Troupe Theatre Company - Revision history

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The professional phase

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The UCT phase

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Productions

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Productions

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The professional phase

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The UCT phase

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The professional phase

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The professional phase

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 In 1980, by which time the key founding members had graduated, the company staged its first professional production, which was ''[[Fanshen]]'' at the [[People's Space]] in January/February 1980.
-Actors and directors who joined with them also included [[Sean O'Brien]], [[Henry Goodman]], [[Bryony Mortimer]], [[Penelope Lorimer]], [[Ian Roberts]], [[Graham Hopkins]], [[Michael O'Brien]], [[Hilary Jones]], [[Charles Whaley]], [[Chas Unwin]], [[Thoko Ntshinga]], [[Joko Scott]], [[Lammie Shoba]], [[Grethe Fox]] and [[Brumilda van Rensburg]].
+Actors and directors who joined with them also included [[Henry Goodman]], [[Bryony Mortimer]], [[Penelope Lorimer]], [[Ian Roberts]], [[Graham Hopkins]], [[Michael O'Brien]], [[Hilary Jones]], [[Charles Whaley]], [[Chas Unwin]], [[Thoko Ntshinga]], [[Joko Scott]], [[Lammie Shoba]], [[Grethe Fox]] and [[Brumilda van Rensburg]].
 Technical support for productions came from artists such as [[Richard Grant]], [[Nicholas Fine]], [[Birrie le Roux]], [[Denise Newman]].

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 ==The UCT phase==
-[[Fiona Ramsey]] in [[Theatre Lives]] explains that [[Troupe Theatre Company]] was used as the name for the [[UCT Drama]] production of ''[[East]]'' in 1978, and ''[[Total Eclipse]]'' in 1979. Most of the founding members were Drama students at UCT at the time.
+[[Fiona Ramsey]] in [[Theatre Lives]] explains that [[Troupe Theatre Company]] was used as the name for the [[UCT Drama]] student productions of ''[[East]]'' in 1978, and ''[[Total Eclipse]]'' in 1979. Most of the founding members were Drama students at UCT at the time.
 Founding members include [[Fiona Ramsay]], [[Richard E. Grant]], [[Sean Taylor]], [[Neil McCarthy]], [[Fred Abrahamse]].

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−	The [[Troupe Theatre Company]] was an experimental theatre-making company.	+	The [[Troupe Theatre Company]] was a Cape Town-based experimental theatre-making company.

	''Not to be confused with the London based Troupe Theatre Company/Troupe Productions Ltd.''[https://www.troupetheatre.co.uk/]		''Not to be confused with the London based Troupe Theatre Company/Troupe Productions Ltd.''[https://www.troupetheatre.co.uk/]

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 Productions of this company include:
 : ''[[East]]''
 : ''[[Total Eclipse]]''
-: ''[[Fanshen]]'', ''[[Metamorphosis]]''
+: ''[[Fanshen]]'', ''[[Metamorphosis]]'', ''[[Chinchilla]]''
 : ''[[The Threepenny Opera]]'', ''[[Summit Conference]]'', ''[[Agamemnon]]'', ''[[Guinea Fowl]]'', ''[[Claw]]'', ''[[Salomé]]''

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 Productions of this company include:
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+: ''[[East]]''
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+: ''[[Total Eclipse]]''
 : ''[[Fanshen]]'', ''[[Metamorphosis]]''

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	1980: ''[[Fanshen]]'', ''[[Metamorphosis]]''		1980: ''[[Fanshen]]'', ''[[Metamorphosis]]''

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 [[Fiona Ramsey]] in [[Theatre Lives]] explains that [[Troupe Theatre Company]] was used as the name for the [[UCT Drama]] production of ''[[East]]'' in 1978, and ''[[Total Eclipse]]'' in 1979. Most of the founding members were Drama students at UCT at the time.
-Founding members include [[Fiona Ramsay]], [[Richard E. Grant]], [[Sean Taylor]], [[Neil McCarthy]].
+Founding members include [[Fiona Ramsay]], [[Richard E. Grant]], [[Sean Taylor]], [[Neil McCarthy]], [[Fred Abrahamse]].
 ==The professional phase==