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The Siyasanga Cape Town Theatre Company, which has over the past two years been working with new South African playwrights to develop new plays, will be producing two of these plays this year.

Magnet Theatre will host a fringe showcase of theatre for early years audiences in Observatory, Cape Town, in May as part of the Cradle of Creativity, the 19th ASSITEJ World Congress and International Theatre Festival for Children and Young People which takes place in Cape Town that month.

After her phenomenal, double Fleur du Cap-nominated performances in A Doll's House and The Inconvenience of Wings last year, Jennifer Steyn returns to the Baxter stage to star as the remarkable anti-heroine, Galactia, in Howard Barker's SCENES FROM AN EXECUTION, at the Baxter Golden Arrow Studio.

CAPE TOWN'S MOST WANTED is happening for a seventh time at Artscape in June this year.

THE TRIPLE M MAMMMAS KURK ABOUT AZANYA! is a sketch comedy show starring a troupe of four African ladies who use satire, parody and pastiche to hold up a critical mirror to society to reflect socio, political and economic issues faced by South Africans today.

Within a two year period that coincided with his thirtieth birthday, Lebogang Mogashoa moved countries, lost a parent, and changed careers.

KAFKA'S APE, a Silver Ovation Award winner at the National Arts Festival 2015 was adapted by Phala Ookeditse Phala and is based on Franz Kafka's 'A Report to An Academy'.

Striking theatre, film, and television actress Zethu Dlomo takes to the stage in MoMo Matsunyane's PENNY at the Alexander Bar's Upstairs Theatre this March.

Swaziland musician Sibusiso Nkambule, and Capetonian, Shamie, will be bringing down the house with deep, intimate African tunes in INTIMACY SESSION at the Alexander Upstairs.

Bobby van Jaarsveld is to perform at the opening of the new Meat World in the Valley View Shopping Centre on 1 April as part of the Meat Word Music Festival.

The 2017 Baxter Zabalaza Theatre Festival, which takes place from 18 to 25 March, will once again showcase an exciting and diverse programme of 56 different productions, performed by nearly 300 artists, from all over the Western Cape and other regions, covering various genres, theatrical styles and

Godfrey Johnson and Nicholas McDiarmid, the shameless duo who brazenly made lemonade out of Drumpf and audiences into the Alexander Bar with their show THIS IS NOT AMERICA.

An 80-minute musical theatre experience will play the Alexander Upstairs when LONDON-PARIS-ROAM arrives at Cape Town's most intimate theatre space later this month.

Originally written and performed by the Reduced Shakespeare Company, THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED) will play the Galloway Theatre in a production staged by F Creations, following a successful run in 2016.

KEEPING UP WITH THE KANDASAMYS, has raked in a remarkable R1.

With the final days of summer rapidly flying by, the Rosebank Theatre in Cape Town has two productions lined up for March and April to help audiences in the Mother City acclimatise to autumn, KWAMANZI and THE PUNCH AND JUDY SHOW.

Anton Luitingh, who has been playing the Pharaoh in JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT, begins the final week of his reign today, with Jonathan Roxmouth, who originated the role in this production, returning to the role from next Monday.

In DIE TALIEP PETERSEN HULDEBLYK, a group of South Africa's best performing artists unite to pay tribute to the late legend, celebrating his life and work.

Dance for All has announced three of its key performances for 2017, the first of which will be seen at the US Woordwees this week.

Tumi Morake is set to grace the stage at the Baxter Concert Hall for a not-to-be-missed two-night run on 31 March and 1 April 2017.

The world's arts spotlight will fall once more on Grahamstown from 29 June - 9 July 2017 as the National Art's Festival's presents a 'window into the soul' of South Africa's artists through a varied and exciting programme of performances.

Making a welcome return for a second run, Ian Von Memerty returns to the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre with his latest offering, KEYBOARD KILLERS from tonight, for a short run until 5 March.

An intimate and unplugged evening with the alternative folk act that has everyone talking.

Afro-jazz singer, songwriter and composer, Odwa Bongo, will pay tribute to two of South Africa's most influential musicians, Simphiwe Dana and Mthwakazi, in a special show at the Alexander Upstairs this March.

The kykNET Fiestas were presented at an ebullient ceremony at the Artscape Theatre Center on Thursday night.