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The text was created by [[John Moss]] for production by [[NAPAC]] in 1981, but - like most versions of Defoe's novel ''[[Robinson Crusoe]]'' - almost certainly owes much to ''[[Robinson Crusoe, or Friday and the Fairies]]'', the 1868 pantomime by Henry J. Byron (1835-1884)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_James_Byron], which is probably the main source for most of the [[pantomime]]s inspired by Defoe's novel.
  
 
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
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1981: A version by [[John Moss]] performed by [[NAPAC]], directed by [[John Moss]] at the [[Playhouse Theatre]], Durban. 
  
 
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1983/84: The [[John Moss]] version presented by [[PACT]], directed by [[John Moss]] at the [[State Theatre]], Pretoria. Designer [[Hugh Durrant]], musical director [[Howard Morgan]], choreographer [[Rosemary Brandt]], lighting [[Tim Heale]], costume co-ordinator [[Bronwen Lovegrove]]. The cast included [[Paul Andrews]], [[Johan Engelbrecht]], [[Jocelyn Broderick]], [[James Borthwick]], [[Frantz Dobrowsky]], [[Peter Se-Puma]], [[John Lesley]], [[David Crichton]], [[Schalk Schoombie]], [[Karin Jerg]] and others.
1983/84: A version by [[John Moss]] presented by [[PACT]], directed by [[John Moss]] at the [[State Theatre]], Pretoria. Designer [[Hugh Durrant]], musical director [[Howard Morgan]], choreographer [[Rosemary Brandt]], lighting [[Tim Heale]], costume co-ordinator [[Bronwen Lovegrove]]. The cast included [[Paul Andrews]], [[Johan Engelbrecht]], [[Jocelyn Broderick]], [[James Borthwick]], [[Frantz Dobrowsky]], [[Peter Se-Puma]], [[John Lesley]], [[David Crichton]], [[Schalk Schoombie]], [[Karin Jerg]] and others.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
 
Scrapbook held by [[NELM]]: [Collection: LISTER, Moira]: 2007. 20. 6. 1.
 
 
AFRICAN CONSOLIDATED THEATRES LTD dramatic contract dated 8 December 1939 for the Robinson Crusoe pantomime, held by [[NELM]].
 
  
 
''Robinson Crusoe'' theatre programme, [[PACT]], 1983/84.
 
''Robinson Crusoe'' theatre programme, [[PACT]], 1983/84.
 
==The original text==
 
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Sources ==
 
 
[[Ludwig Wilhelm  Berthold Binge]]. 1969. ''Ontwikkeling van die Afrikaanse toneel (1832-1950)''. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.
 
[[D.C. Boonzaier]]. 1980. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage",  in ''SA Review'', 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.)
 
[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika'', Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: [[J.H. de Bussy]]. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp.
 
[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.
 
[[Elizabeth Conradie|Conradie, Elizabeth]]. 1934. ''Hollandse skrywers uit Suid-Afrika. Deel 1 (1652-1875) 'n Kultuur-historische studie''. Pretoria, [[J.H. de Bussy]] and Cape Town [[H.A.U.M.]].[http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/conr002holl01_01/index.php]
 
[[Elizabeth Conradie|Conradie, Elizabeth]],  1949. ''Hollandse skrywers uit Suid-Afrika. Deel 2 (1875-1905) 'n Kultuur-historische studie''. Pretoria, [[J.H. de Bussy]] and Cape Town [[H.A.U.M.]].[http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/conr002holl02_01/index.php]
 
[[P.J. du Toit]]. 1988. ''Amateurtoneel in Suid-Afrika''. Pretoria: Academica
 
[[Jill Fletcher]]. 1994. ''The Story of Theatre in South Africa: A Guide to its History from 1780-1930''. Cape Town: Vlaeberg: p. 
 
[[Sydney Paul Gosher]].  1988. ''A historical and critical survey of the South African one-act play written in English''. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Pretoria: [[University of South Africa]].
 
[[Temple Hauptfleisch]]. 1997. ''Theatre and Society in South Africa: Reflections in a Fractured Mirror''. Pretoria: Van Schaik[http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/85401]: pp.
 
[[J.C. Kannemeyer]]. 1984. ‘’Geskiedenis van die Afrikaanse Literatuur’’1. Tafelberg Uitgewers[http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/kann003gesk01_01/kann003gesk01_01_0024.php]: pp.
 
[[J.C. Kannemeyer]]. 1984. ‘’Geskiedenis van die Afrikaanse Literatuur’’2[http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/kann003gesk02_01/colofon.php]: pp.
 
[[Loren Kruger]] 1999. The Drama of South Africa: Plays, Pageants and Publics Since 1910 London: Routledge
 
 
[[P.W. Laidler]]. 1926. ''The Annals of the Cape Stage''. Edinburgh: William Bryce: p.
 
 
[[Brian Astbury]].  1979. The Space/Die Ruimte/Indawo. Cape Town: Moira and Azriel Fine.
 
 
[[Percy Tucker]]. 1997. ''Just the Ticket. My 50 Years in Show Business''. Johannesburg: Witwatersrand University Press. 
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 06:24, 9 April 2021

Robinson Crusoe. A Christmas Pantomime is an adapted text written and produced by John Moss

The original text

The text was created by John Moss for production by NAPAC in 1981, but - like most versions of Defoe's novel Robinson Crusoe - almost certainly owes much to Robinson Crusoe, or Friday and the Fairies, the 1868 pantomime by Henry J. Byron (1835-1884)[1], which is probably the main source for most of the pantomimes inspired by Defoe's novel.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1981: A version by John Moss performed by NAPAC, directed by John Moss at the Playhouse Theatre, Durban.

1983/84: The John Moss version presented by PACT, directed by John Moss at the State Theatre, Pretoria. Designer Hugh Durrant, musical director Howard Morgan, choreographer Rosemary Brandt, lighting Tim Heale, costume co-ordinator Bronwen Lovegrove. The cast included Paul Andrews, Johan Engelbrecht, Jocelyn Broderick, James Borthwick, Frantz Dobrowsky, Peter Se-Puma, John Lesley, David Crichton, Schalk Schoombie, Karin Jerg and others.

Sources

Robinson Crusoe theatre programme, PACT, 1983/84.

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