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Jason D Martin's DYING LIGHT Comes to the Galloway Theatre Tonight
by BWW News Desk - August 06, 2014
DYING LIGHT runs at the Galloway Theatre from tonight, 6 - 9 August 2014. The show starts at 8pm and runs for an hour. 'Like' the Galloway Theatre on Facebook to be kept up to date with all events at the theatre.
Louis Viljoen to Bring New Play THE KINGMAKERS to Alexander Upstairs Theatre, Aug 25-Sept 13
by BWW News Desk - August 05, 2014
Louis Viljoen's ruthless new play THE KINGMAKERS is to be staged at the Alexander Upstairs theatre. The dark political comedy will make its debut in one of Cape Town's best independent theatre spaces, The Alexander Upstairs, and will run 25th August to 13th September, 2014.
Johannesburg Symphony Orchestra Crisis Averted Due to Stellenbosch University Orchestra's Help
by BWW News Desk - August 05, 2014
Two concerts by legendary international violinist and now conductor, Pinchas Zukerman, and his wife, the pre-eminent South African born Canadian cellist Amanda Forsyth accompanied by the Johannesburg Symphony Orchestra (JPO), scheduled for the Linder Auditorium later this month were placed in jeopardy as funds allocated to the JPO were not forthcoming.
National Arts Festival Calls for 2015 Proposals
by BWW News Desk - August 04, 2014
After celebrating, in 2014, four decades of superb programming, vibrant creativity, courageous experimentation, dynamic international collaborations and a passion for celebrating excellence, the National Arts Festival, Grahamstown is calling for proposals for the 2015 Main programme. The Festival will run from Thursday 2 July to Sunday 12 July 2015.
BWW Reviews: OSCAR AND THE PINK LADY is Deeply Poignant Must-See Theatre
by David Fick - August 04, 2014
OSCAR AND THE PINK LADY is structured as a series of letters to God by the play's protagonist, ten-tear-old Oscar. This review is written as a response to this deeply poignant play's structure.
Fugard Theatre Bioscope Launches 2014-15 Season with MEDEA, SKYLIGHT & More!
by BWW News Desk - August 02, 2014
The new, and highly anticipated, 2014 & 2015 World Cinema Season at the Fugard Theatre Bioscope has been announced. The new season kicks off in September this year.
RAIDERS: THE GREAT WAR to Play Rosebank Theatre, Beginning 12 August
by BWW News Desk - August 01, 2014
RAIDERS is back in 2014 with the latest production in this legendary series of rib-tickling theatre productions with RAIDERS: THE GREAT WAR, which will be performed in Cape Town at the Rosebank Theatre from 12 August. This powerhouse of entertainment - now in its 25th year - had six sold-out performances at this year's National Arts Festival.
Rand Merchant Bank, ATKV & Zoo Biscuit Respond to Magnet Theatre & Clanwilliam Arts Project
by BWW News Desk - July 31, 2014
Magnet Theatre wishes to thank Rand Merchant Bank, ATKV and Zoo Biscuit who have so generously come on board and enabled them to go ahead with T-shirts for the Clanwilliam Arts Project, as well as Michelle Constant from BASA for her help.
BWW Reviews: Darkroom Contemporary's BLUEPRINT Offers Alternative Dance for Alternative Audiences
by David Fick - July 30, 2014
BLUEPRINT is the high profile, alternative new dance project by Darkroom Contemporary, a project being presented under the World Design Capital banner at the Cape Town City Hall. Louise Coetzer choreographs a quartet of dances on a sestet of dancers to make up the programme.
Bookings Open for John Neumeier Works in SPRING & FALL at Cape Town City Ballet
by BWW News Desk - July 30, 2014
SPRING & FALL, one of the most exciting dance seasons ever to grace the South African stage, will be presented by the Cape Town City Ballet in September. Three captivating works by world-renowned choreographer, John Neumeier of Hamburg Ballet, will be premiered in South Africa for the very first time.
Albert Hammond Coming to South Africa in October
by BWW News Desk - July 30, 2014
The Clover Aardklop National Arts Festival and Charl van Heyningen Enterprises will present the forthcoming SA tour by chart-topping singer and songwriter, Albert Hammond, OBE who returns to South Africa for three concerts only this October.
BWW Reviews: Complex DESIRE UNDER THE ELMS Needs Deeper Interrogation
by David Fick - July 27, 2014
Eugene O'Neill's DESIRE UNDER THE ELMS is the subject of a new adaptation, with the action transferred from 1840s New England to the Eastern Cape of the 1890s in an attempt to amplify the resonance that O'Neill's classic play has for the South African theatre audiences of today.
