Arts and Culture Trust Scholarships Application Deadline Set for 31 May by BWW News Desk
- May 09, 2016 The Arts & Culture Trust will be awarding 17 performing arts scholarships this year to Grade 12 learners and individuals under the age of 25, as well as first- and second-year students in acting, singing, dancing and musical theatre. Aspiring performing artists are reminded that the deadline for registration is Tuesday, 31 May 2016.
BWW Review: Quirky YOU SUCK (AND OTHER INESCAPABLE TRUTHS) a Rosy-Wretched Comic Gem by David Fick
- May 07, 2016 YOU SUCK (AND OTHER INESCAPABLE TRUTHS) is hilariously biting comedy from playwright-performer Klara van Wyk, keeping the audiences in stitches of laughter from start to finish as she delves into the depths what it means to be a school pupil in our turbulent times.
Artscape to Present Hip Hop Production ALLBASTERS by BWW News Desk
- May 05, 2016 Artscape Theatre in collaboration with Afrovibes, supported by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is set to present the much awaited ALLBASTERS, a hip hop production that kicks off Artscape's commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the 1976 Soweto Uprisings.
BWW Review: FROM THE HEART Restores June Carter Cash as the Leading Player in Her Own Story by David Fick
- May 05, 2016 In FROM THE HEART, the focus on and celebration of June Carter Cash as an individual is long past due, a welcome realignment of her story from her own perspective rather than as a supporting player in the narrative of her husband, the man in black, Johnny Cash.
Bookings Open for Lefra Productions and RSG's 2017 Oppiwater Arts Festival Cruise by BWW News Desk
- May 02, 2016 With Lefra Productions and RSG's Oppiwater Arts Festival selling out almost a year in advance, fans of Afrikaans theatre will be pleased to know that bookings for the 2017 edition of this popular and unique floating arts festival are now open.
Tony, Olivier and Pulitzer winner CLYBOURNE PARK to Play the Fugard Theatre by BWW News Desk
- May 02, 2016 Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama (2011), the Olivier Award for Best New Play (2011) and the Tony Award for Best Play (2012), Bruce Norris's acclaimed black (and white) comedy CLYBOURNE PARK is set to have its South African premiere at the Fugard Theatre this year.
Lingua Franca to Celebrate SA Poetry in 'The Naked Word Festival' by BWW News Desk
- April 28, 2016 THe Lingua Franca Spoken Word Movement, one of Cape Town's premier poetry collectives, will present the Western Cape's first and only festival dedicated purely to spoken word. The Naked Word Festival will serve as an affirmation, a declaration and an exploration of the future of a distinctly South African poetry.
Arts Development Projects to be Showcased at Artscape by BWW News Desk
- April 25, 2016 The Artscape Theatre Centre is dedicated to creating an environment for sustainable theatre practice, education and development. Since the theatre complex opened its doors, Artscape has become a 'one stop shop' of creative excellence, offering a platform to a host of different creative art forms which promote the different cultures of Cape Town.
Magnet Theatre's Family Season to Showcase Four Productions for Young Audiences by BWW News Desk
- April 25, 2016 Magnet Theatre, in partnership with the Goethe-Institut, presents Worker's Day weekend activities for the whole family. This promises to be a special opportunity to introduce little ones to the magic of live performance.
Encore Season of FROM THE HEART for Alexander Bar Upstairs Theatre this May by BWW News Desk
- April 25, 2016 Canned Rice Productions and Shannyn Fourie's show about country music legend June Carter Cash and her husband, Johnny, will return to the Alexander Bar's Upstairs Theatre for an encore season this May.
Pieter-Dirk Uys Back on Stage in THE ECHO OF A NOISE at Theatre On The Bay by BWW News Desk
- April 25, 2016 Having performed alone on the stages of the world for well over seven thousand times, Pieter-Dirk Uys has learnt that every show is the first and the last performance - because each audience demands and gets a different energy, topicality and excitement. This year, Uys will be back on stage at Theatre on the Bay in his autobiographical one-man memoir, THE ECHO OF A NOISE.
Marthinus Basson to Helm A COCK & BULL STORY at Theatre On The Bay by BWW News Desk
- April 25, 2016 A localised reimagining of British playwrights Richard Zajdlic and Richard Crowe's blockbuster play, A COCK AND BULL STORY, will be directed by Marthinus Basson for a season at Theatre on the Bay this May.
THE BATS Bring That Old Bat Magic Back to Theatre On The Bay by BWW News Desk
- April 25, 2016 The moment that Bat lovers everywhere have been waiting for here: THE BATS will bring that 'old bat magic' back when Eddie Eckstein, Paul Ditchfield, Pete Clifford and Derek Gordon reunite for a six-performance run at Theatre on the Bay this June.