![]() ![]() In the 1950s the theatre began to forge a closer relationship with the University's Drama Department, leading to a break with the College of Music. During the Second World War Noel Coward visited the theatre and gave a performance to servicemen and women. When Gamble returned to the UK the Theatre Club broke up, but Leontine Sagan was convinced to undertake a residency at the theatre. The theatre began to host a club of professional theatre practitioners known as 'the Theatre Club' under Rollo Gamble. The theatre moved to the professional era in 1937 with André Van Gyseghem's production of Bernard Shaw’s Man and Superman in 1937. Subsequently it became the ‘home’ of the Cape Town Repertory Theatre Society between 19. In order to promote theatre in Cape Town, the theatre was made available to any dramatic society in the city free of charge, although all proceeds went to the theatre. The new theatre was built on the continental seating plan, with continuous rows with only side isles, giving spectators an uninterrupted view of the whole stage, and could now seat 300 people. The refurbished theatre was opened with Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro in 1934. Following the success of Bernard Shaw's The Apple Cart in 1933, the press canvassed for the rebuilding of the auditorium. The first Opera held at the Little Theatre was Cimarosa’s Secret Marriage in 1933. The theatre was inaugurated on 18 August 1931 with a production of Anton Chekov’s The Seagull (directed by W.A Sewell). ![]() This was seen as an experimental space and had a stage as large as the auditorium, seating only 194 people. The theatre was founded by William Henry Bell, Dean of the College of Music who personally financed the lighting equipment for the theatre. Originally a chemistry laboratory, the Little Theatre was opened in 1931 as a venue to house drama and opera productions. The theatre complex is adjacent to the fine arts and drama departments at the University of Cape Town. The other two theatres, the Arena and Intimate theatres, can seat 70-80 people. The Little Theatre, the main theatre in the building, is actually the largest providing seating for 240 people. The Little Theatre Complex consists of three theatres in a building located on the University of Cape Town's Hiddingh campus on Orange Street in Cape Town. ![]()
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