I have compiled a list of theatres, bioscopes and bio cafes in Johannesburg and surrounding areas and would love some help from the community to fill in any gaps. I have already received some wonderful assistance from members of the Facebook group Joburg/Hillbrow survivor South Africa especially Howard Thomas who was active in South African Theatre for over 50 years. I have also been able to source great details from Marc Latilla's blog Johannesburg 1912.
It would be wonderful to add as many addresses as possible. Even just street names would be great.
Gary O'Bryan - gary@msgrecruit.co.za
Add details in the comments section below or email jamesball01@gmail.com and they will be added to the list below.
They are The Royal in Goldman Street Florida, the Savoy in Roodepoort and the 20th Century in Roodepoort.
- 20th Century, Kerk St
- 20th Century, Roodepoort
- Academy Theatre, Cnr Rissik and Smit St’s (Became Siegfried Mynhardt)
- Action Cinema, Plein St (Became Ster 1000)
- Adam Leslie Theatre, 96 End St
- Adelphi, Prairie St, Rosettenville
- Albert Theatre, Braamfontein
- Alexander, Stiemans st, Braamfontein (Was Reps Theatre)
- Alhambra Theatre, Sivewright Ave, Doornfontein
- Andre Huguenot theatre, Kaptjein St
- Anstey's, President St
- Apollo, Doornfontein
- Arena Theatre, 25 St Augustine’s Rd, Doornfontein
- Ascot, Turffontein
- Astoria, Noord St
- Astra , Louis Botha Ave, Orange Grove
- Avalon, See Taj, Fordsburg
- Balansky, Sofiatown
- Bijou Theatre, Jeppe Street
- Black Sun, Berea
- Blue fox, Oxford hotel, Rosebank
- Braamfontein Theatre
- Brooke Theatre, De Villiers St
- Capri, Rosebank
- Carlton Theatre, Fox St
- Chelsea Theatre, Catherine St, Hillbrow
- Cine 303, President St
- Cinerama, Claim St
- City Hall, President St
- Civic Theatre, Loveday St, Braamfontein
- Clarendon Cinema, Cnr Twist and Kotze St’s, Hillbrow
- Club 58, Pretoria St, Hillbrow
- Colosseum, Commissioner St
- Constantia , Tyrwhitt Ave, Rosebank
- Curzon, became Fine Arts, Hillbrow
- Doornfontein theatre
- Embassy Tea Room Theatre, President St
- Empire Entertainment, 108 Jeppe Street
- Empire Theatre, 135 Commissioner St (Became the Kine Centre)
- Fine Arts (See Curzon)
- Forum, Pritchard Street
- Gaiety, 3/5 Kort Street
- Gala Cinelux, Randburg
- Gem Theatre. Roberts Ave, Kensington
- Globe Theatre, 47 Fox St (Became Empire)
- Good Hope, Commissioner Street (Also known as the Uno)
- Good Hope 2, Market St (Old Metro)
- Grand Cinema, Main Rd, Rosettenville
- Grand Theatre, Market St
- Greenway / Rex , Greenside
- Grove Kinema, Became Victory Theatre, Louis Botha Ave Orange Grove
- Highpoint Cinema, Highpoint Centre , Hillbrow
- His Majesty's, Commissioner St
- International, Pretoria St, Hillbrow
- Intimate Theatre ex YMCA Theatre, Smit St
- Jeppe Theatre, Jeppe St (Also Premiere Theatre)
- Kings Cinema, Alexandra
- Lake Cinema, Tyrone Ave, Parkview
- Leonard Rayne, Doornfontein
- Library Theatre, Sauer St, Library complex
- Little Theatre (Also Barnato theatre), Corner House, Braamfontein
- Lyric, Central Ave, Fordsburg
- Majestic, Fordsburg
- Malvern Kinema, Jules Str
- Mayfair Theatre,
- Metro, Cnr Bree and Hoek St’s
- Metropolis Cinema, Cnr Jules and 19th Sts, Malvern
- Mini Cine 1 and 2, Pretoria St, Hillbrow
- Moncine. Bree St
- Monte Carlo, Cnr Von Wielligh and Jeppe
- Odeon Theatre, Oxford road, Rosebank
- Odin Theatre, Sofiatown
- Orpheum, Cnr Jeppe and Joubert St’s
- Oscar, Plein St
- Palace Theatre, Pritchard St
- Palace Cinema, Turffontein
- Palladium, Cnr Commissioner and Fraser St’s
- Park, Regents Park
- Parysia, Rosebank (Became the Constantia)
- Piccadilly Theatre, Yeoville
- Pigalle Theatre, Jorrisen St (Became Classic)
- Planet Cinema, Fordsburg
- Plastic Theatre, Northcliff
- Playhouse Café Bioscope, Main Street
- Playhouse Theatre, Loveday st, Braamfontein, later Jorrisen St, Braamfontein
- Plaza Cinema, Cnr Rissik and Jeppe St’s
- Premiere, Jeppe St (Also the Jeppe Cinema)
- President Theatre, President Hotel
- Protea , Rosebank
- Regal Kinema, Appoliana St, Troyeville
- Regent, Queen St, Kensington (Became Fairway) - Some say just a few premises West of the Langermann Drive/Queen Street intersection.
- Ritz, Central Ave, Mayfair
- Rivoli Tea Room Theatre, President St
- Roxy Cinema, Mayfair West
- Roxy Tea Room Theatre
- Royal, 23rd St, Melville
- Royal Orange Grove
- Royal Cinerama, Louis Botha Ave, Orange Grove
- Royalty Tea Room Theatre, Pritchard St
- Roxy Bio Café, Kotze St, Hillbrow
- Savoy Cinema de Luxe
- Savoy, Roodepoort
- Scala Theatre, Mellville
- 7 Arts originally The Avenue, became the Rex, Grant Ave, Norwood
- Standard Theatre, Joubert St (Now Oppenheimer Park)
- Star Bioscope, Denver
- Starlite, President St
- Ster City, Claim st
- Ster Elite 1 and 2, Cnr Mooi and Marshall St’s
- Taj Cinema, 17th St, Fordsburg (Also known as the Avalon)
- Theatre Royal, Market St
- The Corlett, Birnam
- The Rehearsal Room, Dorkay House, Eloff Street Extension
- The Royal, Goldman Street Florida
- The Star, 20th St, Fietas
- Tivoli Theatre
- Valley Cinema, Bertrams
- Vaudette, Commissioner St
- Victory Theatre, Louis Botha Ave, Orange Grove (see Grove Cinema)
- Village Theatre
- Windmill Theatre, 277 Bree St
- Windybrow Theatre, Nugget St, Hillbrow
- Wits Theatre (Great Hall)
- Yeoville Theatre
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