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| − | 1976: Performed in April 1976 at the [[New Studio Theatre]] in the New Arts Block, [[University of Natal]] (Pietermaritzburg); performed at [[The Nunnery]], Johannesburg, and the [[Space Theatre]], Cape Town, directed by [[Malcolm Purkey]] for [[Junction Avenue Theatre Company]] with designs, co-devised and featuring [[William Kentridge]]. | + | 1976: Performed in April 1976 at the [[New Studio Theatre]] in the New Arts Block, [[University of Natal]] (Pietermaritzburg); performed at [[The Nunnery]], Johannesburg, and the [[Space Theatre]], Cape Town, directed by [[Malcolm Purkey]] for [[Junction Avenue Theatre Company]] with designs by, co-devised by and featuring [[William Kentridge]]. |
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]]. | ||
Revision as of 16:54, 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: Performed in April 1976 at the New Studio Theatre in the New Arts Block, University of Natal (Pietermaritzburg); performed at The Nunnery, Johannesburg, and the Space Theatre, Cape Town, directed by Malcolm Purkey for Junction Avenue Theatre Company with designs by, co-devised by and featuring William Kentridge.
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
https://www.aspireart.net/auction/lot/14-william-kentridge-south-africa-1955-/?lot=12075&sd=1
Brian Barrow and Yvonne Williams-Short (eds.). 1988. Theatre Alive! The Baxter Story 1977-1987. Cape Town: The Baxter Theatre.
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