Sarafina II - Revision history

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by [[Mbongeni Ngema]]. Hugely funded and controversial AIDS-awareness play written under contract for the Department of Health. First produced at [[The Natal Playhouse]] in Durban in 199*. Eventually the production was stopped as a result of public outcry, the opposition of AIDS-activists and the investigations by the Heath Commission into financial irregularities in the allocation and management of the R14 million allocated for the play by Ngema and his company, [[Committed Artists]].

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 ==Original text==
-Hugely funded and controversial AIDS-awareness play written under contract for the Department of Health.
+Hugely funded and controversial AIDS-awareness play written under contract for the Department of Health. An extravagant Broadway-style production featuring the trademark dancing girls in gymslips, energetic song and dance sequences and lavish staging.
 ==Performance history in South Africa==

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−	by [[~~Mbongeni Ngema~~]]~~. Hugely funded and controversial AIDS-awareness play written under contract for the Department of Health. First produced at~~ [[~~The Natal Playhouse~~]] ~~in Durban in 1995~~. ~~Eventually the production was stopped in June 1996 as a result~~ of public outcry, the opposition of AIDS-activists and the investigations by the Heath Commission into financial irregularities in the allocation and management of the R14 million allocated for the play by Ngema ~~and his company,~~ [[~~Committed Artists~~]].	+	''[[Sarafina II]]'' is a musical by [[Mbongeni Ngema]]. A sequel of sorts to Ngema's hugely successful musical ''[[Sarafina]]''.

		+	Also billed as ''[[Sarafina 2]]''.
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		+	==Original text==
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		+	Hugely funded and controversial AIDS-awareness play written under contract for the Department of Health.
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		+	==Performance history in South Africa==
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		+	1995: First produced at [[The Natal Playhouse]] in Durban on World AIDS Day, December 1, 1995. Eventually the production was stopped in June 1996 as a result of public outcry, the opposition of AIDS-activists and the investigations by the Heath Commission into financial irregularities in the allocation and management of the R14 million allocated for the play by Ngema and his company, [[Committed Artists]].
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		+	==Sources==
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		+	[[Johann van Heerden]] (2008)][http://www.google.co.za/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CCUQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscholar.sun.ac.za%2Fbitstream%2Fhandle%2F10019.1%2F1443%2Fvanheerden_theatre_2008.pdf%3Fsequence%3D1&ei=_egBU77CNYWJhQeE5oCADQ&usg=AFQjCNEWnD1BzeLnFmOV2tvyGLoMyNeT6Q&bvm=bv.61535280,d.Yms]
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		+	==Return to==

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−	by [[Mbongeni Ngema]]. Hugely funded and controversial AIDS-awareness play written under contract for the Department of Health. First produced at [[The Natal Playhouse]] in Durban in 199*. Eventually the production was stopped as a result of public outcry, the opposition of AIDS-activists and the investigations by the Heath Commission into financial irregularities in the allocation and management of the R14 million allocated for the play by Ngema and his company, [[Committed Artists]].	+	by [[Mbongeni Ngema]]. Hugely funded and controversial AIDS-awareness play written under contract for the Department of Health. First produced at [[The Natal Playhouse]] in Durban in 1995. Eventually the production was stopped in June 1996 as a result of public outcry, the opposition of AIDS-activists and the investigations by the Heath Commission into financial irregularities in the allocation and management of the R14 million allocated for the play by Ngema and his company, [[Committed Artists]].