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==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
  
An indirect spin-off of the play is ''[[District Six - Kanala]]'' by [[David Kramer]], written and produced as a tribute to the people and artists of the suburb.  
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An indirect spin-off of the play is ''[[District Six - Kanala]]''[http://www.thefugard.com/whats-on/currently-on/item/district-six-kanala] by [[David Kramer]], written and produced as a tribute to the people and artists of the suburb.
  
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==

Revision as of 08:47, 13 July 2016

District Six – The Musical is a musical play by David Kramer and Taliep Petersen.

The original text

A sensationally popular and award-winning musical play lamenting life in, and destruction of, the Cape Town suburb called District Six, it was co-written by Kramer and Petersen.

The text is unpublished.

Translations and adaptations

An indirect spin-off of the play is District Six - Kanala[1] by David Kramer, written and produced as a tribute to the people and artists of the suburb.

Performance history in South Africa

1987: First performed in the Baxter Theatre from 11 April, under the direction of Fred Abrahamse, presented by The Baxter Theatre and Blik Productions, and had a number of runs there. Musical direction by Taliep Petersen.

1988: The play toured the country (e.g. playing at The Market Theatre in February and the Edinburgh FestivalEdinburgh Festival)

1990: The play finished its first run at the Joseph Stone Theatre, Cape Town.

2002: Revived at the Baxter Theatre by Kramer in 2002, winning the authors a Fleur du Cap Award for Best Contribution to a Musical or Revue.

Sources

District Six – The Musical theatre programme, Baxter Theatre.


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