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The full name of the theatre is the [[Old Mutual Theatre on the Square]], and it is a 200-seater theatre in Nelson Mandela Square (formerly Sandton Square) in Sandton, founded in 1998 and managed by [[Daphne Kuhn]]. Over 450 productions - including plays, musicals, lunch hour and children's theatre had been presented by 2012, in addition to numerous corporate events, concerts, industrial theatre and a regular youth theatre training programme in the performing arts.
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[[Theatre on the Square]] is a theatre venue in Sandton, Johannesburg (Corner Sandton Drive and Rivonia Road).  
  
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The full name of the theatre was originally based on the sponsors name at the particular time. So it has been called the [[Old Mutual Theatre on the Square]],  [[Auto & General Theatre on the Square]],  [[Liberty Theatre on the Square]] and [[Agfa Theatre on the Square]], as the sponsors changed.
  
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==History==
  
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Founded in 1994 by [[Daphne Kuhn]] in Rosebank, Johannesburg. In 1996/1997,  the theatre relocated to  Nelson Mandela Square (formerly Sandton Square) in upmarket Sandton in the Northern suburbs. It is a 200-seater theatre.
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Since its opening, [[Theatre on the Square]] has produced and presented more than 3000 plays, concerts, corporate events, musicals, lunch hour and children's theatre, industrial theatre and a regular youth theatre training programme in the performing arts.
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
  
http://www.theatreonthesquare.co.za/about.htm
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[[Beeld]] Plus, 2 June 2001.
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http://www.theatreonthesquare.co.za
  
 
Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]]
 
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Latest revision as of 19:18, 29 March 2025

Theatre on the Square is a theatre venue in Sandton, Johannesburg (Corner Sandton Drive and Rivonia Road).

The full name of the theatre was originally based on the sponsors name at the particular time. So it has been called the Old Mutual Theatre on the Square, Auto & General Theatre on the Square, Liberty Theatre on the Square and Agfa Theatre on the Square, as the sponsors changed.

History

Founded in 1994 by Daphne Kuhn in Rosebank, Johannesburg. In 1996/1997, the theatre relocated to Nelson Mandela Square (formerly Sandton Square) in upmarket Sandton in the Northern suburbs. It is a 200-seater theatre.

Since its opening, Theatre on the Square has produced and presented more than 3000 plays, concerts, corporate events, musicals, lunch hour and children's theatre, industrial theatre and a regular youth theatre training programme in the performing arts.

Sources

Beeld Plus, 2 June 2001.

http://www.theatreonthesquare.co.za

Go to South African Theatre/Bibliography

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