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TWO:30 and More Set for Cape Town Opera, Beg. Tonight
by BWW News Desk - June 13, 2013
June is upon us and Cape Town Opera (CTO) is - in the words of Oscar Hammerstein II - 'bustin' out all over'. Here are just some of the highlights for the coming months, as well as news of CTO's tour of PORGY AND BESS to Wiesbaden.
Play Club to Present LEND ME A TENOR, 6/16
by BWW News Desk - June 10, 2013
Sanders South Africa and Play Club, the Book Club for Theatre Lovers, continues its series on "Identity" with Ken Ludwig's screwball hit LEND ME A TENOR, now celebrating the 25th anniversary of its hit Broadway run.
TWO:30 and More Set for Cape Town Opera, June 2013
by BWW News Desk - June 09, 2013
June is upon us and Cape Town Opera (CTO) is - in the words of Oscar Hammerstein II - 'bustin' out all over'. Here are just some of the highlights for the coming months, as well as news of CTO's tour of PORGY AND BESS to Wiesbaden.
Cape Town's INFECTING THE CITY 2014 Calls for Proposals; Deadline Aug 15
by BWW News Desk - June 07, 2013
The Africa Centre is calling for proposals for its Infecting the City Public Arts Festival that will be held from the 11th - 15th March 2014.
Stuart Taylor's THE LEARNER HUSBAND BOOK LAUNCH TOUR to Play Baxter Theatre, 7/2-6
by BWW News Desk - June 07, 2013
Stuart Taylor, now known to many as 'The King of Relationship Comedy' has hit the road again, this time with a unique offering in the form of THE LEARNER HUSBAND BOOK LAUNCH TOUR. The show comes to the Baxter Theatre in Cape Town for a limited season from 2 to 6 July 2013, directly after its run at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown where it will be presented from 27 to 30 June 2013.
Artscape Celebrates Youth Month with a New Mike Van Graan Play & Violin Megastar
by BWW News Desk - June 05, 2013
Artscape initiatives mark the celebration of Youth Month. The programme for the next two weeks includes a new Mike Van Graan play, a titillating concert featuring an internationally renowned violinist and several youth presentations.
Mince to Perform at Cape Sun Villa Through July
by BWW News Desk - June 05, 2013
Mince, aka Keiron Legacy and Lily Slaptsilli, will perform at the Cape Sun's Villa venue every Sunday evening until the end of July 2013.
Nik Rabinowitz Plays the Fugard Theatre for 6 Shows Only, Now thru June 8
by BWW News Desk - June 04, 2013
Nik Rabinowitz is back with an all-new show - NIK RABINOWITZ: STAND UP - that 'takes the Pistorius out of everything (from the donkey in your burger to the crocodiles of Limpopo) whilst giving South Africa and the world a deep, full-cavity medical check-up.'
Up on the Marquee: THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW at the Fugard Theatre
by BWW News Desk - May 31, 2013
THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW, which will open at The Fugard Theatre in Cape Town this winter, is directed by Matthew Wild, with choreography by Louisa Talbot. With a book and score by Richard O' Brien, the show has musical direction by Stefan Lombard and musical supervision by Charl-Johan Lingenfelder.
Baxter Flipside to Present MY NAME IS RACHEL CORRIE, 7/12-27
by BWW News Desk - May 30, 2013
Hearts and Eyes Theatre Collective has forged its reputation with the brave staging of human stories: the real and the personal in pursuit of truth and understanding. MY NAME IS RACHEL CORRIE is such a work, and will continue to build the company's reputation for the award-winning staging of true stories.
PACOFS Presents MAFUKUZELA – SONGS OF FREEDOM Starring Sibongile Khumalo Tonight
by BWW News Desk - May 30, 2013
PACOFS takes great pleasure in presenting in association with Artscape, the production, MAFUKUZELA - SONGS OF FREEDOM, tonight, 30 May at 8.15 pm at Artscape Theatre.
AFRIKAANSE MUSIEKFEES 12 Set for July 27 in Big Top Arena at Carnival City
by BWW News Desk - May 29, 2013
Dit het alles op 31 Augustus 2002 begin: Lefra Produksies se eerste Afrikaanse Musiekfees in die Big Top Arena by Carnival City. Dit is twaalf jaar later en besprekings is nou oop vir die Afrikaanse Musiekfees 12, vanjaar op Saterdag, 27 Julie 2013 @ 19:00.
