The Red Coat Tales - Revision history

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Performance history in South Africa

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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-: Performed at the [[Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre]] in December, directed by [[Peter Court]], with [[Peter Court]], [[Clare Mortimer]], [[Darren King]], [[Neil Coppen]], [[Tessa Denton]], [[Belinda Chapman]], [[Adhir Kalyan]], [[Joel Zuma]], [[Hlengiwe Lushaba]], [[Stacey Taylor]] and others. Young students from five top Durban dance studios also performed. The musical director was [[Dawn Selby]], with choreography by [[Coral Chamberlain]], lighting design by [[Michael Broderick]] and stage and set design by [[Clare Mortimer]] and [[Peter Court]] (the latter also designed the costumes.
+: Performed at the [[Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre]] in December, directed by [[Peter Court]], with [[Peter Court]], [[Clare Mortimer]], [[Darren King]], [[Neil Coppen]], [[Tessa Denton]], [[Belinda Chapman]], [[Adhir Kalyan]], [[Joel Zuma]], [[Hlengiwe Lushaba]], [[Stacey Taylor]] and others. Auditioned young students from five top Durban dance studios also performed. The musical director was [[Dawn Selby]], with choreography by [[Coral Chamberlain]], lighting design by [[Michael Broderick]] and stage and set design by [[Clare Mortimer]] and [[Peter Court]] (the latter also designed the costumes.
 == Sources ==

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 Review of ''The Red Coat Tales'' by [[Caroline Smart]], ''[[ArtSmart]]'' (2002-12-11)[https://www.artsmart.co.za/drama/archive/index.html]
-Review of ''The Red Coat Tales'' by , [[IOL]] (Dec 4, 2002)[https://www.iol.co.za/entertainment/whats-on/the-red-coat-tales-895623]
+Review of ''The Red Coat Tales'', [[IOL]] (Dec 4, 2002)[https://www.iol.co.za/entertainment/whats-on/the-red-coat-tales-895623]
 Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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	Review of ''The Red Coat Tales'' by [[Caroline Smart]], ''[[ArtSmart]]'' (2002-12-11)[https://www.artsmart.co.za/drama/archive/index.html]		Review of ''The Red Coat Tales'' by [[Caroline Smart]], ''[[ArtSmart]]'' (2002-12-11)[https://www.artsmart.co.za/drama/archive/index.html]
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		+	Review of ''The Red Coat Tales'' by , [[IOL]] (Dec 4, 2002)[https://www.iol.co.za/entertainment/whats-on/the-red-coat-tales-895623]

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

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-''[[The Red Coat Tales]]'' is a musical play by [[Belinda Harward ]] ().
+''[[The Red Coat Tales]]'' is a pantomime by [[Belinda Harward]] ().
 ==The original text==
-Seemingly inspired by the Faust legend, the storyline tells of a humble circus tailor who finds that his lot in life is unbearable despite a loving and caring wife and sells his soul for power. The wife stays loyal and true to him however and with the help of her friend the magician proves that good can triumph over evil.
+The basic storyline concerns a red coat which does the rounds before eventually falling into the hands of Paracelsus, encompassing the tale of a humble circus tailor who finds that his lot in life is unbearable despite a loving and caring wife and sells his soul for power. The wife stays loyal and true to him however and with the help of her friend the magician proves that good can triumph over evil.
 Set in Durban, past and present, the piece takes the characters from the suburban streets of present-day Durban to the beachfront. From an agricultural fair in Pietermaritzburg to early Grey Street, and finally to The Great Circus - the world of Paracelsus, where the final showdown unfolds.

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 ==The original text==
-Broadly based on the Faust legend, it is set in Durban and is described as "a purely Durban story", that includes material on the history of the city. The storyline tells of a humble circus tailor who finds that his lot in life is unbearable despite a loving and caring wife and sells his soul for power. The wife stays loyal and true to him however and with the help of her friend the magician proves that good can triumph over evil.
+Seemingly inspired by the Faust legend, the storyline tells of a humble circus tailor who finds that his lot in life is unbearable despite a loving and caring wife and sells his soul for power. The wife stays loyal and true to him however and with the help of her friend the magician proves that good can triumph over evil.
 First performed in 2002.

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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-: Performed at the [[Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre]] in December, directed by the author, with [[Peter Court]], [[Clare Mortimer]], [[Darren King]], [[Neil Coppen]], [[Tessa Denton]], [[Belinda Chapman]], [[Adhir Kalyan]], [[Joel Zuma]], [[Hlengiwe Lushaba]] and others. Young students from five top Durban dance studios also performed. The musical director was [[Dawn Selby]], with choreography by [[Coral Chamberlain]], lighting design by [[Michael Broderick]] and stage and set design by [[Clare Mortimer]] and [[Peter Court]] (the latter also designed the costumes.
+: Performed at the [[Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre]] in December, directed by the author, with [[Peter Court]], [[Clare Mortimer]], [[Darren King]], [[Neil Coppen]], [[Tessa Denton]], [[Belinda Chapman]], [[Adhir Kalyan]], [[Joel Zuma]], [[Hlengiwe Lushaba]], [[Stacey Taylor]] and others. Young students from five top Durban dance studios also performed. The musical director was [[Dawn Selby]], with choreography by [[Coral Chamberlain]], lighting design by [[Michael Broderick]] and stage and set design by [[Clare Mortimer]] and [[Peter Court]] (the latter also designed the costumes.
 == Sources ==