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Last Call! One Week Left to Nominate for the 2015 BroadwayWorld South Africa Awards
by BWW Special Coverage - October 23, 2015
Last call! ??This is your last chance to nominate for the 2015 BroadwayWorld Regional Awards, honoring productions which opened between October 2014 and September 2015. Nominations are reader-submitted and will be open through October 31.
Festive Season Retrospective REMEMBERING THE LUX for the Baxter Theatre
by BWW News Desk - October 19, 2015
Alistair Izobell and the Baxter Theatre Centre pay tribute to Cape Town's iconic Luxurama Theatre this festive season with a brand new production REMEMBERING THE LUX.
New Adaptation of Fugard's Classic PEOPLE ARE LIVING THERE for Galloway Theatre Run
by BWW News Desk - October 19, 2015
A brand new adaptation on Athol Fugard's classic play PEOPLE ARE LIVING THERE will play the Galloway Theatre, fresh off of runs at the National Arts Festival and the Cape Town Fringe.
Baxter's Zabalaza Theatre Festival Calling for Applications for March 2016 Festival
by BWW News Desk - October 19, 2015
The Baxter's Zabalaza Theatre Festival is calling for applications from theatre-makers, directors, script writers, community groups and theatre companies to participate in the 2016 Zabalaza Theatre Festival. The deadline for applications is by 6 November 2015.
Engelbert Humperdinck Adds Third ENGELBERT CALLING Concert at Montecasino
by BWW News Desk - October 15, 2015
Leading local promoter, Showtime Management, has added an extra date to the legendary Engelbert Humperdinck's ENGELBERT CALLING concerts in South Africa this November. 
Meet the Cast of THE MAIDS, at the Alexander Upstairs this November
by BWW News Desk - October 14, 2015
Jean Genet's classic play, THE MAIDS, will be revived in a brand new staging by Philip Rademeyer, writer and director, and co-founder of the award-winning theatre collective, Rust Co-Operative. Presented by Wessel Pretorius, THE MAIDS will preview early in November 2015, with a full run commencing later that month. Meet the cast that will bring Genet's seductive and terrifying drama to life at the Alexander Bar and Café's Upstairs Theatre.
NASPERS and Cape Town Opera to Present MARIA STUARDA
by BWW News Desk - October 14, 2015
NASPERS and Cape Town Opera in collaboration with the UCT Opera School, proudly presents Donizetti's MARIA STUARDA at Artscape for two riveting performances on Saturday, 7th November and Sunday, 8th November 2015 at Artscape.
Jean Genet's THE MAIDS to Play Alexander Upstairs This November
by BWW News Desk - October 12, 2015
THE MAIDS, by Jean Genet, will run at the Alexander Bar and Café's Upstairs Theatre, presented by Wessel Pretorius and directed by Philip Rademeyer this November.
Imbewu Trust to Present FOUR SMALL GODS at Magnet Theatre
by BWW News Desk - October 12, 2015
A creative explosion of talent will bring Joanna's Evans's FOUR SMALL GODS to life on stage at Magnet Theatre from 30 October to 10 November.
The Queen of Flanders Coming to Montecasino with Madame Zingara's THE CELEBRATION
by BWW News Desk - October 12, 2015
The Queen of Flanders, Madame Zingara's opulent new spiegelpaleis, will be at Montecasino in Johannesburg from next month, in time for the festive season! After a sell out three month season in Cape Town, the Queen bids a royal farewell to the Mother City and heads to the City of gold for two months from 4 November 2015 until January 2016.
Russian Pianists Natalia Lavrova and Vassily Primakov Join Nederburg Concert Series
by BWW News Desk - October 08, 2015
Internationally acclaimed Russian pianists, Natalia Lavrova and Vassily Primakov, are set to dazzle the Nederburg Concert Series audience with their virtuoso piano playing on Sunday 25 October.
Nominations Open for the 2015 BroadwayWorld South Africa Awards
by BWW Special Coverage - October 08, 2015
Nominations have now opened for the 2015 BroadwayWorld Regional Awards, honoring productions which opened between October 2014 and September 2015. Nominations are reader-submitted and will be open through October 31.
