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SPRING AWAKENING Comes to Theatre on the Bay by BWW News Desk
- March 06, 2024 LAMTA’s hit production of Spring Awakening, directed by Sylvaine Strike, is back by popular demand from this Friday 8 March 2024 at Theatre on the Bay in Camps Bay.
Youth Music Competition Honours Founder and Increases Prize Money by BWW News Desk
- March 05, 2024 The 2024 National Youth Music Competition (NYMC) will honour the founder of the competition, the late Michael Maas who passed on 14 March 2023. It also increases the total prize money to R180 000.00.
Dr. Thokozani Mhlambi, Returns To Cape Town Next Month With HAIL TO THE KING! A MUSICAL STORY by BWW News Desk
- March 04, 2024 Fresh from a successful tour of the USA and Canada, Mhlambi brings a new production to town: a celebration of Africa's rich heritage and artistic excellence. Hail to the King incorporates elements of storytelling, classical music and African izibongo poetry.
The Songmakers Guild Hosts A POET'S LOVE Performance This Week by BWW News Desk
- February 27, 2024 The Songmakers Guild will present A Poet's Love, with counter tenor Clint van der Linde and harpist Vinciane Degroote. Performances are at 6 Spin Street on Thursday 29 February and Friday 1 March 2024 at 7pm.
EVERY BRILLIANT THING Comes to South Africa in March by BWW News Desk
- February 27, 2024 Every Brilliant Thing will come to South Africa next month. The show will be staged at The Drama Factory in Strand from the 7 to 16 March 2024 and at the Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees (KKNK) in Oudtshoorn from the 28 to 30 March 2024.
AMADEUS Comes to Monte Theatre Next Month by BWW News Desk
- February 22, 2024 Gloucester Productions will present a 2024 staging of Peter Schaffer's gripping classic play Amadeus, starring Alan Committie as Salieri.
ÜÜÜ Comes to The Drama Factory in March by BWW News Desk
- February 20, 2024 Catch the hilarious comedy 'ÜÜÜ' at The Drama Factory, a solo performance by Sophie Jones directed by Rob Van Vuuren. Get ready for a unique and entertaining show filled with laughter and surprises.
Review: SUOR ANGELICA and GIANNI SCHICCHI at Artscape Celebrates Comedy and Tragedy in Puccini's Operas by Jaime Uranovsky
- February 18, 2024 Cape Town Opera presents a Puccini double-bill of operas: SUOR ANGELICA and GIANNI SCHICCHI. Each opera runs for just under an hour, with an interval in between. The two operas are vastly different – SUOR ANGELICA, despite containing comedic moments, is ultimately tragic.
Review: EXPELLED Explores the Impact of Social Media at the Baxter Golden Arrow Studio by Faeron Wheeler
- February 17, 2024 EXPELLED is a brand-new play from Rosalind Butler, and it deals with just how damaging social media can be for all ages. The characters in the play and the story feel incredibly relatable as many of us spend time questioning how much we live our lives through social media.
Review: LUNGS at Theatre On The Bay is Like a Runaway Train You Want to Be On by Faeron Wheeler
- February 17, 2024 Duncan MacMillan’s play LUNGS has been described as 'off-kilter' and 'brutally honest' - and that's exactly what you get with this production. It races forward at a gallop as the pair on stage move through their relationship. There's an element of a runaway train to the pace, but it's a train I want to be on.
Review: THE GOLD RHINO OF MAPUNGUBWE at Baxter Theatre Is a Fresh, Vibrant, African-infused Ballet by Jaime Uranovsky
- February 13, 2024 It is always gratifying to witness performers staging highly technical artforms, like ballet, and giving them fresh, local twists. THE GOLD RHINO OF MAPUNGUBWE BALLET is such an example. The show tells the story of Van Graan, a white man in the 1930s who embarks on a journey to discover the treasures of the ancient civilisation of Mapangubwe.
Review: LEGALLY BLONDE at Artscape Is Fun, Frothy and Fierce by Jaime Uranovsky
- February 11, 2024 LEGALLY BLONDE needs little introduction: based on the cult-classic movie of the early 2000s, the story follows blonde bombshell Elle Woods to Harvard Law School as she attempts to win back her ex-boyfriend, Warner Huntington III. However, Elle’s love story ends up being about so much more than ‘getting the boy’.
Godfrey Johnson Sings Jacques Brel and Noel Coward This Month at Milnerton Playhouse by BWW News Desk
- February 08, 2024 Godfrey Johnson will be celebrating an evening of two of his greatest inspirations: Jacque Brel and Noel Coward at the Milnerton Playhouse this month. GODFREY JOHNSON sings Jacques Brel and Noel Coward will be performed on Friday 16 February for one show only.
Cape Town City Ballet Appoints David Nixon As Artistic Producer by BWW News Desk
- February 05, 2024 Cape Town City Ballet (CTCB) has announced the appointment of David Nixon CBE as its new Artistic Producer, effective immediately. This momentous news coincides with the ballet company's 90th anniversary, marking a significant milestone in its illustrious history.