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Photos: First Look at PETER PAN Panto at the Joburg Theatre PhotosPhotos: First Look at PETER PAN Panto at the Joburg Theatre
by Stephi Wild - South Africa

(11/6/2023) - All new photos have been released from this year’s Janice Honeyman Pantomime, Peter Pan at Joburg Theatre. Performances run from the 3rd of November to the 24th of December 2023. Check out the photos here!


Photos: SURVIVING WITH FRIENDS Opens At Milnerton Playhouse On March 11 PhotosPhotos: SURVIVING WITH FRIENDS Opens At Milnerton Playhouse On March 11
by A.A. Cristi - South Africa

(2/21/2022) - Milnerton Players opens up for the 2022 season with ‘Surviving with Friends’ from March 11 to 19, a collection of humorous 10minute plays guaranteed to lift the spirits.


Photos: Six Cape Town Teens Take Home Gold at 2021 Western Cape Junior Magician PhotosPhotos: Six Cape Town Teens Take Home Gold at 2021 Western Cape Junior Magician Championships
by Chloe Rabinowitz - South Africa

(9/28/2021) - The Championships, hosted annually by the College of Magic, the Mother City’s only magical arts organisation, was presented in a new hybrid virtual and live event format at the College’s mysterious Victorian manor in Claremont and online via the Quicket platform. 


LONELY TOGETHER a project from Voice Of The Speechless PhotosLONELY TOGETHER a project from Voice Of The Speechless
by Danny Wimpey - South Africa

(7/8/2020) - The lyrics of the song, LONELY TOGETHER, by South African, Ziya, take on new meaning when you realize that families and individuals with special needs face a constant lockdown: a?oeTo you, it is the new normal, to me, it's just another day,a?? says Ziya, co-founder of Voice of the Speechless a Project of Brain Child Fund, which gives them a voice.


BWW Interview: Osman Osman: THE COMEBACK IS STRONGER THAN THE SETBACK. Blu Blood PhotosBWW Interview: Osman Osman: THE COMEBACK IS STRONGER THAN THE SETBACK. Blu Blood, a South African and Middle East Entertainment Company
by Danny Wimpey - South Africa

(6/30/2020) - Osman Osman is a successful promoter and the CEO of Blu Blood, an entertainment company in South Africa and the Middle East. He believes that hard work, flexibility, and an openness to new opportunities will see a resurgence in the entertainment industry there.


BWW Feature: CABIN FEVER at Lockdown Movies PhotosBWW Feature: CABIN FEVER at Lockdown Movies
by Danny Wimpey - South Africa

(6/24/2020) - What may be the first movie created during the lockdown, Cabin Fever, a South African full-length feature, has just finished post-production. Filmed by the cast themselves, using no specialist equipment and no crew, only their phones and laptops, the movie reflects on the strains placed on relationships during this time in history.


BWW Interview: Hayleigh Evans of Q&A at POP Art PhotosBWW Interview: Hayleigh Evans of Q&A at POP Art
by Danny Wimpey - South Africa

(4/29/2020) - Hayleigh is the artistic director for POP Art Theatre at the iconic Maboneng Precinct in Johannesburg. As with all live venues, lockdown is having a significant effect. She discusses their future plans in the post-COVID-19 world and how they are managing the crisis at the moment.


BWW Interview: Danny Wimpey of JANNIE DU TOIT at Lockdown PhotosBWW Interview: Danny Wimpey of JANNIE DU TOIT at Lockdown
by Danny Wimpey - South Africa

(4/29/2020) - Jannie du Toit, a well-known South African singer/songwriter, has been writing music and performing in Afrikaans for almost 50 years. He recently gave us his thoughts on how the COVID 19 lockdown has affected things for him and the entertainment industry in South Africa.


Photo Flash: First Look at Mel Brooks' THE PRODUCERS At Theatre On The Bay PhotosPhoto Flash: First Look at Mel Brooks' THE PRODUCERS At Theatre On The Bay
by Stephi Wild - South Africa

(2/5/2020) - Enjoy a first look at Pieter Toerien's new production of Mel Brooks' hilarious musical comedy THE PRODUCERS, starring Alan Committie, Earl Gregory and Terence Bridgett with Raquel Munn, Richard White, Schoeman Smit, Devin Butterworth, Nathan Muller, Philip Schnetler, Joshua van Niekerk, Nicolette Fernandes, Michele La Trobe, Chloe Perling, Nadine Suliaman and Claire Glover.


