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== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
1988: The SA premiere performed by [[NAPAC]]'s [[The Loft Theatre Company]] in Durban, directed by [[Murray McGibbon]] with  [[Chris Buchanan]], [[Aldo Brincat]], .
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1988: The SA premiere performed by [[NAPAC]]'s The [[Loft Theatre Company]] in Durban, directed by [[Murray McGibbon]] with  [[Chris Buchanan]], [[Aldo Brincat]], .
  
 
1992: Performed at the [[Baxter Theatre]], directed by [[Fred Abrahamse]] with [[Frantz Dobrowsky]], [[Shirley Johnston]].
 
1992: Performed at the [[Baxter Theatre]], directed by [[Fred Abrahamse]] with [[Frantz Dobrowsky]], [[Shirley Johnston]].

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The Normal Heart is a largely autobiographical play by American playwright Larry Kramer [1] (born 1935). It focuses on the rise of the HIV-AIDS crisis in New York City between 1981 and 1984, as seen through the eyes of writer/activist Ned Weeks, the gay founder of a prominent HIV advocacy group.

First performed 1985 Off-Broadway production at The Public Theater,

Performance history in South Africa

1988: The SA premiere performed by NAPAC's The Loft Theatre Company in Durban, directed by Murray McGibbon with Chris Buchanan, Aldo Brincat, .

1992: Performed at the Baxter Theatre, directed by Fred Abrahamse with Frantz Dobrowsky, Shirley Johnston.

Sources

Wikipedia [2].

Various entries in the NELM catalogue.

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