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| + | Consisting of 30 different sketches, it has a loosely woven story about a once famous South African actress found murdered during a performance of "Beauty and the Beast" and how an inept police force is simply not interested in solving the case. They would rather read gossip magazines in the safety of their control room. The piece includes spoofs of high maintenance celebs, soapies, TV show, high-profile critics and anything to do with that show business. Produced by produced by [[Andrew Ross]] of [[MadDog Productions]] and [[Lyall Ramsden]] of [[e'bluebird Productions]], the piece was first performed at the [[Auto & General Theatre on the Square]], Johannesburg in 2009. | ||
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| − | 2009: Performed at the [[ | + | 2009: Performed at the [[Auto & General Theatre on the Square]], Johannesburg, from 23 November to 31 December 2009, directed by [[Malcolm Terrey]] with [[Brandon Auret]], [[Ntsepa Pitjeng]], [[Dianne Simpson]] and [[Pieter Bosch Botha]]. |
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| + | https://www.artlink.co.za/news_article.htm?contentID=279 | ||
https://www.artlink.co.za/news_article.htm?contentID=23541 | https://www.artlink.co.za/news_article.htm?contentID=23541 | ||
Latest revision as of 06:54, 14 December 2020
Spoof Full of Sugar is a revue by Malcolm Terrey (19*-2020)
Contents
The original text
Consisting of 30 different sketches, it has a loosely woven story about a once famous South African actress found murdered during a performance of "Beauty and the Beast" and how an inept police force is simply not interested in solving the case. They would rather read gossip magazines in the safety of their control room. The piece includes spoofs of high maintenance celebs, soapies, TV show, high-profile critics and anything to do with that show business. Produced by produced by Andrew Ross of MadDog Productions and Lyall Ramsden of e'bluebird Productions, the piece was first performed at the Auto & General Theatre on the Square, Johannesburg in 2009.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
2009: Performed at the Auto & General Theatre on the Square, Johannesburg, from 23 November to 31 December 2009, directed by Malcolm Terrey with Brandon Auret, Ntsepa Pitjeng, Dianne Simpson and Pieter Bosch Botha.
Sources
https://www.artlink.co.za/news_article.htm?contentID=279
https://www.artlink.co.za/news_article.htm?contentID=23541
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