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Summer Screenings at Fugard Biscope
by BWW News Desk - November 24, 2016
Summer's scorching at the Fugard Bioscope with the hottest screenings of world cinema with theatre, opera and ballet productions to be enjoyed from the comfort of a seat at The Fugard Bioscope.
SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE CURSE OF THE QUEEN'S DIAMOND to Play the Montecasino Studio Theatre
by BWW News Desk - November 22, 2016
Written by acclaimed playwright, ROBERT FRIDJHON, comes a very funny and absurdly inventive tale of the one case the British Empire never wanted mentioned, or written about. Ever.
Dance For All Presents IMIBULELO at Springfield Convent Centenary Hall
by BWW News Desk - November 22, 2016
Dance for All (DFA) follows their recent 25th year Anniversary celebrations at Artscape with Imibulelo (In Gratitude from Us to You) to be presented at the Springfield Convent Centenary Hall on Saturday, 10 December in two performances at 14:00 and 19:00.
LOVE ME TINDER - VIOLET ONLINE REBOOTED to Sign in at Alexander Upstairs for the Festive Season
by BWW News Desk - November 21, 2016
LOVE ME TINDER - VIOLET ONLINE REBOOTED will play a season of 12 performances at the Alexander Upstairs this festive season. Directed by Megan Furniss and starring Lynita Crofford, the 55-minute show is based on blog posts from VIOLENT ONLINE.
New Louis Viljoen Character Study OH BABY, I'M A WILD ONE at Alexander Upstairs
by BWW News Desk - November 21, 2016
OH BABY, I'M A WILD ONE is a new character study by multiple award-winning playwright Louis Viljoen, starring Emma Kotze.
WE DIDN'T COME TO HELL FOR THE CROISSANTS Plays Return Season at the Alexander Upstairs
by BWW News Desk - November 21, 2016
WE DIDN'T COME TO HELL FOR THE CROISSANTS: SEVEN DEADLY NEW STORIES FOR CONSENTING ADULTS returns to the Alexander Bar and Café's Upstairs Theatre this December. The 70-minute kamishibai-style storytelling show stars Jemma Kahn and Roberto Pombo.
PICTURE INCOMPLETE Sketched Out on Stage at Alexander Bar's Upstairs Theatre
by BWW News Desk - November 21, 2016
Through storytelling and song, PICTURE INCOMPLETE sketches out the portrait of a man's life as he celebrates a rather unusual birthday on which an eviction notice arrives advising him to vacate his apartment.
SPARTACUS OF AFRICA to Play Return Season at Oude Libertas
by BWW News Desk - November 18, 2016
A SPARTACUS OF AFRICA, featuring the original music of Khachaturian, will be presented for a limited season at the Oude Libertas Amphitheatre this November. Renowned choreographer Veronica Paeper has re-designed the original ballet that she created for CAPAB Ballet in 1984, in which she incorporates contemporary dance and classical ballet.
Pieter-Dirk Uys Memoir THE ECHO OF A NOISE Returns by Popular Demand for Baxter Theatre Run
by BWW News Desk - November 17, 2016
After a sell-out season earlier this year, Pieter-Dirk Uys returns with his acclaimed memoir THE ECHO OF A NOISE, this time to the Baxter Theatre, from 29 November 2016.
Improguise Brings THEATRESPORTS: GAME ON to the Masque Theatre
by BWW News Desk - November 17, 2016
The ImproGuise team has a very special relationship with the people of the peninsula, with years of performing in venues from Kalk Bay to Muizenberg, and now, after a bit of an absence on that side of the mountain, the team returns for three nights of TheatreSports with GAME ON!
Magnet Theatre's Theatre-making Internship Program Presents Lwanda Sindaphi's KUDU
by BWW News Desk - November 17, 2016
Lwanda Sindaphi's KUDU is set in the year 2030. The AmaXhosa Nation has taken over the Eastern Cape in an attempt to utilise the land for their own prosperity.
THE FUNERAL to Play South African Sendinggestig Museum
by BWW News Desk - November 15, 2016
THE FUNERAL, a theatre piece written and performed by Mpapa Simo Majola, will play the South African Sendinggestig Museum in Cape Town. Directed by Phala O. Phala, the hour-long production features choreography by Billy Langa.
One Night Only for MADNESS: SONGS OF HOPE AND DESPAIR at The Baxter Theatre
by BWW News Desk - November 15, 2016
Respected psychiatrist Dr Sean Baumann's highly anticipated cantata MADNESS: SONGS OF HOPE AND DESPAIR, will bring mental illness and psychotic experiences into the spotlight, at the Baxter Theatre, for one night only this December.
