AN EVENING WITH ADELE, HOTEL CALIFORNIA, DAMSEL IN DISTRESS & More Set for The Drama Factory

The Drama Factory in Strand, Western Cape, will present a lineup of live music, cabaret and comedy this September and October, including performances from Margaux Fouché, Kiruna-Lind Devar, Conrad Koch and Chester Missing, and more.

The upcoming programming includes Fouché's An Evening with Adele, the premiere of Damsel in Distress starring Devar, the return of Hotel California: The Ultimate Eagles Tribute and Koch's new comedy Chester's Got Talent.

An Evening with Adele

September 16 at 7:30 p.m. | R250

Margaux Fouché will celebrate the music and life of Adele in An Evening with Adele, accompanied by pianist Kyle Petersen.

Returning to perform on home soil following years of singing aboard cruise ships, Fouché will bring her own interpretive style to songs including "Rolling in the Deep," "Chasing Pavements," "Skyfall," "Hello," "Easy on Me," "Send My Love" and "When We Were Young."

The 80-minute performance combines music with stories and anecdotes from Adele's life, tracing the artist's career while exploring themes of love, loss and resilience.

A graduate of the Cape Academy of Performing Arts, Fouché has performed with Followspot Productions at the Kalk Bay Theatre and Perth Fringe Festival and later spent several years performing internationally aboard cruise ships.

Petersen is an international musical director, pianist and producer based in Cape Town. As a member of the Berklee All Stars, he has performed in more than 30 countries and has previously appeared at The Drama Factory alongside Johan Liebenberg in his Neil Diamond tribute shows.

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Damsel in Distress

September 18-19

Wela Kapela Productions will present Damsel in Distress, starring Kiruna-Lind Devar in her first solo cabaret.

Devar plays Griselda, a librarian named after the original damsel in distress from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Having remained inside the library for years, Griselda has traded the uncertainty of life for the safety of fiction. Her carefully constructed existence begins to change when Edward Pamment starts frequenting the library and awakens her curiosity about the world outside.

The show uses songs including "I Love Paris," "Mein Herr," "At Seventeen," "Windmills of Your Mind," "Bang Bang" and "You Don't Own Me" as Griselda journeys through imagined destinations and confronts a darker past. The work explores femicide and gender-based violence alongside themes of hope, courage and survival.

Devar's stage credits include Roxie Hart in Chicago and Sophie in Mamma Mia!. Samantha Riedel serves as accompanist and musical director.

The production marks the directorial debut of cabaret artist Daniel Anderson and features a story by Amanda Bothma. The script, which Anderson first encountered in 2021, has been updated for the 2026 production.

Hotel California: The Ultimate Eagles Tribute

October 2-3 at 7:30 p.m. | R350

Hotel California: The Ultimate Eagles Tribute will return to The Drama Factory for two performances.

The six-piece band celebrates the music of the Eagles with songs including "Hotel California" and "Tequila Sunrise," alongside selections such as "Dirty Laundry" and "The Boys of Summer."

The band features Ant Kinsey, Simon Van Dutteren and Francois Hardy on vocals, guitar and percussion, with Greg Schoeman, Simon Kettleborough and Malcolm Cassisa on rhythm, keyboards and drums.

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Conrad Koch's Chester's Got Talent

October 9-10 at 7:30 p.m. | R200

Ventriloquist Conrad Koch and Chester Missing will return to The Drama Factory with Chester's Got Talent, an interactive live talent show featuring a cast of puppet contestants and an audience serving as the judges.

Directed by Christon Davids, the 80-minute comedy combines ventriloquism, audience interaction and satire.

Koch is a two-time International Emmy-nominated comedian and a two-time Comics' Choice Awards winner. His best-known puppet character, Chester Missing, has become a prominent figure in South African political satire and previously fronted the television program Almost News with Chester Missing.

Koch has also appeared on Comedy Central, Comedy Network and at Just For Laughs Montreal. His international touring production Puppet Guy has been presented to audiences around the world.

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The Drama Factory

The Drama Factory is located at 10 Comprop Square, Henry Vos Close, Asla Business Park, Strand, Western Cape, South Africa.