Wednesday 4th April 2012
On a recent visit to Cape Town, RSA, I paid a visit to The Theatre on the Bay, 1a Link
Street, Camps Bay, Cape Town and saw a Pieter Toerien presentation of “Quartet” a touring London production written
by Sir Ronald Harwood, Directed by Richard Digby Day
Cast; Gary Raymond, Delena Kidd, John Fraser and Wanda
Ventham
Design by?
Lighting by?
Said to be Cape Town’s most beautiful theatre located at the
fashionable Camps Bay on the Atlantic seaboard. The exterior of the refurbished old derelict
Alvin Cinema has a distinctive theatrical façade, the foyer is
spacious with box office to the right and a stylish stairway access the balcony
and to the “Sidedish
Restaurant” to the left.
We had arrived early to avail of a combination ticket which
allows one to dine at the restaurant before seeing the show and for me to avail
of a previously arranged technical stage tour.
The restaurant and its environs have their theatrical
ambiance enhanced with theatrical memorabilia including interesting retrospective
posters on the wall of the corridor leading to the balcony. Set and Lighting
designers credited on the old posters include Andrew Botha,
http://www.nationalartsfestival.co.za/events/event/335
and Rex Garner.
There is a grid to hang scenic elements from but no facility
for flying scenery, wing space is also restricted, as is the storage of scenery
in the wings and off stage. There are ample black drapes, wings, legs and
borders there is also a good cyclorama cloth. The theatre is well provide with
lamps most of which appear to be Power Cans, T Spots but I could be corrected
on this!
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