David Fick News

Exciting times lie ahead for Cape Town's Celtic song group, Christine and The Kilts as they prepare to take part in the 2018 Edinburgh Fringe Festival! In an attempt to raise funds to help them pay for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, Christine and the Kilts are opting for crowdfunding in the form of a fundraising concert called KOEKSUSTERS AND KILTS, which will take place at Artscape at 20:00 on 20 March.

Since establishing Sarafina Magazine in 2016, South African blogger and actress Candice Bernstein has featured over 150 womxn, drawing readers from over 90 countries. She took some time out from preparing for her upcoming Sarafina Magazine: Live event to take part in this week's edition of 'Five on Friday' for BroadwayWorld South Africa.

There is something thoroughly fabulous about watching a performer who knows exactly who they are doing what they were born to do. THE FABULOUS CERI DUPREE SHOW offers Capetonian audiences an opportunity to see just such an artist at Gate69, with Ceri Dupree having returned to South Africa for this limited season at the Mother City's Purple Palace on Bree.

RSG and Lefra Productions incredibly successful Oppiwater Arts Festival sails from 15 - 20 April 2018 this year on the MSC Sinfonia from Durban to Mozambique. The main event is a fully fledged arts festival on board the ship with more than twenty top Afrikaans productions, which have just been announced.

Pieter Toerien, David Ian and The Really Useful Group will present Andrew Lloyd Webber's production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC in South Africa this year. This return season of the 2014 South African production was a box office smash in its first season and garnered a flood of rave reviews from the local media.

Ian von Memerty, South Africa's 'Prince of the Piano,' will pay tribute to the world's 'King of the Keyboard,' Elton John in HONKY CATS this January at Theatre on the Bay. Von Memerty will be joined on stage in the show by the fantastic Centre Stage Band in what promises to be a thrilling journey through John's extraordinary and evergreen songs.

The Fugard Bioscope has an exciting January line up with The National Theatre Encore Season, a chance to re-experience some of the most popular recorded live theatre titles of the past year. The programme features the best of British theatre screenings as well as some new titles from the comfort of a Fugard Theatre seat.

COHEN - A TRIBUTE is an exploration of the life and works of the late Leonard Cohen. The show features Cohen's music and poetry, interspersed with anecdotes from his life and other literary writings.

CAPE JAZZ IS LEKKE, Jonathan Rubain's sensational homage to Cape Town's rich jazz history, commences its final week of performances at the Baxter Concert Hall this week. To create the perfect summer show for music lovers, Rubain has assembled a stellar line-up of local legends, including Hilton Schilder, Kyle Shepherd, Dave Ledbetter and Candice Thornton.

Following its nearly sold-out run so far and due to popular demand, the season of television star Chantal Stanfield's hilarious FROM KOE'SIESTES TO KNEIDLACH has been extended and will now end on 13 January, running in the Baxter Golden Arrow Studio at 20:15 nightly.

Backsberg Wine Estate has released the lineup for their much anticipated 2018 Picnic Concert Series, which takes place every Sunday from 18 February to 18 March this year. The bands this year are Spoegwolf on 18 February, Valiant Swart Trio on 25 February, Manouche on 4 March, a double bill with Sutherland and Nic Preen (the lead singer of Al Bairre) on 11 March, and Bottomless Coffee Band wrapping up the season on 18 March.

There is something utterly inspiring about IMMORTAL, the theatre experience currently playing two shows a night at the Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town. Billed as the first-ever immersive theatre production of its kind in South Africa, it is exciting to see a new company going out on a limb to offer local audiences an innovative night of performance art.

Mike McCully and The Masque Theatre will present TRIBUTE TO ABBA, a celebration of favourite ballads and dance numbers released by the Swedish pop group comprising Agnetha F ltskog, Bj rn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad.

The imminent start of a new year means it is time for South African funnyman Alan Committie to bring audiences in the City of Gold another hilarious look at the world around us. In PLANET MIRTH, Committie presents a docu-comedy in the highest definition and promises all the infectious energy, physical hi-jinks, witty wordplay and hysterical observations audiences have come to love about his brand of comic madness.

The loveable Oom Schalk is coming back to the Masque Theatre this January to tell his stories. F Creations, in partnership with The Merry Scholar, is proud to present OOM SCHALK, FROM THE HEART and invite audiences to come and listen as actor David Muller transports them back in time through the words of the famous character that Herman Charles Bosman created.

There is a great deal about AUNTY MERLE THE MUSICAL that deserves to be recognised. Most importantly, it is a homegrown musical created largely by people of colour with a significant number of roles for people of colour. It attempts to connect with contemporary South African social dynamics and issues using a medium that not only has wide appeal but which can also give voice to ideas in an often unexpected and effective ways.

The 2017 awards honor productions which opened between October 1, 2016 and September 30, 2017. Nominations were completely reader-submitted and after the nomination period ended October 31, BroadwayWorld's local editors proofed the list for eligibility and errors.

Multiple award-winning actor and popular TV and film star Desmond Dube joins the cast of the Fugard Theatre's hit production of the iconic South African musical KING KONG. From 2 January 2018 he steps in to the central role of Pop in the production, which is currently playing at the Fugard Theatre in Cape Town until 18 February 2018.

The 2017 awards honor productions which opened between October 1, 2016 and September 30, 2017. Nominations were completely reader-submitted and after the nomination period ended October 31, BroadwayWorld's local editors proofed the list for eligibility and errors.

It is an incredibly fascinating experience watching EVITA in South Africa at this time, particularly given the events that have transpired in Zimbabwe over the last month. This musical will speak to the world for as long as the struggle against colonialism and its legacy of inequality continues.