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The [[Roundabout Roadshow Company]] was a touring theatre company active in 1975/1976.

Also found as the [[Roundabout Theatre Company]].

''(Not to be confused with '''The Roundabout Theatre Company''', a leading non-profit theatre company based in New York City founded in 1965 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roundabout_Theatre_Company].)''

==The company==

The company was founded by [[Brian Darnley]] in 1975.

It was apparently intended to tour the Western Cape with shows ranging from drama to comedy to [[Street theatre|street theatre]] – and the very beginnings of [[Industrial theatre|industrial theatre]]. Before anyone had heard the term they took improvised plays into the workplace where audiences were invited to take part to solve problems.

Sources briefly referring to the company include [[Percy Tucker]] (1997) and names mentioned as performers for the company are those of [[Shirley Johnston]] and [[Henry Goodman]].

==Productions==

Productions staged by the company include:

1976: ''[[The Music Makers]]'', ''[[Grinappy]]'', ''[[The Great Wopperloop]]'' and ''[[Zoomerang]]'', presented by The [[Roundabout Roadshow Company]] at [[The Space]], directed by [[Brian Darnley]].

== Sources ==

[[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997.

[[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 Unpublished doctoral dissertation.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]]

== Return to ==

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

Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]

Return to [[Main Page]]

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−	''(Not to be confused with '''The Roundabout Theatre Company''', a leading non-profit theatre company based in New York City founded in 1965 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roundabout_Theatre_Company].)''
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−	~~==The company==~~
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−	~~The company was founded by [[Brian Darnley]] in 1975.~~
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−	It was apparently intended to tour the Western Cape with shows ranging from drama to comedy to [[Street theatre\|street theatre]] – and the very beginnings of [[Industrial theatre\|industrial theatre]]. Before anyone had heard the term they took improvised plays into the workplace where audiences were invited to take part to solve problems.
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−	Note: Percy Tucker (1997) associates [[Shirley Johnston]] and [[Henry Goodman]] with this company, suggesting Goodman founded the company in 1979. However, this may have been be a confusion with the well known [[Troupe Theatre Company]] of which Goodman was a founding member in 1979.
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−	~~==Productions==~~
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−	~~Productions staged by the company include:~~
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−	~~1976: ''[[The Music Makers]]'', ''[[Grinappy]]'', ''[[The Great Wopperloop]]'' and ''[[Zoomerang]]'', presented by The [[Roundabout Roadshow Company]] at [[The Space]], directed by [[Brian Darnley]].~~
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−	~~== Sources ==~~
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−	~~[[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz\|Tucker]], 1997.~~
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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]].
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−	~~Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]~~
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−	~~== Return to ==~~
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−	~~Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Venues\|South African Theatre Venues, Companies, Societies, etc ]]~~
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−	~~Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]~~
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−	~~Return to [[Main Page~~]]

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+[[Theatre Roundabout]] was a touring theatre company active in 1975/1976.
-Also found as the  [[Roundabout Theatre Company]].
+Also found as the [[Roundabout Roadshow Company]] and [[Roundabout Theatre Company]].
 ''(Not to be confused with '''The Roundabout Theatre Company''', a leading non-profit theatre company based in New York City founded in 1965 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roundabout_Theatre_Company].)''

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 It was apparently intended to tour the Western Cape with shows ranging from drama to comedy to [[Street theatre|street theatre]] – and the very beginnings of [[Industrial theatre|industrial theatre]]. Before anyone had heard the term they took improvised plays into the workplace where audiences were invited to take part to solve problems.
-Sources briefly referring to the company include [[Percy Tucker]] (1997) and names mentioned as performers for the company are those of [[Shirley Johnston]] and [[Henry Goodman]].
+Note: Percy Tucker (1997) associates [[Shirley Johnston]] and [[Henry Goodman]] with this company, suggesting Goodman founded the company in 1979. However, this may have been be a confusion with the well known [[Troupe Theatre Company]] of which Goodman was a founding member in 1979.
 ==Productions==