Annie
Annie can refer to a Southy African playwright, or to the famous Broadway musical of 1977.
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Annie the Afrikaans playwright (fl. 1920s)
Biography
Annie is the pseudonym for an unknown author.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
The only play ascribed to Annie is Hoe Willem Hanepoort 'n Les Geleer Het (1927).
Sources
Senekal, Jan and Van Aswegen, Karien (eds.). 1980. Bronne by die Studie van Afrikaanse Dramas 1900-1978. Johannesburg: Perskor
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Annie the musical (1977)
A Broadway musical, with music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin and the book by Thomas Meehan. It opened at the Alvin Theatre New York on April 21, 1977, running for 2,377 performances, making it the third longest running musical of the 1970s. [1]
The original text
Based on Harold Gray's comic strip Little Orphan Annie.
Translations and adaptations
In 1982, the movie version was released starring Albert Finney, Aileen Quinn, Ann Reinking, and Carol Burnett.
Performance history in South Africa
1979: The first South African production was by Joan Brickhill starring three young girls - Ashleigh Sendin, Diane Dupont and Memory Fick – rotating the title role, Claire Johnston playing a supporting role, Joe Stewardson, Judy Page and Brickhill herself. It ran at His Majesty’s from November 1978 to March 1979. Murray Woodfield, Michael de Pinna and Peter Abri also starred in the show.
1986: Staged by the Port Elizabeth Gilbert & Sullivan Society.
1997: Staged by the Port Elizabeth Gilbert & Sullivan Society.
1997: Presented by Cape Town Opera in July 1997, directed by David Matheson.
2007: Presented by The Young Performers Project (YPP), at the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre, Durban.
2010: Staged by the Cape Town Gilbert and Sullivan Society, directed by Kyla Thorburn, in the Artscape Theatre Centre.
2010: Performed at the Pemads Little Theatre , Port Elizabeth in December by **, featuring Mark Richardson (as "Oliver Warbucks")
Sources
The Rand Daily Mail, 5 October 1978 (Brickhill-Burke production).
Theatre programme, 1997.
Tucker, 1997.
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