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| − | Since the early 1980s she has been writing and directing plays for young audiences. She started the [[Two Hoots Company]] in Cape Town with [[Liz Mills]] in 19**. Moving to Johannesburg, she started the [[Out of the Box Company]]. Her work is characterised by audience participation. In ''[[Rainbow Land]]'', an educational play about nature conservation, the ten to twelve year olds in the audience form an integral part of the action, representing the inhabitants of the endangered land. It is a technique also used in her other plays, e.g. The ''[[Jubba Jugga Junkyard Jolllies]]'' and ''[[Hey!Hooray!]]''. | + | Since the early 1980s she has been writing and directing plays for young audiences. She started the [[Two Hoots Company]] in Cape Town with [[Liz Mills]] in 19**. Moving to Johannesburg, she started the [[Out of the Box Company]]. Her work is characterised by audience participation. In ''[[Rainbow Land]]'', an educational play about nature conservation, the ten to twelve year olds in the audience form an integral part of the action, representing the inhabitants of the endangered land. It is a technique also used in her other plays, e.g. The ''[[Jubba Jugga Junkyard Jolllies]]'' and ''[[Hey!Hooray!]]''. She also wrote ''[[Beware the Moonshadows]]''. |
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Revision as of 16:22, 14 March 2017
Annie Barnes (19**-) Actress, children’s theatre author and practitioner.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
Since the early 1980s she has been writing and directing plays for young audiences. She started the Two Hoots Company in Cape Town with Liz Mills in 19**. Moving to Johannesburg, she started the Out of the Box Company. Her work is characterised by audience participation. In Rainbow Land, an educational play about nature conservation, the ten to twelve year olds in the audience form an integral part of the action, representing the inhabitants of the endangered land. It is a technique also used in her other plays, e.g. The Jubba Jugga Junkyard Jolllies and Hey!Hooray!. She also wrote Beware the Moonshadows.
Sources
Various entries in the NELM catalogue.
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