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==The original text==
 
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Consisting of 30 different sketches, it has a loosely woven story about a once famous South African actress found murdered during a performance of "Beauty and the Beast" and how an inept police force is simply not interested in solving the case. They would rather read gossip magazines in the safety of their control room. The piece includes spoofs of high maintenance celebs, soapies, TV show, high-profile critics and anything to do with that show business.
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==

Revision as of 06:50, 14 December 2020

Spoof Full of Sugar is a revue by Malcolm Terrey (19*-2020)

The original text

Consisting of 30 different sketches, it has a loosely woven story about a once famous South African actress found murdered during a performance of "Beauty and the Beast" and how an inept police force is simply not interested in solving the case. They would rather read gossip magazines in the safety of their control room. The piece includes spoofs of high maintenance celebs, soapies, TV show, high-profile critics and anything to do with that show business.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

2009: Performed at the Auto & General Theatre on the Square, Johannesburg, directed by Malcolm Terrey with Brandon Auret, Ntsepa Pitjeng, Dianne Simpson and Pieter Bosch Botha,

Sources

https://www.artlink.co.za/news_article.htm?contentID=23541

https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2009-11-29-Theatre-Spoof-Full-of-Sugar-in-the-most-delightful-way/

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