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| − | [[George Arts Theatre]] is a theatre venue in the town of George.
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| − | ==History==
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| − | The [[George Society of Arts]] (a Non-Profit Public Benefits organisation) was founded in 1948 and, for many years, staged its productions in the local Town Hall. In 1962 the group obtained its first premises in a converted building in Davidson Road. The first play staged in December of that year was ''[[The Reluctant Debutante]]'', followed by ''[[Dial M for Murder]]'', ''[[South Sea Bubble]]'', ''[[The Moon is Blue]]'', [[Arsenic and Old Lace]] (all 1963) and ''[[Blithe Spirit]]'' (1964).
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| − | In 1969 they moved to new premises. Situated in York Street, the building itself was built in 1905 as a girls' hostel before it was turned into a cinema. The organisation purchased the building for an amount of R12 000 and spent another R14 000 on renovations, to convert it into a theatre. Further alterations have been made from time to time. It was later renamed the [[Oakhurst George Arts Theatre]] after its sponsor.
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| − | The venue has from the beginning been run by the [[George Society of Arts]].
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| − | The first production in the venue in 1969 was a performance of ''[[The Sleeping Prince]]'' by [[Terence Rattigan]]. In 2019, as a celebration of their first 50 years, they performed the same play once more, now directed by [[Ilze Tulleken]], with [[Alicia van Zyl]] as Mary Morgan and [[Aidan Hyland]] as Charles, Prince Regent of Carpathia.
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| − | Other productions during its early years have included: ''[[Miranda]]'', ''[[Cure for Love]]'', ''[[My Three Angels]]'', ''[[Book of the Month]]'', ''[[Down Came a Blackbird]]'', ''[[Castles in the Air]]'', ''[[Tell-Tale Murder]]'' and ''[[Sailor Beware]]''.
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| − | ==Sources==
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| − | http://www.georgeartstheatre.co.za/
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| − | "Theatre Celebrates 50th Birthday", ''The George Herald'':Tuesday, 19 February 2019[https://www.georgeherald.com/Entertainment/Article/sleeping-prince-awaked-for-theatre-s-50th-birthday-201902190223?fbclid=IwAR3YCTyFepXg18lxsP-cx4IGim2lY7TleHo6OH1HFNPEqV-vhfpOG4DwYiM]
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| − | "George Society of Arts reawakens The Sleeping Prince after 50 years", ''The Gremlin/George News'' (March 26, 2019)[https://thegremlin.co.za/george-news/wordpress/2019/03/26/george-society-of-arts-reawakens-the-sleeping-prince-after-50-years/]
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| − | Programmes 1962 to 1964
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| − | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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| − | Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Venues|South African Theatre Venues, Companies, Societies, etc ]]
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