Little Theatre, Johannesburg
Little Theatre, Johannesburg
Temple** EDIT!!! LITTLE THEATRE !!!
LITTLE THEATRE, The, Durban. Situated in Acutt Street. *** Newly-renovated in 2001?*, used for a performance of Kessie Govender's A Working Class Hero , in association with The Playhouse Company.
LITTLE THEATRE, The, Johannesburg (1). See Library Theatre, Johannesburg.
LITTLE THEATRE, The, Johannesburg (2). In the Corner House building. It opened in November 1973 with the comedy Till Bed Do Us Part by Louis Ife. It starred and was presented by Louis and Barbara Kinghorn under direction by Rex Garner. Robert Kirby’s The Dot-Dash Show with Robert and Terry Lester was staged here in 1975. Later leased by Toerien-Firth and renamed Bernato Theatre circa 1976. **** (Tucker, 1997)
LITTLE THEATRE, The, Johannesburg (3). Situated in the Carlton Centre in Marshall Street. It opened in December 1983. Delia Sainsbury and Keith Galloway staged a musical for children called Wooglebugs, Witches and Wonderful Things in 1983. **** (Tucker, 1997)
LITTLE THEATRE, The, Johannesburg (4). In Mutual Square, Rosebank. It was run by Delia Sainsbury and Keith Galloway and opened in February 1987 with Terrence Shank’s production of Sugar and Spice starring Bess Finney. It was renamed the Waybury for a short period circa 1991. Bess Finney’s production of Our Gracie was staged here in 1991. It closed in 1996. **** (Tucker, 1997)
LITTLE THEATRE, Pretoria. See Kleinteater, Pretoria
Barnato Theatre
In 1976 Shirley Firth and Pieter Toerien took a lease on the Little Theatre and renamed it the Barnato Theatre, after mining magnate and theatre personality Barney Barnato. Their opening production Caught in the Act, devised and directed by England’s Charles Ross with Anna Quayle and Graham Armitage in 1976. Royce Ryton’s The Other Side of the Swamp starring Ryton himself, together with Eckard Rabe under direction by Graham Armitage was staged here in 1976. It ran for a year. Toerien-Firth staged The Monkey Walk starring Barbara Kinghorn and British actor Richard Warwick, later replaced by Paul Jericco here in 1977. Toerien-Firth produced Mothers and Fathers with Clive Parnell, Lesley Nott, Elizabeth Rae and Ian Winter which was staged here in 1980. *** (See also Little Theatre, Johennesburg. ) (Tucker, 1997)
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