Difference between revisions of "St. Mark's Gospel"

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== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
Presented by [[Pieter Toerien]] Productions in 1980. [[Michael Tolaydo]], [[André Huguenet Theatre]], 4-30 August.
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1980: Presented by [[Pieter Toerien]] Productions. Performed by Kenyan-born actor Michael Tolaydo [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Tolaydo], [[Baxter Theatre|Baxter Concert Hall]] mid-July; [[André Huguenet Theatre]], 4-30 August.
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
 
Listed in ''Nunsense'' theatre programme, 1988.
 
Listed in ''Nunsense'' theatre programme, 1988.
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''[[The Rand Daily Mail]]'', 11 March 1980; Review by [[Raeford Daniel]] 5 August 1980.
  
 
''[[Scenaria]]'' (20), 1980. ''Forthcoming events''.
 
''[[Scenaria]]'' (20), 1980. ''Forthcoming events''.

Latest revision as of 13:30, 4 May 2022

In January 1978 English actor Alec McGowan [1] (born 1925) devised and directed his own solo performance of the complete text of the St. Mark's Gospel, for which he received worldwide acclaim and another Tony nomination. It opened first at the Riverside Studios before beginning a long West End season at the Mermaid Theatre then at the Comedy Theatre. Taking the production to New York he appeared at the Marymount Manhattan and Playhouse theatres.

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Performance history in South Africa

1980: Presented by Pieter Toerien Productions. Performed by Kenyan-born actor Michael Tolaydo [2], Baxter Concert Hall mid-July; André Huguenet Theatre, 4-30 August.

Sources

Listed in Nunsense theatre programme, 1988.

The Rand Daily Mail, 11 March 1980; Review by Raeford Daniel 5 August 1980.

Scenaria (20), 1980. Forthcoming events.

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