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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.