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| − | The [[Blue Fox]] was a theatre venue | + | The [[Blue Fox]] was a theatre venue in Johannesburg. |
| − | + | ==The venue== | |
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| + | Set up in a converted restaurant in the Oxford Hotel, in the suburb of Rosebank, Johannesburg, in the early 1970s, it was used to perform local plays. Among the plays performed were: | ||
Jerome Kilty’s ''[[Dear Liar]]'', starring [[Diane Wilson]] and [[Hugh Rouse]] (1972) | Jerome Kilty’s ''[[Dear Liar]]'', starring [[Diane Wilson]] and [[Hugh Rouse]] (1972) | ||
| − | + | [[Louis Ife]]'s ''[[Murder in Mind]]'' (1974) | |
[[Pieter-Dirk Uys]]’ ''[[Pity About People]]'' (1975). | [[Pieter-Dirk Uys]]’ ''[[Pity About People]]'' (1975). | ||
| − | [[The Company]] also staged some of their shoestring budgeted shows | + | [[The Company]] also staged some of their shoestring budgeted shows there in the period when they used it as a home for the company. (Plays performed included ''[[Hello and Goodbye]]'' by [[Athol Fugard]], ''[[May Day Adventure]]'' by [[Janice Honeyman]], ''[[Antigone]]'' by Jean Anouilh, ''[[Twelfth Night]]'', by William Shakespeare). |
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
Revision as of 06:46, 17 January 2025
The Blue Fox was a theatre venue in Johannesburg.
The venue
Set up in a converted restaurant in the Oxford Hotel, in the suburb of Rosebank, Johannesburg, in the early 1970s, it was used to perform local plays. Among the plays performed were:
Jerome Kilty’s Dear Liar, starring Diane Wilson and Hugh Rouse (1972)
Louis Ife's Murder in Mind (1974)
Pieter-Dirk Uys’ Pity About People (1975).
The Company also staged some of their shoestring budgeted shows there in the period when they used it as a home for the company. (Plays performed included Hello and Goodbye by Athol Fugard, May Day Adventure by Janice Honeyman, Antigone by Jean Anouilh, Twelfth Night, by William Shakespeare).
Sources
Tucker, 1997. p.279.
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