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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'.
JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT Comes to Pieter Toerien's Montecasino Theatre
by Marissa Sblendorio - February 04, 2016
Pieter Toerien presents Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's sparkling family musical, JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT, on stage at the Pieter Toerien Theatre, Montecasino, from 29 April to 7 August 2016.
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.
African International Ballet Competition to be Held at Artscape Opera House This Month
by BWW News Desk - February 01, 2016
The fifth South African International Ballet Competition (SAIBC) will take place from 23 to 28 February 2016 at the Artscape Opera House in Cape Town. Approximately fifteen dancers are from Gauteng.
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.
Musical Theatre Concert Series NO JAZZ HANDS ALLOWED at Alexander Bar Upstairs Theatre
by BWW News Desk - February 01, 2016
Mixing Bowl Productions, Cape Town's vibrant and new musical theatre company, returns to Alexander Bar with NO JAZZ HANDS ALLOWED for three performances at the start of February.t
Time to Chow Down in Alex McCarthy's CANNIBAL COUNTRY at Alexander Bar Upstairs Theatre
by BWW News Desk - February 01, 2016
CANNIBAL COUNTRY, a new physical theatre drama written and directed by Alex McCarthy, will premiere at the Alexander Bar's Upstairs Theatre this February. The hour-long piece stars Dustin Beck and Amelia Vernede.
Jennie Reznek's Solo Show I TURNED AWAY AND SHE WAS GONE Set for Magnet Theatre
by BWW News Desk - January 26, 2016
South African theatre legend Jennie Reznek returns to the stage by popular demand in I I TURNED AWAY AND SHE WAS GONE.
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.
2015 BroadwayWorld South Africa Awards Winners Announced - THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW, Brendan van Rhyn, Candice van Litsenborgh and More!
by BWW Special Coverage - January 18, 2016
Votes are cast; polls are closed; and results have been tabulated! This was our biggest year yet! After a record number of voters in more than 70 regions worldwide, BroadwayWorld is very excited to announce the 2015 South Africa winners! Thanks to all who voted, and huge congratulations to all the winners!
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.
THE AZISHE! FESTIVAL Hoping to Set Ablaze the Artscape Theatre
by BWW News Desk - January 18, 2016
Jazzart Dance Theatre hopes to set the stage of the Artscape Theatre ablaze when THE AZISHE! FESTIVAL runs in February 2016.
Cape Town City Ballet's Outdoor Season of NIGHT & DAY to Open This Month
by BWW News Desk - January 14, 2016
Cape Town City Ballet's very popular annual outdoor-ballet season opens in the Maynardville Park on Sunday 24 January with NIGHT & DAY.
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.
One Last Visit for MY BOETIE SE BOETIE SE BOETIE SE BABA at the Atterbury Theatre
by BWW News Desk - January 12, 2016
Lefra Productions is well-known for its hilarious farces, with MY BOETIE SE BOETIE SE BOETIE SE BABA by Ray Cooney and his son, Michael, coming to the end of its 2015/2016 touring season.
Illusion Show Set to ASTONISH at Alexander Bar Upstairs Theatre
by BWW News Desk - January 12, 2016
Stuart Lightbody directs Mawonga Gayiya in ASTONISH, a 55-minute illusion show at the Alexander Bar's Upstairs Theatre this January.
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.

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