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Darryl: /* The PACT years: 1986-1994 */

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The PACT years: 1986-1994

Darryl at 14:47, 8 March 2025

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Darryl at 14:46, 8 March 2025

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Darryl: /* The PACT years: 1986-1994 */

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The PACT years: 1986-1994

Darryl: /* The PACT years: 1986-1994 */

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The PACT years: 1986-1994

Darryl at 14:25, 8 March 2025

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Darryl: /* The independent years: 1994-2013 */

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The independent years: 1994-2013

Darryl: /* The PACT years: 1986-1994 */

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The PACT years: 1986-1994

Darryl: /* Windybrow: The theatre venue */

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Windybrow: The theatre venue

Darryl: /* The PACT years: 1986-1994 */

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The PACT years: 1986-1994

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 === The [[PACT]] years: 1986-1994 ===
-By 1986, Windybrow had been unoccupied for several years and the government intervened to declare the house a cultural institution. It was restored with the help of sponsorship from [[Norman Nossel]] and [[Adcock-Ingram]] and, along with the adjoining hall of the BG Alexander Nurses Training College, given to [[PACT]] to manage. It became PACT’s Johannesburg headquarters, housing the admin and public relations offices, as well as the English drama company and the experimental Arena Company.  Productions started in 1986.
+By 1986, Windybrow had been unoccupied for several years and the government intervened to declare the house a cultural institution. It was restored with the help of sponsorship from [[Norman Nossel]] and [[Adcock-Ingram]] and, along with the adjoining hall of the BG Alexander Nurses Training College, given to [[PACT]] to manage. It became PACT’s Johannesburg headquarters, housing the admin and public relations offices, as well as the English drama company and the experimental Arena Company.
 * '''Productions in the Windybrow Theatre'''

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 : [[John Matshikiza]]’s production of ''[[Julius Caesar]]'' was staged here in 1994.
 === The independent years: 1994-2013 ===
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 Starting with one experimental space in the late 1980s, the centre has gradually acquired three theatre spaces - [[The Nadine Gordimer]], which accommodates 230 people; [[The Dalro]], which seats 60; and what [[The Trustbank]], with room for 40. There was also a coffee shop, a bar and several rehearsal rooms.
 ==[[The Dalro]] ==
 == The [[Windybrow Arts Festival]] ==
 == The [[Windybrow New Plays Festival]] ==
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 Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Venues|South African Theatre Venues, Companies, Societies, etc ]]

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 * '''Productions in the Adcock-Ingram Auditorium'''
-The old B.G. Alexander Nurses Home hall was converted for PACT by Stan Knight and Andrew Botha and opened on 7 February 1987 in the Windybrow complex.
+The old B.G. Alexander Nurses Home hall was converted for [[PACT]] by [[Stan Knight]] and [[Andrew Botha]]. Sponsored by [[Norman Nossel]] and [[Adcock-Ingram]], it opened on 7 February 1987 with a production of Euripides’ ''[[The Women of Troy]]'' which was directed by [[Dieter Reible]]. Further productions in the [[Adcock-Ingram Auditorium]] include:
-: [[Bobby Heaney]] directed [[The Maids]] for [[PACT]] here in 1987.
+: [[Bobby Heaney]] directed [[The Maids]] for [[PACT]] here in 1987. [[Des Lindberg]] and [[Dawn Lindberg]] presented ''[[When I Was a Girl I Used to Scream and Shout]]'', directed by Dawn Lindberg, in July 1987. [[Basil Rubin]] in association with [[CAPAB]] brought William Luce’s ''[[Zelda]]'' here in August 1987.
 : [[Shirley Firth]] presented Barry Creyton’s ''[[Double Act]]'' here in 1988.
-: [[Janice Honeyman]] directed Charles Dickens’ ''[[Hard Times]]'' for [[PACT]] here in 1989.
+: [[Janice Honeyman]] directed Charles Dickens’ ''[[Hard Times]]'' for [[PACT]] here in 1989. [[Deon Opperman]]’s ''[[Stille Nag]]'', directed by the author was staged here in 1989. [[Moira Blumenthal]] and [[NAPAC]] presented William Finn’s ''[[March of the Falsettos]]'' here in September 1989.
-: [[Terrence Shank]] directed ''[[Persona]]'' here in May 1990. [[Deon Opperman]]’s ''[[Dear Mrs Steyn]]'' was staged here in October 1990. [[Leonard Schach]] presented ''[[A Walk in the Woods]]'' here in 1990.
+: [[Terrence Shank]] directed ''[[Persona]]'' here in May 1990. [[Deon Opperman]]’s ''[[Dear Mrs Steyn]]'' was staged here in October 1990. [[Leonard Schach]] presented ''[[A Walk in the Woods]]'' here in 1990. [[Ilse van Hemert]] directed Chekhov’s ''[[The Seagull]]'' here in 1990.
 : [[PACT]] and [[Joyce Levinsohn Productions]] presented ''[[Tales of Beatrix Potter]]'' and ''[[Oliver!]]'' here in 1991.
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 : [[John Matshikiza]]’s production of ''[[Julius Caesar]]'' was staged here in 1994.
 === The independent years: 1994-2013 ===
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 == The [[Adcock-Ingram Auditorium]] ==
 ==[[The Dalro]] ==

