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		+	1985: ''[[Beauty and the Beast]]''

	1987: ''[[Hamlet]]'' (in [[Afrikaans]]), ''[[Die Koggelaar]]'' ([[Pieter Fourie]]).		1987: ''[[Hamlet]]'' (in [[Afrikaans]]), ''[[Die Koggelaar]]'' ([[Pieter Fourie]]).

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 == History and management ==
-It opened on 14 February 1981 with [[Weiss Doubell]] as the first director of the theatre (he retired in 2008). As a community facility, it is responsible for ''inter alia'' community theatre with professional and amateur drama, dance, choirs, singers and actors from Gauteng and the production of world class performances, and the development of new South African stage and musical talent.
+It opened on 14 February 1981 with [[Weiss Doubell]] as the first director of the theatre. As a community facility, it is responsible for ''inter alia'' community theatre with professional and amateur drama, dance, choirs, singers and actors from Gauteng and the production of world class performances, and the development of new South African stage and musical talent.
 On the initiative of and under the direction of its first director, [[Weiss Doubell]], the theatre became, apart from a receiving theatre, also a producing theatre with its own production units – the [[Pro Musica Orchestra]], [[Pro Musica Opera Company]] and [[Pro Musica Opera Chorus]]. The name of the theatre itself was also later changed to the [[Pro Musica Theatre]].  Besides the operatic productions, the venue also engaged in a diverse range of genres, including music and musical theatre, comedy, and children’s theatre.
 The venue itself was initially subsidised by the Roodepoort City Council (later the City of  Johannesburg), but gradually sponsorships had to be found to help finance the theatrical and musical enterprises undertaken there, including projects such  as audience development, and productions, to ensure sustainability.
 In 2012 the City of Johannesburg, as part of its Institutional Review, resolved that [[Joburg Theatre]]  and [[Pro Musica]] (the trade name for the [[Roodepoort City Theatre]]) be integrated into a single theatre management company to be known as [[Joburg City Theatres]]  ([[JCT]]),  and created the new [[Soweto Theatre]]. The  effective date of the integration was 1 January 2013.

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 The performing arts councils, especially the [[Performing Arts Council of the Transvaal]] ([[PACT]]), often presented their productions in the [[Pro Musica Theatre]]. As a community theatre, the theatre was always available to schools (operettas, revues, choir festivals), ballet companies ([[Ballet Theatre Afrikan]], [[Johannesburg Youth Ballet]]), dance companies ([[Roodepoort Dance Festival]]), theatrical companies ([[ATKV]], [[RUKO]], [[Roodepoort Little Theatre]], [[Theandaba Spielbühne]]), bands (Tony Yoko’s Jazz Band) and other local artists. Much importance was attached to performance opportunities for the youth. Many young soloists made their opera debut with the [[Pro Musica Orchestra]] including [[Johan Botha]], [[Estelle Kruger]], [[Sally du Randt]], [[Kobie van Rensburg]], [[Deon van der Walt]].
-Co-productions with other production companies were also undertaken. Co-productions with [[PACT]] included ''[[La Traviata]]'', ''[[The Merry Widow]]'', ''[[The Sound of Music]]''. Co-productions with [[Opera Africa]] include: ''[[Die Zauberflöte]]'' and ''[[Carmen]]''. The [[South West Africa Performing Arts Council]] ([[SWAPAC]]) co-produced ''[[RAKA]]'' with a black cast. Other co-productions were undertaken with [[The Performing Arts Council of the Orange Free State]] ([[PACOFS]]).
+Co-productions with other production companies were also undertaken. Co-productions with [[PACT]] included ''[[La Traviata]]'', ''[[The Merry Widow]]'', ''[[The Sound of Music]]''. Co-productions with [[Opera Africa]] include: ''[[Die Zauberflöte]]'' and ''[[Carmen]]''. The [[South West Africa Performing Arts Council]] ([[SWAPAC]]) co-produced ''[[RAKA]]'' with a black cast. Other co-productions were undertaken with the [[Performing Arts Council of the Orange Free State]] ([[PACOFS]]).
 Productions have included:

