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| − | + | [[The Colony]] was a performance venue and nightclub situated in the Hyde Park Hotel, Johannesburg. | |
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| + | On some implications of the name: see the entry on '''[[Colonialism]]''' | ||
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| + | ==The venue== | ||
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| + | ==Contribution to South African theatre, film, media and performance== | ||
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| + | 1962: [[Leon Gluckman]]’s revue, ''[[Wait a Minim!]]'' was first staged here with musicians [[Andrew Tracey]] and [[Paul Tracey]], [[Kendrew Lascelles]] and [[Jeremy Taylor]]. [[Anthony Farmer]] was the set designer. They toured the country for eleven months, | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
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| + | [[Percy Tucker]]. 1997. ''Just the Ticket. My 50 Years in Show Business''. Johannesburg: [[Witwatersrand University Press]]. | ||
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| + | == Return to == | ||
Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Venues|South African Theatre Venues, Companies, Societies, etc ]] | Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Venues|South African Theatre Venues, Companies, Societies, etc ]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:24, 2 January 2024
The Colony was a performance venue and nightclub situated in the Hyde Park Hotel, Johannesburg.
On some implications of the name: see the entry on Colonialism
Contents
The venue
Contribution to South African theatre, film, media and performance
1962: Leon Gluckman’s revue, Wait a Minim! was first staged here with musicians Andrew Tracey and Paul Tracey, Kendrew Lascelles and Jeremy Taylor. Anthony Farmer was the set designer. They toured the country for eleven months,
Sources
Percy Tucker. 1997. Just the Ticket. My 50 Years in Show Business. Johannesburg: Witwatersrand University Press.
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