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 By 1986, Windybrow had been unoccupied for several years and the government intervened to declare the house a cultural institution. It was restored with the help of sponsorship from [[Norman Nossel]] and [[Adcock-Ingram]] and, along with the adjoining hall of the BG Alexander Nurses Training College, given to [[PACT]] to manage. It became PACT’s Johannesburg headquarters, housing the admin and public relations offices, as well as the English drama company and the experimental Arena Company.  Productions started in 1986.
-* Productions in the Windybrow Theatre
+* '''Productions in the Windybrow Theatre'''
 : The first play performed there was a piece called ''[[Ulovane Jive]]'',  workshopped by its cast which included [[Aletta Bezuidenhout]], [[Nomhle Nkonyeni]], [[Clare Stopford]], [[Nandi Nyembe]] and [[Jacqui Singer]] (1986). This was followed of plays such as [[Tjaart Potgieter]]’s production of [[Mitzi Booysen]]’s ''[[The Time of the Hyena]]'' (with [[Elize Cawood]], [[Pierre Knoesen]] and [[Nomhle Nkonyeni]]), ''[[Hello South Africa/Hallo Suid-Africa]]'' by [[Casper de Vries]] wrote, composed and directed the cabaret Hello South Africa/Hallo Suid-Africa starring himself, [[Johan Engelbrecht]], [[Elsabé Zietsman]], [[June van Merch]] and [[Didi Kriel]] circa 1986.
-* Productions in the Adcock-Ingram Auditorium
+* '''Productions in the Adcock-Ingram Auditorium'''
 The old B.G. Alexander Nurses Home hall was converted for PACT by Stan Knight and Andrew Botha and opened on 7 February 1987 in the Windybrow complex.

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 By 1986, Windybrow had been unoccupied for several years and the government intervened to declare the house a cultural institution. It was restored with the help of sponsorship from [[Norman Nossel]] and [[Adcock-Ingram]] and, along with the adjoining hall of the BG Alexander Nurses Training College, given to [[PACT]] to manage. It became PACT’s Johannesburg headquarters, housing the admin and public relations offices, as well as the English drama company and the experimental Arena Company.  Productions started in 1986.
-* Productions
+* Productions in the Windybrow Theatre
-: The first play performed there was a piece called ''[[Ulovane Jive]]'',  workshopped by its cast which included [[Aletta Bezuidenhout]], [[Nomhle Nkonyeni]], [[Clare Stopford]], [[Nandi Nyembe]] and [[Jacqui Singer]] (1986). This was followed of plays such as [[Tjaart Potgieter]]’s production of [[Mitzi Booysen]]’s ''[[The Time of the Hyena]]'' (with [[Elize Cawood]], [[Pierre Knoesen]] and [[Nomhle Nkonyeni]]), ''[[Hello South Africa/Hallo Suid-Africa]]'' by [[Casper de Vries]] wrote, composed and directed the cabaret Hello South Africa/Hallo Suid-Africa starring himself, Johan Engelbrecht, Elsabé Zietsman, June van Merch and Didi Kriel circa 1986.
+: The first play performed there was a piece called ''[[Ulovane Jive]]'',  workshopped by its cast which included [[Aletta Bezuidenhout]], [[Nomhle Nkonyeni]], [[Clare Stopford]], [[Nandi Nyembe]] and [[Jacqui Singer]] (1986). This was followed of plays such as [[Tjaart Potgieter]]’s production of [[Mitzi Booysen]]’s ''[[The Time of the Hyena]]'' (with [[Elize Cawood]], [[Pierre Knoesen]] and [[Nomhle Nkonyeni]]), ''[[Hello South Africa/Hallo Suid-Africa]]'' by [[Casper de Vries]] wrote, composed and directed the cabaret Hello South Africa/Hallo Suid-Africa starring himself, [[Johan Engelbrecht]], [[Elsabé Zietsman]], [[June van Merch]] and [[Didi Kriel]] circa 1986.
-The old B.G. Alexander Nurses Home hall was converted for PACT by Stan Knight and Andrew Botha and opened on 7 February 1987 in the Windybrow complex. Bobby Heaney directed [[The Maids]] for PACT here in 1987. Shirley Firth presented Barry Creyton’s Double Act here in 1988. Janice Honeyman directed Charles Dickens’ Hard Times for PACT here in 1989. Terrence Shank directed Persona here in May 1990. Deon Opperman’s Dear Mrs Steyn was staged here in October 1990. Leonard Schach presented A Walk in the Woods here in 1990.  PACT and Joyce Levinsohn Productions presented Tales of Beatrix Potter and Oliver! here in 1991. PACT and DALRO presented the Windybrow Arts Festival which featured Jozi Jozi Guide in 1993. John Matshikiza’s production of Julius Caesar was staged here in 1994.
+* Productions in the Adcock-Ingram Auditorium
 === The independent years: 1994-2013 ===

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−	The [[Windybrow Theatre Complex]] is theatre and arts venue in Johannesburg (161 Cnr Nugget & Pietersen Street). Formerly run by [[PACT]] and currently run as the [[Windybrow Arts Centre]] by the [[Market Theatre Foundation]].	+	The [[Windybrow Theatre Complex]] is theatre and arts venue in Johannesburg (161 Cnr Nugget & Pietersen Street). Also known as the [[Windybrow Centre for the Arts]]. Formerly run by [[PACT]] and currently run as the [[Windybrow Arts Centre]] by the [[Market Theatre Foundation]].

	'''For information on the venue since 2016, see [[Windybrow Arts Centre]].'''		'''For information on the venue since 2016, see [[Windybrow Arts Centre]].'''

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 === The independent years: 1994-2013 ===
-After 1994, it became an independent cultural institution aimed at the development and promotion of the performing arts though. Run by [[Walter Chakela]] for [[PACT]].
+After 1994, it became an independent cultural institution aimed at the development and promotion of the performing arts though. Initially run by [[Walter Chakela]] (1994-2004).
 In 2005, the Department of Arts and Culture declared the [[Windybrow Theatre]] a cultural institution and the new Windybrow Theatre was officially re-launched on 4 May 2006.