Rhodes University Drama Department

Rhodes University Drama Department

The Drama Department was founded in 19** and is situated in a theatre centre consisting of the Rhodes University Theatre, the Box Theatre, and for many years has hosted the First Physical Theatre Company as in-house company.

Heads of Department

Prof. Roy Sargeant (from 1973 - 1982)

Prof. Francois Swart (1983 -1985?)

Prof. Beth Dickerson (acting Head, 1986)

Prof. Sydney James (from 1987 - 1991)

Prof. Beth Dickerson (acting Head, 1991 - 1992)

Prof. Gary Gordon (from 1992 - 2009?)

Prof. Andrew Buckland (2010 - June 2013)

Dr Heike Gehring (from ? to present)

Productions

1971: The Playboy of the Western World, directed by Beth Dickerson

1975: Katherine Mansfield and the Writing Game, directed by Beth Dickerson

1976: Make Like Slaves, directed by Roy Sargeant; Riders to the Sea and In the Shadow of the Glen, directed by Beth Dickerson; The Owl and the Pussycat Went to See..., directed by Jane Osborne.

1979: Absurd Person Singular, directed by Chris Weare

1982: Richard Gush of Salem, directed by Rosalie van der Gucht

1988: Story Theatre, directed by Sydney James

1989: The Crucible, directed by Reza de Wet

1991: Little Mary Sunshine, directed by Sydney James; The Ghost Sonata, directed by Reza de Wet

1992: Hamlet, directed by Ilse van Hemert

1993: The Good Person of Szechwan, directed by Andrew Buckland; Edward II, directed by David Alcock; Leaving Out Profanity, directed by Neil Borland

2004: Concealment, directed by Reza de Wet

2007: Heathcliff Goes Home, directed by Reza de Wet

Rhodes Drama and the Grahamstown Festival

From its inception the Drama Department has played a central role in the annual Grahamstown Festival (today known as the National Arts Festival of NAF)

For more information, see the National Arts Festival