Fillis's Amphitheatre

Fillis's Amphitheatre was a permanent building in Johannesburg established by circus owner Frank Fillis in 1889, to specialise in ourdoor performances and spectacles.

Among the works put on were a reconstruction of the Niagara Falls, Dick Turpin’s ride to York and Major Wilson’s Last Stand.

These were also staged at another amphitheatre, opened in 1896 in Cape Town, alongside the Pier, at the bottom end of Adderley Street.

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