Photo Flash: Inside Rehearsal For Mel Brooks' THE PRODUCERS at Artscape PhotosPhoto Flash: Inside Rehearsal For Mel Brooks' THE PRODUCERS at Artscape
by Stephi Wild - South Africa

(1/9/2020) - Rehearsals for Mel Brooks' hilarious musical comedy, The Producers are underway at Artscape, ahead of the first season at Theatre On The Bay - brought to you by Pieter Toerien Productions.


Photo Flash: PETER PAN ON ICE Comes To Cape Town In January 2020 PhotosPhoto Flash: PETER PAN ON ICE Comes To Cape Town In January 2020
by Stephi Wild - South Africa

(12/30/2019) - The World's premier theatrical ice-skating company, The Imperial Ice Stars, returns to Cape Town with a brand-new show PETER PAN ON ICE this January.


Photo Flash: First Look at THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW in South Africa PhotosPhoto Flash: First Look at THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW in South Africa
by Stephi Wild - South Africa

(12/7/2019) - Since it first opened in London in June 1973 at the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show has become the world's favourite Rock 'N' Roll musical, having been performed worldwide for 45 years in more than 30 countries and translated into over 20 languages.


Photo Flash: Cape Town Teen Magicians Honoured As Magical Students Of The Year I PhotosPhoto Flash: Cape Town Teen Magicians Honoured As Magical Students Of The Year In National Children's Month
by Stephi Wild - South Africa

(12/4/2019) - A whirlwind year of incredible theatre show performances, charity outreach shows, learning and excelling in the mysterious art of magic has culminated in scoring the Students of the Year awards during National Children's Month for Cape Town's most magical teens Ruby Park and Sesona Gagana at Rondebosch Boys' High School, on Saturday 16 November 2019.


Photo Flash: Inside Rehearsal For THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW at Artscape PhotosPhoto Flash: Inside Rehearsal For THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW at Artscape
by Stephi Wild - South Africa

(11/14/2019) - Since it first opened in London in June 1973 at the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show has become the world's favourite Rock 'N' Roll musical, having been performed worldwide for 45 years in more than 30 countries and translated into over 20 languages.


Photo Flash: First Look at FAMILY SECRETS at Theatre On The Bay PhotosPhoto Flash: First Look at FAMILY SECRETS at Theatre On The Bay
by Stephi Wild - South Africa

(6/19/2019) - It has been quite some time since there has been a production of a contemporary Italian play in South Africa. University drama courses still occasionally stage the odd Luigi Pirandello drama but apart from the Neapolitan family sagas by Eduardo di Fillipo, we're out of touch with the vibrant theatre scene of Italy, particularly Rome.


Photo Flash: Inside Rehearsals For EQUUS At Theatre On The Bay PhotosPhoto Flash: Inside Rehearsals For EQUUS At Theatre On The Bay
by Stephi Wild - South Africa

(3/15/2019) - From 29 March - 20 April Pieter Toerien presents Peter Schaffer's iconic psychological thriller, Equus, a visual dynamic exploration into the complex relationships between devotion, myth and sexuality.


Photo Flash: Cape Town's Young Wizards In Training Celebrate Their First Day Of PhotosPhoto Flash: Cape Town's Young Wizards In Training Celebrate Their First Day Of 'Magic Classes' At World-Famous College Of Magic
by Stephi Wild - South Africa

(2/13/2019) - More than 26 excited Cape Town youths received their first wands and began their charming magical education at the world-famous College of Magic in Claremont on Saturday 2 February 2019.


Photo Flash: First Look at Pieter Toerien and Kickstart's INTO THE WOODS PhotosPhoto Flash: First Look at Pieter Toerien and Kickstart's INTO THE WOODS
by Stephi Wild - South Africa

(1/11/2019) - Into the Woods is a sleek and sexy beast of a musical. It is in turn moody and magical, witty and wise.


Photo Flash: Jive Cape Town Funny Festival International Performers Educate And PhotosPhoto Flash: Jive Cape Town Funny Festival International Performers Educate And Entertain College Of Magic's Young Magicians
by Stephi Wild - South Africa

(7/25/2018) - The College of Magic, the Mother City's only magical arts organisation, welcomed the Jive Cape Town Funny Festival's international performers Mooky Cornish and Raymond Raymondson to its sprawling and wondrous Victorian manor in Claremont on Saturday 21 July 2018.


