UCT Little Theatre - Revision history

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 : ''[[Man and Superman]]'' ([[Cape Town Repertory Theatre Society]])
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 : ''[[Amphitryon 38]]'' ([[Cape Town Repertory Theatre Society]])
 : ''[[The Middle Watch]]'' ([[Leonard Schach]], S.A. Naval forces)

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	Towards mid 1950s actors from the Flemish National Theatre in Antwerp were on tour in what was still the Belgian Congo and their tour was to be extended to South Africa. The group was under the leadership of [[Fred Engelen]] and his wife [[Tine Balder]]. Engelen and his wife returned in 1953 with another group of Flemish actors, laying the foundation for his subsequent appointment as Professor in Drama at Stellenbosch University.		Towards mid 1950s actors from the Flemish National Theatre in Antwerp were on tour in what was still the Belgian Congo and their tour was to be extended to South Africa. The group was under the leadership of [[Fred Engelen]] and his wife [[Tine Balder]]. Engelen and his wife returned in 1953 with another group of Flemish actors, laying the foundation for his subsequent appointment as Professor in Drama at Stellenbosch University.

−	In 1952 with the 300 year celebration of Jan Van Riebeeck's arrival the ''[[Little Theatre]]'' put on [[Ivor Jones]]'s ''[[The Ball at the Castle]]'' in an open air presentation at [[The Castle]] in Cape Town.1952
−	~~1952: Rosalie’s production of [[Aeschylus]]’ [[Oresteia]].~~

	1944: ''[[The Middle Watch]]'' ([[Leonard Schach]], S.A. Naval forces)		1944: ''[[The Middle Watch]]'' ([[Leonard Schach]], S.A. Naval forces)

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 In 1952, the [[UCT Little Theatre|Little Theatre]] celebrated its twenty-first birthday and the University Council authorized the printing of a special commemorative brochure called “Coming of Age” in which due tribute was paid to the people and players who had collaborated in upwards of 300 productions since the theatre’s beginnings.
-For these celebrations [[Leonard Schach]] put on ''[[Lady Windermere's Fan]]'', which opened on August 23rd and was followed a month later by Rosalie’s production of [[Aeschylus]]’ ''[[Oresteia]]''.
+For these celebrations [[Leonard Schach]] put on ''[[Lady Windermere's Fan]]'', which opened on August 23rd and was followed a month later by [[Rosalie van der Gucht]]'s production of [[Aeschylus]]’ ''[[Oresteia]]''.
 ==Theatre companies==

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 In 1952, the [[UCT Little Theatre|Little Theatre]] celebrated its twenty-first birthday and the University Council authorized the printing of a special commemorative brochure called “Coming of Age” in which due tribute was paid to the people and players who had collaborated in upwards of 300 productions since the theatre’s beginnings.
-For these celebrations [[Leonard Schach]] put on ''[[Lady Windermere's Fan]]'', which opened on August 23rd and was followed a month later by Rosalie’s production of [[Aeschylus]]’ [[Oresteia]].
+For these celebrations [[Leonard Schach]] put on ''[[Lady Windermere's Fan]]'', which opened on August 23rd and was followed a month later by Rosalie’s production of [[Aeschylus]]’ ''[[Oresteia]]''.
 ==Theatre companies==

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 In 1952, the [[UCT Little Theatre|Little Theatre]] celebrated its twenty-first birthday and the University Council authorized the printing of a special commemorative brochure called “Coming of Age” in which due tribute was paid to the people and players who had collaborated in upwards of 300 productions since the theatre’s beginnings.
-For these celebrations [[Leonard Schach]] put on [[Lady Windermere's Fan]], which opened on August 23rd and was followed a month later by Rosalie’s production of [[Aeschylus]]’ [[Oresteia]].
+For these celebrations [[Leonard Schach]] put on ''[[Lady Windermere's Fan]]'', which opened on August 23rd and was followed a month later by Rosalie’s production of [[Aeschylus]]’ [[Oresteia]].
 ==Theatre companies==

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 The stage itself was not harmed and, despite the fierce smell burning, the performance of ''[[The Government Inspector]]'' went forth as scheduled. Over 21 years of costumes collected were destroyed, workshop gear and tools reduced to ashes and spaces used for teaching or as offices were annihilated. On account of  the fire the opportunity to reconstruct the drama school was taken. The workshop roof was raised, making painting easier. Teaching studio’s were made more spacious and a proper broadcasting training set-up was constructed.
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+===21 years' anniversary===
 In 1952, the [[UCT Little Theatre|Little Theatre]] celebrated its twenty-first birthday and the University Council authorized the printing of a special commemorative brochure called “Coming of Age” in which due tribute was paid to the people and players who had collaborated in upwards of 300 productions since the theatre’s beginnings.

