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In 1976 [[Shirley Firth]] and [[Pieter Toerien]] took a lease on the '''Little Theatre, Johannesburg''' and renamed it the '''Barnato Theatre''', after mining magnate and theatre personality [[Barney Barnato]]. Their opening production Caught in the Act, devised and directed by England’s Charles Ross with Anna Quayle and Graham Armitage in 1976. Royce Ryton’s The Other Side of the Swamp starring Ryton himself, together with Eckard Rabe under direction by Graham Armitage was staged here in 1976. It ran for a year. Toerien-Firth staged The Monkey Walk starring Barbara Kinghorn and British actor Richard Warwick, later replaced by Paul Jericco here in 1977. Toerien-Firth produced Mothers and Fathers with Clive Parnell, Lesley Nott, Elizabeth Rae and Ian Winter which was staged here in 1980. *** (See also Little Theatre, Johennesburg. ) (Tucker, 1997)

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		+	The [[Barnato Theatre]] is a venue in Johannesburg.
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		+	(Also referred to as [[The Barnato]])
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		+	==The venue==
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	In 1976 [[Shirley Firth]] and [[Pieter Toerien]] took a lease on the '''[[Little Theatre, Johannesburg\|Little Theatre]]''' situated in Cornerhouse Building, Johannesburg and renamed it the '''Barnato Theatre''', after mining magnate and theatre personality [[Barney Barnato]]. Their opening production ''[[Caught in the Act]]'', devised and directed by England’s [[Charles Ross]] with [[Anna Quayle]] and [[Graham Armitage]] in 1976. [[Royce Ryton]]’s ''[[The Other Side of the Swamp]]'' starring Ryton himself, together with [[Eckard Rabe]] under direction by [[Graham Armitage]] was staged here in 1976. It ran for a year. Toerien-Firth staged ''[[The Monkey Walk]]'' starring [[Barbara Kinghorn]] and British actor [[Richard Warwick]], later replaced by [[Paul Jericco]] here in 1977. [[ Toerien-Firth Company]] produced ''[[Mothers and Fathers]]'' with [[Clive Parnell]], [[Lesley Nott]], [[Elizabeth Rae]] and [[Ian Winter]] which was staged here in 1980.		In 1976 [[Shirley Firth]] and [[Pieter Toerien]] took a lease on the '''[[Little Theatre, Johannesburg\|Little Theatre]]''' situated in Cornerhouse Building, Johannesburg and renamed it the '''Barnato Theatre''', after mining magnate and theatre personality [[Barney Barnato]]. Their opening production ''[[Caught in the Act]]'', devised and directed by England’s [[Charles Ross]] with [[Anna Quayle]] and [[Graham Armitage]] in 1976. [[Royce Ryton]]’s ''[[The Other Side of the Swamp]]'' starring Ryton himself, together with [[Eckard Rabe]] under direction by [[Graham Armitage]] was staged here in 1976. It ran for a year. Toerien-Firth staged ''[[The Monkey Walk]]'' starring [[Barbara Kinghorn]] and British actor [[Richard Warwick]], later replaced by [[Paul Jericco]] here in 1977. [[ Toerien-Firth Company]] produced ''[[Mothers and Fathers]]'' with [[Clive Parnell]], [[Lesley Nott]], [[Elizabeth Rae]] and [[Ian Winter]] which was staged here in 1980.

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 == Sources ==
-[[Percy Tucker]]
+[[Percy Tucker]] 1997. ''Just the Ticket. My 50 Years in Show Business''. Johannesburg: Witwatersrand University Press.
 Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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−	In 1976 [[Shirley Firth]] and [[Pieter Toerien]] took a lease on the '''[[Little Theatre, Johannesburg\|Little Theatre]]''' situated in Cornerhouse Building, Johannesburg and renamed it the '''Barnato Theatre''', after mining magnate and theatre personality [[Barney Barnato]]. Their opening production ''[[Caught in the Act]]'', devised and directed by England’s [[Charles Ross]] with [[Anna Quayle]] and [[Graham Armitage]] in 1976. [[Royce Ryton]]’s ''[[The Other Side of the Swamp]]'' starring Ryton himself, together with [[Eckard Rabe]] under direction by [[Graham Armitage]] was staged here in 1976. It ran for a year. Toerien-Firth staged ''[[The Monkey Walk]]'' starring [[Barbara Kinghorn]] and British actor [[Richard Warwick]], later replaced by [[Paul Jericco]] here in 1977. [[ Toerien-Firth Company]] produced ''[[Mothers and Fathers]]'' with [[Clive Parnell]], [[Lesley Nott]], [[Elizabeth Rae]] and [[Ian Winter]] which was staged here in 1980. *** (Tucker, ~~1997)~~	+	In 1976 [[Shirley Firth]] and [[Pieter Toerien]] took a lease on the '''[[Little Theatre, Johannesburg\|Little Theatre]]''' situated in Cornerhouse Building, Johannesburg and renamed it the '''Barnato Theatre''', after mining magnate and theatre personality [[Barney Barnato]]. Their opening production ''[[Caught in the Act]]'', devised and directed by England’s [[Charles Ross]] with [[Anna Quayle]] and [[Graham Armitage]] in 1976. [[Royce Ryton]]’s ''[[The Other Side of the Swamp]]'' starring Ryton himself, together with [[Eckard Rabe]] under direction by [[Graham Armitage]] was staged here in 1976. It ran for a year. Toerien-Firth staged ''[[The Monkey Walk]]'' starring [[Barbara Kinghorn]] and British actor [[Richard Warwick]], later replaced by [[Paul Jericco]] here in 1977. [[ Toerien-Firth Company]] produced ''[[Mothers and Fathers]]'' with [[Clive Parnell]], [[Lesley Nott]], [[Elizabeth Rae]] and [[Ian Winter]] which was staged here in 1980.
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		+	== Sources ==
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		+	[[Percy Tucker]]
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		+	Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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		+	== Return to ==
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		+	Return to [[ESAT Venues W]]
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		+	Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Venues\|South African Theatre Venues, Companies, Societies, etc ]]
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		+	Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]
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		+	Return to [[Main Page]]