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 == Productions ==
-Popular for symphonic music and opera, the well equipped theatre was also used for amateur and professional theatre productions.
+The performing arts councils, especially the [[Performing Arts Council of the Transvaal]] ([[PACT]]), often presented their productions in the [[Pro Musica Theatre]]. As a community theatre, the theatre was always available to schools (operettas, revues, choir festivals), ballet companies ([[Ballet Theatre Afrikan]], [[Johannesburg Youth Ballet]]), dance companies ([[Roodepoort Dance Festival]]), theatrical companies ([[ATKV]], [[RUKO]], [[Roodepoort Little Theatre]], [[Theandaba Spielbühne]]), bands (Tony Yoko’s Jazz Band) and other local artists. Much importance was attached to performance opportunities for the youth. Many young soloists made their opera debut with the [[Pro Musica Orchestra]] including [[Johan Botha]], [[Estelle Kruger]], [[Sally du Randt]], [[Kobie van Rensburg]], [[Deon van der Walt]].
 Productions have included:
-In 1987: ''[[Hamlet]]'' (in [[Afrikaans]]), ''[[Die Koggelaar]]'' ([[Pieter Fourie]]).
+: ''[[Hamlet]]'' (in [[Afrikaans]]), ''[[Die Koggelaar]]'' ([[Pieter Fourie]]).
-In 1993 in collaboration with [[PACT]]:''[[The Sound of Music]]''.
+in collaboration with [[PACT]]:''[[The Sound of Music]]''.
-In 2009: ''[[Mulan Junior]]'',
+: ''[[Mulan Junior]]'',
 == Sources ==

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 It opened on 14 February 1981 with [[Weiss Doubell]] as the first director of the theatre (he retired in 2008). As a community facility, it is responsible for ''inter alia'' community theatre with professional and amateur drama, dance, choirs, singers and actors from Gauteng and the production of world class performances, and the development of new South African stage and musical talent.
-The theatre operated as a 328 seater auditorium and an 80 seater box theatre. On the initiative of and under the direction of its first director, [[Weiss Doubell]], the theatre became, apart from a receiving theatre, also a producing theatre with its own production units – the [[Pro Musica Orchestra]], [[Pro Musica Opera Company]] and [[Pro Musica Opera Chorus]]. The name of the theatre itself was also later changed to the [[Pro Musica Theatre]].  Besides the operatic productions, the venue also engaged in a diverse range of genres, including music and musical theatre, comedy, and children’s theatre.
+On the initiative of and under the direction of its first director, [[Weiss Doubell]], the theatre became, apart from a receiving theatre, also a producing theatre with its own production units – the [[Pro Musica Orchestra]], [[Pro Musica Opera Company]] and [[Pro Musica Opera Chorus]]. The name of the theatre itself was also later changed to the [[Pro Musica Theatre]].  Besides the operatic productions, the venue also engaged in a diverse range of genres, including music and musical theatre, comedy, and children’s theatre.
 The venue itself was initially subsidised by the Roodepoort City Council (later the City of  Johannesburg), but gradually sponsorships had to be found to help finance the theatrical and musical enterprises undertaken there, including projects such  as audience development, and productions, to ensure sustainability.
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 The theatre’s name was now changed to the [[Roodepoort Theatre]], under the leadership of  [[JCT]]’s Chief Executive Officer, [[Bernard Jay]], with [[Xoliswa Nduneni Ngema]] taking over as CEO in July 2013.
 == Productions ==

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 In some cases referred to as the '''[[Roodepoort City Theatre]]''', it was later traded as the '''[[Pro Musica Theatre]]''' (or '''[[Promusica Theatre]]'''). In 2014 became known simply as the '''[[Roodepoort Theatre]]'''.
-The venue was the home of [[Pro Musica Productions]] (also referred to as the [[Pro Musica Production Company]] or simply as [[Pro Musica]]).
+The venue was the home of '''[[Pro Musica Productions]]''' (also referred to as the [[Pro Musica Production Company]] or simply as [[Pro Musica]]).
 '''For more information on the history, structure and productions of the production company, see [[Pro Musica Productions]].'''

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 The [[Roodepoort Civic Theatre]] is the original name of a publicly funded theatre in the city of Roodepoort, situated in the [[Civic Centre]] in Florida Park, Roodepoort.
-In some cases referred to as the '''[[Roodepoort City Theatre]]''', it was later traded as the '''[[Pro Musica Theatre]]''' (or '''[[Promusica Theatre]]''') after the '''[[Pro Musica Production Company]]''',
+In some cases referred to as the '''[[Roodepoort City Theatre]]''', it was later traded as the '''[[Pro Musica Theatre]]''' (or '''[[Promusica Theatre]]'''). In 2014 became known simply as the '''[[Roodepoort Theatre]]'''.
-See [[Pro Musica Productions]]
+The venue was the home of [[Pro Musica Productions]] (also referred to as the [[Pro Musica Production Company]] or simply as [[Pro Musica]]).
 == History and management ==

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 (often simply referred to as '''[[Pro Musica]]''') and in 2014 became known simply as the '''[[Roodepoort Theatre]]'''.
-See [[Pro Musica Poductions]]
+See [[Pro Musica Productions]]
 == History and management ==