SOUTH AFRICA THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 146

Stand up comedienne, Angel Campey's first one woman show, YES, REALLY ANGEL, directed by comedy legend, Nik Rabinowitz, is headed to Johannesburg for three nights only, from 7 to 9 November 2013.

From 6th to 9th October, delegates from fifty different countries congregated at Cape Town's City Hall for an invigorating four days of analysis, performances, networking and debate at the 2013 edition of the African Creative Economy Conference.

The ninth Artscape Spring Drama Season lifts off this week with an award winning play and top actors.

The nimblest barber in Seville, Figaro, is the go-to man for a close shave.

Openingsaand van MY VROU SE MAN SE LYK SE TAS by Emperors Palace se Theatre Marcellus - Sosiale Foto's Lefra Produksies se trefferklug, MY VROU SE MAN SE LYK SE TAS het onlangs by Emperors Palace se Theatre Marcellus geopen.

Look­ing for things to do in Cape Town? Alexan­der Upstairs is a well-equipped inti­mate per­for­mance space com­pletely sep­a­rate from the bar area with a festival-style pro­gram­ming model fea­tur­ing drama, com­edy, cabaret, jazz, acoustic ses­sions, read­ings and more.

Matt Bianco, the sensational UK jazz-funk band is headed to Cape Town for one concert only on 2 December 2013 at the GrandWest Arena.

Junkets Publishers has announced the publication of BULLETS OVER BISHOP LAVIS by Christo Davids and Jody Abrahams.

Being able to see a production of this rarely produced Tennessee Williams drama is reason enough to make the trip to the theatre, all the more so with the resplendent Jennifer Steyn taking centre stage.

South Africans have already been laughing around the country as Lefra Productions's hit farce, MY VROU SE MAN SE LYK SE TAS has made its way around on its nationwide tour.

The nimblest barber in Seville, Figaro, is the go-to man for a close shave.

Lefra Productions is bringing a brand new stage production of LIEWE HEKSIE to Emperor's Palace! The creator of LIEWE HEKSIE, Verna Vels, celebrated her 80th birthday this year and is also celebrating the golden anniversary of Liewe Heksie's first appearance.

The classic Tennessee Williams drama THE MILK TRAIN DOESN'T STOP HERE ANYMORE has opened at the Artscape Arena in a production directed by multiple award-winning director-designer, Fred Abrahamse.

Pieter Toerien presents Andrew Lloyd Webber's magnificent musical SUNSET BOULEVARD at Theatre on the Bay as part of the theatre's 25th anniversary celebrations this year.

Cape Town City Ballet will be presenting a bumper programme during the festive season, with no less than three exciting ballets running at Artscape from 11 December 2013 to 11 January 2014.

The reality of what has been achieved in this adaptation belies the potential that this version of BLOOD BROTHERS held in its conception.

Take a look at the work of some of Africa's most creative visual and performing artists who will inspire some of the many seminars at the African Creative Economy Conference.

Last year, ImproGuise, South Africa's longest running, award-winning and hilarious improvisation company amazed and delighted audiences with South Africa's first-ever non-stop 12-hour Soap-a-thon.

ASSITEJ South Africa is based in the very poor township community of Vrygrond close to Muizenberg, Cape Town.

A week-long African Creative Market (ACM), an initiative of the African Arts Institute (AFAI), launches in Cape Town from 6 to 13 October.

With the African Creative Economy Conference launching in less than two weeks, details of a parallel creative events programme Institute will present the African Creative Market (today, 4-13 October) to showcase creative goods and services in greater Cape Town.

THE FRONTIERSMEN, a new play written by Fleur du Cap Theatre Award winning playwright Louis Viljoen, stars Nicholas Pauling and Mark Elderkin and is directed by Greg Karvellas.

South African theatre legend Andrew Buckland and the Baxter Theatre Centre present the world premiere of Laugh The Buffalo, a new solo production from this internationally acclaimed theatre icon.

Artscape Theatre Centre has announced its upcoming events, October 2013 to January 2014.

This year's African Creative Economy Conference (ACEC) takes place in one week's time - and some of the world's most incisive, creative and thought-provoking strategists, academics, entrepreneurs and artists will shortly debate how to unlock the potential of the creative economies.