Roundabout Theatre Company - Revision history

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The company

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The company

Darryl: Removed redirect to Theatre Roundabout

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Removed redirect to Theatre Roundabout

Darryl: Changed redirect target from Roundabout Roadshow Company to Theatre Roundabout

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Changed redirect target from Roundabout Roadshow Company to Theatre Roundabout

Darryl: Redirected page to Roundabout Roadshow Company

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Redirected page to Roundabout Roadshow Company

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 ==The company==
-In [[Fiona Ramsey]]'s interview on [[Theatre Lives]], she suggests that in 1976, '''[[Roundabout Theatre Company]]''' was being run by [[Henry Goodman]], working with [[UCT Drama]] students, presenting [[Street theatre|street theatre]]. Before anyone had heard the term they took improvised plays into the workplace where audiences were invited to take part to solve problems (an early form of [[industrial theatre]]).
+In [[Fiona Ramsey]]'s interview on [[Theatre Lives]], she says that in 1976, '''[[Roundabout Theatre Company]]''' was being run by [[Henry Goodman]], working with [[UCT Drama]] students, presenting [[Street theatre|street theatre]]. Before anyone had heard the term they took improvised plays into the workplace where audiences were invited to take part to solve problems (an early form of [[industrial theatre]]).
 ==Productions==

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 [[Roundabout Theatre Company]] was a street theatre company founded in Cape Town and active in 1976-1980.
-''(Not to be confused with the South African company the [[Theatre Roundabout]]/[[Theatre Roundabout Roadshow Company]] or '''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].)''
+''(Not to be confused with the Durban-based Theatre-in-Education company the [[Theatre Roundabout]]/[[Theatre Roundabout Roadshow Company]] or '''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==

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	[[Roundabout Theatre Company]] was a street theatre company founded in Cape Town and active in 1976-1980.		[[Roundabout Theatre Company]] was a street theatre company founded in Cape Town and active in 1976-1980.

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	''(Not to be confused with the South African company the [[Theatre Roundabout]]/[[Theatre Roundabout Roadshow Company]] or '''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].)''		''(Not to be confused with the South African company the [[Theatre Roundabout]]/[[Theatre Roundabout Roadshow Company]] or '''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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 Also found as
-''(Not to be confused with the South African company the [[Roundabout Theatre Company]]/[[Theatre Roundabout Roadshow Company]] or '''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].)''
+''(Not to be confused with the South African company the [[Theatre Roundabout]]/[[Theatre Roundabout Roadshow Company]] or '''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==

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	In [[Fiona Ramsey]]'s interview on [[Theatre Lives]], she suggests that in 1976, '''[[Roundabout Theatre Company]]''' was being run by [[Henry Goodman]], working with [[UCT Drama]] students, presenting [[Street theatre\|street theatre]]. Before anyone had heard the term they took improvised plays into the workplace where audiences were invited to take part to solve problems (an early form of [[industrial theatre]]).		In [[Fiona Ramsey]]'s interview on [[Theatre Lives]], she suggests that in 1976, '''[[Roundabout Theatre Company]]''' was being run by [[Henry Goodman]], working with [[UCT Drama]] students, presenting [[Street theatre\|street theatre]]. Before anyone had heard the term they took improvised plays into the workplace where audiences were invited to take part to solve problems (an early form of [[industrial theatre]]).
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−	~~Whether these are two separate companies, or whether Goodman took over Darnley's concept, is unclear at this stage.~~

	==Productions==		==Productions==

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−	#REDIRECT[[Roundabout ~~Roadshow Company~~]]	+	#REDIRECT[[Theatre Roundabout]]

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−	~~The [[Roundabout Theatre Company]] was a Cape Town-based touring company.~~	+	#REDIRECT[[Roundabout Roadshow Company]]
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−	~~Also found as the [[Roundabout Roadshow Company]].~~
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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 apparently founded in 1979 by Henry Goodman according to another source - however, the company was already active in 1976.~~
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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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−	~~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]].~~
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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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	The [[Roundabout Theatre Company]] was a Cape Town-based touring company.		The [[Roundabout Theatre Company]] was a Cape Town-based touring company.
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		+	Also found as the [[Roundabout Roadshow 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].)''		''(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 [[Roundabout Theatre Company]] is something of a conundrum, being mentioned as a Cape Town based touring company in at least one source, but without further substantiation by others.
+The [[Roundabout Theatre Company]] was a Cape Town-based touring 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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 ==The company==
-The company was apparently founded in 1979 by Henry Goodman according to another source, and was based in Cape Town. 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.
+The company was apparently founded in 1979 by Henry Goodman according to another source - however, the company was already active in 1976.
-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]], **
+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.
 ==Productions==