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1976: First performed in September 1976, directed by [[Ken Leach]]?*. | 1976: First performed in September 1976, directed by [[Ken Leach]]?*. | ||
| − | 1978: A Baxter Company '78 production was directed by [[Ken Leach]]. The cast: [[Keith Grenville]], [[Henry Goodman]], [[Wilson Dunster]], [[Melanie-Ann Sher]], [[Sandra Prinsloo]], [[Merle Lifson]], [[Michele Maxwell]], [[Roland Stafford]]. | + | 1978: A [[Baxter Company '78]] production was directed by [[Ken Leach]]. The cast: [[Keith Grenville]], [[Henry Goodman]], [[Wilson Dunster]], [[Melanie-Ann Sher]], [[Sandra Prinsloo]], [[Merle Lifson]], [[Michele Maxwell]], [[Roland Stafford]]. |
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Revision as of 16:40, 16 April 2025
The Fantastical History of a Useless Man, devised by Malcolm Purkey for Junction Avenue Theatre Company (JATC). A deconstruction of the “official” South African history utilizing vaudeville techniques.
The original text
First published by Ravan Press in 1978, republished in 1995 in the collection At the Junction: Four Plays by the Junction Avenue Theatre Company by Wits University Press, Johannesburg.
Performance history in South Africa
1976: First performed in September 1976, directed by Ken Leach?*.
1978: A Baxter Company '78 production was directed by Ken Leach. The cast: Keith Grenville, Henry Goodman, Wilson Dunster, Melanie-Ann Sher, Sandra Prinsloo, Merle Lifson, Michele Maxwell, Roland Stafford.
Sources
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