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	1934: Presented by the [[Port Elizabeth Gilbert & Sullivan Society]].		1934: Presented by the [[Port Elizabeth Gilbert & Sullivan Society]].
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		+	1940: Presented by [[Johannesburg Operatic and Dramatic Society]].

	1941: Presented by the [[Port Elizabeth Gilbert & Sullivan Society]].		1941: Presented by the [[Port Elizabeth Gilbert & Sullivan Society]].

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	1887: Performed by the [[Searelle Opera Company]] under the auspices of the [[Wheeler Company]], as part of the large repertoire of operatic works, at the [[Opera House]] Cape Town over the course of nearly 8 months.		1887: Performed by the [[Searelle Opera Company]] under the auspices of the [[Wheeler Company]], as part of the large repertoire of operatic works, at the [[Opera House]] Cape Town over the course of nearly 8 months.
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		+	1892: Performed by the [[Port Elizabeth Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society]] in the newly opened [[Opera House]].

	'''''circa'' 1900:''' Performed by [[Amos Bailey]] and the [[Woodstock Amateur Operatic Society]], Cape Town, as their first production in an improvised theatre in a small school room in Woodstock. Directed by Bailey, with miss [[J. Robb]] as pianist and Mr [[C. Cock]] as conductor, with a cast that included [[Jessy Greenshields]] (as "Mabel"), [[Frank Robb]] (as "Major-Genral Stanley"), [[Amos Bailey]] (as "the "Pirate King"), [[A. Bennett]] ("Frederic") and [[W. Robb]] (as "Sergeant of Police").		'''''circa'' 1900:''' Performed by [[Amos Bailey]] and the [[Woodstock Amateur Operatic Society]], Cape Town, as their first production in an improvised theatre in a small school room in Woodstock. Directed by Bailey, with miss [[J. Robb]] as pianist and Mr [[C. Cock]] as conductor, with a cast that included [[Jessy Greenshields]] (as "Mabel"), [[Frank Robb]] (as "Major-Genral Stanley"), [[Amos Bailey]] (as "the "Pirate King"), [[A. Bennett]] ("Frederic") and [[W. Robb]] (as "Sergeant of Police").

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	[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.385, 423-4		[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.385, 423-4
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		+	https://websterboothanneziegler.wordpress.com/2019/12/16/webster-booth-and-anne-ziegler-theatre-in-south-africa-1956-1973/

	Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]		Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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	1960: Presented by the [[Cape Town Gilbert and Sullivan Society]].		1960: Presented by the [[Cape Town Gilbert and Sullivan Society]].
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		+	1962: Presented in Bloemfontein, directed by [[Webster Booth]].

	1963: Presented by the [[Port Elizabeth Gilbert & Sullivan Society]].		1963: Presented by the [[Port Elizabeth Gilbert & Sullivan Society]].

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 While the opera has been done by a number of professional companies over the years, it has largely been a standard item in the repertoires of the various [[Gilbert and Sullivan]] societies in South Africa over the course of the 20th century, and into the 21st.
-: Presented by the [[Port Elizabeth Gilbert & Sullivan Society]].
+: Presented by the [[Port Elizabeth Gilbert & Sullivan Society]] at the [[City Hall]].
 : Presented by the [[Port Elizabeth Gilbert & Sullivan Society]].

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	While the opera has been done by a number of professional companies over the years, it has largely been a standard item in the repertoires of the various [[Gilbert and Sullivan]] societies in South Africa over the course of the 20th century, and into the 21st.		While the opera has been done by a number of professional companies over the years, it has largely been a standard item in the repertoires of the various [[Gilbert and Sullivan]] societies in South Africa over the course of the 20th century, and into the 21st.
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−	For example it is listed among the productions of the [[Port Elizabeth Gilbert & Sullivan Society]] for the years 1932, 1934, 1941, 1952, 1963, 1987 and 2013, and for the [[Cape Town Gilbert and Sullivan Society]] in 1952, 1955, 1960, 1967, 1972, 1976, 1983, 1991, 1999 and 2005.

	1932: Presented by the [[Port Elizabeth Gilbert & Sullivan Society]].		1932: Presented by the [[Port Elizabeth Gilbert & Sullivan Society]].

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	=== 21st century productions ===		=== 21st century productions ===
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		+	2005: Presented by the [[Cape Town Gilbert and Sullivan Society]].

	2011-2012: A pocket version of the musical was directed by [[Greg Homann]] and presented by [[Daphne Kuhn]] at the [[Theatre on the Square]]. The 2012 cast consisted of [[Michael Richard]], [[Jonathan Taylor]], [[Clinton Hawks]], [[David Dennis]], and [[Keaton Ditchfield]] , with choreography by [[Shelley Adriaanzen]], musical direction by [[Kevin Kraak]].		2011-2012: A pocket version of the musical was directed by [[Greg Homann]] and presented by [[Daphne Kuhn]] at the [[Theatre on the Square]]. The 2012 cast consisted of [[Michael Richard]], [[Jonathan Taylor]], [[Clinton Hawks]], [[David Dennis]], and [[Keaton Ditchfield]] , with choreography by [[Shelley Adriaanzen]], musical direction by [[Kevin Kraak]].

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 : Presented by the [[Port Elizabeth Gilbert & Sullivan Society]].
 : Presented by the [[Port Elizabeth Gilbert & Sullivan Society]].
 : A [[Cape Town Gilbert and Sullivan Society]] production was directed by [[Helen Houghton]] at the [[Baxter Theatre]],  with [[Cliff Downey]], [[Peter Kramer]], [[Ted Faulkner]], [[Henry Lankester]], [[Graham Boxall]], [[Aletta Loopuyt]], [[Lesley Jennings]], [[Estelle Aucamp]], [[Cindy Nixon]] and [[Elaine Berkman]].
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 : Presented by the [[Port Elizabeth Gilbert & Sullivan Society]].
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 For example it is listed among the productions of the [[Port Elizabeth Gilbert & Sullivan Society]] for the years 1932, 1934, 1941, 1952, 1963, 1987 and 2013, and for the [[Cape Town Gilbert and Sullivan Society]] in 1952, 1955, 1960, 1967, 1972, 1976, 1983, 1991, 1999 and 2005.
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+: Presented by the [[Port Elizabeth Gilbert & Sullivan Society]].
 : A [[Cape Town Gilbert and Sullivan Society]] production was directed by [[Helen Houghton]] at the [[Baxter Theatre]],  with [[Cliff Downey]], [[Peter Kramer]], [[Ted Faulkner]], [[Henry Lankester]], [[Graham Boxall]], [[Aletta Loopuyt]], [[Lesley Jennings]], [[Estelle Aucamp]], [[Cindy Nixon]] and [[Elaine Berkman]].
 : [[Geoffrey Sutherland]] directed ''[[The Pirates of Penzance]]'' starring [[Clive Scott]], [[Julie Wilson]], [[Edwin van Wyk]] and [[Colleen-Rae Holmes]] for [[NAPAC]] which was brought to the [[Civic Theatre]] by [[PACT]] in December 1986.
 === 21st century productions ===