Paarl Theatre Club - Revision history

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Productions

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Venues

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History

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First period: 1954-1961

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History

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	The club produced a variety of entertainment in both [[Afrikaans]] and English over the years.		The club produced a variety of entertainment in both [[Afrikaans]] and English over the years.
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		+	Productions include ''[[Die Jaar van die Vuuros]]'' (De Klerk, 1952?)

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−	~~producing~~ a variety of entertainment in both [[Afrikaans]] and English~~. They offered~~ the ~~venue to professional and others seeking a venue for their productions~~.	+	The club produced a variety of entertainment in both [[Afrikaans]] and English over the years.

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 == Venues ==
-[[Skuurteater]]
+The [[Skuurteater]]
-[[Ou Meulteater]]
+The [[National Hall]]
 == Productions ==

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 The [[Paarl Theatre Club]] was officially founded in 1951 under the management of Mr [[De Wet Laubscher]] (Oom Laubie), their main goal being to perform and promote acting and plays in Paarl.
-Initially they struggled to find a sufficiently well-appointed space to use for theatre, but in 1954 they managed to procure a barn in Pastorielaan, belonging to Mr Podlashuk, to use as their home theatre. They called it the [[Skuurteater]] ([[Afrikaans]] for "Barn Theatre") - a space they used till 1961.
+Initially they struggled to find a sufficiently well-appointed space to use for theatre, using vari0ous spaces in town, but in 1954 they managed to procure a barn in Pastorielaan, belonging to Mr Podlashuk, to use as their home theatre. They fitted it and called it the [[Skuurteater]] ([[Afrikaans]] for "Barn Theatre") - a space they used till 1961.
 Numerous plays were performed there in the period, and among the many people involved with the club were [[Miriam Bloom]] and [[Joey de Koker]].

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 In 1969 the club was re-started by a new group, [[Pearl Retief]],  [[Brian Higgo-Holm]] and [[Owen Maunder]]. They now used the [[National Hall]] in Fabriek Street, before obtaining the use of the old mill building in Meul Street, which they fitted up and opened as the iconic [[Ou Meulteater]] or [[Old Mill Theatre]] in 1971.
 The new [[Paarl Theatre Club]] was responsible for the direct management and marketing of productions offered from 1971 up till 200*, when the theatre became a private enterprise, a rentable performance venue for the use of amateur, professional and semi-professional companies.
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−	The [[Paarl Theatre Club]] was officially founded in 1951 under the management of Mr [[De Wet Laubscher]] (Oom Laubie), ~~Their~~ main goal ~~was~~ to perform and promote acting and plays in Paarl.	+	The [[Paarl Theatre Club]] was officially founded in 1951 under the management of Mr [[De Wet Laubscher]] (Oom Laubie), their main goal being to perform and promote acting and plays in Paarl.

	Initially they struggled to find a sufficiently well-appointed space to use for theatre, but in 1954 they managed to procure a barn in Pastorielaan, belonging to Mr Podlashuk, to use as their home theatre. They called it the [[Skuurteater]] ([[Afrikaans]] for "Barn Theatre") - a space they used till 1961.		Initially they struggled to find a sufficiently well-appointed space to use for theatre, but in 1954 they managed to procure a barn in Pastorielaan, belonging to Mr Podlashuk, to use as their home theatre. They called it the [[Skuurteater]] ([[Afrikaans]] for "Barn Theatre") - a space they used till 1961.

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	== History ==		== History ==

		+	=== First period: 1954-1961 ===


		+	The [[Paarl Theatre Club]] was officially founded in 1951 under the management of Mr [[De Wet Laubscher]] (Oom Laubie), Their main goal was to perform and promote acting and plays in Paarl.
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		+	Initially they struggled to find a sufficiently well-appointed space to use for theatre, but in 1954 they managed to procure a barn in Pastorielaan, belonging to Mr Podlashuk, to use as their home theatre. They called it the [[Skuurteater]] ([[Afrikaans]] for "Barn Theatre") - a space they used till 1961.
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		+	Numerous plays were performed there in the period, and among the many people involved with the club were [[Miriam Bloom]] and [[Joey de Koker]].
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		+	Due to a number of circumstances, the club lost the use of the barn in 1961 and as result of this, as well as the withdrawal of a number of influential people, the [[Skuurteater]] had to close and interest in the society itself dwindled to such an extent that the club was dissolved and all the equipment owned by the club was placed in the hands of three appointed trustees.
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		+	=== Second period: 1967-200* ===
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		+	In 1969 the club was re-started by a new group, [[Pearl Retief]], [[Brian Higgo-Holm]] and [[Owen Maunder]]. They now used the [[National Hall]] in Fabriek Street, before obtaining the use of the old mill building in Meul Street, which they fitted up and opened as the iconic [[Ou Meulteater]] or [[Old Mill Theatre]] in 1971.
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		+	The new [[Paarl Theatre Club]] was responsible for the direct management and marketing of productions offered from 1971 up till 200*, when the theatre became a private enterprise, a rentable performance venue for the use of amateur, professional and semi-professional companies.
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		+	The spelling of the theatre's name was also changed to [[Oumeulteater]] on their website.

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	http://www.oumeulteater.co.za/blog/		http://www.oumeulteater.co.za/blog/
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 == Sources ==
-http://www.exploresouthafrica.net/westerncape/capetown/theatres/theatre_old_mill.htm
+Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Venues|South African Theatre Venues, Companies, Societies, etc ]]
-[[Nic de Jager]] Dié Paarlse Dogter was geen 'shrinking violet', [[Die Burger]] 3 July 2014: p16.
+Return to [[Main Page]]
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