SOUTH AFRICA THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 87

Country folk act The Oh So Serious, featuring Thinus Scheepers on brushes, Franco Jamneck on bass and Vana Smollensky on guitar, will present a 40-minute performance at the Alexander Upstairs this December.

THE COMMUNION WITH SOUNDS & WORDS brings together spoken word poetry and music inspired by afrobeat, highlife, jazz, reggae and soul-funk.

Mischa Ruby will present HOPE LIKE HONEY, a programme of thoughtful songs woven together with a golden thread of hope.

Naked Girls Reading Johannesburg will present I AM AFRICAN, THEREFORE I AM, a live nude literary salon featuring readers from the Johannesburg and Cape Town chapters of the Naked Girls Reading movement.

Cape Town's beloved comedian Marc Lottering's darling character Aunty Merle goes mainstream in the world premiere of Marc Lottering's musical-comedy AUNTY MERLE - THE MUSICAL, which is currently being performed on stage at the Baxter Theatre Centre in what is sure to be one of the highlights of the

Following the sold-out season of GREASE in 2016, The Masque Theatre once again aims to keep audiences dancing in their seats with its year-end fundraiser, FAME - THE MUSICAL.

A feast of Celtic song will hit South African stages when Christine Weir and The Masque Theatre present CHRISTINE AND THE KILTS, bringing 2017 to a close at the popular community theatre venue in Muizenberg.

Presented in association with the University of Cape Town Drama Department, the New Voices Festival is an exciting platform for emerging Theatre Makers to showcase their work.

THE RABBLE, a theatre piece that tells its story through physical language, masks, imagery and sound design, will play the Magnet Theatre in Observatory this December.

The Masque Theatre will host Jungle Theatre's THE MAGIC SHELL, a folktale about how stories began at its popular Muizenberg community theatre venue this December.

What do you get when you combine the doyenne of South African musical theatre Judy Paige with platinum album-selling daughter Kim Kallie as well as a third generation of musical talent in Sarah-Paige, under the musical direction of the brilliant Johan Laas? You get the delightful show MOM AND ME, wi

Following a hugely successful premiere season earlier this year in Johannesburg, Chantal Stanfield's FROM KOE'SIESTES TO KNEIDLACH comes to the Baxter Golden Arrow Studio as part of the Baxter Theatre Centre's exciting festive season line-up.

The faaaabulous comedy female impersonator, Ceri Dupree, is on the road again and eager to delight South Africans with her sharp wit and sequins.

Gate69's tantalising trio, Cathy, Holly and Molly, are ready to serve up some hocus pocus and drag the hell out of witchcraft in MACBETH! THE ADULT PANTO when the Mother City's 'purple palace' serves up its festive season offering for 2017.

Sandra Prinsloo, who is currently onstage in MOEDERTAAL at the Fugard Studio Theatre, has been awarded the Koker Prize for her lifetime contribution to Afrikaans and for her contribution to the Performing Arts and the incredible and enriching impact she has had on the literary and artistic landscape

The 2017 awards honor productions which opened between October 1, 2016 and September 30, 2017.

VR Theatrical, in collaboration with a number of other artists under the banner of Crewworks, presents this year's festive season offering of A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Pieter Toerien's Studio Theatre at Montecasino.

With its first performance having taken place last night, G7: OKWE-BOKWE - which means 'like/of a goat' - is the final project of the year for the 2017-2018 Magnet Theatre trainees.

The world-famous Imperial Ice Stars, who have won international critical acclaim and five-star reviews with their previous tours of THE SLEEPING BEAUTY ON ICE, THE NUTCRACKER ON ICE and SWAN LAKE ON ICE, are set to thrill South African audiences once more, with their magical production of CINDERELLA

Two-time Emmy-nominated and Comics' Choice Award winner, Loyiso Gola, is one of South Africa's most loved comedians for a reason - and Capetonians will get to experience this comedy genius in person next month.

Robaby Productions, the award-winning theatre company that created the cult hit FATHER, FATHER, FATHER!, will proudly present KIDCASINO! at the Alexander Bar, Caf and Theatre this December.

A spin-off of Greig Coetzee's WHITE MEN WITH WEAPONS, the award-winning JOHNNY BOSKAK IS FEELING FUNNY will play the Alexander Bar, Cafe and Theatre for a short season this week.

As 2017 comes to an end, Jazzart Dance Theatre celebrated its rich legacy and its future plans by unveiling its new corporate identity.

International recording artist, saxophonist Andrew Young, is set to appear at The Masque Theatre for one night only.

The 2017 awards honor productions which opened between October 1, 2016 and September 30, 2017.