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Founded by [[Elizabeth Sneddon]], 1951. Its first theatre, the [[Theatre Workshop]], consisted of converted lecture rooms in the University of Natal’s City Buildings, Warwick Avenue, to perform classical and modern works (including [[Athol Fugard]]’s ''[[The Blood Knot]]'' (1961)). The Natal Theatre Workshop Company’s greatest success, [[Welcome Msomi]]’s ''[[Umabatha]]'' (1970),  was presented in the University's [[Pieter Scholz Open Air Theatre|Open Air Theatre]] and London (in 1972).  Productions were also presented at the [[Theatre Royal]], [[Criterion]], [[Durban City Hall]] and on the UND campus before the acquisition of [[City Centre]] as its home between 1973 and 1981.  Also presented works by i.a. Feydeau, Beckett, Pinter, [[Pieter-Dirk Uys]], [[Douglas Livingstone]] and [[Geraldine Aron]], by such directors as [[Pieter Scholtz]], [[Ann Wakefield]], [[Norman Marshall]], [[John Rogers]] and [[Ian Steadman]].  The Company also presented a varied educational programme for schools throughout KwaZulu-Natal.
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Founded by [[Elizabeth Sneddon]], 1951. Its first theatre, the [[Theatre Workshop]], consisted of converted lecture rooms in the University of Natal’s City Buildings, Warwick Avenue, to perform classical and modern works (including [[Athol Fugard]]’s ''[[The Blood Knot]]'' (1961)). The Natal Theatre Workshop Company’s greatest success, [[Welcome Msomi]]’s ''[[Umabatha]]'' (1970),  was presented in the University's [[Pieter Scholtz Open Air Theatre|Open Air Theatre]] and London (in 1972).  Productions were also presented at the [[Theatre Royal]], [[Criterion]], [[Durban City Hall]] and on the UND campus before the acquisition of [[City Centre]] as its home between 1973 and 1981.  Also presented works by i.a. Feydeau, Beckett, Pinter, [[Pieter-Dirk Uys]], [[Douglas Livingstone]] and [[Geraldine Aron]], by such directors as [[Pieter Scholtz]], [[Ann Wakefield]], [[Norman Marshall]], [[John Rogers]] and [[Ian Steadman]].  The Company also presented a varied educational programme for schools throughout KwaZulu-Natal.
  
 
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Revision as of 16:51, 7 January 2011

Founded by Elizabeth Sneddon, 1951. Its first theatre, the Theatre Workshop, consisted of converted lecture rooms in the University of Natal’s City Buildings, Warwick Avenue, to perform classical and modern works (including Athol Fugard’s The Blood Knot (1961)). The Natal Theatre Workshop Company’s greatest success, Welcome Msomi’s Umabatha (1970), was presented in the University's Open Air Theatre and London (in 1972). Productions were also presented at the Theatre Royal, Criterion, Durban City Hall and on the UND campus before the acquisition of City Centre as its home between 1973 and 1981. Also presented works by i.a. Feydeau, Beckett, Pinter, Pieter-Dirk Uys, Douglas Livingstone and Geraldine Aron, by such directors as Pieter Scholtz, Ann Wakefield, Norman Marshall, John Rogers and Ian Steadman. The Company also presented a varied educational programme for schools throughout KwaZulu-Natal.

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