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''[[Black and White Follies]]'' by [[Janice Honeyman]]. A  riotous send-up of mining bosses.  This was Janice Honeyman’s opening production for the [[Warehouse]] in 1987.**
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''[[Black and White Follies]]'' is a political satire.  
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==The original text==
 
==The original text==
  
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Given as a satirical review by "[[The Successpits]]", it offered a riotous send-up of the role of mining bosses in the 1980s.
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
Mar 1987 - A satirical revue
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1987 - Presented as the opening production for [[The Warehouse]] at the [[Market Theatre]], dircted by a[[Janice Honeyman]] with [[Gina Benjamin]], [[Andrew Buckland]], [[Sello Maake]], [[Neil McCarthy]], [[Thembi Mtshali]], [[Thoko Ntshinga]], [[Fiona Ramsay]], [[Louis Sebeko]].  
The Successpits
 
Dir. : Janice Honeyman
 
Cast : Gina Benjamin, Andrew Buckland, Sello Maake, Neil McCarthy,
 
          Thembi Mtshali, Thoko Ntshinga, Fiona Ramsay, Louis Sebeko.
 
 
 
  
 
==Sources==
 
==Sources==
  
 
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[[Ruphin Coudyzer]]. 2023. Annotated list of his photographs of [[Market Theatre]] productions. (Provided by Coudyzer)
  
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

Latest revision as of 18:36, 7 January 2024

Black and White Follies is a political satire.

The original text

Given as a satirical review by "The Successpits", it offered a riotous send-up of the role of mining bosses in the 1980s.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1987 - Presented as the opening production for The Warehouse at the Market Theatre, dircted by aJanice Honeyman with Gina Benjamin, Andrew Buckland, Sello Maake, Neil McCarthy, Thembi Mtshali, Thoko Ntshinga, Fiona Ramsay, Louis Sebeko.

Sources

Ruphin Coudyzer. 2023. Annotated list of his photographs of Market Theatre productions. (Provided by Coudyzer)

Go to ESAT Bibliography

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