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== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
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1979: Staged by [[NAPAC]] for their tenth Christmas production in the [[Alhambra Theatre]] in Durban.
  
[[NAPAC]] staged this comedy at [[His Majesty’s]] in 1980. It starred [[Taylor Kent|Taylor]] and [[Barry Kent]].**
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1980: Staged by [[NAPAC]] at [[His Majesty’s]], starring [[Taylor Kent|Taylor]] and [[Barry Kent]].**
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1986: Staged by [[NAPAC]] in The [[Natal Playhouse]], directed and choreographed by [[Geoffrey Sutherland]],
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Assistant director was Bryan Hill and musical director was [[Graham Scott]]. Sets by [[Geoffrey Sutherland]] and costumes by [[Antony Bullimore]].
  
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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[[NAPAC]] theatre programme, 1986.
  
 
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[[Petru Wessels|Petru]] & [[Carel Trichardt]] theatre programme collection.
  
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

Revision as of 07:45, 14 September 2015

Christian! is a musical with music by Nick Taylor, lyrics by Taylor and Alex Learmont and book by Nick and Birthe Taylor.

The musical has the extended title: Christian! or Follow the Man with the Big Bass Drum in the Holy Glory Band! and has also been staged as Follow that Man.

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Performance history in South Africa

1979: Staged by NAPAC for their tenth Christmas production in the Alhambra Theatre in Durban.

1980: Staged by NAPAC at His Majesty’s, starring Taylor and Barry Kent.**

1986: Staged by NAPAC in The Natal Playhouse, directed and choreographed by Geoffrey Sutherland,


Assistant director was Bryan Hill and musical director was Graham Scott. Sets by Geoffrey Sutherland and costumes by Antony Bullimore.


Sources

NAPAC theatre programme, 1986.

Petru & Carel Trichardt theatre programme collection.

Go to ESAT Bibliography

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