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MAXIM STARKE'S CAPE DIMENSIONS, an ambient, experimental music concert will play the Alexander Upstairs on 22 October.

The cry for honourable political leadership reverberates through South Africa almost daily.

Back by popular demand, one of South Africa's most acclaimed and outspoken comedians, John Vlismas, is bringing THE GOOD RACIST to The Pieter Toerien Studio Theatre.

A former semi-finalist and category winner of the National Youth Music Competition, Myles Roberts, returns this week triumphantly to the 2017-competition as the guest artist at the finalists' gala concert.

This week's Five on Friday focuses on Gideon Lombard, who performs in DIE REUK VAN APPELS at The Fugard Theatre from next week.

A former semi-finalist and category winner of the National Youth Music Competition, Myles Roberts, returns this week triumphantly to the 2017-competition as the guest artist at the finalists' gala concert.

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.

This year's WeCCMA Choral Music Esteddfod will see an influx of musicians from across the Western Cape Province converging at Artscape theatre Centre to celebrate one of Africa's freedom stalwart's, OR Tambo on Sunday, 15 October 2017 at 10:00.

Aviva Pelham will return with SANTA'S STORY to Theatre on the Bay for a week-long season this October, starting today.

Casper Ace & The Wild Cards, an original rock music group comprising Casper Ace, Cornel Masson, Gustav Franzsen and Mario De Abreu, will play the Alexander Upstairs this October.

Comedy and drama will collide onstage in THE VISIT at the Alexander Upstairs this October.

Local performer, blogger, poet and dance teacher Thola Antamu is asking for help.

The Cape Town Fringe Festival came to a close yesterday, 8 October, following eighteens of drama, music, dance, physical theatre, comedy and illusion.

The Cape Town premiere of the award-winning play, DIE REUK VAN APPELS, will take place in Cape Town next week.

Choreographer, dance artist and activist, Mamela Nyamza, brings two of her acclaimed and confrontational works, ROCK TO THE CORE and DE-APART-HATE, to the Baxter Golden Arrow Studio for a short season this October.

Local comedian and MC Mel Jones has been casting a spell as The Enchantress in ENCHANTED, the thrilling international cirque production that opened in the Cape Town last month.

Rehearsals are well underway for the Pinelands Players' November production of THE FULL MONTY.

The Baxter Theatre Centre is available for conferences, events and film shoots.

Roxane Hayward will play the role of Viola de Lesseps in the South African premiere of SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE, which starts performances at The Fugard Theatre next week.

HEDY! THE LIFE & INVENTIONS OF HEDY LAMARR, Heather Massie's award-winning and critically-acclaimed solo show from New York, will make its South African debut at the Alexander Bar, Caf and Theatre this October.

Alan Committie will return to the City of Gold in LAUGHING MATTERS! After a sold-out festive season in Cape Town at the end of last year, the show will play Pieter Toerien's Montecasino Theatre from this October and November.

They say life begins at 40.

The second Cape Town Buskers Festival adds a colourful exclamation mark to the Cape Town Fringe when it springs to life this week.

A total of 21 young classical musicians between the ages of 14 and 19 have been selected to participate in the 33rd National Youth Music Competition from 10 to 14 October at the Hugo Lambrechts Auditorium in Parow, Cape Town.

Nominations are NOW OPEN for the 2017 BroadwayWorld Regional Awards! Regional productions, touring shows, community theatre and more are all included, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2017.