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BLACK, Penelope Youngleson's adaptation of the acclaimed CA Davids novel, THE BLACKS OF CAPE TOWN, will run at the Alexander Bar, Cafe and Theatre as part of the 2017 POPUpstairs season this December. Directed and produced by Jade Bowers, the hour-long play is performed by Ameera Patel and features the compositions of Daniel Geddes.

As hilarious as it is unsettling, KIDCASINO is a candid exploration of some of the ideas that have taken hold in contemporary popular culture. Perhaps the reality of what it means to take gamble will come as no surprise to you. No matter, you will still be tickled pink by this show. You can bet on it.

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.

This summer, the Baxter Theatre Centre's festive season line-up and popular New Year's Eve party is set to entertain local and visiting audiences in true Cape style. All three productions will culminate with the New Year's Eve bash in the foyer after the performances and early booking is advised.

Watch a sneak preview of Eric Abraham and The Fugard Theatre's timeless musical production of WEST SIDE STORY, which will return to the Artscape Theatre Centre in 2018 following two seasons in Cape Town and Johannesburg.

The Masque Theatre is proud to announce that the BUNNY AND THE MAGIC HAT is set to delight family audiences this winter holiday. This magnificent family puppet theatre show is presented by SHRiNKray Puppets.

Join Gerald Schreiner, Daneel van Der Walt, David Lubbe and the Swing Cats for another evening of prohibition era swing, jazz and blues music at The Reserve this December. With the country in a technical recession, this return to the era of the Great Depression promises the opportunity for Capetonians to drink and dance their sorrows away, the old-fashioned way!

Start the countdown to 2018 early in all-South African style at the Fugard Theatre on 31 December. Presented by Eric Abraham and the Fugard Theatre, the highly acclaimed production of the historic South African musical, KING KONG, is back in Cape Town for the summer season, with a special, early New Year's Eve performance taking place at 14:00.

Cape Town's beloved comedian Marc Lottering's darling character Aunty Merle goes mainstream in the world premiere of Marc Lottering's musical-comedy AUNTY MERLE - THE MUSICAL, which is currently being performed on stage at the Baxter Theatre Centre in what is sure to be one of the highlights of the festive season in the Mother City this year.

Following the sold-out season of GREASE in 2016, The Masque Theatre once again aims to keep audiences dancing in their seats with its year-end fundraiser, FAME - THE MUSICAL. Nominated for many awards around the world, FAME - THE MUSICAL tells the story of several students who attend the highly acclaimed High School of Performing Arts in New York.

Zip Zap Circus, in association with the High Commission of Canada, will present BOREAL at the Zip Zap Dome in Cape Town for two shows only this December. The production promises to be a sensorial experience that is not to be missed.

A feast of Celtic song will hit South African stages when Christine Weir and The Masque Theatre present CHRISTINE AND THE KILTS, bringing 2017 to a close at the popular community theatre venue in Muizenberg.

Presented in association with the University of Cape Town Drama Department, the New Voices Festival is an exciting platform for emerging Theatre Makers to showcase their work. This festival marks the debut of the Drama Department's graduating students into the professional theatre arena.

THE RABBLE, a theatre piece that tells its story through physical language, masks, imagery and sound design, will play the Magnet Theatre in Observatory this December. Produced by Artscape and funded by The National Arts Council in conjunction with the University of Cape Town, the production is the brainchild of Iman Isaacs and Richard September.

The Masque Theatre will host Jungle Theatre's THE MAGIC SHELL, a folktale about how stories began at its popular Muizenberg community theatre venue this December. Presented as a piece of interactive storytelling theatre for young children and their families, the show illustrates the value of African culture and wildlife conservation, inspires reading and builds creative arts skills.

Following a hugely successful premiere season earlier this year in Johannesburg, Chantal Stanfield's FROM KOE'SIESTES TO KNEIDLACH comes to the Baxter Golden Arrow Studio as part of the Baxter Theatre Centre's exciting festive season line-up. This one-woman 'kosher comedy', which is also penned by Stanfield, is based on real events and is directed by Fleur du Cap Theatre Award winner, Megan Furniss.

The faaaabulous comedy female impersonator, Ceri Dupree, is on the road again and eager to delight South Africans with her sharp wit and sequins. Next February, Gate69 will present this UK-based star in a new show filled with glamorous costumes, routines, jokes and songs from an international talent that has to be seen to be believed!

Gate69's tantalising trio, Cathy, Holly and Molly, are ready to serve up some hocus pocus and drag the hell out of witchcraft in MACBETH! THE ADULT PANTO when the Mother City's 'purple palace' serves up its festive season offering for 2017.

What do you get when you combine the doyenne of South African musical theatre Judy Paige with platinum album-selling daughter Kim Kallie as well as a third generation of musical talent in Sarah-Paige, under the musical direction of the brilliant Johan Laas? You get the delightful show MOM AND ME, with four exceptional talents combining to bring Cape Town audiences an unforgettable evening of entertainment.

IMMORTAL, the first performance of the first immersive theatre experience of its kind in South Africa, took place at The Castle of Good Hope last night, and it is all the brainchild of writer-director Joshua Ackerman. He took some time out to chat to us about the production in this week's Five on Friday.