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1975: Presented by [[CAPAB]] on tour at various venues in the Eastern Cape (February) and also at the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]], opening 5 April, directed by [[Eileen Thorns]]. | 1975: Presented by [[CAPAB]] on tour at various venues in the Eastern Cape (February) and also at the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]], opening 5 April, directed by [[Eileen Thorns]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:16, 9 June 2026
Story Theatre refers to two titles: a play by Paul Sils and a production devised by Jill Girard and Joyce Levinsohn.
Contents
Story Theatre by Paul Sills [1]]
The original text
It is a set of modern adaptations of Grimm and Aesop folk fables. It opened on Broadway at the Ambassador Theatre on October 26, 1970.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1972: Presented by UCT Drama Department, directed by Aubrey Berg, with Philip Godawa and Beverley Melnick.
1973/1974: Produced by PACT at the Alexander Theatre, directed by Aubrey Berg with Frantz Dobrowsky, Janice Honeyman, Paul Slabolepszy, Richard Haines and Eckard Rabe.
1975: Presented by CAPAB on tour at various venues in the Eastern Cape (February) and also at the Hofmeyr Theatre, opening 5 April, directed by Eileen Thorns.
1978: Presented by Colin Law at His Majesty's Theatre, Johannesburg (March) and at the Rowe Theatre, Pietermaritzburg (April), directed by David Crichton.
1988: Presented by Rhodes University Drama Department directed by Sydney James in March and April.
Story Theatre by Jill Girard and Joyce Levinsohn
Performance history in South Africa
1986: Presented by Children's Theatre Productions in the Intimate Theatre, directed by Jill Girard and Joyce Levinsohn.
1987: Presented by Children's Theatre Productions in the Intimate Theatre, directed by Jill Girard and Joyce Levinsohn.
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Sills'_Story_Theatre
Greyvenstein, Walter 1988. The history and development of children's theatre in English in South Africa. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Johannesburg: Rand Afrikaans University.
Tucker, 1997. 307-8.
Go to ESAT Bibliography
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Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays
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