The Nunnery
A theatre space used by the School of Performing Arts at the University of the Witwatersrand. Originally a convent hall, as a performance space for the University of the Witwatersrand's School of Dramatic Art (1973-1976). The venue is steeped in theatrical tradition as companies like the Junction Avenue Theatre Company and the Market Theatre Company staged productions there when there were no other theatres available.
It has been retained as a teaching venue for use by the The Wits School of Arts (Dramatic Art).
Productions
Productions staged here include:
1975: Fortune and Men's Eyes
1977: Circus Boy, Wooze Bear
1979: Alice
1981: Miranda and the Magic Sponge
Sources
Percy Tucker, 1997
Greyvenstein, Walter 1988. The history and development of children's theatre in English in South Africa. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Johannesburg: Rand Afrikaans University.
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