TYD & WEILL Sings Kurt Weill to Life at Stellenbosch's Drostdy Theatre
by BWW News Desk - October 07, 2015
The legendary music of Kurt Weill will fill the auditorium of the Drostdy Theatre in Stellenbosch when TYD & WEILL, which premiered at the US Woordfees in March, makes its bow there this October.
2015 SCrIBE Scriptwriting Competition Winners Revealed
by BWW News Desk - October 05, 2015
The winners have been announced for the 2015 SCrIBE Scriptwriting Competition. The announcements were made on 2 October at an awards ceremony in Cape Town following a week of staged readings of the five finalists' scripts.
The Buckfever Underground Kicks Off Mini National Tour at Alexander Upstairs
by BWW News Desk - October 05, 2015
The Buckfever Underground kicks off their mini national tour with a two-set show packed with wandering poetry and equally wandering music.
Post-apocalyptic Drama HENRY AND THE SAND at Alexander Bar Upstairs Theatre
by BWW News Desk - October 05, 2015
HENRY AND THE SAND is a one-man play that stars Scot Cooper as Henry, the last man left on earth. His world is now sand. A post apocalyptic drama set in Southern Africa.
Luella Holland To Reveal THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID TOO at Alexander Bar Upstairs Theatre
by BWW News Desk - October 05, 2015
Luellla Holland promises to keep audiences at the Alexander Bar's Upstairs Theatre rolling with laughter when she brings her 55-minute comedy show, THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID TOO, to the popular intimate theatre this week.
Award-winning Vocalist and Composer Nicky Schrire for Alexander Bar's Upstairs Theatre
by BWW News Desk - October 05, 2015
Award-winning pop vocalist and songwriter, Nicky Schrire will perform at the Alexander Bar's intimate Upstairs Theatre this October, in a show featuring Ariella Caira and Barry van Zyl.
Geoffrey Hyland Stages OUR COUNTRY'S GOOD at the Little Theatre for UCT Drama
by BWW News Desk - October 05, 2015
The University of Cape Town Drama Department will present a production of Timberlake Wertenbaker's OUR COUNTRY'S GOOD this October. Directed by Geoffrey Hyland, the company will be made up of the department's fourth-year acting students, who will graduate into the theatre industry at the end of the academic year.
Come and Meet MY BOETIE SE BOETIE SE BOETIE SE BABA at Aardklop
by BWW News Desk - October 04, 2015
By now, Lefra Productions is well-known for its hilarious farces. This year's new farce is MY BOETIE SE BOETIE SE BOETIE SE BABA by Ray Cooney and his son, Michael. It is one of the most successful shows yet on London's West End. 
Ballet and Orchestra Share Artscape Stage in Spectacular SYMPHONY OF DANCE
by BWW News Desk - September 25, 2015
The Cape Town City Ballet and Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra will appear together on stage for the spectacular production, SYMPHONY OF DANCE , showing at Artscape in Cape Town from 7 to 11 October.
The 2015 Baxter Dance Festival to Showcase 78 Works in October
by BWW News Desk - September 23, 2015
The 2015 Baxter Dance Festival kicks off with the internationally-acclaimed Nuwe Graskoue Trappers and showcases 78 works on the programme this October.
Gender-bending Performance Art for the Cape Town Fringe with ADAM:VICHISTRAVRYA at the Galloway Theatre
by BWW News Desk - September 23, 2015
The second major work in his ADAM cycle, Tazme Pillay brings gender bending performance art to Cape Town Fringe 2015 with ADAM:VICHISTRAVRYA - I WISH I WERE CAITLIN JENNER.
Zabalaza Festival Hits NDENDILE, EGOLI and UHAMBO LOMHAMBI for the Cape Town Fringe
by BWW News Desk - September 22, 2015
Three powerful productions from the Baxter Theatre Centre's Zabalaza Theatre Festival will be showcased at this year's Cape Town Fringe Festival.
Double Duty for Rust CoOperative with ASHES and NAT at the Cape Town Fringe
by BWW News Desk - September 22, 2015
The Rust CoOperative will stage two productions at the second Cape Town Fringe this year, ASHES, which will be performed at the Fugard Studio Theatre and NAT, which will play the Alexander Bar and Cafe's Upstairs Theatre.

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