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Market Theatre (Cyrene)
Market Theatre and similar can mean: *Market Theatre (Johannesburg) The Market Theatre, based in the downtown bohemian suburb of Newtown, Johannesburg, Newtown in Johannesburg, South Africa, was opened in 1976, operating as an independent, Anti-racism, anti-racist theatre during the country's apartheid regime. I ..., South Africa * Market Theatre (Ledbury), in Herefordshire, England * Lace Market Theatre, in Nottingham, England See also * Market Theater Gum Wall, in Seattle, Washington, United States {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Market Theatre (Johannesburg)
The Market Theatre, based in the downtown bohemian suburb of Newtown, Johannesburg, Newtown in Johannesburg, South Africa, was opened in 1976, operating as an independent, Anti-racism, anti-racist theatre during the country's apartheid regime. It was named after a fruit and vegetable market that was previously located there. It was also known as the Old Indian Market or the Newtown Market, which closed after 60 years. The Market Theatre was founded by Barney Simon (Artistic Director), Mannie Manim (Administrative Director), Aletta Bezuidenhout, Vanessa Cooke, Judith Cornell, David Eppel, Leoni Hofmeyer, Janice Honeyman, Danny Keogh, Sue Kiel, Lindsay Reardon, and John Oakley Smith. Two of the theatres are named after the two founders Barney Simon and Mannie Mannim. Main Theatre at the Market Theatre was renamed as The John Kani Theatre in 2014 after the renowned South African stage actor John Kani. History Structure In 1974, a group of theatre people formed . The founders inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Market Theatre (Ledbury)
Ledbury is a market town and civil parish in the county of Herefordshire, England, lying east of Hereford, and west of the Malvern Hills. It has a significant number of Tudor style timber-framed structures, in particular along Church Lane and High Street. One of the most outstanding is Ledbury Market Hall, built in 1617, located in the town centre. Other notable buildings include the parish church of St. Michael and All Angels, the Painted Room (containing sixteenth-century frescoes), the Old Grammar School, the Barrett-Browning memorial clock tower (designed by Brightwen Binyon and opened in 1896 to house the library until 2015), nearby Eastnor Castle and the St. Katherine's Hospital site. Founded , this is a rare surviving example of a hospital complex, with hall, chapel, a Master's House (fully restored and opened in March 2015 to house the Library), almshouses and a timber-framed barn. History Ledbury is a borough whose origins date to around AD 690. In the Domesday Book ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lace Market Theatre
The Lace Market Theatre is a small, independent amateur theatre in the Lace Market area of Nottingham city centre. History Origins: 1920s to 1951 The Lace Market Theatre developed from two amateur dramatic societies founded in Nottingham in the 1920s: the Nottingham Playgoers Club (1922) and the Nottingham Philodramatic Society (1926). These societies amalgamated in 1946 to become the Nottingham Theatre Club, which was based at the Nottingham Bluecoat School until 1951. Hutchison Street: 1951 to 1972 In 1951, the Nottingham Theatre Club moved to leased premises in Hutchinson Street, much closer to Nottingham city centre. It remained there until 1972, when it left as part of the major slum clearance and redevelopment of the city during that decade. At this point, members raised the money to purchase a dilapidated paint store in Halifax Place in the Lace Market area of the city. Halifax Place: 1972 to date The paint store was originally built as a chapel in 1761. It late ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
