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Staged at the [[Civic Theatre]] by [[Brickhill-Burke]] for [[JODS]] in 1969. It starred [[Inia te Wiata]], [[June Hern]], [[Jean Dell]] and [[James White]]. Set and costume designs by [[Keith Anderson]].
 
Staged at the [[Civic Theatre]] by [[Brickhill-Burke]] for [[JODS]] in 1969. It starred [[Inia te Wiata]], [[June Hern]], [[Jean Dell]] and [[James White]]. Set and costume designs by [[Keith Anderson]].
  
Staged by the [[Port Elizabeth Gilbert & Sullivan Society]] in 1973.
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Staged by the [[Port Elizabeth Gilbert & Sullivan Society]] in 1973 and 1989.
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==

Revision as of 07:17, 15 October 2014

A 1949 musical composed by Richard Rodgers, with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and book by Hammerstein and Joshua Logan. [1]

The original text

The story is based on James A. Michener's Pulitzer Prize-winning 1947 book Tales of the South Pacific, combining elements of several of the stories.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

Staged at the Civic Theatre by Brickhill-Burke for JODS in 1969. It starred Inia te Wiata, June Hern, Jean Dell and James White. Set and costume designs by Keith Anderson.

Staged by the Port Elizabeth Gilbert & Sullivan Society in 1973 and 1989.

Sources

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