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== The People's Theatre, Johannesburg ==
 
== The People's Theatre, Johannesburg ==
 
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[[Jill Gerard]] and [[Joyce Levinsohn]] presented children’s plays at the [[Intimate Theatre]]  under the banner the company they called [[Peoples Theatre]]. They staged their Easter holiday production, ''[[Tales of Beatrix Potter]]'' there in 1983.
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See [[Peoples Theatre]]''' (A company founded by [[Jill Girard]] in 1991.)
 
 
[[Jill Gerard]] then founded the [[Peoples Theatre]] as a theatre company for young people.  The company went on to present ''[[Winnie the Pooh]]'' and ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]'' at the Intimate in 1991. They presented ''[[Peter Pan]]'' and ''[[Pinocchio]]'' in 1992. Together with Nedbank and [[Penguin Publishers]] [[Gill Gerard]] took a tour of ''[[Peter Rabbit and Other Tales]]'' to Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban in 1993. Together with '''[[PACT]]''' they staged ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]'' in 1993. 
 
 
 
The Company later made the its home at [[Joburg Theatre Complex]] (formally the [[Johannesburg Civic Theatre]], staging over 8 productions per year.
 
 
 
=== Sources ===
 
 
 
[[Percy Tucker]], 1997
 
 
 
http://www.peoplestheatre.co.za/Mermaid/About_us.html   
 
 
 
=== For more information ===
 
  
 
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Revision as of 07:22, 20 November 2015

The term "people's theatre"

See People's theatre

Specific companies using the name People's Theatre

There have been three companies over the years that have called themselves this:

The People's Theatre, Cape Town

An amateur theatre group in the Western Cape, active during the 1970-1980s. **

Sources

Julian Smith, 1990,p37

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The Ravensmead People's Theatre, Cape Town

An amateur theatre group in the Western Cape, active during the 1970-1980s. **

Sources

Julian Smith, 1990,p37

The People's Theatre, Johannesburg

See Peoples Theatre (A company founded by Jill Girard in 1991.)

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