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Fugard Theatre announces permanent closure

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The historic Fugard Theatre has announced that it will be closing down permanently.

Fugard Theatre Founder and producer Eric Abraham released a statement online confirming the news yesterday.

He says due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, they don’t see the theatre being financially viable to reopen in the foreseeable future.

The theatre will now be handed back to the board of The District 6 Museum, to be used as a working theatre. He says it’s a sad day for South African theatre.

Liesl Smit
Liesl Smit
Liesl is the Smile 90.4FM News Manager. She has been at Smile since 2016, with nearly 20 years experience in the radio industry, including reading news, field reporting and producing. In 2008 she won the Vodacom Journalist of the Year Award, Western Cape region. liesl@smile904.fm

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