{"id":45302,"date":"2024-08-05T13:13:22","date_gmt":"2024-08-05T11:13:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/luxurama-theatre-documentary-keeps-cape-towns-history-alive-20240805\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T22:47:10","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T20:47:10","slug":"luxurama-theatre-documentary-keeps-cape-towns-history-alive-20240805","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/luxurama-theatre-documentary-keeps-cape-towns-history-alive-20240805\/","title":{"rendered":"Luxurama Theatre documentary keeps Cape Town&#8217;s history alive"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Margaret Corker reflects on her time at Luxurama Theatre, a once vibrant cinema and performance venue in Wynberg. <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Despite its dilapidated state, Corker cherishes the memories and supports a documentary preserving its history. <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The documentary, \u201cA Cape Town Song: The Story of Luxurama,\u201d highlights the theatre\u2019s impact and features interviews with former staff and artists.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>A company is set to produce a documentary on the Luxurama Theatre, a multi-racial speakeasy that launched the careers of many local artists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When Margaret Corker, originally from Steenberg and now residing in Plumstead, started at the Luxurama in Wynberg at the age of 20, it was primarily a cinema. When she visited the Luxurama Theatre on Heritage Day some years ago, the roof had caved in and there were dead birds everywhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"YouTube\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_e3b37690\"><iframe allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zc7kubyG-WQ?si=4CQvoSIF-clx44xt\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI was asked the question, how do you feel standing on the steps of what was once almost \u2018home\u2019 for you and my reply was \u2018as broken as this building is, so broken is my heart\u2019. It is a great pity that the Luxurama Theatre could not be saved due to financial constraints although the last concert hosted by the late Zayn Adams and Taliep Petersen, a request and struggle to do just that, did not succeed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Blockquote\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_a88b9185\">\n<div class=\"text\">\u201cI was asked the question, how do you feel standing on the steps of what was once almost \u2018home\u2019 for you and my reply was \u2018as broken as this building is, so broken is my heart\u2019.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI worked for a bookkeeping firm in Mowbray and did the books of the Luxurama. The owner\u2019s son, Anwar Ismail, approached me to join the company as the manager of the Luxurama in 1980. I just gave birth to Liesel six months prior, so she basically grew up in the Luxurama and I feel extremely proud of her and my son-in-law Nicki Priem and their company The Mad Little Badger for their brainwave in saving the legacy of the Luxurama. Those memories are priceless and will never be able to be re-lived except through this documentary \u201cA Cape Town Song: The story of the Luxurama,\u201d Corker says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Custom\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_732353c8\">\n<div class=\"custom\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C7yQ5b2oicd\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\"background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:540px;min-width:326px;padding:0;width:99.375%;width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px);width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:16px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C7yQ5b2oicd\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\"background:#FFFFFF;line-height:0;padding:0 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target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C7yQ5b2oicd\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\"color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by A Cape Town Song (@acapetownsong)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>She married Michael Corker and lived in Allenby Drive, Retreat, for many years and later moved to Plumstead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-magic-of-movies\">The magic of movies<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The first movie she experienced in the cinema was <span>The Elephant Man<\/span>, but she has lots of special memories of the Luxurama Theatre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI remember walking past the auditorium every morning to get to my office and for a brief moment was hoping <span>The Elephant Man <\/span>won\u2019t come out of the theatre. Movies like <span>Blue Lagoon<\/span> and <span>Grease<\/span> filled the house for weeks. A funny incident happened when we played the movie <span>Action Jackson<\/span> and every time someone called in to ask what was playing, saying <span>Action Jackson<\/span> turned out to be so difficult and funny after a few times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Custom\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_58c7e2a7\">\n<div class=\"custom\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C8_fY10vc1b\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\"background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:540px;min-width:326px;padding:0;width:99.375%;width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px);width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:16px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C8_fY10vc1b\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" 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We always worked on a 50% basis profit to the organisation and proved very successful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Blockquote\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_83c2e531\">\n<div class=\"text\">It was such a thrill to see the theatre filling up as it housed 1 144 seats and my duty was to make sure each ticket was sold and theatre hire costs were paid in advance.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe booked many schools from various areas. I remember Livingstone High School, Sibelius High, Steenberg High, Spine Road High and many more. It was such a thrill to see the theatre filling up as it housed 1 144 seats and my duty was to make sure each ticket was sold and theatre hire costs were paid in advance. After the films, we started live shows. 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They used the big screen for visuals and the underground tunnels for some of the scenes. What a memory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-family\">Family<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFrom a political standpoint, we also experienced the UDF. At the time, the two sons of the owner, who were politically motivated and active, were arrested for their roles in assisting the UDF. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I can go on and on. We were a real family at the Luxurama with the owners, staff and our patrons. 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