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Playreading of THE FINKELSTEINS ARE COMING TO DINNER Set for Alexander Upstairs by BWW News Desk
- February 11, 2016 A playreading of THE FINKELSTEINS ARE COMING TO DINNER will take place on 21 February at the Alexander Bar and Café's vibreant Upstairs Theatre. Written by Richard Kaplan, the hour long play will be read by Andrew Laubscher, Megan Furniss and David Viviers.
Fugard Theatre Opens Musical Tribute DISTRICT SIX – KANALA Tonight by BWW News Desk
- February 11, 2016 Eric Abraham and the Fugard Theatre will present a musical tribute - DISTRICT SIX - KANALA, created and directed by David Kramer - to mark the 50th anniversary of the destruction of District Six.
INDUMISO ZOTHANDO (LOVE PSALMS) Will Bear Witness to Love at Alexander Bar Upstairs Theatre by BWW News Desk
- February 08, 2016 A cornucopia of spoken-word poetry and music will be opened at the Alexander Bar and Cafe's Upstairs Theatre when INDUMISO ZOTHANDO (LOVE PSALMS) plays there this February. The hour-long tribute to the month of love and Valentine's Day is presented by Lingua Franca.
Artscape Announces 2016 Audience Development and Education Programme by BWW News Desk
- February 08, 2016 With everything from 17th-century traditional plays to hip-hop productions on the menu, Artscape's 2016 Audience Development and Education programme is set to bring together audiences from all walks of life.
Callum Tilbury's DOCTOR GODENSTEIN'S MAN to Rise at The Galloway Theatre in February by BWW News Desk
- February 08, 2016 A new play from UHM... playwright Callum Tilbury will debut at the Galloway Theatre this month. His first solo-written show, DOCTOR GODENSTEIN'S MAN is a comic exploration of the politics of sex and gender, and the label of 'man'.
Jazzart to Host Seventh Annual Azishe Festival This Month by BWW News Desk
- February 04, 2016 Jazzart is proud to announce the much-anticipated seventh Azishe Festival which will be presented at Artscape Theatre from 25 to 27 February 2016. In commemoration of the 40 years since the Youth uprising in 1976, this year's festival is dedicated to the youth of South Africa so that their journey carries the rich legacy of our past.
STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek at BODY WORLDS VITAL Exhibition, Coming to Johannesburg, March 1 by Christina Mancuso
- February 02, 2016 BODY WORLDS VITAL is an all-new, unique exhibition celebrating the wonder, resilience and fragility of the human body. Visitors will get a detailed look at the human body and its keenly intelligent design, explore how it functions and see what happens when disease strikes.
Fugard Theatre Presents Musical Tribute DISTRICT SIX – KANALA by BWW News Desk
- February 02, 2016 Eric Abraham and the Fugard Theatre will present a musical tribute - DISTRICT SIX - KANALA, created and directed by David Kramer - to mark the 50th anniversary of the destruction of District Six.
Theatre Personality Frans Swart Dishes Pizza on FRANS KOOK! Radio Show by BWW News Desk
- February 01, 2016 Radio personality, actor, director and theater producer Frans Swart, adds the title of 'chef' to his resume, with broadcasts of his popular series, FRANS KOOK!, playing on eight different radio stations in South Africa and abroad with close to 500 000 listeners.
Artscape to Revive Fred Abrahamse's OTHELLO Production at Maynardville in 2016 by BWW News Desk
- January 26, 2016 Having staged Shakespeare's plays for over a decade, Artscape has selected to revive 2015 production of OTHELLO, in partnership with the City of Cape Town, only the second time in Maynardville's 60 year history that a production has been revived.
Louis Viljoen's THE KINGMAKERS to Play Fugard Theatre by BWW News Desk
- January 25, 2016 Following on from the highly regarded Fugard Theatre productions of award-winning playwright Louis Viljoen's plays CHAMP (2013) and THE PERVERT LAURA (2015), his multiple 2014 Fleur du Cap award-winning THE KINGMAKERS will be produced at the Fugard Theatre Studio from 23 February to 19 March 2016.
Third Installment of 'Growth' Trilogy, ADAGIO FOR A HACKED LIFE, Comes to the Baxter, 2/17 by BWW News Desk
- January 22, 2016 ADAGIO FOR A HACKED LIFE is the third and final instalment in the highly acclaimed 'Growth' trilogy - a collaboration between the Baxter Theatre Centre and Sweden's Scenkonst Sörmland - and culminates with a short season at the Baxter Flipside.
CONCERT IN A CONVENT GARDEN to Celebrate Music and Voice at Springfield this January by BWW News Desk
- January 18, 2016 Celebrating the richness of music and voice, CONCERT IN A CONVENT GARDEN will take place on 31 January 2016 at 17:30 in the gardens of Springfield Convent in Wynberg. The presentation will take the form of an outdoor picnic concert.
Imperial Ice Stars' Breathtaking New SWAN LAKE ON ICE Begins Tonight by BWW News Desk
- January 14, 2016 The countdown to the South African opening of The Imperial Ice Stars' dynamic new interpretation of its award-winning masterpiece, SWAN LAKE ON ICE, has begun. The world's premier theatrical ice skating company begins their limited season at Johannesburg's Teatro at Montecasino before moving to Cape Town for a run at the Artscape Opera House.
ULTRA South Africa Adds Fedde Le Grand, W&W and Claptone to Final Lineup by BWW News Desk
- January 12, 2016 With just over six weeks until ULTRA South Africa lands in Johannesburg and Cape Town for its landmark third annual edition, festival organizers now reveal three surprise international superstars set to perform across the four-day, two city event this February.