The Arts Theatre
There have been two theatre venues in the South African region known by this name.
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The Arts Theatre East London (1987-2021)
History
Deriving from the Arts Theatre Club in East London, The Arts Theatre was a small theatre that was created the club's premises were converted into a small theatre in 1987.
The venue was sold in 2021.
Productions
Sources
'A history of East London’s theatres', Show Me (online), 1 August 2019 (https://showme.co.za/east-london/events-entertainment/east-londons-theatres-and-their-history/)
DispatchLIVE, 18 February 2021.
The Arts Theatre, Windhoek, South West Africa
History
In the 1950s the South West African branch of the South African Association of Arts ( SAAA, South West African Branch), under the chairmanship of the then President, Olga Levinson, actively petitioned for and obtained a civic theatre for Windhoek.
The venue, initially called the The Arts Theatre, contained a theatre and an art gallery, and was formally opened on 3 October 1960 by the then Administrator of South West Africa (SWA), Mr D. du P. Viljoen.
The theatre and gallery were formally managed by the SAAA until 1973
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