Bloemfontein Repertory Society

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Founding and development

Founded in Bloemfontein in 1935, the Society put on 25 plays before World War II, and by the 1960s the membership numbered 1600 and they were doing 5 productions annually.

Post war venues used

Post-war venues included the Jewish Communal Hall, the Grand Theatre, the Bloemfontein Civic Theatre and the Observatory Theatre.

Plays produced

Plays varied greatly and included works such as The School for Wives (Moliere), Our Town, (Wilder), Hayfever (Coward) and The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-moon Marigolds (Paul Zindell), Move Over Mrs. Markham (Cooney and Chapman).

Directors and players

They often used professional directors, and these included Leontine Sagan, Victor Melleney, John Boulter, Robert del Kyrke and Ricky Arden. By the 1990s the society tended towards musicals rather than straight theatre. (Welman)

Among the leading directors among the members have been

Among the amateurs (members and non-members) who performed for them over the years have been Annette Dubovsky

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