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Called "[[The Cellar]]" in English, was a small theatre in a converted wine cellar on the farm Libertas/Vredelust in Dorp Street, Stellenbosch (1960-1967).
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[[Die Kelder]], called "[[The Cellar]]" in English, was a small theatre in a converted wine cellar on the farm Libertas/Vredelust in Dorp Street, Stellenbosch (1960-1967).
  
 
''Not to be confused with [[Die Keller]] or [[Die Kellerteater]], a [[venue]] used by the Drama Department of [[Stellenboch University]]''  
 
''Not to be confused with [[Die Keller]] or [[Die Kellerteater]], a [[venue]] used by the Drama Department of [[Stellenboch University]]''  
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'''See also [[Cellar Theatre]]'''
  
 
== Founding and early history ==
 
== Founding and early history ==
  
 
The wine cellar was converted into a 100-150 seat theatre by the amateur [[Libertas Theatre Club]]/[[Libertas Teaterklub]] in 1960. Two concrete wine tanks, like small rooms, were provided with doors and converted into dressing rooms - their walls were covered with fine red crystals left from the wine-making days. This little theatre was the home of the club until 1967, when they moved to a converted stable on Bergzicht farm in Bird Street, made available by Stellenbosch Municipality.
 
The wine cellar was converted into a 100-150 seat theatre by the amateur [[Libertas Theatre Club]]/[[Libertas Teaterklub]] in 1960. Two concrete wine tanks, like small rooms, were provided with doors and converted into dressing rooms - their walls were covered with fine red crystals left from the wine-making days. This little theatre was the home of the club until 1967, when they moved to a converted stable on Bergzicht farm in Bird Street, made available by Stellenbosch Municipality.
 
== Aims and function ==
 
 
 
 
== Current status ==
 
 
 
 
 
== Impact on SA theatre, film, media and/or performance ==
 
 
 
 
 
  
  

Latest revision as of 07:01, 8 March 2017

Die Kelder, called "The Cellar" in English, was a small theatre in a converted wine cellar on the farm Libertas/Vredelust in Dorp Street, Stellenbosch (1960-1967).

Not to be confused with Die Keller or Die Kellerteater, a venue used by the Drama Department of Stellenboch University

See also Cellar Theatre

Founding and early history

The wine cellar was converted into a 100-150 seat theatre by the amateur Libertas Theatre Club/Libertas Teaterklub in 1960. Two concrete wine tanks, like small rooms, were provided with doors and converted into dressing rooms - their walls were covered with fine red crystals left from the wine-making days. This little theatre was the home of the club until 1967, when they moved to a converted stable on Bergzicht farm in Bird Street, made available by Stellenbosch Municipality.


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