District Six: The Musical

District Six: The Musical is a musical composed by David Kramer and Taliep Petersen. It tells the story of the people of District Six in Cape Town, South Africa who were forcibly removed from the area during apartheid.

Album cover of District Six: The Musical, depicting the "Seven Steps" which form a key theme in the musical[1]

It opened at the Baxter Theatre, Cape Town in April 1987[2] and ran until 1990 with more than 550 performances. It also toured internationally and was reprised at the Baxter in 2002.[3][4][5]

References
  1. Mellet, Patric Tariq (29 March 2014). "Using the 'Seven Steps of District Six' symbolically to explain the Seven tributaries to Cape Identity". Camissa People. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  2. Crary, David (6 May 1987). "Musical About Apartheid Becomes Big Hit". AP.
  3. "David Kramer & Taliep Petersen's District Six". WorldCat. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  4. Thamm, Marianne (14 February 2016). "District Six Kanala: Commemorating the void that still remains". Daily Maverick.
  5. Siebörger, Rob (16 June 2016). "A Musical as Public History: "District Six"". Public History Weekly.
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