Photo Flash: World-Renowned College Of Magic Welcomes Record Number Of New Stude PhotosPhoto Flash: World-Renowned College Of Magic Welcomes Record Number Of New Students
by Stephi Wild - South Africa

(2/9/2018) - The world-renowned College of Magic, Cape Town's only magical arts organisation, welcomed a record number of 64 new students to its introductory Course One and Course Magic and Showmanship classes at its incredible Victorian manor base on Saturday 3 February 2018!


Photo Coverage: THE LION KING First International Tour Meets The Press PhotosPhoto Coverage: THE LION KING First International Tour Meets The Press
by John Angelo Sergio - Broadway

(2/8/2018) - Now in the thick of rehearsals, Disney's 'The Lion King's' 25th global production and its first international tour since the original Broadway production opened 20 years ago, met with the members of the press yesterday, February 8, at the Star Theater, CCP Complex.


Photo Flash: Cape Town's College Of Magic Honours Its Brightest Stars At Glitter PhotosPhoto Flash: Cape Town's College Of Magic Honours Its Brightest Stars At Glittering Graduation Ceremony
by Stephi Wild - South Africa

(12/4/2017) - The College of Magic, Cape Town's only magical arts organisation, held two glittering annual graduation ceremonies to honour its brightest and charming stars at St Anne's Primary on Saturday 25 November 2017. Check out photos below!


Photo Coverage: Let's Hear it For the Rainbow Tour! International Tour of Hal Pr PhotosPhoto Coverage: Let's Hear it For the Rainbow Tour! International Tour of Hal Prince's EVITA Ready for Cape Town!
by David Fick - Broadway

(11/18/2017) - With the first stop in Johannesburg drawing to a close next week, the international tour of EVITA is ready to transfer to Cape Town, where it will play the Artscape Opera House throughout December and into 2018 until 7 January.


Photo Coverage: AS DROME VLERKE KRY Wings Its Way to Aardklop PhotosPhoto Coverage: AS DROME VLERKE KRY Wings Its Way to Aardklop
by David Fick - South Africa

(10/2/2017) - Hennie Smit and Arina de Witt are onstage in AS DROME VLERKE KRY at this year's Aardklop National Arts Festival in Potchefstroom. The production forms part of a season of five shows from Lefra Productions at the festival, with the lineup also including FIELA SE KIND, MY MAN SE SKELMPIE SE SKELMPIE SE VROU, ONTBLOOT and MY PA.


Photo Coverage: MY MAN SE SKELMPIE SE SKELMPIE SE VROU at Aardklop PhotosPhoto Coverage: MY MAN SE SKELMPIE SE SKELMPIE SE VROU at Aardklop
by David Fick - South Africa

(9/30/2017) - Lefra's farces are an annual institution, and in 2017, fans can look forward to MY MAN SE SKELMPIE SE SKELMPIE SE VROU. Take a look at this hilarious comedy, under the direction of South Africa's farce king, Frans Swart, will play the old Potchefstroom City Hall as a part of this year's Aardklop Arts Festival.


Photo Flash: 2017 Western Cape Junior Magician Championships in Cape Town PhotosPhoto Flash: 2017 Western Cape Junior Magician Championships in Cape Town
by BWW News Desk - South Africa

(9/28/2017) - Bergvliet High School was transformed into the ultimate magical battlefield when the College of Magic, Cape Town's only magical arts organisation, hosted the 2017 Western Cape Junior Magician Championships on its charming premises on Saturday 23 September 2017. Scroll down for photos of the winners!


Photo Flash: FIELA SE KIND Sells Out at the Baxter Teater PhotosPhoto Flash: FIELA SE KIND Sells Out at the Baxter Teater
by BWW News Desk - South Africa

(8/25/2017) - Lefra Productions's hit production of Dalene Matthee's FIELA SE KIND has completely sold out at the Baxter Theatre in Cape Town. Take a look at some images of the production as well as candid shots from the foyer at the Baxter through the lens of photographer Neels Kleynhans!


