Bellvillese Afrikaanse Toneelvereniging

The Bellvillese Afrikaanse Toneelvereniging is an Afrikaans amateur drama society in Bellville, Cape Town.

The name of the group is variously given as the Bellville Amateur Toneelgeselskap, Bellville Amateur Toneelgroep, Bellville Afrikaanse Toneelgeselskap, Bellville Afrikaanse Teater, or the Bellvillese Afrikaanse Toneelvereniging by the sources over the years. Most often referred to by its acronym of B.A.T. (or BAT) however.

The acronym is not to be confused with that of the British American Tobacco[1] company, which is also referred to as BAT.

History of the company

B.A.T. was started in 1951 and during the 1960's the patron of the society was Mrs. Mona Bezuidenhout, but detailed information on this group and their theatre is rather scant.

The BAT company

The name of the group is variously given as the Bellville Amateur Toneelgeselskap, Bellville Afrikaanse Toneelgeselskap, Bellville Afrikaanse Teater, or the Bellvillese Afrikaanse Toneelvereniging. The acronym is also found win the form B.A.T.

The names of members over the years appear to have included:

Fanie Bekker, Mona Bezuidenhout, Tienie Botha, André Coetzee, Johan Engelbrecht, Trynie Ganzevoort, Johan Mocke, Amanda Muller, Rudie Nagelmaeker, Kristo Pienaar, Elsabé Pietersen, Barnsie Senekal, Tobie van Eck, Martin van Niekerk, Madeleine Viljoen, J.C. Weij,

The BAT Theatre

The group has its own 88 seater theatre, called the BAT Theatre (BAT Teater, BAT-teater or B.A.T. Teater in Afrikaans), situated at Alexander Road Bellville in Boston, Bellville.

Productions by B.A.T.

Some productions listed in ESAT are:

Ai tog die Mansmense!

Sources

https://www.facebook.com/BAT-Theatre-1563556613865647/

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