SACEE One-act Play Festival
SACEE One-act Play Festival is the name given to a series of festivals for schools instigated and promoted at all its local branches by the South African Council for English Education (SACEE).
The acronym for the South African Council for English Education,
As part of its mandate, the South African Council for English Education, (SACEE) encouraged its local branches to stage one-act play festivals for schools in various towns and cities, generally referred to as the SACEE One-act Play Festivals.
Pretoria for instance has hosted a festival successfully from 1975 onwards, with the finals usually held in the Piet van der Walt Theatre in Pretoria. A variety of certificates and trophies were awarded and a noteworthy feature is the predominance of South African plays entered. Among the winners over the years have been were Damon Galgut for No. 1 Utopia Lane (1981).
There have also been festivals Springs and other locations.
Sources
Gosher, 1988 [JH]
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