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Market Theatre, Johannesburg is the best place to watch the works of various theater productions. Travelers who love art and culture will definitely like to spend some time here. If you visit here you will be able to know the thought of these dramatists about the contemporary time. Market Theatre, Johannesburg is situated on Margaret Mcingana Street.
Like other Johannesburg Tourist Attractions this theater will provide you with some entertainment. However, that is not all you will also be able to understand the social problems of the country. The actors try to show how the socio-political problems through out the world make an impression upon the common man of South Africa. There are some productions that also refer to the complex problems that a multi cultural society faces.
Market Theatre, Johannesburg was established in the year 1976. The person behind this construction was Mannie Manim. In this construction he was accompanied by the late Barney Simon. Before that it was the place of the famous Johannesburg Fruit Market.
The year 1995 became a special one in the history of Market Theatre, Johannesburg. It was in that year that the theater received the American Jujamcyn Award. The best productions of the theater include those that depict the life of the apartheid. In fact the theater is one of the strongest voices behind the idea of anti-apartheid.
This year the Market Theatre, Johannesburg has crossed another milestone as it has become 30 years old. The management and the actors here try to represent the true South African Culture in front of the world. If you want you can know more about South Africa, its history and culture. The theater will help you in that process.
The main theater here can accommodate up to 387 people. During the shows at the Barney Simon Theater at least 120 people can come and watch the shows here. The Laager Theater,on the other hand, holds the same number of people.
Come here and give a new dimension to your Johannesburg Tour and you will remember it always.
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| Carlton Center Panorama, Johannesburg |
Gold Reef City, Johannesburg |
| Heia Safari Ranch, Johannesburg |
Herman Eckstein Park, Johannesburg |
| Joubert Park, Johannesburg |
La Grange Birk Park, Johannesburg |
| Lion Park, Johannesburg |
Mandela Museum, Johannesburg |
| Market Theatre, Johannesburg |
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| Melville Koppies Nature Reserve, Johannesburg |
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