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Revision as of 11:28, 10 October 2026
The UCT Dramatic Society is a society founded at the University of Cape Town (UCT).
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History
Originally founded in the late 1930s, it used the Little Theatre on the Hiddingh Campus for most of its productions. All students - not simply Drama students - were able to participate in the productions. One such member was Roy Sargeant, who went on to become a prolific theatre director and, as Head of English Drama at the SABC, TV producer.
Productions
Among their many productions have been:
1939: The Old Maid (with the University of Cape Town's Speech and Drama Department), directed by Leontine Sagan.
1944: The House in Fern Road, Meet Mrs Beeton, The Twelve-Pound Look,
1948: Happy as Larry (directed by René Ahrenson)
1949: Cockpit (directed by Leonard Schach)
1956: Spring 1600 (directed by Leonard Schach)
1960: Iphigenia in Tauris (directed by Robin Malan)
1961: The Angry Old Man (directed by Robin Malan)
1962: 'Tis Pity She's a Whore (directed by Robin Malan)
1963: Krapp's Last Tape (directed by Edwin Polakow)
1965: Aladdin (produced by Roy Sergeant and Keith Anderson)
1966: Volpone (directed by Roy Sargeant)
1968: La Musica (dircted by Gay Morris)
Sources
Trek 8(25):22, 1944.
https://theatrelives.co.za/people/roy-sargeant/
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