David Fick News

The Cape Town Fringe, which opens on 21 September, is 'staying relevant by going local', according to its executive producer, Ashraf Johaardien. With a revised format and fresh new focus, the 2017 edition of the Cape Town Fringe sees its organisers working hand in hand with independent theatres across the Mother City to present a programme of work that is innovative and inspired.

F Creations is proud to announce that its trio of Shakespeare fanatics is back for a return season of THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED), their laugh-out-loud production for 2017.

Christina Bianco's singular voice and comedic charm have brought audiences around the world to their feet. Her singular talent is bound to have the same effect when she checks in at Gate69 in Cape Town for a nine-performance season of THE MANY VOICES OF CHRISTINA BIANCO this October.

THE FALL returns to the Baxter for a short season this September, following its recent success at the Edinburgh Assembly Fringe Festival.

Famed local South African producer Pieter Toerien, whose Montecasino Theatre in Johannesburg, South Africa, will host an encore season of THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG, calls this theatre piece 'the funniest play (he has) ever seen!' Directed by Alan Committie, the South African production returns for a four week season from 22 September.

Billed as 'a magnificent magic show for all ages,' ANDRE THE HILARIOUS HYPNOTIST is back at the Masque Theatre by popular demand. ith his hypnotic humour, this incredible man has the ability to get his audience members to do almost anything in a spectacular which includes his viewers as co-stars.

The Clanwilliam Arts Project, one of the highlights of which is always the Lantern Festival that heralds the culmination of the event, is back for the seventeenth year in a row. This year's edition will see some 700 learners in the Western Cape town of Clanwilliam take part in the project, which starts on 24 September.

Bookings open today for The Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra and Cape Town Opera's DUET GALA CONCERT, which takes place on 24 October. South African tenor, Levy Sekgapane, a first prize winner of Placido Domingo's prestigious Operalia 2017 competition, will headline the one-night-only concert at the Artscape Opera House in support of the fundraising efforts of The Duet Endowment Trust.

The seventh kykNET Silwerskermfees closed last night in Cape Town, but as Karen Meiring confirmed from the stage, it certainly will not be the last one. The winners of this year's festival were announced at a gala event hosted by Elana Afrika-Bredenkamp and Ivan Botha at The Bay Hotel in Camps Bay.

Lovers of prohibition era swing, jazz and blues music are invited to join Gerald Schreiner, Daneel van Der Walt, David Lubbe and the Swing Cats to drink and dance away their sorrows the old fashioned way. With the country entering a technical recession, The Reserve At The Taj Hotel returns to the era of the Great Depression this September.

It's green lights all around as the 2017 kykNET Silverskermfees kicks Off in Cape Town this week. The film festival's short film project is a highlight of the annual event this year's short films promise not to disappoint.

The full cast for the Harold Prince-directed production of EVITA in South Africa has been announced. Presented by Pieter Toerien and David Ian, this revival of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's iconic musical will see the original West End and Broadway production presented on stage at The Teatro at Montecasino and the Artscape Opera House later this year.

Launched in 1994 as a co-creation between Ian von Memerty and Bryan Schimmel, A HANDFUL OF KEYS has played to more than 420 000 people in over 1450 performances over the last 23 years. Now, thanks for countless requests from the public, South Africa's most successful musical revue ever returns for a six-week season at Theatre on the Bay.

Gate69, the Purple Palace in the heart of Cape Town's city centre, has announced its exciting entertainment line-up through the end of the year. With the time of the year when everyone is looking for an excuse to have a good time fast approaching, Gate69 is the perfect venue for Capetonians as well as local and international visitors to the Mother City to let their hair down.

ENCHANTED, a thrilling new international cirque production, is set to open this September in Cape Town. Produced and directed by Sebastian Cassie and presented by Showcasting, ENCHANTED will merge some of the world's finest entertainment artists with a top South African creative team.

Ahead of the main shnit Worldwide Shortfilmfestival in October,  shnit Cape Town has teamed up with The Alexander Bar once again to bring A TASTE OF SHNIT to the Mother City, screening the best short films that shnit has to offer, with a selection of thought-provoking and exciting films made by female directors from all around the world in celebration of  Women's Month.

Stuart Lightbody's UNIQUE WONDERS closes today after a dream season at the Alexander Bar, Theatre and Cafe. The popular Capetonian sleight of hand artist and psychological illusionist's newest show has been a sold-out smash success, with bookings filling up far in advance of the nightly performances.

Watching KING KONG, the Fugard Theatre's latest musical theatre production, is as complex an experience as it is a thrilling one. The first revival of a legendary South African jazz opera, as it was called when first performed in 1959, KING KONG is at once a historical document, a contemporary reimagining, a vibrant performance piece and a damning comment on society.

The United Kingdom premiere of Sylvaine Strike's TOBACCO forms part of the Baxter Theatre Centre's impressive showcase of six award-winning and cutting-edge productions at the 2017 Edinburgh Assembly Fringe Festival in Scotland this August.

The Baxter Theatre Centre's smash hit production of MIES JULIE, which took Edinburgh by storm in 2012, returns to the Edinburgh Assembly Fringe Festival this month following its unprecedented international success. Written and directed by Yael Farber, the production joins an impressive line-up of six award-winning and cutting-edge productions from the  Baxter.