The Children's Theatre - Revision history

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	''[[Dragon’s Daughter]]'' by Myrrha Bantock.		''[[Dragon’s Daughter]]'' by Myrrha Bantock.
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−	~~1984: They staged Jack and the Beanstalk starring [[Sue Kelly Christie]], [[Michael Brunner]], [[Drummond Marais]] and [[Kevin Feather]] at the Intimate in July 1984 (Tucker, 1997)~~

	== Sources ==		== Sources ==

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 : ''[[Treasure Island]]'', The Everyman Players’ performance of Arthur Fauquez’s adaptation of ''[[Reynard the Fox]]'' was presented by Taubie Kushlick as a gala to raise funds for Children’s Theatre in 1964.
-: Taubie Kushlick produced ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]'' for Children’s Theatre, contracting Des Lindberg to write extra music and lyrics, and Dawn Silver for choreography. Keith Blundell was the musical director, Nina Campbell-Quine did décor, while Heather MacDonald Rouse did costumes. It was staged at the University Great Hall in 1965. The enormous financial losses incurred signalled the dissolution of the organisation.
+: ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]'' (the enormous financial losses incurred signalled the dissolution of the organisation), ''[[The Three Wishes]]''.
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 : ''[[Beauty and the Beast]]''
-: They did James Ambrose Brown’s ''[[Amelia’s African Adventure]]'' in 1962.
+: ''[[Amelia’s African Adventure]]''
-: They staged an open air production for the 1964 Johannesburg Festival with Robert Langford’s production of ''[[Treasure Island]]'' at the Zoo Lake. The Everyman Players’ performance of Arthur Fauquez’s adaptation of ''[[Reynard the Fox]]'' was presented by Taubie Kushlick as a gala to raise funds for Children’s Theatre in 1964.
+: ''[[Treasure Island]]'', The Everyman Players’ performance of Arthur Fauquez’s adaptation of ''[[Reynard the Fox]]'' was presented by Taubie Kushlick as a gala to raise funds for Children’s Theatre in 1964.
 : Taubie Kushlick produced ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]'' for Children’s Theatre, contracting Des Lindberg to write extra music and lyrics, and Dawn Silver for choreography. Keith Blundell was the musical director, Nina Campbell-Quine did décor, while Heather MacDonald Rouse did costumes. It was staged at the University Great Hall in 1965. The enormous financial losses incurred signalled the dissolution of the organisation.

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 : ''[[The Glass Slipper]]'' (in conjunction with the [[NTO]] and the [[REPS]])
-: Anthony Farmer did ''[[Beauty and the Beast]]'', Children’s Theatre’s only production for 1961.
+: ''[[Beauty and the Beast]]''
 : They did James Ambrose Brown’s ''[[Amelia’s African Adventure]]'' in 1962.

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 : An evening of readings by actor and academic [[David Horner]].
-: ''[[The Glass Slipper]]'' (in conjunction with the [[NTO]] and the [[Reps]])
+: ''[[The Glass Slipper]]'' (in conjunction with the [[NTO]] and the [[REPS]])
 : Anthony Farmer did ''[[Beauty and the Beast]]'', Children’s Theatre’s only production for 1961.

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 : ''[[Mango Leaf Magic]]'', ''[[Pinocchio]]''
-: They staged an open-air production of ''[[The Merchant of Venice]]'' at the Zoo Lake in the summer of 1957. [[Cecil Williams]] directed this play which starred Rory MacDermot as Shylock and Valerie Philip as Portia. The set was designed by Len Grosset, and Louis Jacobson did costumes. They did another performance of this play at the Donaldson Orlando community Centre for  black audiences as their application for black audiences to attend was rejected by the City Council.
+: ''[[The Merchant of Venice]]'', ''[[Peter Pan]]''
-: Children’s Theatre put on J.M. Barrie’s ''[[Peter Pan]]'' at the Reps for their Christmas show of 1957. Anthony Farmer directed the play and also designed the set for this visual treat which starred the boyish Evadne Kohler-Baker in the title role.
+: An evening of readings by actor and academic [[David Horner]].
-: Children’s Theatre had a very full 1958, which included an evening of readings by actor and academic David Horner.
+: ''[[The Glass Slipper]]'' (in conjunction with the [[NTO]] and the [[Reps]])
 : Anthony Farmer did ''[[Beauty and the Beast]]'', Children’s Theatre’s only production for 1961.

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 : ''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]''
-: Children’s Theatre staged ''[[Mango Leaf Magic]]'' for young audiences as their Festival production at the Library in 1956.
+: ''[[Mango Leaf Magic]]'', ''[[Pinocchio]]''
 : They staged an open-air production of ''[[The Merchant of Venice]]'' at the Zoo Lake in the summer of 1957. [[Cecil Williams]] directed this play which starred Rory MacDermot as Shylock and Valerie Philip as Portia. The set was designed by Len Grosset, and Louis Jacobson did costumes. They did another performance of this play at the Donaldson Orlando community Centre for  black audiences as their application for black audiences to attend was rejected by the City Council.

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 : ''[[The Tempest]]'', ''[[The Three Wishes]]''
-: ''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]'' by Mary Holder, 1955
+: ''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]''
 : Children’s Theatre staged ''[[Mango Leaf Magic]]'' for young audiences as their Festival production at the Library in 1956.

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 : ''[[Ambrose Applejohn's Adventure]]''
-: Presented Gordon Daviot’s ''[[Richard of Bordeaux]]'' at the Wits Great Hall in 1951. It was directed by [[Minna Millsten]] with sets by her husband [[Basil Warner]] starring [[John Rutherford]].
+: ''[[Richard of Bordeaux]]''
-: Taubie Kushlick directed ''[[As You Like It]]'' for Children’s Theatre in 1953. It was staged at Rhodes Park in collaboration with Parks & Recreation Dept and starred Tessa Laubscher as Rosalind opposite John Rudd’s Orlando. It was their busiest and most successful year thus far during which they culminated with Colin Romoff’s production of ''[[Treasure Island]]'' at the Wits Great Hall, starring Felix Cooper and Ann Peters.
+: ''[[As You Like It]]'', ''[[Treasure Island]]'', ''[[Beauty and the Beast]]'',  ''[[Hansie en Grietjie]]''
-: ''[[Beauty and the Beast]]'' by Nicholas Stuart Gray, with Robert Lang, Maureen Saville, 1953.
+: ''[[The Tempest]]'', ''[[The Three Wishes]]''
-: ''[[Hansie en Grietjie]]'' (1st Afr Prod) performed in Rhodes Park, 1953
+: ''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]'' by Mary Holder, 1955
 : Children’s Theatre staged ''[[Mango Leaf Magic]]'' for young audiences as their Festival production at the Library in 1956.

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 ==Productions==
-: First production ''[[The Snow Queen]]'', (prod by McLaren)1949 Michael Martin Harvey’s adaption.
+: ''[[The Snow Queen]]''
-: They staged [[James Ambrose Brown]]’s ''[[Ambrose Applejohn's Adventure]]'' at the [[Wits Great Hall]] in 1950.
+: ''[[Ambrose Applejohn's Adventure]]''
 : Presented Gordon Daviot’s ''[[Richard of Bordeaux]]'' at the Wits Great Hall in 1951. It was directed by [[Minna Millsten]] with sets by her husband [[Basil Warner]] starring [[John Rutherford]].