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A 335-seat theatre named in honour of South African playwright [[Athol Fugard]] opened in 2010.
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==The building==
 
 
 
A National Heritage Site today, it is located in the historic Sacks Futeran building, a former textile and soft goods supplier in the early twentieth century, frequented by generations of [[District Six]] seamstresses and tailors. This is owned by and forms part of the [[District Six Museum]]'s Homecoming Centre and it has incorporated the renovated Congregational Church Hall in Caledon Street as its entrance. Construction of The [[Fugard Theatre]] was underwritten by it’s founding producer [[Eric Abraham]], and is named in honour of [[Athol Fugard]], South Africa’s greatest playwright. The architect was [[Shaun Adendorff]] of Rennie Scurr Adendorff, and care has been taken to preserve this National Heritage Site.
 
 
 
== Management ==
 
 
 
At the helm of the UK-based Portobello is producer [[Eric Abraham]]. He heads up '''Portobello Pictures''', an independent film, television and theatre production company with its head office in London and is one of the three managers of the [[Isango Portobello]] company, along with [[Mark Dornford-May]] en [[Pauline Malefane]]. [[Mannie Manim]] joined '''The Fugard''' team on a full-time basis in January 2010 to work with [[Georgina Rae]] (General Manager), [[Shamila Rahim]] (theatre manager)  and the company in developing The Fugard and the local and international profile of the [[Isango Portobello]] Company.  At the end of 2010 the relationship between Abraham and his partners in the [[Isango Portobello]] company deteriorated and the theatre manager and company company were evicted. In January 2011 Manim also left and [[Daniel Galloway]] was appointed General Manager.
 
 
 
== Productions ==
 
 
 
Opened 12 February 2010 with [[Isango Portobello]]'s ''[[The Magic Flute – Impempe Yomlingo]]''  followed by an opening season of ''[[The Mysteries – Yiimimangaliso]]'' and a world premiere on March 19 of [[Athol Fugard]]’s new play, especially written for the opening, ''[[The Train Driver]]'', directed by [[Athol Fugard]]. Other productions since include ''[[London Road]]'' (2010), ''[[Broken Glass]]'' (2011), ''[[The Blue Iris]]'' (by [[Athol Fugard]], directed by [[Janice Honeyman]] 2012). ''[[The Shadow of the Hummingbird]]'' ([[Fugard Theatre]], 2014), ''[[Cabaret]]'' (2015), ''[[West Side Story]]'' (in [[ArtsCape]], 2015).
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
South African premiéres of Fugard plays at the [[Fugard Theatre]], include ''[[The Train Driver]]'' (2010), ''[[The Bird Watchers]]'' (2011), ''[[The Blue Iris]]'' (2012) and ''[[Die Laaste Karretjiegraf]]'' (2013), ''[[The Shadow of the Hummingbird]]'' (2014) and the World premiéres of the [[Afrikaans]] versions of ''[[Die Kaptein se Tier]]'' (2011) and ''[[Playland]]'' (2014),
 
 
 
== Sources ==
 
 
 
http://www.thefugard.com/
 
 
 
[[Mariana Malan]], Die [[Burger]],  23 November 2010),
 
 
 
[[Cape Argus]]  (23 November 2010)
 
 
 
[[Artslink]].co.za <news0115@artslink.co.za>
 
 
 
== For more information ==
 
 
 
 
 
See '''The Fugard''' website at http://www.thefugard.com/
 
and the '''Isango Portobello''' website at http://www.portobellopictures.com/Isango-Portobello
 
 
 
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