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| − | ''The Archon'' by | + | ''[[The Archon]]'' is a rock musical by two Greek composers. An original rock musical about an extraterrestial being who comes to earth to bring peace. |
| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| + | Premiéred internationally by [[PACT]] and directed by [[Geoffrey Sutherland]] at the Johannesburg [[Civic Theatre|Civic]] in 1979. The cast included [[Ian Henderson]], [[Rosandra Chapman]], [[Cathy Cota]], [[Michael de Pinna]], [[Johan Engelbrecht]], [[Mo McColl]], [[Tim Plewman]], [[Etienne Puren]], [[Claire Robins]] and [[Lynsey Shmukler]]. They used up an immense technical budget. Besides protests about its theme from certain Christian communities, it also failed as a production and lost [[PACT]] a great deal of money. | ||
| + | == Sources == | ||
| + | [[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997. 375. | ||
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| + | ''[[Hoofstad]]'', 12 February 1981. | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:45, 7 July 2018
The Archon is a rock musical by two Greek composers. An original rock musical about an extraterrestial being who comes to earth to bring peace.
Performance history in South Africa
Premiéred internationally by PACT and directed by Geoffrey Sutherland at the Johannesburg Civic in 1979. The cast included Ian Henderson, Rosandra Chapman, Cathy Cota, Michael de Pinna, Johan Engelbrecht, Mo McColl, Tim Plewman, Etienne Puren, Claire Robins and Lynsey Shmukler. They used up an immense technical budget. Besides protests about its theme from certain Christian communities, it also failed as a production and lost PACT a great deal of money.
Sources
Tucker, 1997. 375.
Hoofstad, 12 February 1981.
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