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The [[Ken Gampu Theatre]] is a performance art centre situated on the corner of 7th Street and 2nd Avenue in Springs in the City of Ekurhuleni, Gauteng.

Formerly known as the [[HF Verwoerd Theatre]] and also as the [[Springs Civic Theatre]] or [[Springs Theatre]].

==History==

Re-named the [[Ken Gampu Theatre]] after the South African actor, [[Ken Gampu]].

==Venue==

This theatre can seat 400 and has an open amphitheater that can accommodate 1 500 people as well as a cabaret area for 100 people.

A number of major events have been staged and hosted here, including Lira Live in Concert, [[Steve Hofmeyr]] and ''[[Umoja the Musical]]''.

== Sources ==

https://www.ekurhuleni.gov.za/press-releases/sports-recreation-arts-and-culture/curtain-opens-on-springs-theatre/

https://www.citizen.co.za/springs-advertiser/news-headlines/2024/09/18/coe-claries-its-future-and-impact-of-ken-gampu-theatre-amid-rumours-2/

== For more information ==

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 The [[Ken Gampu Theatre]] is a performance art centre situated on the corner of 7th Street and 2nd Avenue in Springs in the City of Ekurhuleni, Gauteng.
-Formerly known as the [[HF Verwoerd Theatre]] (or [[H.F. Verwoerd Theatre]]) and also as the [[Springs Civic Theatre]] or [[Springs Theatre]].
+Formerly known as the [[HF Verwoerd Theatre]] (or [[H.F. Verwoerd Theatre]]) and later as the [[Springs Civic Theatre]] or [[Springs Theatre]].
 ==History==

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 ==History==
-The venue in Springs was built in the 1960s and was named after the former Nationalist Prime Minister and so called "architect" of [[Apartheid]], [[H.F. Verwoerd]].
+The venue in Springs was built in about 1955 and was named after the former Nationalist Prime Minister and so called "architect" of [[Apartheid]], [[H.F. Verwoerd]].
 Re-named the [[Springs Theatre]].

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 ==History==
-The venue in Springs was built in the 1960s and was named after the former Nationalist Prime Minister and so called "architect" of [[Apartheid]].
+The venue in Springs was built in the 1960s and was named after the former Nationalist Prime Minister and so called "architect" of [[Apartheid]], [[H.F. Verwoerd]].
 Re-named the [[Springs Theatre]].

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 The [[Ken Gampu Theatre]] is a performance art centre situated on the corner of 7th Street and 2nd Avenue in Springs in the City of Ekurhuleni, Gauteng.
-Formerly known as the [[HF Verwoerd Theatre]] and also as the [[Springs Civic Theatre]] or [[Springs Theatre]].
+Formerly known as the [[HF Verwoerd Theatre]] (or [[H.F. Verwoerd Theatre]]) and also as the [[Springs Civic Theatre]] or [[Springs Theatre]].
 ==History==
-Re-named the [[Ken Gampu Theatre]] after the South African actor, [[Ken Gampu]] in 2019.
+The venue in Springs was built in the 1960s and was named after the former Nationalist Prime Minister and so called "architect" of [[Apartheid]].
 ==Venue==
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 == Sources ==
 https://www.ekurhuleni.gov.za/press-releases/sports-recreation-arts-and-culture/curtain-opens-on-springs-theatre/