20-610: Market Theatre and similar can mean: Market Theatre (Johannesburg) , South Africa Market Theatre (Ledbury) , in Herefordshire, England Lace Market Theatre , in Nottingham, England See also [ edit ] Market Theater Gum Wall , in Seattle, Washington, United States Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
40-644: A span of fifteen years, De Wet wrote twelve plays, five in English and seven in Afrikaans . She won numerous awards for her work, including five Vita Awards, three Fleur du Cap Awards , and one Dalro Award. Her literary accolades include one CNA Prize, one Rapport Prize, and two Hertzog Prizes . Productions of her plays have garnered more than forty theatre awards. Her play Yelena won the Vita Award for Best Script in 1998-1999, and Drie Susters Twee , an Afrikaans adaptation of
60-582: A special focus on introducing the art of photography to previously disadvantaged students. The Rockefeller Foundation provided the seed money to start the Market Theatre Laboratory, a drama school founded by Barney Simon and Dr John Kani . The Lab opened in October 1989 in a small warehouse under the highway in Goch Street, Newtown, and is dedicated to developing community theatre and skills training in
80-484: A wagon fort, is a fortification made of wagons joined together, usually in a circular shape, as an improvised military camp to safeguard those taking refuge inside. Pieter then found the name Laager appropriate for he too needed a safe place to perform under the apartheid regime. The Market Theatre complex also houses two art galleries, a jazz club, a cabaret venue,a bookshop, two restaurants (the Market Bar & Bistro and
100-642: Is also located. Over the years, the Market Theatre hosted performances by a number of internationally acclaimed artists, including Athol Fugard . The great South African actress Yvonne Bryceland and collaborator of Athol Fugard was also involved in the evolution of the Market Theatre as a centre of theatre against apartheid In October 1987 Janet Suzman directed a multi-racial production of Othello at The Market Theatre. Suzman also directed Bertolt Brecht 's Good Woman of Setzuan (renamed The Good Woman of Sharpeville ). Other theatre-makers to come out of
120-579: The "Theatre of the Struggle." It was one of the few places in the 1980s that blacks and whites could mix on equal terms. "The strength and truth of that conviction was acknowledged (...) In providing a voice to the voiceless, The Market Theatre did not forego artistic excellence, but, rather, made a point of it." A multitude of anti-apartheid plays were staged, including Reza de Wet 's multi award-winning, Diepe Grond, and Woza Albert , Asinamali, Bopha, Sophiatown , You Strike The Woman, You Strike A Rock, Born in
140-426: The 1970s, there was heavy international pressure for South Africa to reform its apartheid laws. It was during this turbulent time, on 21 June 1976, that the Market Theatre opened its doors, with Barney Simon as its artistic director . The first production, under his direction, was The Seagull by Anton Chekhov with Sandra Prinsloo in the cast. In time the non-racial Market Theatre became known internationally as
160-556: The Indian Fruit Market were considered one of the most important pieces of organic architecture in South Africa. On Sundays, the main hall of the complex was used for symphony concerts . Renovation began, with much of the work being done by the artists themselves. Today most of the original Edwardian architecture remains, as do a number of the original signs. It houses both Museum Africa and The Market Theatre complex. By
180-662: The Market Theatre has received 21 international awards and more than 300 South African awards, which include Fleur du Cap and Naledi Theatre Awards . The Market Theatre complex houses three theatres: the Barney Simon Theatre (opened on 21 June 1976 ), the Main Theatre (opened in October 1976) and the Laager Theatre (named in 1979). In addition to hosting productions, the theatres are also used for conferences, seminars, presentations and product launches. Named after one of
