A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens. A Victorian company version of the novel by Charles Dickens was adapted and directed by Themi Venturas within the Music-Hall style as though directed by Dickens himself, for the University of Natal (Durban) entry for the National Arts Festival Student Drama, 1984. Stage manager Linda Nichol; Set designer Mark Faith, built by Rogers Ganesan and The Company; Costume Beth Olmesdahl and June Gielink. The cast: Mark Faith, Bradley Mart, Christopher Wells, Alan Adams, Themi Venturas, Brenda Radloff, Melanie Bowles, Celeste Litkie, Catherine Ross, Anne Harvey.

A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens, adapted by Janice Honeyman. Produced by the Civic Theatre Johannesburg, performed at the National Arts Festival, 1996, directed by Honeyman, assisted by Roy Hunter. Set design James MacNamara, costumes design Lindy Grindlay, lighting design Jane Gosnell, sound design John Shaughnessy, puppets Lynton Richards. The cast: Simon Jones, David Lee, Neville Thomas, Iain Paton, Nicky Rebelo, Robert Colman, Chris van Niekerk, Rebecca Waddell, Jennifer Woodburn, Maragret Heale, James Borthwick, Catharine Cooke, Yana Sakelaris, Alistair Prodgers, Michael McCabe, Brett Goldin, Denise Stock, Peter Holden, Mike Huff, Thomas Hall, Dale Cutts, David Butler, Simon Huff, Erin Cutts, Chelsea Hopkins.

Sources

National Arts Festival programme, 1984, 1996

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