Difference between revisions of "The Mercury Durban Theatre Awards"
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Also found as the [[Mercury Durban Theatre Awards]], [[The Durban Mercury Theatre Awards]] or [[Durban Mercury Theatre Awards]] in some sources. | Also found as the [[Mercury Durban Theatre Awards]], [[The Durban Mercury Theatre Awards]] or [[Durban Mercury Theatre Awards]] in some sources. | ||
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| + | ==The awards== | ||
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| + | Originally known simply as the [[Durban Theatre Awards]], they were established circa 2003 to recognise and reward theatre work in the city of Durban. When the local newspaper, ''[[The Mercury]]'', became its media sponsor, the name was changed to | ||
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| + | The awards were scrapped in 2018[https://sosuterbill.com/2018/03/21/durban-theatre-awards-axed/], apparently because productions had become few and far between, a situation probably worsened by the Covid epidemic. | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
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| + | https://sosuterbill.com/2018/03/21/durban-theatre-awards-axed/ | ||
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| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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| + | == Return to == | ||
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| + | Return to [[South_African_Films]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Personalities|South African Theatre Personalities]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[South_African_Radio/Plays|South African Radio Plays and Serials]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[South_African_Television/Plays|South African Television Plays and Series]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[South_African_Venues,_Companies,_Societies,_etc]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[The ESAT Entries]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[Main Page]] | ||
Revision as of 06:35, 12 December 2023
The Mercury Durban Theatre Awards are a set of annual theatre awards sponsored by The Mercury newspaper.
Also found as the Mercury Durban Theatre Awards, The Durban Mercury Theatre Awards or Durban Mercury Theatre Awards in some sources.
The awards
Originally known simply as the Durban Theatre Awards, they were established circa 2003 to recognise and reward theatre work in the city of Durban. When the local newspaper, The Mercury, became its media sponsor, the name was changed to
The awards were scrapped in 2018[1], apparently because productions had become few and far between, a situation probably worsened by the Covid epidemic.
Sources
https://sosuterbill.com/2018/03/21/durban-theatre-awards-axed/
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to South_African_Films
Return to South African Theatre Personalities
Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays
Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays
Return to PLAYS III: Collections
Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances
Return to South African Festivals and Competitions
Return to South African Radio Plays and Serials
Return to South African Television Plays and Series
Return to South_African_Venues,_Companies,_Societies,_etc
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
