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| − | [[Gill Gerard]] and [[Joyce Levinsohn]] presented children’s plays at the [[Intimate Theatre]] under the banner [[People's Theatre]]. They staged their Easter holiday production, ''[[Tales of Beatrix Potter]]'' there in 1983. [[Gill Gerard]]’s [[People’s Theatre]] presented ''[[Winnie the Pooh]]'' and ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]'' at the Intimate in 1991. They presented Peter Pan in 1992. Together with Nedbank and [[Penguin Publishers]] [[Gill Gerard]] took a tour of ''[[Peter Rabbit and Other Tales]]'' to Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban in 1993. Together with [[PACT]] they staged ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]'' in 1993. | + | [[Gill Gerard]] and [[Joyce Levinsohn]] presented children’s plays at the [[Intimate Theatre]] under the banner [[People's Theatre]]. They staged their Easter holiday production, ''[[Tales of Beatrix Potter]]'' there in 1983. [[Gill Gerard]]’s [[People’s Theatre]] presented ''[[Winnie the Pooh]]'' and ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]'' at the Intimate in 1991. They presented Peter Pan in 1992. Together with Nedbank and [[Penguin Publishers]] [[Gill Gerard]] took a tour of ''[[Peter Rabbit and Other Tales]]'' to Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban in 1993. Together with '''[[PACT]]''' they staged ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]'' in 1993. |
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The term "people's theatre"
See People's theatre
Specific companies using the name People's Theatre
There have been two companies over the years that have called themselves this:
The People's Theatre, Cape Town
An amateur theatre group in the Western Cape, active during the 1970-1980s. **
Sources
Julian Smith, 1990,p37
For more information
The People's Theatre, Johannesburg
Gill Gerard and Joyce Levinsohn presented children’s plays at the Intimate Theatre under the banner People's Theatre. They staged their Easter holiday production, Tales of Beatrix Potter there in 1983. Gill Gerard’s People’s Theatre presented Winnie the Pooh and The Wizard of Oz at the Intimate in 1991. They presented Peter Pan in 1992. Together with Nedbank and Penguin Publishers Gill Gerard took a tour of Peter Rabbit and Other Tales to Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban in 1993. Together with PACT they staged The Wizard of Oz in 1993.
Sources
Percy Tucker, 1997
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