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==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | Originally founded in | + | Originally founded in the 1930s, it used the [[UCT Little Theatre|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== | ==Productions== | ||
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Among their many productions have been: | Among their many productions have been: | ||
| − | + | 1936: ''[[The Distaff Side]]'' (directed by [[Ruth Cloete]]) | |
| − | + | 1937: ''[[The Importance of Being Earnest]]'' (directed by [[Wensley Pithey]]) | |
| − | 1949: ''[[Cockpit]]'' (directed by [[Leonard Schach]]) | + | 1938: ''[[Distinguished Gathering]]'' (directed by [[Betty Oliver]]) |
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| + | 1939: ''[[The Old Maid]]'' (with the [[University of Cape Town's Speech and Drama Department]], directed by [[Leontine Sagan]]); ''[[After October]]'' (directed by [[Wensley Pithey]]); ''[[Three Sisters]]'' (with the [[University of Cape Town's Speech and Drama Department]], directed by [[Wensley Pithey]]) | ||
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| + | 1941: ''[[ Quality Street ]]'' (with the [[University of Cape Town's Speech and Drama Department]]) (directed by [[Ruth Peffers]]); ''[[The Trojan Women]]'' (with the [[University of Cape Town's Speech and Drama Department]]) (directed by [[Ruth Peffers]]); ''[[Arms and the Man]] (directed by [[ Mary Holder]]) | ||
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| + | 1944: ''[[The House in Fern Road]]''; ''[[Meet Mrs Beeton]]''' ''[[The Twelve-Pound Look]]'' | ||
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| + | 1946: ''[[Ah, Wilderness! ]]'' (produced by [[Mavis Solomon]]); ''[[Berkeley Square]]'' (directed by [[Leonard Schach]]) | ||
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| + | 1947: ''[[The Adding Machine]]'' (directed by [[Cyril Chosack]]) | ||
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| + | 1948: ''[[Happy as Larry]]'' (directed by [[René Ahrenson]]) | ||
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| + | 1949: ''[[Cockpit]]'' (directed by [[Leonard Schach]]); ''[[1066, and All That]]'' (directed by [[Helen Houghton]]) | ||
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| + | 1951: ''[[The Ascent of F6]]'' (directed by [[Arnold Pearce]]); ''[[Dirty Hands]]'' (directed by [[Donald Inskip]]); ''[[Crime Passionel]]'' (directed by [[Donald Inskip]]); ''[[Beauty and the Beast]]'' (directed by [[Leonard Schach]]) | ||
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| + | 1953: ''[[On the Frontier]]'' (directed by [[Donald Inskip]]) | ||
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| + | 1954: ''[[The Beautiful People]]'' (directed by [[Arnold Pearce]]); ''[[Lord Byron's Love Letter]]'' (directed by [[Arnold Pearce]]) | ||
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| + | 1955: ''[[Caligula]]'' (produced by [[Mavis Taylor]]) | ||
1956: ''[[Spring 1600]]'' (directed by [[Leonard Schach]]) | 1956: ''[[Spring 1600]]'' (directed by [[Leonard Schach]]) | ||
| − | 1963: ''[[Krapp's Last Tape]]'' (directed by [[Edwin Polakow]]) | + | 1957: ''[[The Typewriter]]'' (directed by [[Dorothy Fairlie]]) |
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| + | 1958: ''[[Improvisation, or, The Shepherd's Chameleon]]'' (produced by [[Percy Sieff]]); ''[[The Bald Prima Donna]]'' (directed by [[A. Chiat]] and [[Percy Sieff]]) | ||
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| + | 1959: ''[[Masse-Mensch]]'' (directed by [[A. Chiat]]) | ||
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| + | 1960: ''[[Iphigenia in Tauris]]'' (directed by [[Robin Malan]]); ''[[The Prisoner]]'' (directed by [[John Pikoulis]]) | ||
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| + | 1961: ''[[The Angry Old Man]]'' (directed by [[Robin Malan]]); ''[[A Phoenix too Frequent]]'' (directed by [[John Pikoulis]]); ''[[In Camera]]'' (directed by [[John Pikoulis]]) | ||
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| + | 1962: ''[['Tis Pity She's a Whore]]'' (directed by [[Robin Malan]]) | ||
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| + | 1963: ''[[Krapp's Last Tape]]'' (directed by [[Edwin Polakow]]); ''[[Major Barbara]]'' (directed by [[Roy Sargeant]]) | ||
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| + | 1964: ''[[A Taste of Honey]]'' (directed by [[Edwin Polakow]]); ''[[The Fire Raisers]]'' (directed by [[Bill Tanner]]) | ||
| − | 1965: ''[[Aladdin]]'' (produced by [[Roy Sergeant]] and [[Keith Anderson]]) | + | 1965: ''[[Aladdin]]'' (produced by [[Roy Sergeant]] and [[Keith Anderson]]); ''[[A Resounding Tinkle]]'' (directed by [[M. Katz]]); ''[[ The Arab Party]]'' (directed by [[S. Siebert]]); ''[[The Lover]]'' ([[directed by [[Peter Grobbelaar]]); ''[[Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad]]'' (directed by [[John Mitchell]]) |
1966: ''[[Volpone]]'' (directed by [[Roy Sargeant]]) | 1966: ''[[Volpone]]'' (directed by [[Roy Sargeant]]) | ||
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| + | 1968: ''[[La Musica]]'' (directed by [[Gay Morris]]); ''[[The Man Who Married a Dumb Wife]]'' (directed by [[Limpie Basson]]); ''[[The Proposal]]'' (directed by [[Peter Grobbelaar]]) | ||
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| + | 1969: ''[[Pantagleize]]'' (directed by [[Alex Mavro]]) | ||
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| + | 1970: ''[[Stop the World – I Want to Get Off ]]'' (directed by [[Aubrey Berg]]); ''[[The Caretaker ]]'' (directed by [[Anthony Fagin]]) | ||
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| + | 1971: ''[[A New Way to Pay Old Debts]]'' (directed by [[David Lan]]) | ||
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| + | 1972: ''[[A Day in the Death of Joe Egg]]'' (directed by [[Robert Davies]]) | ||
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| + | 1973: ''[[Butley]]'' (directed by [[Craig Curtis]]) | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
Latest revision as of 13:45, 10 October 2026
The UCT Dramatic Society is a society founded at the University of Cape Town (UCT).