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−	In 1976 [[Shirley Firth]] and [[Pieter Toerien]] took a lease on the '''[[Little Theatre, Johannesburg\|Little Theatre]]''' situated in Cornerhouse Building, Johannesburg and renamed it the '''Barnato Theatre''', after mining magnate and theatre personality [[Barney Barnato]]. Their opening production ''[[Caught in the Act]]'', devised and directed by England’s [[Charles Ross]] with [[Anna Quayle]] and [[Graham Armitage]] in 1976. [[Royce Ryton]]’s ''[[The Other Side of the Swamp]]'' starring Ryton himself, together with [[Eckard Rabe]] under direction by [[Graham Armitage]] was staged here in 1976. It ran for a year. Toerien-Firth staged ''[[The Monkey Walk]]'' starring [[Barbara Kinghorn]] and British actor [[Richard Warwick]], later replaced by [[Paul Jericco]] here in 1977. [[ Toerien-Firth]] produced ''[[Mothers and Fathers]]'' with [[Clive Parnell]], [[Lesley Nott]], [[Elizabeth Rae]] and [[Ian Winter]] which was staged here in 1980. *** (Tucker, 1997)	+	In 1976 [[Shirley Firth]] and [[Pieter Toerien]] took a lease on the '''[[Little Theatre, Johannesburg\|Little Theatre]]''' situated in Cornerhouse Building, Johannesburg and renamed it the '''Barnato Theatre''', after mining magnate and theatre personality [[Barney Barnato]]. Their opening production ''[[Caught in the Act]]'', devised and directed by England’s [[Charles Ross]] with [[Anna Quayle]] and [[Graham Armitage]] in 1976. [[Royce Ryton]]’s ''[[The Other Side of the Swamp]]'' starring Ryton himself, together with [[Eckard Rabe]] under direction by [[Graham Armitage]] was staged here in 1976. It ran for a year. Toerien-Firth staged ''[[The Monkey Walk]]'' starring [[Barbara Kinghorn]] and British actor [[Richard Warwick]], later replaced by [[Paul Jericco]] here in 1977. [[ Toerien-Firth Company]] produced ''[[Mothers and Fathers]]'' with [[Clive Parnell]], [[Lesley Nott]], [[Elizabeth Rae]] and [[Ian Winter]] which was staged here in 1980. *** (Tucker, 1997)

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−	In 1976 [[Shirley Firth]] and [[Pieter Toerien]] took a lease on the '''Little Theatre, Johannesburg''' and renamed it the '''Barnato Theatre''', after mining magnate and theatre personality [[Barney Barnato]]. Their opening production Caught in the Act, devised and directed by England’s Charles Ross with Anna Quayle and Graham Armitage in 1976. Royce ~~Ryton’s~~ The Other Side of the Swamp starring Ryton himself, together with Eckard Rabe under direction by Graham Armitage was staged here in 1976. It ran for a year. Toerien-Firth staged The Monkey Walk starring Barbara Kinghorn and British actor Richard Warwick, later replaced by Paul Jericco here in 1977. Toerien-Firth produced Mothers and Fathers with Clive Parnell, Lesley Nott, Elizabeth Rae and Ian Winter which was staged here in 1980. *** ~~(See also Little Theatre, Johennesburg. )~~ (Tucker, 1997)	+	In 1976 [[Shirley Firth]] and [[Pieter Toerien]] took a lease on the '''[[Little Theatre, Johannesburg\|Little Theatre]]''' situated in Cornerhouse Building, Johannesburg and renamed it the '''Barnato Theatre''', after mining magnate and theatre personality [[Barney Barnato]]. Their opening production ''[[Caught in the Act]]'', devised and directed by England’s [[Charles Ross]] with [[Anna Quayle]] and [[Graham Armitage]] in 1976. [[Royce Ryton]]’s ''[[The Other Side of the Swamp]]'' starring Ryton himself, together with [[Eckard Rabe]] under direction by [[Graham Armitage]] was staged here in 1976. It ran for a year. Toerien-Firth staged ''[[The Monkey Walk]]'' starring [[Barbara Kinghorn]] and British actor [[Richard Warwick]], later replaced by [[Paul Jericco]] here in 1977. [[ Toerien-Firth]] produced ''[[Mothers and Fathers]]'' with [[Clive Parnell]], [[Lesley Nott]], [[Elizabeth Rae]] and [[Ian Winter]] which was staged here in 1980. *** (Tucker, 1997)

	Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Venues\|South African Theatre Venues, Companies, Societies, etc ]]		Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Venues\|South African Theatre Venues, Companies, Societies, etc ]]