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| − | The [[Fresco Theatre Company]] is an independent South African theatre group | + | The [[Fresco Theatre Company]] is an independent South African theatre group based in Johannesburg. |
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==The company== | ==The company== | ||
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==Productions== | ==Productions== | ||
| − | Among their productions have been ''[[Black and Blue]]'', ''[[Black Mamba]]'', ''[[Boababs Don't Grow Here]]'', ''[[ | + | Among their productions have been ''[[Black and Blue]]'' (2004), ''[[Black Mamba]]'' (2008), ''[[Boababs Don't Grow Here]]'' (2002), ''[[De Wet's Dream]]'' (2005), ''[[Electric JuJu]]'' (2006), ''[[The Famished Road]]'' (2009), ''[[Jutro]]'' (2007), ''[[Kaput]]'' and ''[[Sunday Morning]]'', ''[[Tom, Dick or Harry]]'' (), ''[[Wood for the Trees]]'' (2005) and ''[[2 for the Price of 1]]'' (2005). |
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Latest revision as of 06:10, 4 October 2026
The Fresco Theatre Company is an independent South African theatre group based in Johannesburg.
Also simply referred to as Fresco Theatre in some sources.
Contents
The company
The company was founded in 2002 by artists James Cuningham and Helen Iskander. Drawing on their professional performance backgrounds and training the company offers dynamic theatre workshops and stage productions tailored around physical theatre, improvisation, and youth performance training, based on drawing on their training with Keith Johnstone (founder of Theatresports), Jacques Lecoq and John Wright as well as their considerable experience devising a wide range of new plays.
Productions
Among their productions have been Black and Blue (2004), Black Mamba (2008), Boababs Don't Grow Here (2002), De Wet's Dream (2005), Electric JuJu (2006), The Famished Road (2009), Jutro (2007), Kaput and Sunday Morning, Tom, Dick or Harry (), Wood for the Trees (2005) and 2 for the Price of 1 (2005).
Sources
https://www.jamescuningham.com/fresco-archive
https://theatre4youth.co.za/theatre/fresco-theatre/
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