wright's Marionettes]] (1956-57), [[Nederlands Kamertoneel]] (1959), the [[Old Vic Company]] (19**).
 === Prestige productions ===

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	[[Rinie Stead]] 1985b. The [[National Theatre Organisation]] (NTO: 1947-1962), in [[Temple Hauptfleisch]] (ed.). ''The Breytie Book: A Collection of Articles on South African Theatre Dedicated to [[P.P.B. Breytenbach]]''. Johannesburg: [[The Limelight Press]]. 65-72.		[[Rinie Stead]] 1985b. The [[National Theatre Organisation]] (NTO: 1947-1962), in [[Temple Hauptfleisch]] (ed.). ''The Breytie Book: A Collection of Articles on South African Theatre Dedicated to [[P.P.B. Breytenbach]]''. Johannesburg: [[The Limelight Press]]. 65-72.

−	[[~~Percy~~ Tucker]], 1997. [JH, TH]	+	[[Percival Tucker]] 1997. ''Just the Ticket. My 50 Years in Show Business''. Johannesburg: [[Witwatersrand University Press]].
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 [[Petrus Jacobus du Toit]] 1988. ''Amateurtoneel in Suid-Afrika''. Pretoria: [[Academica]].
-[[Temple Hauptfleisch]] (ed.). 1985a. ''The Breytie Book: A Collection of Articles on South African Theatre Dedicated to [[P.P.B. Breytenbach]]''. Johannesburg: The Limelight press.[http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/85403]
+[[Temple Hauptfleisch]] (ed.). 1985a. ''The Breytie Book: A Collection of Articles on South African Theatre Dedicated to [[P.P.B. Breytenbach]]''. Johannesburg: [[The Limelight Press]].[http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/85403]
 [[Rinie Stead]], 1981[?*];
-[[Rinie Stead]] 1985b. The [[National Theatre Organisation]] (NTO: 1947-1962), in [[Temple Hauptfleisch]] (ed.). ''The Breytie Book: A Collection of Articles on South African Theatre Dedicated to [[P.P.B. Breytenbach]]''. Johannesburg: The Limelight press. 65-72.
+[[Rinie Stead]] 1985b. The [[National Theatre Organisation]] (NTO: 1947-1962), in [[Temple Hauptfleisch]] (ed.). ''The Breytie Book: A Collection of Articles on South African Theatre Dedicated to [[P.P.B. Breytenbach]]''. Johannesburg: [[The Limelight Press]]. 65-72.
 [[Percy Tucker]], 1997. [JH, TH]

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 [[G. Cronje]]. 1960. "'n Antwoord", ''[[Standpunte]]'' Jaargang XIV, Nr 2, Desember 1960: pp. 10-13.
-[[P.J. du Toit]],  1988;
+[[Petrus Jacobus du Toit]] 1988. ''Amateurtoneel in Suid-Afrika''. Pretoria: [[Academica]].
 [[Temple Hauptfleisch]], 1985.[http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/85403]