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Final curtain call for Cape Town’s Fugard theatre By Kedibone Modise, Chad Williams Mar 17, 2021 Share Cape Town’s Fugard Theatre is closing its doors permanently with immediate effect, after being shut for a full year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Many performing arts institutions have in the past year experienced significant economic setbacks due to the lockdown regulations and this has resulted in closures of several popular theatre houses. The founder of the 320-seater theatre, located within the historic Sacks Futeran building in Cape Town’s District Six, said in a stateme...

THE online petition by local artists calling for Sport, Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa’s resignation is growing in numbers.

Theatre practitioners and artists call for Nathi Mthethwa to resign By Entertainment Reporter Share The entertainment industry continues to feel the pinch as mass gatherings, events and live shows are locked down due to the global coronavirus pandemic. Three months into the national lockdown that was enforced by the South African government, theatres were given a green light to open their doors and operate again, of course, under strict regulations. Though many theatre houses welcomed the new laws of operation, some decided to keep their doors shut until later in the year. That changed when ...