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	The stage itself was not harmed and, despite the fierce smell burning, the performance of ''[[The Government Inspector]]'' went forth as scheduled. Over 21 years of costumes collected were destroyed, workshop gear and tools reduced to ashes and spaces used for teaching or as offices were annihilated. On account of the fire the opportunity to reconstruct the drama school was taken. The workshop roof was raised, making painting easier. Teaching studio’s were made more spacious and a proper broadcasting training set-up was constructed.		The stage itself was not harmed and, despite the fierce smell burning, the performance of ''[[The Government Inspector]]'' went forth as scheduled. Over 21 years of costumes collected were destroyed, workshop gear and tools reduced to ashes and spaces used for teaching or as offices were annihilated. On account of the fire the opportunity to reconstruct the drama school was taken. The workshop roof was raised, making painting easier. Teaching studio’s were made more spacious and a proper broadcasting training set-up was constructed.
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		+	==21 years' anniversary==
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		+	In 1952, the [[UCT Little Theatre\|Little Theatre]] celebrated its twenty-first birthday and the University Council authorized the printing of a special commemorative brochure called “Coming of Age” in which due tribute was paid to the people and players who had collaborated in upwards of 300 productions since the theatre’s beginnings.
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		+	For these celebrations [[Leonard Schach]] put on [[Lady Windermere's Fan]], which opened on August 23rd and was followed a month later by Rosalie’s production of [[Aeschylus]]’ [[Oresteia]].

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   Towards mid 1950s actors from the Flemish National Theatre in Antwerp were on tour in what was still the Belgian Congo and their tour was to be extended to South Africa. The group was under the leadership of [[Fred Engelen]] and his wife [[Tine Balder]]. Engelen and his wife returned in 1953 with another group of Flemish actors, laying the foundation for his subsequent appointment as Professor in Drama at Stellenbosch University.
-In 1952 with the 300 year celebration of Jan Van Riebeeck's arrival the ''[[Little Theatre]]'' put on [[Ivor Jones]]'s ''[[The Ball at the Castle]]'' in an open air presentation at [[The Castle]] in Cape Town. The same year the [[Little Theatre]] celebrated its twenty-first birthday and the University Council authorized the printing of a special commemorative brochure called “Coming of Age” in which due tribute was paid to the people and players who had collaborated in upwards of 300 productions since the theatre’s beginnings.
+In 1952 with the 300 year celebration of Jan Van Riebeeck's arrival the ''[[Little Theatre]]'' put on [[Ivor Jones]]'s ''[[The Ball at the Castle]]'' in an open air presentation at [[The Castle]] in Cape Town.1952
+: Rosalie’s production of [[Aeschylus]]’ [[Oresteia]].
 : ''[[The Middle Watch]]'' ([[Leonard Schach]], S.A. Naval forces)
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 : ''[[The Glass Menagerie]]'' ([[Leonard Schach]])
-: ''[[The Government Inspector]]'' ([[Leonard Schach]], [[Little Theatre Players]])
+: ''[[The Government Inspector]]'' ([[Leonard Schach]], [[Little Theatre Players]]); ''[[Lady Windermere's Fan]]'' (([[Leonard Schach]])
 : ''[[Waiting for Godot]]'' ([[Leonard Schach]]); ''[[Die Koopman van Venesië]]'' ([[University of Cape Town's Speech and Drama Department]] with [[K.A.T.]] and [[B.A.T.]], directed by [[Fred Engelen]])

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	In 1952 with the 300 year celebration of Jan Van Riebeeck's arrival the ''[[Little Theatre]]'' put on [[Ivor Jones]]'s ''[[The Ball at the Castle]]'' in an open air presentation at [[The Castle]] in Cape Town. The same year the [[Little Theatre]] celebrated its twenty-first birthday and the University Council authorized the printing of a special commemorative brochure called “Coming of Age” in which due tribute was paid to the people and players who had collaborated in upwards of 300 productions since the theatre’s beginnings.		In 1952 with the 300 year celebration of Jan Van Riebeeck's arrival the ''[[Little Theatre]]'' put on [[Ivor Jones]]'s ''[[The Ball at the Castle]]'' in an open air presentation at [[The Castle]] in Cape Town. The same year the [[Little Theatre]] celebrated its twenty-first birthday and the University Council authorized the printing of a special commemorative brochure called “Coming of Age” in which due tribute was paid to the people and players who had collaborated in upwards of 300 productions since the theatre’s beginnings.

−	For these celebrations [[Leonard Schach]] put on [[Lady ~~Windermere’s~~ Fan]], which opened on August 23rd and was followed a month later by Rosalie’s production of [[Aeschylus]]’ [[Oresteia]].	+	For these celebrations [[Leonard Schach]] put on [[Lady Windermere's Fan]], which opened on August 23rd and was followed a month later by Rosalie’s production of [[Aeschylus]]’ [[Oresteia]].
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−	With [[Fred Engelen]]’s production of [[D.F. Malherbe]]’s version of Shakespeare’s [[The Merchant of Venice]], [[Mavis Taylor]]’s costume designs were used in follow up productions in Antwerp, Belgium where foreign ties and standards with Europe were generated bringing the [[Little Theatre]] quite close to the main currents of European Theatre.
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