TheAlhambra Theatre is a theatre that opened in 1977 inDoornfontein, Johannesburg, South Africa.
A cinema in Doornfontein was restored in 1977 and converted into a live performance space formusical theatre by the Johannesburg Operatic and Dramatic Society. On17 April of that year, it opened withA Night to Remember, directed by Anthony Farmer.[1]
Pieter Toerien bought the theatre around 1981 and stagedPeter Shaffer'sAmadeus here. Other Toerien productions presented at the Alhambra includeAgatha Christie'sThe Unexpected Guest (1982), John Chapman andDave Freeman'sKey for Two,A. R. Gurney'sThe Dining Room, andDan Goggin'sNunsense under the direction ofTobie Cronjé (1988).[citation needed]
In 1983, Toerien opened a new auditorium, the Leonard Rayne Theare, here. In 1991, he renovated the Alhambra and added a third auditorium, the Richard Haines Theatre.[citation needed] The restored theatre opened that year on 27 September 1991 with three productions,A Slice of Saturday Night,Love Letters, andNever the Sinner.[2]
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