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[[Loren Kruger]], 1999: 163
 
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[[Walter Greyvenstein|Greyvenstein, Walter]] 1988. ''The history and development of children's theatre in English in South Africa''. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Johannesburg: Rand Afrikaans University.
  
 
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== For more information ==

Revision as of 13:56, 22 May 2026

The People's Space (Volksruimte in Afrikaans/Indawo Yezizwe in Xhosa) was a continuation of the Space Theatre after the original founder Brian Astbury and his wife Yvonne Bryceland left to settle in England in 1979.

Renamed under the management of Rob Amato and backed by Muriel Fine and others, the theatre continued its predecessor’s provocative work, though often serving rather as venue than as production company, till 1981.

Productions

Among the significant new works were:

Date?: Matsemela Manaka’s Egoli

1978: Zakes Mda’s Dark Voices Ring

1980: The Hill, Cowboy Mouth, Fanshen.

Date?: Kessie Govender’s Working Class Hero.

1981: Salomé, Edward II, Bent, Alice!, The Marionettes of Cachiporra

Sources

Loren Kruger, 1999: 163

Greyvenstein, Walter 1988. The history and development of children's theatre in English in South Africa. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Johannesburg: Rand Afrikaans University.

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