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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. Premiéred internationally by [[PACT]] and directed by [[Geoffrey Sutherland]] at the Johannesburg [[Civic Theatre|Civic]] in 1979. They brought out *** to star in the play and 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. |
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| + | [[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997. 375. | ||
Revision as of 17:51, 6 July 2016
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. Premiéred internationally by PACT and directed by Geoffrey Sutherland at the Johannesburg Civic in 1979. They brought out *** to star in the play and 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.
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