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The Right Key: Abavuki Will Perform a Free Concert at the V&A Waterfront by BWW News Desk
- November 04, 2024 On Sunday, 10 November premier Afro-fusion world music ensemble Abavuki will present their latest offering, The Right Key, at an album launch concert at the V&A Waterfront Amphitheatre in Cape Town.
MY FAIR LADY Will Embark on Tour of South Africa by BWW News Desk
- November 01, 2024 Following the sell-out success of The Sound Of Music, Pieter Toerien with Cape Town Opera will present a South African tour of Lerner & Loewe's musical masterpiece, My Fair Lady in Cape Town, Johannesburg, and Durban.
CALLING US HOME Will Embark on African Tour by BWW News Desk
- October 18, 2024 The grand-scale production of CALLING US HOME - THE MUSICAL is set to embark on a groundbreaking multi-country tour across the African continent, starting in Durban in 2025.
Garth Field Returns to South Africa With a Tribute to The King of Pop by BWW News Desk
- October 17, 2024 The King of Pop is returning—through the electrifying talent of Garth Field in The Michael Jackson HIStory Show. This internationally-acclaimed tribute to the legendary Michael Jackson is set to tour Cape Town, Johannesburg, and Durban, marking the 2024 grand finale of an already successful run in New Zealand, Australia, and Canada.
Review: INVISIBLE SCARS at the Baxter Studio Is a Tragic Interrogation of the Wounds We Cannot See by Jaime Uranovsky
- October 14, 2024 INVISIBLE SCARS is another superb piece showing at the Baxter Theatre Centre, which has its roots in the annual Zabalaza Theatre Festival.
Written and directed by Themba Baleni, the show garnered Zabalaza Awards for both Best Production and Best Direction earlier this year.
Submit Nominations for the 2024 BroadwayWorld South Africa Awards – 2 Weeks Left! by BWW Awards
- October 14, 2024 There are just two weeks left to submit nominations for the 2024 BroadwayWorld South Africa Awards. The 2024 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024.
THE RETURN OF ELVIS DU PISANIE Comes to The Drama Factory Next Month by BWW News Desk
- October 14, 2024 Experience the return of THE RETURN OF ELVIS DU PISANIE at The Drama Factory from November 23-24, 2024. Discover this captivating performance that brings a beloved character back to the stage.
mAnJE ! MaNJe Comes to the Magnet Theatre by BWW News Desk
- October 03, 2024 Multiple award-winning Magnet Theatre will present a brand new show mAnJE ! MaNJe (an epic) this November.
MY BOETIE SE SUSSIE SE OU Comes To Emperors Palace This Month by BWW News Desk
- October 02, 2024 If you think your life is complicated, put yourself for a moment in the shoes of John Smith – that taxi driver of My Vrou se Man se Vrou with his two wives, and now two families as well!
Dada Masilo's SALOME Makes Cape Town Premiere in Joburg Ballet's SCARCITY at Baxter Theatre by BWW News Desk
- September 30, 2024 Dada Masilo’s Salomé will be featured alongside three other exhilarating works in Joburg Ballet's Scarcity that opens at the Baxter Theatre in October. The highly anticipated season marks the full company’s first-ever visit to the Mother City.
Voorkamerfest Reveals Performer Line Up by BWW News Desk
- September 30, 2024 As the 15th jam-packed Voorkamerfest weekend approaches on 19 & 20 October, organisers have announced the dynamic performer line-up. An unforgettable celebration of the arts awaits!
LAMTA's HOLLYWOOD Returns to Theatre on the Bay in Cape Town in October by BWW News Desk
- September 30, 2024 After a sell-out season in June this year, LAMTA (Luitingh Alexander Musical Theatre Academy) is bringing the sensational Hollywood back to Theatre on the Bay by popular demand, from 11 to 26 October 2024.
Review: THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE at the Baxter Theatre Centre Is Powerful, Political and Poignant by Jaime Uranovsky
- September 27, 2024 There are, unfortunately, many marginalised individuals in South Africa – people who remain forgotten, despite the immense contributions they have made to this country. Black members of the (then) South African Defence Force, who fought for the country during apartheid, constitute one such group.
THE MASQUE Honours 65 Years With Birthday Bash Variety Show On 12 October by BWW News Desk
- September 24, 2024 The Masque Theatre in Cape Town will celebrate its 65th anniversary with a Birthday Bash Variety Show on October 12, featuring performances from local artists and a retrospective of the theatre's history.
Review: MY NAME IS LUCY BARTON from How Now Brown Cow is on at the Baxter by Faeron Wheeler
- September 22, 2024 As How Now Brown Cow presents us with their new piece of theatre, we are reminded of their commitment to excellence in everything that they do. The SA premier of MY NAME IS LUCY BARTON, starring Julie-Anne McDowell, is such a piece.
Joburg Ballet Company Heads To Cape Town For The First Time Ever With SCARCITY by BWW News Desk
- September 19, 2024 Joburg Ballet will present Scarcity at the Baxter Theatre in Cape Town from 24-26 October 2024. The highly anticipated debut season of the full company features works by South Africa’s Dada Masilo and Craig Pedro, alongside Chinese-German choreographer Hannah Ma and Netherlands-based Spanish choreographer Jorge Pérez Martínez.
HORIZONS Comes to Cape Town Opera This Month by BWW News Desk
- September 19, 2024 On Saturday 28 September 2024, the internationally acclaimed Cape Town Opera Chorus will present Horizons at the Endler Hall in Stellenbosch as part of Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees. The distinctly South African programme with musical direction by José Dias, will feature works by fourteen composers including Michael Moerane, Péter Louis van Dijk, Mzilikazi Khumalo, Clare Loveday, Mpumelelo Manyathi and Pieter Bezuidenhout.
Review: AUTOPLAY at Longkloof Studios Provides a Jarring, Visceral Commentary on Our Relationship with Technology by Jaime Uranovsky
- September 13, 2024 Darkroom Contemporary Dance Theatre presents a truly unique experience with this show. Audience members are guided to an industrial-looking studio/warehouse. We immediately observe six performers moving frantically on a platform. Each has a bob-style haircut, and the uniformity in look and the frenetic nature of the movements suggest cyborgs.