Hofmeyr Theatre

Also known as the Hofmeyr Hall or Hofmeyrsaal in Afrikaans. An ill equipped venue situated in the Groote Kerk building in Adderley Street, Cape Town. It was used by the Brian Brooke Company from 1949 to 1955, after which it became the full-time home to Leonard Schach’s Cockpit Players till 1962. Also used initially by CAPAB.

Sources

P.J. du Toit, 1988;

Van Eeden in Hauptfleisch, 1985

Percy Tucker, 1997 [JH. SH]

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