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(19**-) Director. Directed ''[[Present Laughter]]'' by [[Noël Coward]] for [[Brian Brook]] in 1948/49 with [[Petrina Fry]], [[Brian Brooke]] and [[Cynthia Klette]]. Backed by [[African Consolodated Theatres]], and performed in [[His Majesty’s]] Johannesburg.  
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=== John Roberts (19**-). British-born Director, Theatre administrator. ===
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He joined the [[Brian Brooke Company]] as its General Manager in 1950.
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Directed ''[[The Winslow Boy]]'', ''[[The White Sheep of the Family]]'', ''[[A Worm's Eye View]]'', ''[[Dial M for Murder]]'', acted in ''[[Captain Carvallo]]'', ''[[Young Wives' Tale]]'', ''[[The Happiest Days of Your Life]]''.
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He directed some [[NTO]] productions on a contract basis.
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== Sources ==
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[[ESAT Bibliography Bri-Bru|Brooke]] 1978. 192, 196-201.
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=== John Roberts, (19*-). Lighting designer and technician ===
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Did lighting design for ''[[The Final Sting of the Dying Wasp]]'' ([[The Space]], 1979, directed by [[Mavis Taylor]]) and was head of lighting for ''[[Egoli: City of Gold]]'' by [[Matsemela Manaka]] (1979).
  
 
== Sources ==
 
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Tucker, 1997
 
  
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[[ESAT Bibliography Ar-Az|Astbury]] 1979.
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Latest revision as of 15:57, 5 October 2019

There are two entries with this name:

John Roberts (19**-). British-born Director, Theatre administrator.

He joined the Brian Brooke Company as its General Manager in 1950.

Directed The Winslow Boy, The White Sheep of the Family, A Worm's Eye View, Dial M for Murder, acted in Captain Carvallo, Young Wives' Tale, The Happiest Days of Your Life.

He directed some NTO productions on a contract basis.

Sources

Brooke 1978. 192, 196-201.

John Roberts, (19*-). Lighting designer and technician

Did lighting design for The Final Sting of the Dying Wasp (The Space, 1979, directed by Mavis Taylor) and was head of lighting for Egoli: City of Gold by Matsemela Manaka (1979).

Sources

Astbury 1979.

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