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A venue in Wynberg, Cape Town. (Also known as [[The Luxurama]] or [[The Lux]]).

Built by the [[Quibell Brothers]], it opened in 1964 under the management of [[Ronnie Quibell]]. For a while (1964-67) it was run as an "open" entertainment venue, exploiting a weakness in the apartheid legislation of the time. This allowed it to be used by visiting overseas artists such as Tom Jones, Engelbert Humperdinck, The Troggs, etc who wanted to appear before non-segregated audiences. In 1967 it had to conform to apartheid laws, and Dusty Springfield cancelled her tour. Others (e.g. Adam Faith, Percy Sledge and Peaches and Herb) still performed there in the 1960s. Thereafter it became an occasional venue, showing low-grade films and used as a political meeting place by the United Democratic Front and other groups. The Luxurama: It admitted multi-racial audiences. The Quibell’s, building contractors, built this theatre on land they owned circa 1964. Arthur Miller’s ''[[After the Fall]]'', produced by [[Leon Gluckman]] and [[Leonard Schach]], was staged here in 1964. Leonard directed Leon and [[Erica Rogers]]. It was performed to multi-racial audiences.

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[[Percy Tucker]], 1997

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 Also known as '''[[The Luxurama]]''' or '''[[The Lux]]'''.
-The theatre  by the [[Quibell Brothers]], originally a company of building contractors, on land they owned in Wynberg, Cape Town. The venue opened in 1964 under the management of  [[Ronnie Quibell]].
+The theatre  was built in 1963 by the [[Quibell Brothers]], originally a company of building contractors, on land they owned in Wynberg, Cape Town. The venue opened in 1964 under the management of  [[Ronnie Quibell]].
 For a while (1964-67) it was run as an “open” entertainment venue, exploiting a weakness in the apartheid legislation of the time to allow performances attended by multi-racial audiences. This situation allowed it to be used both for controversial plays (e.g. Arthur Miller’s ''[[After the Fall]]'', produced by [[Leon Gluckman]] and [[Leonard Schach]] was performed to multi-racial audiences in 1964), and performances by visiting overseas artists  such as Tom Jones, Engelbert Humperdinck, The Troggs, etc who came out to the country on condition they could appear before non-segregated audiences.
-In 1967 the gap in the law was closed and the theatre was forced to conform to apartheid laws. For this reason Dusty Springfield cancelled her tour that year. Others (e.g. Adam Faith, Percy Sledge and Peaches and Herb) still performed there in the 1960s.
+In 1967 the gap in the law was closed and the theatre was forced to conform to apartheid laws. For this reason Dusty Springfield cancelled her tour that year. Others (e.g. Adam Faith, Percy Sledge and Peaches and Herb) still performed there for a while in the 1960s.
 Thereafter it became an occasional venue, showing low-grade films and used as a political meeting place by the [[United Democratic Front]] and other groups.

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 The [[Luxurama Theatre]] was a theatre and film venue in Wynberg, Cape Town.
-'''See [[Luxurama Theatre]]'''
+Also known as '''[[The Luxurama]]''' or '''[[The Lux]]'''.
-Also known as [[The Luxurama]] or [[The Lux]],
+The theatre  by the [[Quibell Brothers]], originally a company of building contractors, on land they owned in Wynberg, Cape Town. The venue opened in 1964 under the management of  [[Ronnie Quibell]].
 For a while (1964-67) it was run as an “open” entertainment venue, exploiting a weakness in the apartheid legislation of the time to allow performances attended by multi-racial audiences. This situation allowed it to be used both for controversial plays (e.g. Arthur Miller’s ''[[After the Fall]]'', produced by [[Leon Gluckman]] and [[Leonard Schach]] was performed to multi-racial audiences in 1964), and performances by visiting overseas artists  such as Tom Jones, Engelbert Humperdinck, The Troggs, etc who came out to the country on condition they could appear before non-segregated audiences.

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-A venue in Wynberg, Cape Town. (Also known as [[The Luxurama]] or [[The Lux]]).
+The [[Luxurama Theatre]] was a theatre and film venue in Wynberg, Cape Town.
-Built by the [[Quibell Brothers]], it opened in 1964 under the management of  [[Ronnie Quibell]]. For a while (1964-67) it was run as an "open" entertainment venue, exploiting a weakness in the apartheid legislation of the time. This allowed it to be used by visiting overseas artists  such as Tom Jones, Engelbert Humperdinck, The Troggs, etc who wanted to appear before non-segregated audiences.  In 1967 it had to conform to apartheid laws, and Dusty Springfield cancelled her tour. Others (e.g. Adam Faith, Percy Sledge and Peaches and Herb) still performed there in the 1960s. Thereafter it became an occasional venue, showing low-grade films and used as a political meeting place by the United Democratic Front and other groups. The Luxurama: It admitted multi-racial audiences. The Quibell’s, building contractors, built this theatre on land they owned circa 1964. Arthur Miller’s ''[[After the Fall]]'', produced by [[Leon Gluckman]] and [[Leonard Schach]],  was staged here in 1964. Leonard directed Leon  and [[Erica Rogers]]. It was performed to multi-racial audiences.
+'''See [[Luxurama Theatre]]'''
 In 2015 the [[Baxter Theatre Centre]] and [[Alistair Izobell]] presented a musical tribute  to the venue, called ''[[Remembering the Lux]]''.  Devised and directed by Izobell with a cast featuring himself, [[Terry Fortune]], [[Terry Hector]], [[Loukmaan Adams]], [[Niesa Abrahams]], [[Leslie Kleinsmidt]], [[Giempie Vardien]], [[Nur Abrahams]] and [[Felicity Keran]], accompanied by a 5-piece live band.
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 "[[Baxter Theatre Centre]]: What's on in September?" Baxter Newsletter, Monday 8/31/2015
 Go to the [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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 [[Percy Tucker]], 1997
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 Built by the [[Quibell Brothers]], it opened in 1964 under the management of  [[Ronnie Quibell]]. For a while (1964-67) it was run as an "open" entertainment venue, exploiting a weakness in the apartheid legislation of the time. This allowed it to be used by visiting overseas artists  such as Tom Jones, Engelbert Humperdinck, The Troggs, etc who wanted to appear before non-segregated audiences.  In 1967 it had to conform to apartheid laws, and Dusty Springfield cancelled her tour. Others (e.g. Adam Faith, Percy Sledge and Peaches and Herb) still performed there in the 1960s. Thereafter it became an occasional venue, showing low-grade films and used as a political meeting place by the United Democratic Front and other groups. The Luxurama: It admitted multi-racial audiences. The Quibell’s, building contractors, built this theatre on land they owned circa 1964. Arthur Miller’s ''[[After the Fall]]'', produced by [[Leon Gluckman]] and [[Leonard Schach]],  was staged here in 1964. Leonard directed Leon  and [[Erica Rogers]]. It was performed to multi-racial audiences.
 == Sources ==
 [[Percy Tucker]], 1997
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