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| − | The [[Pioneer Theatre]] was an ''avant garde'' venue founded in Johannesburg by [[Leo Kerz]] in | + | The [[Pioneer Theatre]] was an ''avant garde'' venue founded in Johannesburg by [[Leo Kerz]] in the late 1930s. The theatre was used to stage a number of cutting edge European and American plays from the 1930s. |
Stage productions done there include Brecht's ''[[The Threepenny Opera]]'', (1938), ''[[Gas]]'' (1938), ''[[Miracle at Verdun]]'' (1939); Odets's ''[[Golden Boy]]'' (1940) and ''[[The Cradle Will Rock]]'' (1941) | Stage productions done there include Brecht's ''[[The Threepenny Opera]]'', (1938), ''[[Gas]]'' (1938), ''[[Miracle at Verdun]]'' (1939); Odets's ''[[Golden Boy]]'' (1940) and ''[[The Cradle Will Rock]]'' (1941) | ||
Revision as of 10:01, 20 September 2015
The Pioneer Theatre was an avant garde venue founded in Johannesburg by Leo Kerz in the late 1930s. The theatre was used to stage a number of cutting edge European and American plays from the 1930s.
Stage productions done there include Brecht's The Threepenny Opera, (1938), Gas (1938), Miracle at Verdun (1939); Odets's Golden Boy (1940) and The Cradle Will Rock (1941)
Sources
Louise Hirschfield Collection, The Harvard Theatre Collection[1]
Colin Naylor, 1990. Contemporary designers, p. 294.
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