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UCT RESEARCH REPORT 2012
The Little Theatre
Research report 2012
Director: Associate Professor
Christopher Weare
Production Manager: Mr Luke Ellenbogen
Administrative Assistant: Nabeelah Khan
Head of Wardrobe: Ms Leigh Bishop
Unit Profile
The Little Theatre is an interfaculty unit run in association
with the Drama Department. It provides theatre spaces
and facilities for theatre research for departments within
the University as well as opportunities for production
for theatre, film, television companies and community
groups. It has at its disposal the 250 seat proscenium
arch Little Theatre, the flexible staging 70 seat Arena
Theatre, the 60 seat Intimate Theatre, the Hiddingh
Hall (flexible space), the 40 seat Playroom which is an
experimental space and numerous outside spaces on
the Hiddingh Campus as well as a scenery workshop,
costume wardrobe, furniture and properties store. In
addition to staging productions, the Little Theatre
serves as an informal resource for past students and
members of the public needing theatre information.
Assistance is provided whenever possible.
Contact Details
Postal Address: Little Theatre, University of Cape Town,
Little Theatre Workshop Building, Hiddingh Campus,
Orange Street, Cape Town, 8001
Telephone: +27 21 480 7129
Fax: +27 21 480 7106
E-mail: littletheatre@uct.ac.za
Research Output
Articles in Peer-reviewed Journals
Fleishman, M.J. 2012. The difference of performance as
research. Theatre Research International, 37(1): 28-37.
Creative works
Productions
Weare, C. 2012,
“An Absolute Turkey”,
Directing, Theatre,
Student Actors, Little Theatre, (07/03/2012 - 17/03/2012).
Hyland, G. 2012
“All’s Well That Ends Well”
by William
Shakespeare, Direction, Set Design, Student Actors,
The Central School of Speech and Drama/ University of
London, (01/04/2012 - 30/04/2012).
Hyland, G. 2012,
“Between”
by Oskar Brown, Direction,
Set and Costume Design, Theatre, Professional Actors,
International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival, Ireland and
English Theatre, Berlin, Germany (01/05/2012 - 31/05/2012)
Tshazibane, M, 2012,
“Bhengu Sonyangaza”,
Directing,
Theatre, Student Actors, Arena Theatre, Cape Town,
(18/09/2012 – 21/09/2012).
Tshazibane, M, 2012
“uNonyada noMademfu”
, Directing,
Theatre, Student Actors, Arena Theatre, Cape Town,
(10/03/2012 – 17/03/2012).
Temmingh, S, 2012
“LeonceenLena”
Directing, Theatre, Student
Actors, Little Theatre, Cape Town, (27/03/2012 – 31/03/2012).
Ellenbogen, L, 2012,
“A Streetcar Named Desire”,
Directing, Theatre, Student Actors, Arena Theatre, Cape
Town, (11/05/2012 – 19/05/2012).
Sesiu, S, 2012
“Friday Blues”,
Written and Directing,
Theatre, Student Actors, Arena Theatre, Cape Town,
(23/05/2012 – 26/05/2012).
Singer, J, 2012
“Dreams of Clytemnestra”,
Directing,
Theatre, Student Actors, Little Theatre, Cape Town,
(11/05/2012 – 14/05/2012).
Temmingh, S, 2012
“Cassamba Labamba”,
Directing,
Theatre, Student Actors, Movement Room, Cape Town,
(18/09/2012 – 21/09/2012).
Stopford, C, 2012,
“The Crucible”,
Directing, Theatre,
Student Actors, Rehearsal Studio, Cape Town, (18/09/2012
– 21/09/2012).
Hyland, G. 2012,
“Sacred Elephant”
, Direction, Theatre,
Professional Actors, Intimate Theatre, Cape Town,
(02/02/2012 – 18/02/2012).
Singer, J, 2012
“Remembered”,
Directing, Theatre,
Student Actors, UNESCO World Festival of Theatre
Schools; Romania, Romania, (02/09/2012 – 12/09/2012).
Temmingh, S, 2012,
“Skop”
Directing, Theatre,
Professional Actors, Woordwest Festival, Stellenbosch,
(25/01/2012 – 18/02/2012).
Hyland, G. 2012,
“Wounds to the Face”,
Direction,
Theatre, Student Actors, York University Dept of Theatre,
Toronto, Canada, (01/10/2012 – 30/10/2012).
Hyland, G. 2012,
“Our Country’s Good” by Timberlake
Wertenbaker,
Direction, Theatre, Student Actors, York
University Dept of Theatre, Toronto, Canada, (01/10/2012
– 30/10/2012).