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	''[[Cape Times]]'', 16 May 1990.		''[[Cape Times]]'', 16 May 1990.
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		+	Copy of the text found in the [[Stellenbosch Drama Department]]'s theatre archives and now held in the [[Performing Arts Research Collection]] ([[PARC]]) at the [[Africa Open Institute for Music, Research and Innovation]], with offices at Pieter Okkers House, 7 Joubert Street, Stellenbosch, South Africa.

	''[[The Natal Witness]]'', 14 December 2002.		''[[The Natal Witness]]'', 14 December 2002.

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 : In South Africa the play was first performed in the [[Baxter Theatre]] on 14 May 1990, directed by [[Fred Abrahamse]]. Decor and lighting by [[Brian Collins]], costumes by [[Ann Sharfman]]. The cast: [[Bo Petersen]] (Truvy), [[Michelle Scott]] (Annelle), [[Brenda Wood]] (Clairee), [[Ingrid Emslie]] (Shelby), [[Michele Maxwell]] (M'Lynn), [[Joy Stewart Spence]] (Ouiser).
-: In 1997 the play was performed by students of the [[University of Stellenbosch Drama Department]] in the [[H.B. Thom Theatre]], directed by [[Juanita Swanepoel]] with [[Stephanie Hough]] as Truvy. Set designed by [[Leopold Senekal]].
+: Performed by students of the [[University of Stellenbosch Drama Department]] in the [[H.B. Thom Theatre]], directed by [[Juanita Swanepoel]] with [[Stephanie Hough]] as Truvy. Set designed by [[Leopold Senekal]].
 : Staged by the [[KickstArt Theatre Company]] in December 2002 at the [[KwaSuka Theatre]] in Durban, directed by [[Greg King]], with [[Kate Bruce]] (Truvy]), [[Olivia Borgen]], [[Alison Cassels]], [[Vera Clare]], [[Susan Monteregge]] and [[Carol Trench]].

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 Programme notes
-''Cape Times'', 16 May 1990.
+''[[Cape Times]]'', 16 May 1990.
 ''[[The Natal Witness]]'', 14 December 2002.

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 ''Cape Times'', 16 May 1990.
-''[[Natal Witness]]'', 14 December 2002.
+''[[The Natal Witness]]'', 14 December 2002.
 Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography|ESAT Bibliography]]

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-''Steel Magnolias'' a comedy by American playwright Robert Harling (born 1952). First performed in the WPA Theatre, Manhatten, New York on 21 March 1987. The story is confined to Truvy's salon, the regular meeting place for six disparate women whose camaraderie bridges age and status. Each is a survivor who is able to sustain her friends and herself with a mixture of laughter and steel.
+''[[Steel Magnolias]]'' a comedy by American playwright Robert Harling (born 1952).
 == Performance history in South Africa ==
 : In South Africa the play was first performed in the [[Baxter Theatre]] on 14 May 1990, directed by [[Fred Abrahamse]]. Decor and lighting by [[Brian Collins]], costumes by [[Ann Sharfman]]. The cast: [[Bo Petersen]] (Truvy), [[Michelle Scott]] (Annelle), [[Brenda Wood]] (Clairee), [[Ingrid Emslie]] (Shelby), [[Michele Maxwell]] (M'Lynn), [[Joy Stewart Spence]] (Ouiser).
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 == Sources ==
 Programme notes
 ''Cape Times'', 16 May 1990.
-''Natal Witness'', 14 December 2002.
+''[[Natal Witness]]'', 14 December 2002.
 Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography|ESAT Bibliography]]
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	2002: Staged by the [[KickstArt Theatre Company]] in December 2002 at the [[KwaSuka Theatre]] in Durban, directed by [[Greg King]], with [[Kate Bruce]] (Truvy]), [[Olivia Borgen]], [[Alison Cassels]], [[Vera Clare]], [[Susan Monteregge]] and [[Carol Trench]].		2002: Staged by the [[KickstArt Theatre Company]] in December 2002 at the [[KwaSuka Theatre]] in Durban, directed by [[Greg King]], with [[Kate Bruce]] (Truvy]), [[Olivia Borgen]], [[Alison Cassels]], [[Vera Clare]], [[Susan Monteregge]] and [[Carol Trench]].
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		+	2019: Presented by [[PEMADS]], directed by [[Lesley Barnard]] at the Port Elizabeth [[Little Theatre]]. Starring [[Kerry Allen]], [[Robin Williams]], [[Vanessa Smith]], [[Gemma Barnard]], [[Yolande Farrow]] and [[Kasvia von Memerty]]

	==Translations and adaptations==		==Translations and adaptations==

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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-: In South Africa the play was first performed in the [[Baxter Theatre]] on 14 May 1990, directed by [[Fred Abrahamse]]. Decor and lighting by [[Brian Collins]]. The cast: [[Bo Petersen]], [[Michelle Scott]], [[Brenda Wood]], [[Ingrid Emslie]], [[Michele Maxwell]], [[Joy Stewart Spence]].
+: In South Africa the play was first performed in the [[Baxter Theatre]] on 14 May 1990, directed by [[Fred Abrahamse]]. Decor and lighting by [[Brian Collins], costumes by [[Ann Sharfman]]. The cast: [[Bo Petersen]] (Truvy), [[Michelle Scott]] (Annelle), [[Brenda Wood]] (Clairee), [[Ingrid Emslie]] (Shelby), [[Michele Maxwell]] (M'Lynn), [[Joy Stewart Spence]] (Ouiser).
 : In 1997 the play was performed by students of the [[University of Stellenbosch Drama Department]] in the [[H.B. Thom Theatre]], directed by [[Juanita Swanepoel]] with [[Stephanie Hough]] as Truvy. Set designed by [[Leopold Senekal]].
-: Staged by the [[KickstArt Theatre Company]] in December 2002 at the [[KwaSuka Theatre]] in Durban, directed by [[Greg King]], with [[Kate Bruce]] (Truvy), [[Olivia Borgen]], [[Alison Cassels]], [[Vera Clare]], [[Susan Monteregge]] and [[Carol Trench]].
+: Staged by the [[KickstArt Theatre Company]] in December 2002 at the [[KwaSuka Theatre]] in Durban, directed by [[Greg King]], with [[Kate Bruce]] (Truvy]), [[Olivia Borgen]], [[Alison Cassels]], [[Vera Clare]], [[Susan Monteregge]] and [[Carol Trench]].
 ==Translations and adaptations==

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	''Steel Magnolias'' a comedy by American playwright Robert Harling (born 1952). First performed in the WPA Theatre, Manhatten, New York on 21 March 1987. The story is confined to Truvy's salon, the regular meeting place for six disparate women whose camaraderie bridges age and status. Each is a survivor who is able to sustain her friends and herself with a mixture of laughter and steel.		''Steel Magnolias'' a comedy by American playwright Robert Harling (born 1952). First performed in the WPA Theatre, Manhatten, New York on 21 March 1987. The story is confined to Truvy's salon, the regular meeting place for six disparate women whose camaraderie bridges age and status. Each is a survivor who is able to sustain her friends and herself with a mixture of laughter and steel.
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	== Performance history in South Africa ==		== Performance history in South Africa ==