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==The University==
 
==The University==
  
Located in Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape province,  it was founded in 1904 as '''[[Rhodes University College]]''' ('''[[R.U.C]]'''), through a grant from the [[Cecil John Rhodes]] Trust, it became a constituent college of the [[University of South Africa]] in 1918,  before becoming the independent [[Rhodes University]] ([[RU]]) the university in 1951.
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Located in Makhanda (formerly Grahamstown) in the Eastern Cape province,  it was founded in 1904 as '''[[Rhodes University College]]''' ('''[[R.U.C]]'''), through a grant from the [[Cecil John Rhodes]] Trust. It became a constituent college of the [[University of South Africa]] in 1918,  before becoming the independent [[Rhodes University]] ([[RU]]) in 1951.
  
 
The University has played a significant role in the evolution of theatre and theatre studies in South Africa, ''inter alia'' through the staff and students of its Departments of English,  [[Afrikaans]],  Musicology and [[Rhodes University Drama Department|Drama]] (including the [[First Physical Theatre Company]]).
 
The University has played a significant role in the evolution of theatre and theatre studies in South Africa, ''inter alia'' through the staff and students of its Departments of English,  [[Afrikaans]],  Musicology and [[Rhodes University Drama Department|Drama]] (including the [[First Physical Theatre Company]]).
  
The University has also played a central role in the annual [[Grahamstown Festival|National Arts Festival]] and has published ''[[Cue]]'', the official newpaper of the annual [[Grahamstown Festival|National Arts Festival]] every year almost from the inception of the Festival.
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The University has also played a central role in the annual [[Grahamstown Festival|National Arts Festival]] and, through the university Journalism Department, has published ''[[Cue]]'', the official newspaper of the annual [[Grahamstown Festival|National Arts Festival]] every year almost from the inception of the Festival.
  
== [[Rhodes University Drama Department]] ==
 
  
The Drama Department was founded in 19** and is situated in a theatre centre consisting of the [[Rhodes University Theatre]], the [[Box Theatre]], and for many years has hosted the  [[First Physical Theatre Company]] as in-house company.
 
  
=== Heads of Department ===
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For more information on the Drama Department, see '''[[Rhodes University Drama Department]]'''
  
Prof. [[Roy Sargeant]] (from 1973 - 1982)
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For more information on the Rhodes University Theatre and Box Theatre, see '''[[Rhodes University Theatre Complex]]'''
 
 
Prof. [[Francois Swart]] (1983 -1985?)
 
 
 
Prof. [[Beth Dickerson]] (acting Head, 1986)
 
 
 
Prof. [[Sydney James]] (from 1987 - 1991)
 
 
 
Prof. [[Beth Dickerson]] (acting Head, 1991 - 1992)
 
 
 
Prof. [[Gary Gordon]] (from 1992 - 2009?)
 
 
 
Prof. [[Andrew Buckland]] (2010 - June 2013)
 
 
 
Dr [[Heike Gehring]] (from ? to present)
 
 
 
=== Productions ===
 
 
 
1971: ''[[The Playboy of the Western World]]'', directed by [[Beth Dickerson]]
 
 
 
1975: ''[[Katherine Mansfield and the Writing Game]]'', directed by [[Beth Dickerson]]
 
 
 
1976: ''[[Make Like Slaves]]'', directed by [[Roy Sargeant]]; ''[[Riders to the Sea]]'' and ''[[In the Shadow of the Glen]]'', directed by [[Beth Dickerson]]; ''[[The Owl and the Pussycat Went to See...]]'', directed by [[Jane Osborne]].
 
 
 
1982: ''[[Richard Gush of Salem]]'', directed by [[Rosalie van der Gucht]]
 
 
 
1988: ''[[Story Theatre]]'', directed by [[Sydney James]]
 
 
 
1989: ''[[The Crucible]]'', directed by [[Reza de Wet]]
 
 
 
1991: ''[[Little Mary Sunshine]]'', directed by [[Sydney James]]; ''[[The Ghost Sonata]]'', directed by [[Reza de Wet]]
 
 
 
1992: ''[[Hamlet]]'', directed by [[Ilse van Hemert]]
 
 
 
1993: ''[[The Good Person of Szechwan]]'', directed by [[Andrew Buckland]]; ''[[Edward II]]'', directed by [[David Alcock]]; ''[[Leaving Out Profanity]]'', directed by [[Neil Borland]]
 
 
 
2004: ''[[Concealment]]'', directed by [[Reza de Wet]]
 
 
 
2007: ''[[Heathcliff Goes Home]]'', directed by [[Reza de Wet]]
 
 
 
===[[Rhodes Drama]] and the [[Grahamstown Festival]]===
 
 
 
From its inception the Drama Department has played a central role in the annual [[Grahamstown Festival]] (todya known as the '''[[National Arts Festival]]''' of '''[[NAF]]''')
 
 
 
For more information, see the '''[[Grahamstown Festival]]'''
 
 
 
=== The [[Rhodes Journalism Department]] and ''Cue'' ===
 
 
 
The [[Rhodes University]] journalism department produces ''[[Cue]]'', the official newpaper of the annual [[Grahamstown Festival|National Arts Festival]] every year from early in the history of the Festival.
 
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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https://www.ru.ac.za/introducingrhodes/historyofrhodes/
 
https://www.ru.ac.za/introducingrhodes/historyofrhodes/
 
http://www.ru.ac.za/drama/
 
  
 
http://www.ru.ac.za/
 
http://www.ru.ac.za/
  
https://www.ru.ac.za/drama/latestnews/theatreluminaryeducatorandco-founderofthenationalartsfestivalroysar.html
 
 
''[[Daily Dispatch]]'', 15 May 1991
 
 
''[[Daily Dispatch]]'', 30 March 1993
 
 
''[[Hamlet]]'' programme, 1992
 
  
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
 
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Latest revision as of 15:29, 4 January 2024

Rhodes University is one of the oldest universities in South Africa.

The University

Located in Makhanda (formerly Grahamstown) in the Eastern Cape province, it was founded in 1904 as Rhodes University College (R.U.C), through a grant from the Cecil John Rhodes Trust. It became a constituent college of the University of South Africa in 1918, before becoming the independent Rhodes University (RU) in 1951.

The University has played a significant role in the evolution of theatre and theatre studies in South Africa, inter alia through the staff and students of its Departments of English, Afrikaans, Musicology and Drama (including the First Physical Theatre Company).

The University has also played a central role in the annual National Arts Festival and, through the university Journalism Department, has published Cue, the official newspaper of the annual National Arts Festival every year almost from the inception of the Festival.


For more information on the Drama Department, see Rhodes University Drama Department

For more information on the Rhodes University Theatre and Box Theatre, see Rhodes University Theatre Complex

Sources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodes_University

https://www.ru.ac.za/introducingrhodes/historyofrhodes/

http://www.ru.ac.za/


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