Artscape Theatre guests gathered for its 55th anniversary on 19 May.
Actor and director Basil Appollis remembers a time in apartheid South Africa when he could not even apply for a job at Artscape Theatre, but he is now set to produce its 55th anniversary gala concert in November this year.
Back then the venue was still called Nico Malan Theatre and it had opened its doors to white people only on 19 May 1971.
On that date this week Artscape’s chief executive officer Marlene le Roux led a multi-racial crowd for a photo on the theatre’s front steps to mark the anniversary theme: ‘A Place For All’.
Appollis, who was among the celebratory crowd this week, said he “was not allowed to be here when it was Nico Malan. It was a place where I could not even apply for employment.”
