Alexander Upstairs

The Alexander Upstairs is a small theatre venue in central Cape Town, above the Alexander Bar and Café.

Also referred to as the Alexander Bar, Café and Theatre or the Alexander Bar and Theatre.

Styled a "microtheatre", it came about when Edward van Kuik and Nicholas Spagnoletti,  the owners of the Alexander Bar and Café,  decided to turn  50m² of unused office space into a small theatre with black surrounds, 44 raked seats, a tiny dressing room and a control desk area.

Offers a festival-style pro­gram­ming model fea­tur­ing drama, com­edy, cabaret, jazz, acoustic ses­sions, read­ings and more.

Plays performed there since its inception include:

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