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Film Star Elton Landrew Joins Cast Of David Kramer's LANGARM At The Fugard Theatre by BWW News Desk
- October 15, 2018 Film and television star Elton Landrew joins the cast of LANGARM, the new musical by South African legend David Kramer. He will create the role of Eddie Jephta, leader of the Moonlight Serenaders langarm band, in the production which has its world premiere at The Fugard Theatre from 20 November.
Shnit Cape Town Returns Next Week by BWW News Desk
- October 13, 2018 shnit Cape Town is an exceptional annual event with a unique transnational concept- a shortfilm festival that takes place simultaneously in multiple cities on five continents over ten days.
THE COMEDY OF ERRORS Comes to Masque Theatre October 2018 by BWW News Desk
- October 12, 2018 A shipwreck, twins, mistaken identities, a father doomed to die, a wife desperate to regain her husband's love and an inappropriate love affair. It's all in a day's work for these poor Shakespearean characters who have to contend with "nimble jugglers that deceive the eye".
The World's Ultimate Queen Tribute Show Returns To Joburg This Festive Season by BWW News Desk
- October 10, 2018 Back by popular demand! Johannesburg audiences are in for a musical treat when Emperors Palace hosts the world's premier Freddie Mercury and Queen tribute show, Queen: It's a Kinda Magic, for a four-week run over the Christmas period.
AT THE EDGE OF THE LIGHT Comes to Alexander Upstairs by BWW News Desk
- October 09, 2018 Hurtling through the drenched night, Girl finds herself at the threshold of the last safe place she knows, hoping to find solace in the grandmother she remembers from her childhood. Instead, Gran has shut herself away, scared of the noises in the dark, suspicious of the knocks on the door and terrified of the things that lie just at the edge of the light.
Winning Flautist Sakhile Humbane Chosen as Guest Soloist by BWW News Desk
- October 09, 2018 Three years since he triumphantly won the gold medal and first prize of the National Youth Music Competition (NYMC) in 2015, the talented flautist Sakhile Humbane this week returns to the prestigious competition to star as the guest soloist at the Finalists' Gala Concert of this year's competition.
VR Theatrical Presents THE LITTLE PRINCE by BWW News Desk
- October 08, 2018 Antoine de Saint-Exupery's beloved tale of a pilot and a young alien prince has been delighting readers since it was first published in 1943 and has since been translated into more than 250 languages. This makes the book the most translated non-religious book ever written. Even if you know The Little Prince (or 'Le Petit Prince' in its original French) by heart, you have never seen it quite like this!
The Fugard Bioscope Announces Dance And Drama In October Line-up by BWW News Desk
- October 05, 2018 There's a wonderful line up of dance and drama at The Fugard Bioscope in October. The season programme starts on Sunday 14th October with The Bolshoi Ballet's captivating production of COPPELIA. The Bolshoi's production of DON QUIXOTE will also be screened on 28 October, while on 21 October, theatre lovers can catch Academy Award nominee Benedict Cumberbatch in the National Theatre Live's HAMLET.
Cape Town City Ballet Presents CINDERELLA by BWW News Desk
- October 05, 2018 Following the groundbreaking Mozart and Salieri, Cape Town City Ballet (CTCB) will next present Cinderella at the Artscape Opera House from 5 to 21 October 2018.
Joanna Weinberg Returns To South Africa To Perform Her Hit Cabaret Show by BWW News Desk
- October 04, 2018 Actress, songwriter and cabaret artist Joanna Weinberg returns to South Africa after many years, to perform her entertaining hit solo cabaret, Pandora's Bag at the Baxter Golden Arrow Studio, for a limited season, from 23 October to 3 November, at 8.15pm.
Centre for the Less Good Idea Shares Lineup for Season 4 by BWW News Desk
- October 03, 2018 The Centre for the Less Good Idea is excited to announce outstanding collaborative and interdisciplinary work in SEASON 4 scheduled to take place between 16 and 21 October 2018. SEASON 4 is curated by Jane Taylor along side founder William Kentridge and animateur Bronwyn Lace and brings together 20 practitioners in the form of visual artists, architects, choreographer dancers, theatre practitioners, writers, composers and pianists.
Nine Students To Shadow Judge 19 Rising Stars by BWW News Desk
- October 03, 2018 Nine millennials from three South African universities have been invited to serve on the shadow jury of the prestigious National Youth Music Competition that runs from 9 to 13 October at the Hugo Lambrechts Auditorium in Parow, Cape Town.
isiXhosa Culture Comes To Life At Artscape by BWW News Desk
- October 03, 2018 Artscape Theatre Centre is gearing up to host the return of the much-anticipated classic - Buzani Ku Bawo, to carve a road map to increase the use of isiXhosa language.
Chantal Brings Music to The Drama Factory by BWW News Desk
- October 02, 2018 Chantal creates musical moments in which worlds unfold and characters evolve, telling stories about being human. Chantal's pianistic style could be likened to Tori Amos; her lyricism evokes Suzanne Vega; and her voice similar to that of Amy Lee from Evanescence. The flavour, however, is all Chantal…a solo act, a woman, singer, writer and pianist, walking her own path; musically colouring outside the lines and crafting her own soundscape.
Nominations Now Open for the 2018 BroadwayWorld South Africa Awards! by BWW News Desk
- October 01, 2018 Nominations are NOW OPEN for the 2018 BroadwayWorld South Africa Awards!
Regional productions, touring shows, and more are all included, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018. Our local editors have set the categories and now YOU get to nominate and vote for your favorites! Nominations are reader-submitted and will be open through October 31.
ARTISTS WITH NO TITLE Comes to POPArt Theatre by BWW News Desk
- September 28, 2018 Following a hugely successful opening performance at The Centre for the Less Good Idea, this production comes to POPArtby popular demand this October.
Koleka Putuma Announced As Winner Of 2018 SCrIBE Scriptwriting Competition by BWW News Desk
- September 28, 2018 Koleka Putuma has been announced as the winner of the 2018 SCrIBE Scriptwriting Competition. The news was announced at an event last night (27 September) following staged readings of scripts by the four finalists this week.
Sam Shepard's CURSE OF THE STARVING CLASS Comes To The Baxter by BWW News Desk
- September 27, 2018 Pulitzer prize-winning American playwright and actor Sam Shepard's family drama, Curse of the Starving Class, directed by Sylvaine Strike and starring an impressive cast, comes to the Baxter Flipside stage, for a limited season, from 15 to 27 October, at 7.30pm.
YOU HAD ME AT SABBATICAL Comes to Alexander Upstairs by BWW News Desk
- September 26, 2018 The Long Shots take audience suggestions to play out hilarious on the spot comedy improv - scene after scene blowing you away with their quick, witty scenes, characters and convoluted plots.
ImproGuise Presents: FAKE PLACE At Alexander Upstairs by BWW News Desk
- September 26, 2018 ImproGuise, Cape Town's oldest and award winning improv troupe present 'FAKE PLACE'. This hilarious new, fully Improvised format is a homespun tale where a handful of highly skilled improvisers explore a fictional place and play all the loveable and eccentric characters in it. You the audience, provide us with the fictional town or place's name and the improvisers do the rest! Heart-warming and gut- wrenchingly funny.