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The name of the group is variously given as the [[Bellville Amateur Toneelgeselskap]], [[Bellville Afrikaanse Toneelgeselskap]], [[Bellville Afrikaanse Teater]], or the [[Bellvillese Afrikaanse Toneelvereniging]]. '''The acronym is also found win the form [[B.A.T.]]''' | The name of the group is variously given as the [[Bellville Amateur Toneelgeselskap]], [[Bellville Afrikaanse Toneelgeselskap]], [[Bellville Afrikaanse Teater]], or the [[Bellvillese Afrikaanse Toneelvereniging]]. '''The acronym is also found win the form [[B.A.T.]]''' | ||
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The group has its own 88 seater theatre, called the [[BAT Theatre]] ([[BAT Teater]], [[BAT-teater]] or [[B.A.T. Teater]] in [[Afrikaans]]), situated at Alexander Road | The group has its own 88 seater theatre, called the [[BAT Theatre]] ([[BAT Teater]], [[BAT-teater]] or [[B.A.T. Teater]] in [[Afrikaans]]), situated at Alexander Road | ||
Bellville in Boston, Bellville. | Bellville in Boston, Bellville. | ||
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Revision as of 05:36, 20 April 2024
The Bellvillese Afrikaanse Toneelvereniging is an Afrikaans amateur drama society in Bellville, Cape Town.
Most often referred to by its acronym of B.A.T. (or BAT), the name of the group is variously given as the Bellville Amateur Toneelgeselskap, Bellville Amateur Toneelgroep, Bellville Afrikaanse Toneelgeselskap, Bellville Afrikaanse Teater, or the Bellvillese Afrikaanse Toneelvereniging by the sources over the years.
The acronym is also found as BAT.
The acronym is not to be confused with that of the company British American Tobacco[1], which is also BAT.
Contents
History of the company
B.A.T. was started in 1951 and during the 1960's the patron of the society was Mrs. Mona Bezuidenhout, but detailed information on this group and their theatre is rather scant.
The BAT company
The name of the group is variously given as the Bellville Amateur Toneelgeselskap, Bellville Afrikaanse Toneelgeselskap, Bellville Afrikaanse Teater, or the Bellvillese Afrikaanse Toneelvereniging. The acronym is also found win the form B.A.T.
The names of members have included:
The BAT Theatre
The group has its own 88 seater theatre, called the BAT Theatre (BAT Teater, BAT-teater or B.A.T. Teater in Afrikaans), situated at Alexander Road Bellville in Boston, Bellville.
Productions by B.A.T.
Some productions listed in ESAT are:
Sources
https://www.facebook.com/BAT-Theatre-1563556613865647/
Go to ESAT Bibliography
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