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This group seems to have revived (?*) after the building of the [[African Theatre]], making their appearance with lighter work, especially the melodramas of Von Kotzebue, till 1803, after which they slipped out of the theatrical spotlight, probably concentrating on musical presentations. | This group seems to have revived (?*) after the building of the [[African Theatre]], making their appearance with lighter work, especially the melodramas of Von Kotzebue, till 1803, after which they slipped out of the theatrical spotlight, probably concentrating on musical presentations. | ||
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| + | [[Rollo Gamble]] established a forum for professional theatre practitioners called The [[Theatre Club]], launching the idea with his production of Pirandello's ''[[Six Characters in Search of an Author]]''. The [[Theatre Club]] broke up soon after Gamble’s return to England in 1938. | ||
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| + | 1937: ''[[Six Characters in Search of an Author]]'' at the [[UCT Little Theatre]] was the first professional production to be staged at this theatre (October). The cast were [[Zoë Randall]], [[Wensley Pithey]], [[Margot Lassner]], [[Frank Hammerton]], [[Fred Loehnen]] and [[Rollo Gamble]]. | ||
== 1980s-1990s == | == 1980s-1990s == | ||
Latest revision as of 12:26, 18 May 2026
This seems to have been the name for a few institutions in Cape Town over the years.
Contents
Before 1800
1800-1803
This group seems to have revived (?*) after the building of the African Theatre, making their appearance with lighter work, especially the melodramas of Von Kotzebue, till 1803, after which they slipped out of the theatrical spotlight, probably concentrating on musical presentations.
1937-1938
Rollo Gamble established a forum for professional theatre practitioners called The Theatre Club, launching the idea with his production of Pirandello's Six Characters in Search of an Author. The Theatre Club broke up soon after Gamble’s return to England in 1938.
Productions
1937: Six Characters in Search of an Author at the UCT Little Theatre was the first professional production to be staged at this theatre (October). The cast were Zoë Randall, Wensley Pithey, Margot Lassner, Frank Hammerton, Fred Loehnen and Rollo Gamble.
1980s-1990s
An organisation called the Theatre Club also funded Jill Fletcher's 1994 book on the African Theatre*]
Sources
Jill Fletcher, 1994)
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