Clanwilliam Arts Project and Magnet Theatre Seek Funding for T-Shirts
by BWW News Desk - July 26, 2014
The Clanwilliam Arts Project - locally named the Lantern festival - has been co-ordinated by Magnet Theatre for the past 14 years. The project, which runs annually in September in the small town of Clanwilliam in the Cederberg mountains, is a week-long series of multi-disciplinary arts workshops for 800 children from the area. The project celebrates the history and culture of the region and the energy, life and talent of their children.
LIEWE HEKSIE Celebrates Mandela Day
by BWW News Desk - July 25, 2014
Lefra Productions, in association with East Rand Stereo and Life Springs Parkland Clinic, celebrated Mandela Day by inviting Verna Vels's beloved Liewe Heksie into the 'real world'.
Darkroom Contemporary Presents BLUEPRINT at the City Hall, July 28 - August 2
by BWW News Desk - July 24, 2014
Darkroom Contemporary presents their latest evening length dance work enititled BLUEPRINT, an innovative new piece inspired by architecture and design concepts. As one of only two dance projects recognised in the official programme for World Design Capital Cape Town 2014, BLUEPRINT invites audiences to reconsider the links between dance and design.
Cape Welsh Choir to Perform at Montagu Youth Arts Festival, August 9
by BWW News Desk - July 24, 2014
The Cape Welsh Choir will present one performance at the annual Montagu Music, Art, Dance and Drama Festival (MMADD), in the NG Church Hall on Saturday 9 August at 5:30pm. Their presence at the festival will be a great inspiration to the youth choirs competing at this year's festival that takes place from 6 to 16 August 2014.
Jason D Martin's DYING LIGHT Comes to the Galloway Theatre, August 6-9
by BWW News Desk - July 24, 2014
Jason D Martin's awarding winning 1994 play, DYING LIGHT, explores the bittersweet love of two young adults, Tom and Jenny, who meet in the most unlikely of places. Directed by Byron Bure and starring Corni Bergh and Kyle Jardine, DYING LIGHT examines the difficulty of having to make choices when life throws you curveballs.
Abrahamse & Meyer Productions to Present New Adaptation of Tennessee Williams' ONE ARM
by BWW News Desk - July 23, 2014
After the international success of KINGDOM OF EARTH and THE MILK TRAIN DOESN'T STOP HERE ANYMORE, Abrahamse & Meyer Productions have been granted special permission by the Tennessee Williams Estate to adapt one of the famed playwright's most famous erotic short stories for the stage.
Cape Town City Ballet, Jazzart and Cape Dance Company to Present THREE'S COMPANY, 9 August
by BWW News Desk - July 23, 2014
Following the success of their Women's Day production last year, Cape Town City Ballet brings THREE'S COMPANY to the Artscape on Saturday 9 August for one performance only.
THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW Begins Run at the Fugard Theatre Tonight
by BWW News Desk - July 22, 2014
One of the world's most iconic musicals returns to the Fugard Theatre by popular demand, for a run starting tonight, 22 July 2014.
MASTERS OF THE IMPROVERSE Set for for Book Lounge, 25 July
by BWW News Desk - July 21, 2014
This Friday evening, at 5.30 for 6pm, MASTERS OF THE IMPROVERSE will burst into action at the Book Lounge. MASTERS OF THE IMPROVERSE are an improvised comedy group consisting of a number of Cape Town's top comedians: Gareth Woods, Rhys Woods, Brendan Murray, Angel Campey, Oliver Booth and Bradford Keen.
BWW Reviews: Chilling and Challenging SLOWLY Stirs the Imagination and Seduces the Emotions
by David Fick - July 21, 2014
SLOWLY is theatre that pulsates with life and purpose, that demands engagement and which stirs the imagination and the emotions deeply. This uncompromising play is a must-see.
BWW Reviews: Instead of Soaring, Jazzart's BHABHA Crashes and Burns
by David Fick - July 20, 2014
Jazzart's latest production, BHABHA, represents a low point for the company, after a downward spiral over the past 18 months. Choreographed by Moeketsi Koena and directed by Jacki Job, the show disappoints on almost every level.
National Arts Festival Celebrates 40 Years of Artistry
by BWW News Desk - July 18, 2014
Street parades, a birthday celebration, a dazzling array of international performers from over 40 countries, and over 2800 performances in eleven days all contributed to a record 225 538 attendees at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown this year.
BWW Reviews: Fugard Still a Compelling Presence in THE SHADOW OF THE HUMMINGBIRD
by David Fick - July 18, 2014
The greatest thing about THE SHADOW OF THE HUMMINGBIRD is seeing South African theatre legend, Athol Fugard, back on stage. It is an event that I never thought I would see come to pass in my lifetime; that it happened is something for which I will always be grateful.

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