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The [[Pioneer Theatre]] was a venue founded in Johannesburg by [[Leo Kerz]] in 193*. The theatre was used to stage a number of cutting edge European and American plays from the 1930s. | The [[Pioneer Theatre]] was a venue founded in Johannesburg by [[Leo Kerz]] in 193*. The theatre was used to stage a number of cutting edge European and American plays from the 1930s. | ||
| − | Stage productions done there include Brecht's ''[[The Threepenny Opera]]'', (1938), ''[[Miracle at Verdun]]'' (1939); Odets's ''[[Golden Boy]]'' (1940) and ''[[The Cradle Will Rock]]'' (1941) | + | Stage productions done there include Brecht's ''[[The Threepenny Opera]]'', (1938), ''[[GAS]]'' (1938), ''[[Miracle at Verdun]]'' (1939); Odets's ''[[Golden Boy]]'' (1940) and ''[[The Cradle Will Rock]]'' (1941) |
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| − | + | Louise Hirschfield Collection, The Harvard Theatre Collection[http://www.louisehirschfeld.com/img_06.html] | |
Colin Naylor, 1990. ''Contemporary designers'', p. 294. | Colin Naylor, 1990. ''Contemporary designers'', p. 294. | ||
Revision as of 08:04, 20 September 2015
The Pioneer Theatre was a venue founded in Johannesburg by Leo Kerz in 193*. The theatre was used to stage a number of cutting edge European and American plays from the 1930s.
Stage productions done there include Brecht's The Threepenny Opera, (1938), GAS (1938), Miracle at Verdun (1939); Odets's Golden Boy (1940) and The Cradle Will Rock (1941)
Sources
Louise Hirschfield Collection, The Harvard Theatre Collection[1]
Colin Naylor, 1990. Contemporary designers, p. 294.
