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[[Phil Levard]] (19**-). Stage director. Also known as [[Philip D. Levard]]
 
[[Phil Levard]] (19**-). Stage director. Also known as [[Philip D. Levard]]
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==Biography==
  
 
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
 
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
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He was the producer of most of [[African Theatres]]’ major productions in the 1940s.
 
  
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===As writer===
 
He co-wrote (with [[Frank Dix]]) and directed ''[[Robinson Crusoe]]'', presented by [[African Theatres]] in 1922/1923.
 
He co-wrote (with [[Frank Dix]]) and directed ''[[Robinson Crusoe]]'', presented by [[African Theatres]] in 1922/1923.
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===As director/producer===
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He was the producer of most of [[African Theatres]]’ major productions in the 1940s. Productions staged by him include:
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1922: ''[[Robinson Crusoe]]'' ([[African Theatres]])
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1923: ''[[Robinson Crusoe]]'' ([[African Theatres]])
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1939: ''[[Robinson Crusoe]]'' ([[African Consolidated Theatres]])
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1941: ''[[Alice in Wonderland]]''  ([[African Consolidated Theatres]])
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1943: ''[[Dick Whittington and his Cat]]''
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1943: ''[[No, No, Nanette]]''
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1944: ''[[Cinderella]]''
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1945: ''[[The Peepshow of 1945]]'' ([[African Consolidated Theatres]])
  
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In 1939 he did the pantomime ''[[Robinson Crusoe]]'', in 1941 ''[[Alice in Wonderland]]'' at the [[Standard Theatre]] with an all children cast. In 1943 he had a huge success with ''[[No, No, Nanette]]'' at the [[Empire Theatre]], Johannesburg and helped the country celebrate the end of the war with ''[[The Peepshow of 1945]]''.
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1945: ''[[Aladdin]]''  
  
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He directed the pantomime ''[[Robinson Crusoe]]'' for [[African Consolidated Theatres]], 1939. Produced ''[[Alice in Wonderland]]'' based on the book by Lewis Caroll for [[African Consolidated Theatres]] at the [[Standard Theatre]] in 1941.
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1946: ''[[Robinson Crusoe]]''
  
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He presented ''[[Robinson Crusoe]]'' once again at the inaugural ceremony of [[His Majesty's Theatre]] in December 1946.  
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1950: ''[[Brigadoon]]'' (his final production for [[African Consolidated Theatres|ACT]]).
  
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In 1950 he directed ''[[Brigadoon]]'', which [[African Consolidated Theatres|ACT]] staged. This was the last production which he directed for them.
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1955: ''[[Oklahoma!]]''  
  
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Other productions include ''[[Dick Whittington and his Cat]]'' (1943), ''[[Cinderella]]'' (1944), ''[[Aladdin]]'' (1945), ''[[Oklahoma!]]'' (1955), ''[[Annie Get Your Gun]]'' (1956).
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1956: ''[[Annie Get Your Gun]]''  
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==

Revision as of 10:45, 28 June 2026

Phil Levard (19**-). Stage director. Also known as Philip D. Levard

Biography

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

As writer

He co-wrote (with Frank Dix) and directed Robinson Crusoe, presented by African Theatres in 1922/1923.

As director/producer

He was the producer of most of African Theatres’ major productions in the 1940s. Productions staged by him include:

1922: Robinson Crusoe (African Theatres)

1923: Robinson Crusoe (African Theatres)

1939: Robinson Crusoe (African Consolidated Theatres)

1941: Alice in Wonderland (African Consolidated Theatres)

1943: Dick Whittington and his Cat

1943: No, No, Nanette

1944: Cinderella

1945: The Peepshow of 1945 (African Consolidated Theatres)

1945: Aladdin

1946: Robinson Crusoe

1950: Brigadoon (his final production for ACT).

1955: Oklahoma!

1956: Annie Get Your Gun

Sources

Tucker, 1997.

Various entries in the NELM catalogue.


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