Baxter Theatre

The Baxter Theatre was opened on 1 August 1977.

A bequest was made to the University of Cape Town in 1960, by the late Dr W Duncan Baxter, Mayor of Cape Town and Chairman of the Council of the University, in order to establish a theatre in Cape Town.

Architects Jack Barnet and Leslie Boer designed this spacious theatre complex, calling on advice from Thomas Münter and Rudolph Biste of Berlin for the design of the stages.

The Sphinx, a statue by Bruce Arnott, is situated outside the theatre complex. The Baxter Theatre logo is a stylized impression of this statue. The Baxter Theatre is situated on Main Road. Parking for patrons can be accessed from Burg Street which runs out of Main Road.

Inside the Baxter Theatre

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