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A theatre company established at the [[University of the Witwatersrand]] ([[Wits]]) in the early 1920's, beginning with three performances of ''[[The Tempest]]'' at the [[Palladium Theatre]], Johannesburg in 1923. (Incidental music was played by an ensemble of six which included Prof [[Percival Kirby]], head of the Dept of Music at [[Wits]]). | A theatre company established at the [[University of the Witwatersrand]] ([[Wits]]) in the early 1920's, beginning with three performances of ''[[The Tempest]]'' at the [[Palladium Theatre]], Johannesburg in 1923. (Incidental music was played by an ensemble of six which included Prof [[Percival Kirby]], head of the Dept of Music at [[Wits]]). | ||
| − | + | ==Productions== | |
| + | Productions staged by the organisation include: | ||
| + | 1923: ''[[The Tempest]]'' | ||
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| + | 1929: ''[[A Trip to Scarborough]]'', ''[[The Vikings of Helgeland]]'' (1929?) | ||
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| + | 1950: ''[[The Boy With A Cart]]'' and ''[[Androcles and the Lion]]'' | ||
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| + | 1951: ''[[The Lady's not for Burning]]'' | ||
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| + | 1955: ''[[Dark of the Moon]]'' | ||
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| + | 1957/1958?: ''[[Julius Caesar]]'' | ||
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| + | 1972: ''[[Animal Farm]]'' | ||
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| + | Date unknown: ''[[Tiger at the Gates]]'' | ||
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''[[Teaterforum]]'', 4(1), 1983, 113. | ''[[Teaterforum]]'', 4(1), 1983, 113. | ||
| − | + | [[Walter Greyvenstein]] 1988. ''The history and development of children's theatre in English in South Africa''. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Johannesburg: [[Rand Afrikaans University]]. | |
| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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A theatre company established at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) in the early 1920's, beginning with three performances of The Tempest at the Palladium Theatre, Johannesburg in 1923. (Incidental music was played by an ensemble of six which included Prof Percival Kirby, head of the Dept of Music at Wits).
Productions
Productions staged by the organisation include:
1923: The Tempest
1929: A Trip to Scarborough, The Vikings of Helgeland (1929?)
1950: The Boy With A Cart and Androcles and the Lion
1951: The Lady's not for Burning
1955: Dark of the Moon
1957/1958?: Julius Caesar
1972: Animal Farm
Date unknown: Tiger at the Gates
Sources
Tucker, 1997. 206.
Teaterforum, 4(1), 1983, 113.
Walter Greyvenstein 1988. The history and development of children's theatre in English in South Africa. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Johannesburg: Rand Afrikaans University.
Go to ESAT Bibliography
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