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 Productions staged by the company include:
-: ''[[When the World Was Very Young]]'', directed by [[Brian Darnley]]; ''[[The Lost Laugh]]'', directed by [[Brian Darnley]]; ''[[The Baron Returns]]'', directed by [[Roger Holt]].
+: ''[[When the World Was Very Young]]'', ''[[The Lost Laugh]]'', ''[[The Baron Returns]]''.
-: ''[[The Music Makers]]'', ''[[Grinappy]]'', ''[[The Great Wopperloop]]'' and ''[[Zoomerang]]'', presented by The [[Roundabout Roadshow Company]] at [[Box Theatre]] at [[Wits University]], directed by [[Brian Darnley]]; ''[[The Carton of Oon]]'', directed by [[Brian Darnley]]; ''[[The 1820 Settlers]]'' , directed by [[Brian Darnley]].
+: ''[[The Music Makers]]'', ''[[Grinappy]]'', ''[[The Great Wopperloop]]'' and ''[[Zoomerang]]'' (presented by The [[Roundabout Roadshow Company]] at [[Box Theatre]] at [[Wits University]]); ''[[The Carton of Oon]]''; ''[[The 1820 Settlers]]''.
-: ''[[The Music Makers]]'', ''[[Grinappy]]'', ''[[The Great Wopperloop]]'' and ''[[Zoomerang]]'', presented by The [[Roundabout Roadshow Company]] at [[The Space]], directed by [[Brian Darnley]]; ''[[STOP!]]'', directed by [[Brian Darnley]]; ''[[Oodles]]'', directed by [[Brian Darnley]]; ''[[The Great Trek]]'', directed by [[Roger Holt]].
+: ''[[The Music Makers]]'', ''[[Grinappy]]'', ''[[The Great Wopperloop]]'' and ''[[Zoomerang]]'' (presented by The [[Roundabout Roadshow Company]] at [[The Space]]); ''[[STOP!]]''; ''[[Oodles]]''; ''[[The Great Trek]]''.
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 any other ethnic group. The core company was comprised of four actors, two male and two female, who performed three sets of curriculum based plays.
-It also played a season of plays at the [[Box Theatre]] in Johannesburg in December 1975, at the [[Space Theatre]] in Cape Town in January 1976, and at [[The Jewish Club]] in Durban. These performances were presented with a larger cast and were suitable for all ages.
+It also played a season of plays at the [[Box Theatre]] in Johannesburg in December 1975, at the [[Space Theatre]] in Cape Town in January 1976, and at the [[Durban Jewish Club]]. These performances were presented with a larger cast and were suitable for all ages.
 Company members included: [[Brian Darnley]], [[Roger Holt]], [[Shelley Lamb]], [[Lea Hodgekinson]], [[Ann Larson]], [[Julius Exter]], [[Walter Tamsen]], [[Christopher Voysey]], [[Stephen Scott]] and [[David Chambers]].

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 Productions staged by the company include:
-: ''[[The Music Makers]]'', ''[[Grinappy]]'', ''[[The Great Wopperloop]]'' and ''[[Zoomerang]]'', presented by The [[Roundabout Roadshow Company]] at [[Box Theatre]] at [[Wits University]], directed by [[Brian Darnley]].
+: ''[[When the World Was Very Young]]'', directed by [[Brian Darnley]]; ''[[The Lost Laugh]]'', directed by [[Brian Darnley]]; ''[[The Baron Returns]]'', directed by [[Roger Holt]].
-: ''[[The Music Makers]]'', ''[[Grinappy]]'', ''[[The Great Wopperloop]]'' and ''[[Zoomerang]]'', presented by The [[Roundabout Roadshow Company]] at [[The Space]], directed by [[Brian Darnley]].
+: ''[[The Music Makers]]'', ''[[Grinappy]]'', ''[[The Great Wopperloop]]'' and ''[[Zoomerang]]'', presented by The [[Roundabout Roadshow Company]] at [[Box Theatre]] at [[Wits University]], directed by [[Brian Darnley]]; ''[[The Carton of Oon]]'', directed by [[Brian Darnley]]; ''[[The 1820 Settlers]]'' , directed by [[Brian Darnley]].
 == Sources ==