The Blue Blood Bollywood Experience Presents KINGS & QUEENS OF COMEDY AND ALL'
by BWW News Desk - November 15, 2016
With a royal flush of South Africa's best Indian comedy giants, Kings & Queens of Comedy And All' is guaranteed to be a show of hysterical proportions, taking place at the Sandton Convention Centre on Saturday, 3rd December 2016.     
ELAND GRAY AKA GARY THOMAS LIVE to Play Alexander Upstairs
by BWW News Desk - November 15, 2016
After a year and a half of living and performing all over Europe, South Africa's ground-breaking indie-acoustic musician Gary Thomas has returned home as Eland Gray.
AN EVENING WITH LOLA Set to Tickle and Tantalise at Alexander Upstairs
by BWW News Desk - November 15, 2016
Get ready to have your senses tickled, tittilated and tantalized with the musical stylings of Lola; an eccentric diva on a quest to find fame, fortune and a role that doesn't require her to play a prostitute, gaatjie or domestic worker whilst keeping her front teeth.
SHIRT OF FIRE/HEMP VAN VLAM at Cape Town Convention Centre Auditorium 2
by BWW News Desk - November 15, 2016
Shirt of Fire / Hemp van Vlam, written by playwright Pieter Cilliers, is a one-woman opera, which explores the poetry and art of celebrated South African poet, Sheila Cussons.
Debut David Cornwall Play WHITE ELEPHANT to Make Bow at Alexander Upstairs
by BWW News Desk - November 15, 2016
WHITE ELEPHANT is a study of contemporary South African malaise, framed by the story of Issy and Ma: a mother and daughter who each seek, in their own peculiar way, to do the impossible and kindle a future from the dying embers of their past.
Live Music Meets Projected Film in SONIC SCANS & RITUAL NOISE at Alexander Upstairs
by BWW News Desk - November 15, 2016
A collaborative sonic and visual performance between Morning Pages, Justin Allart, Andrea Dico and Jason Stapleton titled SONIC SCANS and RITUAL NOISE will play the Alexander Upstairs for one night only this November.
Tumi Morake and Vanessa Frost to TEASE! at The Market Theatre
by BWW News Desk - November 15, 2016
Comic of The Year, Tumi Morake and the original Cavewoman, Vanessa Frost team up in TEASE!, which premieres in Johannesburg at the Market Theatre on 16 November. TEASE! enjoyed a successful debut run at the 2016 National Arts Festival in Grahamstown, with sold out shows, standing ovations and a Standard Bank Ovation Award.
TSWALO/SOURCE to Play Three Performance Season at the Alexander Upstairs
by BWW News Desk - November 14, 2016
In TSWALO/SOURCE, lyrical prose, poetry and physical storytelling entwine to interrogate the rules that govern life on earth, such as power, creation, politics, connection, and intuition: the performer's expression of his 'source'.
Smash Hit BAD JEWS Returns For Limited Holiday Season
by BWW News Desk - November 11, 2016
After a sold-out season in Cape Town and Johannesburg, the Fugard Theatre's South African production of Joshua Harmon's West End smash hit BAD JEWS, will return for a limited season from 13 December. 
Voting Now Open for the 2016 BroadwayWorld South Africa Awards
by BWW Special Coverage - November 10, 2016
Voting has opened for the 2016 BroadwayWorld South Africa Regional Awards, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2015 and September 30, 2016. Nominations were completely reader-submitted and after the nomination period ended October 31, BroadwayWorld's local editors proofed the list for eligibility and errors. Voting will run through December 31. Winners will be announced in early January!
The Bollywood Mela – A Shopping Extravaganza Exclusive to The BLU BLOOD BOLLYWOOD EXPERIENCE
by BWW News Desk - November 07, 2016
It's all about the East in the shopping highlight of the year!  The Bollywood Mela (exclusive to the Blu Blood Bollywood Experience) is a shopping extravaganza taking place at the Sandton Convention Centre from the 2nd to the 4th of December 2016.
Top Indian Fashion Designers Added to the Line-Up of Variety Show
by BWW News Desk - November 07, 2016
Be mesmerised as the creme de la creme of top Indian fashion designers - the likes of the acclaimed Vikram Phadnis, Joy Mitra, Krishna Mehtra and Pawan & Pranav - showcase their latest collections in a fashion extravaganza paired up with incredible local musicians, dancers and comedians in the Blu Blood Bollywood Variety Show taking place on the 2nd December at the Sandton Convention Centre.  

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