Koffiehuis Konserte

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A Koffiehuis Konsert ("Coffee House Concert") can refer to any of a number of theatrical and/or musical presentations over the years.

The original Cape Town Koffiehuis Konserte

The original, and probably most famous, example of a Koffiehuis Konsert was the series of Koffiehuis Konserte ("Coffee house concerts") offered as regular theatrical and/or musical presentations by the Die Oranjeklub in Die Koffiehuis (or Die Afrikaner Koffiehuis, i.e. the "Afrikaner Coffee House"), a coffee shop and venue in Cape Town, opened in 1915 and active at least till 1940.

See the entries on Die Oranjeklub, Die Koffiehuis and the Kaapstadse Afrikaanse Toneelvereniging [JH]

Other versions

Koffiehuis-konserte, Thabazimbi

Musical Koffiehuis-konserte were presented in Thabazimbi in the Northern Transvaal in the 1960s.

Koffie Oppie Huis Konserte, Cape Town and vicinity

Koffie Oppie Huis Konserte is an industrial theatre project offered by Die Sinkhuis Teater in Klapmuts, Western Cape.

See the entries on Koffie Oppie Huis Konserte and Die Sinkhuis Teater.

Sources

Du Toit, 1988

"Brandewyn en Melktert sorg vir ’n lekker konsert", Die Kwêvoel October 16, 2019 [1]

https://www.facebook.com/diesinkhuisteater/

https://www.meganshead.co.za/industrial-theatre/

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