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 ==The company==
-The company [[Theatre Roundabout]] was founded in Durban by [[Brian Darnley]] in about 1974.
+The company [[Theatre Roundabout]] was founded in Durban by [[Brian Darnley]] in 1974.
 The company performed nine original plays to over 100,000 children in over 500 schools throughout KwaZulu-Natal. It covered over 35,000 kilometres a year and also performed in parks, streets and other venues. The company was granted permission by the Natal Education Department to perform in white primary schools only. They were not allowed to approach secondary schools or schools of
 any other ethnic group. The core company was comprised of four actors, two male and two female, who performed three sets of curriculum based plays.
 Company members included: [[Brian Darnley]], [[Roger Holt]], [[Shelley Lamb]], [[Lea Hodgekinson]], [[Ann Larson]], [[Julius Exter]], [[Walter Tamsen]], [[Christopher Voysey]], [[Stephen Scott]] and [[David Chambers]].

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 The company [[Theatre Roundabout]] was founded in Durban by [[Brian Darnley]] in about 1974.
-It also played a season of plays at the [[Box Theatre]] (at the [[Market Theatre]]?) in Johannesburg in December 1975, at the [[Space Theatre]] in Cape Town in January 1976, and at [[The Jewish Club]] in Durban. These performances were presented with a larger cast and were suitable for all ages.
+It also played a season of plays at the [[Box Theatre]] in Johannesburg in December 1975, at the [[Space Theatre]] in Cape Town in January 1976, and at [[The Jewish Club]] in Durban. These performances were presented with a larger cast and were suitable for all ages.
 The company performed nine original plays to over 100,000 children in over 500 schools throughout KwaZulu-Natal. It covered over 35,000 kilometres a year and also performed in parks, streets and other venues. The company was granted permission by the Natal Education Department to perform in white primary schools only. They were not allowed to approach secondary schools or schools of

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-[[Theatre Roundabout]] was a touring Theatre-in-Education company founded in Durban and active in 1975/1976.
+[[Theatre Roundabout]] was a touring Theatre-in-Education company founded in Durban and active in 1974-1976.
 Also billed as [[Theatre Roundabout Roadshow Company]].
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 ==The company==
-It seems the company [[Theatre Roundabout]] was founded in Durban by [[Brian Darnley]] in about 1975. It played a season of four plays at the [[Market Theatre]] in Johannesburg in December 1975 and then at the [[Space Theatre]] in Cape Town in January 1976.
+The company [[Theatre Roundabout]] was founded in Durban by [[Brian Darnley]] in about 1974. It played a season of four plays at the [[Market Theatre]] in Johannesburg in December 1975 and then at the [[Space Theatre]] in Cape Town in January 1976.
 ==Productions==

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		+	Correspondence with [[Brian Darnley]], 10 July 2026.

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	[[Theatre Roundabout]] was a touring Theatre-in-Education company founded in Durban and active in 1975/1976.		[[Theatre Roundabout]] was a touring Theatre-in-Education company founded in Durban and active in 1975/1976.
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		+	Also billed as [[Theatre Roundabout Roadshow Company]].

	'''(Not to be confused with the Cape Town/UCT-based street theatre company the [[Roundabout Theatre Company]] or The Roundabout Theatre Company, a leading non-profit theatre company based in New York City founded in 1965 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roundabout_Theatre_Company].)'''		'''(Not to be confused with the Cape Town/UCT-based street theatre company the [[Roundabout Theatre Company]] or The Roundabout Theatre Company, a leading non-profit theatre company based in New York City founded in 1965 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roundabout_Theatre_Company].)'''