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Major forces in [[TAG]] were : [[Mike van Graan]] (former director of the [[Community Arts Project]]), [[Johan Esterhuizen]], [[Mavis Taylor]], [[Gay Morris]], [[Bo Petersen]] and [[CAP]]'s [[Janis Merand]].
 
Major forces in [[TAG]] were : [[Mike van Graan]] (former director of the [[Community Arts Project]]), [[Johan Esterhuizen]], [[Mavis Taylor]], [[Gay Morris]], [[Bo Petersen]] and [[CAP]]'s [[Janis Merand]].
  
In 1991 [[TAG]] orgnised a mini-festival linked to their seminar in 1991. The work performed included ''[[The Time is Now]]'' by [[Mavis vcThomas]], a localized adaptation of ''[[Waiting for Lefty]]'' (Odetts).   
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In 1991 [[TAG]] orgnised a mini-festival linked to their seminar in 1991. The work performed included ''[[The Time is Now]]'' by [[Mavis Thomas]], a localized adaptation of ''[[Waiting for Lefty]]'' (Odetts).   
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==

Revision as of 09:44, 3 June 2019

Theatre Action Group (TAG was a Western Cape cultural initiative.

A co-ordinating body and cultural organisation formed in 1990, it drew together a broad spectrum of people involved in not only protest and community theatre, but also CAPAB and the drama departments of the universities of Stellenbosch and Cape Town.

Major forces in TAG were : Mike van Graan (former director of the Community Arts Project), Johan Esterhuizen, Mavis Taylor, Gay Morris, Bo Petersen and CAP's Janis Merand.

In 1991 TAG orgnised a mini-festival linked to their seminar in 1991. The work performed included The Time is Now by Mavis Thomas, a localized adaptation of Waiting for Lefty (Odetts).

Sources

Weekly Mail, 1-7 February 1991.

The Star, 8 October 1991.

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