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[[The Amateur Theatre]] is a name given to some venues used for amateur productions over the years.
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[[The Amateur Theatre]] is a name given (formally and informally) to some venues used for amateur (or even semi-professional) productions over the years.
  
On occasion the term "Amateur Theatre" is used (formally and informally) as the name for a performance space or venue. For instance [[The Amateur Theatre]] is a journalists' version of the Dutch venue called De [[Liefhebbery Tooneel]] (Cape Town,  
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A prominent example is the Hope Street venue known as [[The Amateur Theatre]] (Cape Town, 1825-1851), the name being a journalists' version of the official [[Dutch]] name of De [[Liefhebbery Tooneel]], founded by 
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==

Revision as of 06:15, 19 October 2016

The Amateur Theatre is a name given (formally and informally) to some venues used for amateur (or even semi-professional) productions over the years.

A prominent example is the Hope Street venue known as The Amateur Theatre (Cape Town, 1825-1851), the name being a journalists' version of the official Dutch name of De Liefhebbery Tooneel, founded by

Sources

F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [1]: pp.

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