SOUTH AFRICA THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 36

ONCE ON THIS ISLAND is a joyous expression of music and dance from start to finish.

The 9th South African International Ballet Competition (SAIBC) has partnered with the digital platform @blacksinballet to sponsor one black ballet dancer from anywhere in the world to enter this year's SAIBC, with travel expenses included in the sponsorship.

Internationally acclaimed and award-winning South African based guitarist JAMES GRACE once again joins forces with COMPAÑíA SOPHIA, directed by Spanish Dance choreographer and principle dancer CARLI OLIVIER to present their brand-new production, ROMANZA.

The International Guest Artists have been announced for Cape Town City Ballet’s Winter Season.

The forthcoming South African Ballet International Ballet Competition (SAIBC) will  once again welcome capacity audiences and international judges and competitors in person to the beautiful Artscape Opera House from 26 to 30 July 2022.

Right after Cape Town Opera's season of Le Nozze di Figaro ends its Johannesburg season at the Roodepoort Theatre on 15 July, Cape Town Opera soloist Brittany Smith will be jetting off to spend two weeks at the Bel Canto Boot Camp (BCBC) in New York City.

The Tony-award-winning musical, ONCE ON THIS ISLAND, by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, based on a Caribbean interpretation of Hans Christian Anderson’s, The Little Mermaid, will come to the Baxter Flipside for a short season from 8 to 16 July 2022 at 7pm with matinees at 2pm.

THE GREAT GATSBY is one of my absolute favourite books – the characters, the landscape, the era are all so beautifully described by F.

From 7 to 24 July 2022, the South African State Theatre (SAST) in association with the Sello Maake kaNcube Foundation will be showcasing the phenomenal stage play Bloke and His American Bantu, which is written by prominent author Dr Siphiwo Mahala and directed by internationally acclaimed television

DIE GOEIE PA is a gritty tale based on true events, and this Afrikaans version pulls no punches.

Milnerton Players will present the internationally acclaimed play, 'Careful' by the late Fiona Coyne.

Renowned small screen and theatre Actor Siyansanga Papu is starring in the multiple award-winning play XOVA which will be returning to the South African State Theatre (SAST) for a brief exhibition from 29 June to 03 July 2022, following a successful tour that featured the Market Theatre and Playhous

What did our critic think? The latest dance production from LAMTA is a celebration of so many things – dancing, theatre, music and performance excellence.

IMBILINI… MY FRIEND! is a moving piece of physical theatre that has been carefully crafted for the stage.

Milnerton Players will present the internationally acclaimed play, ‘Careful’ by the late Fiona Coyne.

Bookings are open for Cape Town City Ballet's exhilarating winter season, which runs from 4 to 28 August at Artscape in the Opera House.

The College of Magic's always popular Children's Magic Festival is back! This exciting school holiday event makes a fantastical return to the Mother City from 13 to 16 July 2022, themed to witches, wizards and magical creatures.

Dinners To Die For Murder Mysteries presents an immersive theatrical journey of homicide and hilarity.

To evoke the spirit of Youth Month, the South African State Theatre (SAST) will be hosting the 14th annual Youth Expression Festival (YEF) which is set to feature young creatives whose works make vigorous commentary on topical affairs that impact the contemporary youth.

Proudly sponsored by the Judith Neilson Head Trust, Cape Town Opera, in collaboration with Sempre Opera and Roodepoort Theatre, presents Mozart's famous masterpiece, Le Nozze di Figaro at the Roodepoort Theatre from 06 – 15 July 2022.

A new, South African production of Gail Louw's internationally acclaimed play THE GOOD DAD will have its South African premiere run at The Drama Factory from 28 June until 3 July.

BREAKING THE CLOSET is in its third edition.

The South African State Theatre has announced the second instalment of the Dashiki Dialogues with Percy Mabandu as he sits down for an inspired dialogue with the marvellous multi-instrumentalist, Malcolm Jiyane.

Launched in 2020, JOBURG BALLET RAW is, in the words of artistic director Iain MacDonald, “an initiative to give choreographers a platform to create new works in a setting where the audience has the opportunity to interact with the process.

Rumours of Fleetwood Mac is a tribute show centered around one of Fleetwood Mac's most successful albums Rumours (1977) that spent 31 weeks at No 1 on the Billboard charts.