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| − | The Cambridge University European Theatre Group is a self-sufficient, entirely student-run theatrical company, which | + | The Cambridge University European Theatre Group is a self-sufficient, entirely student-run theatrical company, which has been touring a Shakespeare play around Europe for two and a half weeks every December, since 1957. it was founded in 1957 by a group of students that included Sir Trevor Nunn and Sir Derek Jacobi (now patron), who that took ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' on tour across most of Switzerland for a period of just under two weeks during December. |
| − | + | The tour then consisted of half a dozen actors and a set transported in two fruit vans. Today it is a more ambitious coach-bound operation; a company of 25 or so tour with professional lighting and sound equipment, costumes and an experimental set, enabling us to put on a show absolutely anywhere. | |
| − | + | Each year they visit around twelve venues - ranging from professional theatres, to schools and universities, and even to churches and converted bread-ovens – and travel through five or six countries. | |
| − | + | South African playwright and critic [[Stephen Gray]] was director of the company for 3 years (1962-1964). | |
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| + | == Sources == | ||
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| + | Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]] | ||
| + | == Return to == | ||
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| + | Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Venues|South African Theatre Venues, Companies, Societies, etc ]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[The ESAT Entries]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[Main Page]] | ||
Revision as of 10:05, 25 January 2014
The Cambridge University European Theatre Group is a self-sufficient, entirely student-run theatrical company, which has been touring a Shakespeare play around Europe for two and a half weeks every December, since 1957. it was founded in 1957 by a group of students that included Sir Trevor Nunn and Sir Derek Jacobi (now patron), who that took Romeo and Juliet on tour across most of Switzerland for a period of just under two weeks during December.
The tour then consisted of half a dozen actors and a set transported in two fruit vans. Today it is a more ambitious coach-bound operation; a company of 25 or so tour with professional lighting and sound equipment, costumes and an experimental set, enabling us to put on a show absolutely anywhere.
Each year they visit around twelve venues - ranging from professional theatres, to schools and universities, and even to churches and converted bread-ovens – and travel through five or six countries.
South African playwright and critic Stephen Gray was director of the company for 3 years (1962-1964).
Sources
Go to South African Theatre/Bibliography
Return to
Return to South African Theatre Venues, Companies, Societies, etc
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