COUNTRY LEGENDS AND FRIENDS Returns to Carnival City, 7/6
by BWW News Desk - May 28, 2013
The long-awaited return of Lefra Productions' Country Legends and Friends to Carnival City's Big Top Arena has been confirmed for Saturday, July 6, 2013 @ 20:00 and brings together an unrivalled gathering of the legends of South African country music and a new generation of country singers in one of the largest country shows ever! Building on the success of the previous Country Legends and Friends, legends such as Lance James, Barbara Ray, Clive Bruce, Matt Hurter, Sally Vaughn and Tommy Dell will be joined by their friends, The Campbells, Alan Ladd, Jason Bradley, Manie Jackson and Rinel Day in an extravaganza that will establish these artists once again as legends and legends-to-be in the country music world. Bookings can be made at Computicket on 0861 915 8000 or at www.computicket.com. Groups of more than 10 will receive substantial discounts; please phone Lefra Productions on 011 815 3000, or send an e-mail to marketing@lefra.com. You're also welcome to discuss fundraising activities with to. For more information, visitwww.lefra.com or send an e-mail to info@lefra.co.za.
Clanwilliam to Host Annual Arts Project & Lantern Festival, 9/8
by BWW News Desk - May 28, 2013
The time has come for the grateful and happy announcement that the annual Clanwilliam Arts Project and Lantern Festival in conjunction with the University of Cape Town will be going ahead as planned in 2013 through financial assistance from Fairheads Benefit Services, Rooibos Limited and the Milagro Foundation. This year, the crew will leave for Clanwilliam on Sunday, 1 September to work with children in the town. The Lantern Festival will take place on Sunday, 8 September.
Nassau Theatre to Stage TAPE, 5/28 - 6/8
by BWW News Desk - May 28, 2013
TAPE runs 8pm from 28 May - 8 June and has an age restriction of 15. Secure off street parking is available. Tickets cost R80, or R50 for SAFA members and students. Please present your card for concession prices. For bookings, email gabriella-pinto@hotmail.com or call 0834538146.
SACRIFICE to Play New Africa Theatre in Cape Town, May-June 2013
by BWW News Desk - May 28, 2013
Award-winning South African playwright and director Charles J. Fourie's latest play SACRIFICE featuring famed local stage and film actor Peter Butler will be staged at the New Africa Theatre from 29 May to 8 June.
MY VROU SE MAN SE LYK SE TAS Comes to Sand du Plessis Theatre, Today-June 1
by BWW News Desk - May 28, 2013
Vrystaters kan in Junie uitsien na 'n splinternuwe klug wanneer Ray Cooney se Funny Money, meesterlik in Afrikaans vertaal deur Peet van Rensburg as My Vrou se Man se Lyk se Tas en onder die regie van Frans Swart, die Sand du Plessis-teater in Bloemfontein besoek. Die speelvak word aangebied in samewerking met OFM 94 - 97FM en Volksblad. Hierdie is natuurlik een van Cooney se baie suksesvolle klugte op Londen se Westend en word vir die heel eerste keer in Suid-Afrika aangebied. My Vrou se Man se Lyk se Tas is vanaf 28 Mei tot 1 Junie in die Sand du Plessis-teater in Bloemfontein op die planke, en toer daarna verder.
PACOFS to Present MAFUKUZELA – SONGS OF FREEDOM Starring Sibongile Khumalo, 5/30
by BWW News Desk - May 26, 2013
PACOFS takes great pleasure in presenting in association with Artscape, the production, MAFUKUZELA - SONGS OF FREEDOM, on Thursday, 30 May at 8.15 pm at Artscape Theatre.
BWW Reviews: Room for Doubt in Sugar-Daddy's LADY LUCK at the Intimate Theatre
by David Fick - May 26, 2013
The Sugar-daddy Theatre Company's production of LADY LUCK is a pretty bleak affair. Relentlessly nihilistic, the play is set in Cape Town's seedy underbelly, a world in which exotic dancers mingle with mobsters and where loan sharks circle their unfortunate prey.
DANCERS LOVE DOGS Charity Show Set for Artscape, Today
by BWW News Desk - May 25, 2013
On 25 May 2013, less than a year after the first event, the second Dancers Love Dogs charity performance will take place at the Artscape Theatre and once again the audience can look forward to a wonderfully entertaining evening featuring top dancers and performers, all collaborating towards the mass sterilization of dogs in and around the Mother City's rural areas and townships where this treatment isn't affordable.
BWW Reviews: UCT Drama's UNONQAWUSE a Game of Two Halves
by David Fick - May 24, 2013
What is presented in UNONGQAWUSE, THE GIRL WHO KILLED TO SAVE is the seed of a brilliantly revisionist production of Dhlomo's dramatization of this most disturbing chapter of South African history.
50 SHADES OF BAMBI Comes to The Fugard Theatre in August
by BWW News Desk - May 23, 2013
Pieter-Dirk Uys stars as Bambi Kellermann in a new cabaret entitled 50 Shades of Bambi, at the Fugard Theatre in Cape Town, from 6 to 24 August 2013.
SACRIFICE to Play New Africa Theatre in Cape Town, May-June 2013
by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2013
Award-winning South African playwright and director Charles J. Fourie's latest play SACRIFICE featuring famed local stage and film actor Peter Butler will be staged at the New Africa Theatre from 29 May to 8 June.

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