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1953: First produced in South Africa when the [[Johannesburg Repertory Society|Johannesburg Reps]] celebrated their twenty-fifth anniversary. The production starred [[Tessa Laubscher]]. | 1953: First produced in South Africa when the [[Johannesburg Repertory Society|Johannesburg Reps]] celebrated their twenty-fifth anniversary. The production starred [[Tessa Laubscher]]. | ||
| − | 1967: Staged by [[JODS]] in the [[Zion Hall]] in Johannesburg, directed by [[Taubie Kushlick]], with [[Mary-Ann Berold|Mary-Ann]] (Gigi), [[Joyce Bradley]] (Mme. Alvarez), [[Mary Harrison]] (Andree), [[Ivan Berold]] (Gaston Lachaille), [[George Jackson]] (Victor), [[Sybil Barnett]] (Alicia) and [[Sylvia Goldberg]] (Sidonie). | + | 1967: Staged by [[JODS]] in the [[Zion Hall]] in Johannesburg, directed by [[Taubie Kushlick]], with [[Mary-Ann Berold|Mary-Ann]] (Gigi), [[Joyce Bradley]] (Mme. Alvarez), [[Mary Harrison]] (Andree), [[Ivan Berold]] (Gaston Lachaille), [[George Jackson]] (Victor), [[Sybil Barnett]] (Alicia) and [[Sylvia Goldberg]] (Sidonie). Decor by [[Nina Campbell-Quine]] and costumes by [[Edele Chaskalson]]. |
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Gigi is a popular 1951 Broadway play by American screenwriter, playwright and author Anita Loos (1889-1981) [1]. The play is based on the French novella of the same name by Colette.
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Gigi is the stage name of the South African actress Perlé van Schalkwyk.
The original text
A number of stage, stage musical and film adaptations have been based on Gigi [2] the 1944 novella by French novelist Colette (Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette, 1873–1954) [3].
Performance history in South Africa
1953: First produced in South Africa when the Johannesburg Reps celebrated their twenty-fifth anniversary. The production starred Tessa Laubscher.
1967: Staged by JODS in the Zion Hall in Johannesburg, directed by Taubie Kushlick, with Mary-Ann (Gigi), Joyce Bradley (Mme. Alvarez), Mary Harrison (Andree), Ivan Berold (Gaston Lachaille), George Jackson (Victor), Sybil Barnett (Alicia) and Sylvia Goldberg (Sidonie). Decor by Nina Campbell-Quine and costumes by Edele Chaskalson.
Presented by CAPAB, opening 14 December 1966, at the Hofmeyr Theatre, directed by visiting American director Stanley Waren [4].
Sources
JODS theatre programme, 1967.
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