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The [[Spotlight Theatre]] company was founded by [[ Cecilia Sonnenberg]] and [[René Ahrenson]].  
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The [[Spotlight Theatre]] company (or in some instances [[Spotlight Players]] or simply [[Spotlight]]) was founded by [[Cecilia Sonnenberg]] and [[René Ahrenson]].  
  
 
'''''Not to be confused with the company called [[Spotlight Youth Theatre]] or [[Spotlight Children's Theatre Company]]'''''
 
'''''Not to be confused with the company called [[Spotlight Youth Theatre]] or [[Spotlight Children's Theatre Company]]'''''
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Productons include:
 
Productons include:
  
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1944: ''[[Home is the Hero]]''  
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1942: ''[[Mourning Becomes Electra]]''
  
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1956: ''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]'' at [[Maynardville]] in February 1956 ([[Leslie French]]).
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1943: ''[[The Laughing Woman]]''
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1944: ''[[Home is the Hero]]'', ''[[Anna Christie]]''
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1951:  ''[[The Witch]]''
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1956: ''[[Peril at End House]]'', ''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]'' at [[Maynardville]] in February 1956 ([[Leslie French]]).
  
 
==Sources==
 
==Sources==

Latest revision as of 15:41, 9 October 2026

The Spotlight Theatre company (or in some instances Spotlight Players or simply Spotlight) was founded by Cecilia Sonnenberg and René Ahrenson.

Not to be confused with the company called Spotlight Youth Theatre or Spotlight Children's Theatre Company

Productions

During the Second World War they did numerous play readings in the Electricity House Theatre in Strand Street, Cape Town.

Productons include:

1942: Mourning Becomes Electra

1943: The Laughing Woman

1944: Home is the Hero, Anna Christie

1951: The Witch

1956: Peril at End House, The Taming of the Shrew at Maynardville in February 1956 (Leslie French).

Sources

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