Photo Feature: Upcoming Tour of FIELA SE KIND to the Baxter Theatre in Cape Town PhotosPhoto Feature: Upcoming Tour of FIELA SE KIND to the Baxter Theatre in Cape Town and the Atterbury Theatre in Pretoria
by Julie Musbach - South Africa

(8/13/2017) - Dalene Matthee's well-known FIELA SE KIND will stop at the Baxter Theatre in Cape Town and the Atterbury Theatre in Pretoria as part of its national tour this August and September. Take a look at the production in a set of photographs, courtesy of the Lefra Productions, below.


Photo Coverage: UK Premiere of TOBACCO at the Edinburgh Assembly Fringe Festival PhotosPhoto Coverage: UK Premiere of TOBACCO at the Edinburgh Assembly Fringe Festival
by David Fick - South Africa

(8/13/2017) - 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.


Photo Coverage: Smash South African Hit MIES JULIE Returns to the Edinburgh Asse PhotosPhoto Coverage: Smash South African Hit MIES JULIE Returns to the Edinburgh Assembly Fringe Festival
by David Fick - South Africa

(8/13/2017) - 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.


Photo Coverage: Scotsman Fringe First Winner THE FALL at the Edinburgh Assembly PhotosPhoto Coverage: Scotsman Fringe First Winner THE FALL at the Edinburgh Assembly Fringe Festival
by David Fick - South Africa

(8/13/2017) - THE FALL, one 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, was awarded the Fringe First at this year's Scotsman Awards.


Photo Coverage: The Baxter Theatre's KAROO MOOSE - NO FATHERS at the Edinburgh A PhotosPhoto Coverage: The Baxter Theatre's KAROO MOOSE - NO FATHERS at the Edinburgh Assembly Fringe Festival
by David Fick - South Africa

(8/10/2017) - One of three plays by writer-director Lara Foot, KAROO MOOSE - NO FATHERS, 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.


Photo Coverage: International Premiere of THE INCONVENIENCE OF WINGS at the Edin PhotosPhoto Coverage: International Premiere of THE INCONVENIENCE OF WINGS at the Edinburgh Assembly Fringe Festival
by David Fick - South Africa

(8/9/2017) - The international premiere of Lara Foot's THE INCONVENIENCE OF WINGS, which has played three successful seasons in its country of origin, South Africa, takes place as 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.


Photo Coverage: Lara Foot's TSHEPANG - THE THIRD TESTAMENT at the Edinburgh Asse PhotosPhoto Coverage: Lara Foot's TSHEPANG - THE THIRD TESTAMENT at the Edinburgh Assembly Fringe Festival
by David Fick - South Africa

(8/9/2017) - Writer-director Lara Foot's TSHEPANG: THE THIRD TESTAMENT, a play that rocked South African and shocked the world, forms part of the South African showcase at the 2017 Edinburgh Assembly Fringe Festival in Scotland. The impressive total of six award-winning and cutting-edge productions is presented by the Baxter Theatre Centre.


Photo Flash: Mother City's College of Magic Welcomes Jive Cape Town Funny Festiv PhotosPhoto Flash: Mother City's College of Magic Welcomes Jive Cape Town Funny Festival International Acts for a Special Visit
by BWW News Desk - South Africa

(8/2/2017) - The Mother City's only magical arts organisation, the College of Magic, welcomed the Jive Cape Town Funny Festival's international stars Paul Dabek and Captain Frodo for a special visit to its mysterious Victorian manor in Claremont on Saturday 29 July 2017.


Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards Clarifies Scope, Eligibility and Processes for Theatre-Makers, Performers and Press
by David Fick - South Africa

(5/30/2017) - The chair of the Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards panel held three sessions in Cape Town yesterday outlining the scope, rules and processes of the awards programme that takes place on an annual basis in the Mother City and its surrounds. The aim was to make the awards process more accessible to theatre-makers, performer and the press. 


Photo Coverage: THREE'S A CROWD in Rehearsal for Guga S'Thebe Run
by David Fick - South Africa

(4/3/2017) - Only a few days remain until the opening of THREE'S A CROWD, a brand new play by Pfarelo Nekamonde. Take a look at the show in rehearsal in photographs of the Fatima Dike directed production.


Photo Flash: Primary School Finalists Announced for REVUE 2016
by Ashlee Latimer - South Africa

(12/4/2016) - Great excitement is the order of the day at REVUE 2016, where the four finalists in the primary school category of the competition have just been announced. Twelve primary schools were initially selected to take part in in this exciting revue competition, which screens on KykNET HOU!






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