Children's Theatre
Children's Theatre ( Kinderteater or Kindertoneel in Afrikaans) is normally used to refer to to all matters pertaining to theatre for children or theatre by children.
General concept
Theatre for children
Theatre by children
Children's theatre in South Africa
See the article Childrens Theatre in South Africa
Companies active in South Africa
Children's Theatre Incorporated, Johannesburg (known as The Children's Theatre)
Children's Theatre Club, Cape Town
Nasionale Kinderteater
The Nasionale Kinderteater ("National childres's theatre") was founded by Johan Bernard in 1968, funded by his mother. The company also included Johan Geyser (stage manager) and Lydia Theron (actress). They undertook a successful tour of the Transvaal towns with Bernard's translation of James Ambrose Brown's play Die Drie Wense ("The Three Wishes"), but then the funding was withdrawn by Mrs Bernard and the tour ended.
Sources
Greyvenstein, Walter 1988a. The history and development of children's theatre in English in South Africa. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Johannesburg: Rand Afrikaans University.
Greyvenstein, Walter 1988b. Why not play in the classroom? Lyra Academica, 3(2):50-62.
Greyvenstein, Walter 1989a. Children's theatre in South Africa. Part I. Lantern, 38(2):17-24.
Greyvenstein, Walter 1989b Children's theatre in South Africa. Part II. Lantern, 38(3):28-35.
Greyvenstein, Walter 1989c. Let us entertain you! children’s theatre and popular entertainment. South African Theatre Journal, 3(2):51-68.
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