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| − | A Dutch Reformed church since 1835*?. Was originally the [[African Theatre]], built in 1800, then taken over by the church for its missionary work in Cape Town. | + | A Dutch Reformed church since 1838. Was originally [[The African Theatre]], built in 1800, then taken over by the church for its missionary work in Cape Town. |
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| − | St. Stephen’s Church, Cape Town, Cape Province is the only Dutch Reformed church named after a saint; and its congregation is the only Coloured congregation that forms part of the [[NG Kerk]] (the mother church), with full admission to its synod, while all other Coloured parishes of the N.G. Kerk belong to the daughter or mission church.
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| − | The rectangular edifice was erected during the First British Occupation as the [[African Theatre]] and is the oldest theatre building in South Africa, having been erected for that purpose by the Governor, [[Sir George Yonge]], on what is now Riebeek Square, where it was opened on 17th November 1800. Thus it is the only church building that was formerly a theatre. Under the Batavian regime the theatre was called the [[Afrikaansche Schouwburg]] , but to the populace it was simply known as the [[Komediehuis]]. The basement was and still is used for workshops, storage and similar purposes. The building, repeatedly menaced with demolition, was proclaimed a historical monument in 1965.
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| − | Utilized as a performance space on occasion again between 2002 and 2010, to raise funds for the exstensive restoration of the historical building in this period.
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| − | See further '''The [[African Theatre]]'''. | |
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Latest revision as of 09:42, 20 July 2014