Contents
History
Originally founded in the 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:
1936: The Distaff Side (directed by Ruth Cloete)
1937: The Importance of Being Earnest (directed by Wensley Pithey)
1938: Distinguished Gathering (directed by Betty Oliver)
1939: The Old Maid (with the University of Cape Town's Speech and Drama Department, directed by Leontine Sagan); After October (directed by Wensley Pithey); Three Sisters (with the University of Cape Town's Speech and Drama Department, directed by Wensley Pithey)
1941: Quality Street (with the University of Cape Town's Speech and Drama Department) (directed by Ruth Peffers); The Trojan Women (with the University of Cape Town's Speech and Drama Department) (directed by Ruth Peffers); Arms and the Man (directed by Mary Holder)
1944: The House in Fern Road; Meet Mrs Beeton' The Twelve-Pound Look
1946: Ah, Wilderness! (produced by Mavis Solomon); Berkeley Square (directed by Leonard Schach)
1947: The Adding Machine (directed by Cyril Chosack)
1948: Happy as Larry (directed by René Ahrenson)
1949: Cockpit (directed by Leonard Schach); 1066, and All That (directed by Helen Houghton)
1951: The Ascent of F6 (directed by Arnold Pearce); Dirty Hands (directed by Donald Inskip); Crime Passionel (directed by Donald Inskip); Beauty and the Beast (directed by Leonard Schach)
1953: On the Frontier (directed by Donald Inskip)
1954: The Beautiful People (directed by Arnold Pearce); Lord Byron's Love Letter (directed by Arnold Pearce)
1955: Caligula (produced by Mavis Taylor)
1956: Spring 1600 (directed by Leonard Schach)
1957: The Typewriter (directed by Dorothy Fairlie)
1958: Improvisation, or, The Shepherd's Chameleon (produced by Percy Sieff); The Bald Prima Donna (directed by A. Chiat and Percy Sieff)
1959: Masse-Mensch (directed by A. Chiat)
1960: Iphigenia in Tauris (directed by Robin Malan); The Prisoner (directed by John Pikoulis)
1961: The Angry Old Man (directed by Robin Malan); A Phoenix too Frequent (directed by John Pikoulis); In Camera (directed by John Pikoulis)
1962: 'Tis Pity She's a Whore (directed by Robin Malan)
1963: Krapp's Last Tape (directed by Edwin Polakow); Major Barbara (directed by Roy Sargeant)
1964: A Taste of Honey (directed by Edwin Polakow); The Fire Raisers (directed by Bill Tanner)
1965: Aladdin (produced by Roy Sergeant and Keith Anderson); A Resounding Tinkle (directed by M. Katz); The Arab Party (directed by S. Siebert); The Lover ([[directed by Peter Grobbelaar); Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad (directed by John Mitchell)
1966: Volpone (directed by Roy Sargeant)
1968: La Musica (directed by Gay Morris); The Man Who Married a Dumb Wife (directed by Limpie Basson); The Proposal (directed by Peter Grobbelaar)
1969: Pantagleize (directed by Alex Mavro)
1970: Stop the World – I Want to Get Off (directed by Aubrey Berg); The Caretaker (directed by Anthony Fagin)
1971: A New Way to Pay Old Debts (directed by David Lan)
1972: A Day in the Death of Joe Egg (directed by Robert Davies)
1973: Butley (directed by Craig Curtis)
Sources
Trek 8(25):22, 1944.
https://theatrelives.co.za/people/roy-sargeant/
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