African Theatre - Revision history

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As the name of a theatre venue

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To refer to an African style or form of theatre

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The African Theatre, Cape Town (1800-1835)

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 (2) as the name of a specific theatre [[Venue|venue]] called [[The African Theatre]].
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 There have likewise been many [[Venue|venues]] with this name, in and outside South Africa.
 == [[The African Theatre]], Cape Town (1800-1835)==

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 (1) as a generic term, equivalent to [[African Drama]] and/or [[African Performance]] (see also [[Drama]] and [[Performance]])
 (2) as the name of a specific theatre [[Venue|venue]] called [[The African Theatre]].
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 There have likewise been many [[Venue|venues]] with this name, in and outside South Africa.
-== [[The African Theatre]], Cape Town (1800-1835) ==
+== [[The African Theatre]], Cape Town (1800-1835)==
 The best known and one of the most influential in the early evolution of the theatre and performance practice in South Africa has been [[The African Theatre]] in Cape Town. Also known officially by its [[Dutch]] name as "[[Di Afrikaansche Schouwburg]]", it was designed by [[Sir George Yonge]] and opened in 1800, closing as a theatre in 1835. The building  still exists in Cape Town, a listed historic building now known as [[St Stephen's Church]].

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 '''For more information'''
-See for instance entries under [[Africa]],  [[African]], [[African Performance]], etc
+See for instance entries under [[Africa]],  [[African]],  etc
 Banham, Rotimi, Igweonu (2011),

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 == To refer to an [[African]] style or form of theatre ==
-In the second place as a reference to a style or form of theatre deriving from Africa. In this case the  difficulties pointed out become particularly acute.
+In the second place as a reference to a style or form of theatre or performance deriving from Africa. In this case the  difficulties pointed out become particularly acute.
 '''For more information'''
-See entries under [[Africa]] and [[African]]
+See for instance entries under [[Africa]],  [[African]], [[African Performance]], etc
 Banham, Rotimi, Igweonu (2011),

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 '''For a full discussion, see the entry under [[The African Theatre]]'''
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 Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Venues|South African Theatre Venues, Companies, Societies, etc ]]

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 The term [[African Theatre]] is really quite a difficult one to define, and it has been used in numerous ways over the years - falling roughly into two broad categories:
-(1) as a generic term, equivalent to [[African Drama]] and/or [[African Performance]](see also [[Drama]] and [[Performance]])
+(1) as a generic term, equivalent to [[African Drama]] and/or [[African Performance]] (see also [[Drama]] and [[Performance]])
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