200-1730: The Market Theatre through the guidance of Barney Simon and Mannie Mannim include: Paul Slabolespzy, Janice Honeyman, Vanessa Cooke, Gcina Mhlope, Lara Foot, Clare Stopford, John Kani, Malcolm Purkey, Andrew Buckland, Sue Pam-Grant, Pieter Dirk Uys, Neil McCarthy, Maishe Maponya, Robert Whitehead, Percy Mtwa, Reza de Wet, Danny Keogh, Mbongeni Ngema, Winston Mtsona, Fiona Ramsay, Ramaloah Makhene, Robert Colman, Robyn Orlin, Aletta Bezuidenhout, Bill Flynn, Lucille Gillwald, Thoko Ntshinga, Selaelo Maredi, Basil Jones, Adrian Kohler, Jennie Rezenk, Fatima Dike, Sello Maake Ka Ncube, Wilson Dunster, Yael Farber, Nicky Rebelo, Irene Stephanou, Maralin Vanrenen, Jacqui Singer, Lionel Newton, Mark Fleishman, Marcel van Heerden, Megan Wilson, Chris Pretorius, Timmy Kwebulana, Motshabi Tyelele, Nadya Cohen, Terry Norton, Ron Schmerzak, Dorothy Ann Gould, Arthur Molepho, Thoko Ntshinga, Sarah Roberts, John Oakley-Smith, Sandra Prinsloo, Leila Henriques, Thembi Mtshali, Martin Le Maitre, James Whyle, Lesly Nott, Saira Essa, Seputla Sebogedi, Robyn Orlin, Jennifer Ferguson, Matthew Krouse, Bobby Heaney, Sue Kiel, Elize Cawood, Timmy Kwebulana, Megan Kruskal, Dawid Minaar, John Lebwaba, Craig Higginson, Jenifer Steyn, William Kentridge, Bobby Rodwell, Phyllis Klotz, Small Ndaba, Sue Steele, Nicholas Ellenbogen, Charles J Fourie, Marius Weyers, Ruphin Coudyzer and many more. 26°12′06″S 28°01′57″E / 26.201654°S 28.032389°E / -26.201654; 28.032389 Reza de Wet Reza de Wet (11 May 1952 – 27 January 2012)
220-450: The RSA and Black Dog – Inj’emnyama. The Market Theatre's cultural contribution to South Africa's emergence as a democracy in 1994 is significant. In 1987, Janet Suzman made her directorial debut, staging a production of Shakespeare 's Othello at the theatre. Suzman offered the titular role to John Kani , who sought the blessing of Mongane Wally Serote before accepting. Kani accepted and
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#1732852099449240-774: The arts. From 1994, the Lab and later the Market Theatre formed a long-term partnership with the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) and Stockholm City Theatre . The Lab holds two annual festivals, the Community Theatre Festival and the Zwakala Festival. In 2010, the Market Theatre Laboratory moved to the Bus Factory, 3 President Street, Newtown, where the Market Photo Workshop
260-491: The co-founders of the Market Theatre, and a stalwart of the South African theatre industry, the Barney Simon Theatre was the first to open in the Market Theatre complex, while restorations to the historical building were still in progress. It has seating for 120 people. Four months after the Market Theatre opened with the staging of The Seagull , the Main Theatre opened to the public on 19 October 1976. The first production
280-601: The downtown bohemian suburb of Newtown in Johannesburg , South Africa , was opened in 1976, operating as an independent, 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 renamed John Kani Theatre in 2014 after
300-480: The historical Gramadoelas ), a coffee bar, a theatre bar, a shopping mall, and a flea-market every Saturday. True to its roots, the modern-day Market Theatre remains dedicated to growing and cultivating the arts in South Africa through various initiatives such as the Lab and the Market Photo Workshop . The Market Photo Workshop is a school of photography that has been in operation for more than 20 years, with
320-505: The play attracted both white and black audiences. It was significant too in the context of apartheid South Africa, to feature a black and white romantic relationship. In 1995, the Market Theatre was the recipient of the American Jujamcyn Award to honour a South African theatre organisation that had made an outstanding contribution to the development of creative talent in the history of the country's theatre. During its history,
340-451: The renowned South African stage actor John Kani . In 1974, a group of theatre people formed The Company. The founders included Mannie Manim and the late Barney Simon . They began fundraising to restore the neglected complex that housed the old produce market in downtown Johannesburg. The original steel structure had been shipped from Britain and constructed on site. The steel arches and cathedral-like dome built in 1913 that housed
360-507: The title Market Theatre . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Market_Theatre&oldid=1087625952 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Market Theatre (Johannesburg) The Market Theatre , based in
380-582: Was Peter Weiss 's Marat/Sade . The Main Theatre is the largest of the three theatres of the Market Theatre complex and seats up to 387 people. The first show to be staged in what was once a photo gallery in the Market Theatre complex was called Die Van Aardes Van Grootoor in August 1978. The theatre was named the Laager by prominent theatre personality and social activist Pieter-Dirk Uys in 1979. A laager, also known as
400-612: Was a South African playwright known for her significant contributions to South African theatre. De Wet was born in Senekal in the Free State of South Africa . She graduated from the University of Cape Town drama school and worked as an actress. She later obtained a master's degree in English literature and lectured in the drama department of Rhodes University in Grahamstown . Over
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