King Kong a venture in the theatre

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This is the story of an inter-racial venture in South Africa. Many hundreds of white people and Africans in the Union’s four largest cities worked selflessly together to give the cast of the musical King Kong the opportunity for Africans to make their first major break-through in the world of entertainment. In ten weeks of playing time this jazz opera was seen by 120,000 people of all races – success achieved in the face of great difficulties peculiar to the South African scene. This book is thus not only an account of theatrical success; it is also a social document.

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South African History Online. (2012, January 9). King Kong a venture in the theatre. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0071929

South African History Online (2012) 'King Kong a venture in the theatre', South African History Online, 9 January. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0071929 (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

South African History Online, King Kong a venture in the theatre [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0071929, (accessed 22 October 2026).

"King Kong a venture in the theatre." South African History Online, 9 Jan. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0071929. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

South African History Online. "King Kong a venture in the theatre." South African History Online. January 9, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0071929.