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| − | devised by [[Malcolm Purkey]] for [[Junction Avenue Theatre Company]] ([[Junction Avenue Theatre Company|JATC]]). A deconstruction of the “official” South African history utilizing vaudeville techniques | + | ''[[The Fantastical History of a Useless Man]]'', devised by [[Malcolm Purkey]] for [[Junction Avenue Theatre Company]] ([[Junction Avenue Theatre Company|JATC]]). A deconstruction of the “official” South African history utilizing vaudeville techniques. |
| − | + | == The original text == | |
| + | First published by [[Ravan Press]] in 1978, republished in 1995 in ''At the Junction: four plays by the Junction Avenue Theatre Company'' Johannesburg: Witwatersrand University Press. | ||
| − | First | + | == Performance history in South Africa == |
| + | 1976: First performed in September 1976, directed by [[Ken Leach]]?*. | ||
| + | 1978: A Baxter Company '78 production was directed by [[Ken Leach]]. The cast: [[Keith Grenville]], [[Henry Goodman]], [[Wilson Dunster]], [[Melanie-Ann Sher]], [[Sandra Prinsloo]], [[Merle Lifson]], [[Michele Maxwell]], [[Roland Stafford]]. | ||
| + | == Sources == | ||
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| + | == Return to == | ||
Return to [[ESAT Plays 1 F|F]] | Return to [[ESAT Plays 1 F|F]] | ||
Revision as of 16:03, 14 April 2020
The Fantastical History of a Useless Man, devised by Malcolm Purkey for Junction Avenue Theatre Company (JATC). A deconstruction of the “official” South African history utilizing vaudeville techniques.
The original text
First published by Ravan Press in 1978, republished in 1995 in At the Junction: four plays by the Junction Avenue Theatre Company Johannesburg: Witwatersrand University Press.
Performance history in South Africa
1976: First performed in September 1976, directed by Ken Leach?*.
1978: A Baxter Company '78 production was directed by Ken Leach. The cast: Keith Grenville, Henry Goodman, Wilson Dunster, Melanie-Ann Sher, Sandra Prinsloo, Merle Lifson, Michele Maxwell, Roland Stafford.
Sources
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