The Independent Armchair Theatre

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The Independent Armchair Theatre (aka The Armchair) was a

live music venue in Cape Town, South Africa
.

The Armchair opened in 1998 and hosted many different forms of live entertainment, including live music, comedians, film festivals, plays and exhibitions. The theatre closed in 2008.[1][2] The venue was originally run by Carl Reynolds and Jess Morgan before being taken over by musician Gil Hockman[3] in 2005.

South African artists that performed at the venue included:

, Tidal Waves.

International artists that performed at the venue included: Rodrigues, Jose Gonzalez, Missy Higgins, K's Choice, Scratch

On 20 April 2007, Wikipedia co-founder

iCommons.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Sad goodbye to Armchair Theatre". News24. 5 May 2008. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  2. ^ "jonathan carter » Blog Archive » Armchair Theatre is Closing Down". jonathancarter.co.za. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. ^ "jonathan carter » Blog Archive » Armchair Theatre is Closing Down". jonathancarter.co.za. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  4. ^ "Bring & Braai for Free Culture in Cape Town". Dave Duarte. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  5. ^ "South Africa: Sharing culture: Bring 'n Braai · Global Voices". Global Voices. 2007-04-08. Retrieved 2019-09-23.

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