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Founded in 1968 under the leadership of [[Michal Grobbelaar]] with [[Alida van Deventer]] and [[Ann Bailes]] as the first fulltime manipulators. [[Bess Finney]] directed productions such as ''[[Peter and the Wolf]]'' (1972), ''[[Senor Onyon]]'' (1974) and ''[[Aladdin and the Magic Lamp]]'' (1974, 1981)
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Founded in 1968 under the leadership of [[Michal Grobbelaar]] with [[Alida van Deventer]] and [[Ann Bailes]] as the first fulltime manipulators.  
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The Johannesburg Civic Theatre provided children's entertainment inside the Theatre complex, at the yearly Rand Easter Show and at venues around the city, through the use of a specially outfitted city bus.
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==Productions==
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1972: ''[[Peter and the Wolf]]'' (directed by [[Bess Finney]])
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1974: ''[[Senor Onyon]]'' (directed by [[Bess Finney]]), ''[[Aladdin and the Magic Lamp]]'' (directed by [[Bess Finney]])
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1981:  ''[[Aladdin and the Magic Lamp]]'' (directed by [[Bess Finney]])
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Other productions include:
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''[[Amahl and the Night Visitors]]'', ''[[Peter and the Wolf]]'', ''[[The Sorcerer's Apprentice]]''.
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
  
 
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http://www.joburgcitytheatres.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/The-First-45-Years.pdf
  
  

Revision as of 19:52, 31 December 2025

Founded in 1968 under the leadership of Michal Grobbelaar with Alida van Deventer and Ann Bailes as the first fulltime manipulators.

The Johannesburg Civic Theatre provided children's entertainment inside the Theatre complex, at the yearly Rand Easter Show and at venues around the city, through the use of a specially outfitted city bus.

Productions

1972: Peter and the Wolf (directed by Bess Finney)

1974: Senor Onyon (directed by Bess Finney), Aladdin and the Magic Lamp (directed by Bess Finney)

1981: Aladdin and the Magic Lamp (directed by Bess Finney)

Other productions include:

Amahl and the Night Visitors, Peter and the Wolf, The Sorcerer's Apprentice.

Sources

http://www.joburgcitytheatres.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/The-First-45-Years.pdf


For more information

See also Johannesburg Civic Theatre


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