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People are Living There by Athol Fugard. ***

First published by Buren in 1969.

First performed in ** by ***. Revived in 1969 by Peter Curtis, manager of English drama of the the state-funded Cape Performing Arts Board under the direction of Athol Fugard, with Yvonne Bryceland as “Milly” and Bill Flynn (Ken Leach?) as “Shorty”, Don played by the author and Sissy by Gillian Garlick, opening at the Hofmeyr Theatre on 14 June 1969. It was taken on tour of the country in conjunction with the other PAC’s, ?*.

Presented around 1969/70 by PACT/CAPAB in association with Phoenix Players. Directed by Athol Fugard. Cast - Milly: Yvonne Bryceland. Don: Athol Fugard. Shorty: Ken Leach. Sissy: Gillian Garlick. Set designed by Keith Anderson. Costumes designed by Jennifer Craig.

In 1989 the University of Stellenbosch Drama Department presented the play during the Lanzerac Stellenbosch Festival. The director was Noël Roos and the cast were Catherine Fenix, Arnold Hoon, Waldi Schultz and Tanya Swanepoel.

Afrikaans translation by Marko van der Colff: Daar Leef Mense Daar, produced by CAPAB, opened on 20 August 1982.

Teater SA, 1(4), 1969.

Weekly Mail, 24-30 March 1995.

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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
 First performed in ** by ***. Revived in 1969 by [[Peter Curtis]], manager of English drama of the the state-funded [[Cape Performing Arts Board]] under the direction of [[Athol Fugard]], with [[Yvonne Bryceland]] as “Milly” and [[Bill Flynn]] ([[Ken Leach]]?) as “Shorty”, Don played by the author and Sissy by [[Gillian Garlick]], opening at the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]] on 14 June 1969. It was taken on tour of the country in conjunction with the other [[PAC]]’s, ?*.
+Presented around 1969/70 by [[PACT]]/[[CAPAB]] in association with [[Phoenix Players]]. Directed by [[Athol Fugard]]. Cast - Milly: [[Yvonne Bryceland]]. Don: [[Athol Fugard]]. Shorty: [[Ken Leach]]. Sissy: [[Gillian Garlick]]. Set designed by [[Keith Anderson]]. Costumes designed by [[Jennifer Craig]].
 Produced at [[The Space]] (Cape Town) in 1972, directed by [[Bill Tanner]], with [[Yvonne Bryceland]], [[Bill Flynn]], [[Jacqui Singer]] and [[Paul Slabolepszy]]; designer [[Axel Pedersen]]; stage manager [[Bee Berman]]. Also ran on three further occasions at The Space (Cape Town) in 197*, with [[Yvonne Bryceland]], [[Pieter-Dirk Uys]], [[Glynn Day]], [[Wilson Dunster]], [[Andrea Fine]] and [[Fiona Stuart-White]].