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Disney On Ice Returns to South Africa with THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF DISNEY ON ICE!
by BWW News Desk - April 19, 2017
Disney On Ice soon returns to South Africa with The Wonderful World of Disney On Ice!  Families are invited to celebrate magic, spirit, and fun as an extraordinary lineup of Disney stories come to life in Johannesburg, Cape Town and, for the very first time, Durban!
ERACODE | RESTART to Play Alexander Upstairs This Month
by BWW News Desk - April 18, 2017
The synthpop musical performance, ERACODE | RESTART, produced and directed by Anton Marshall, will play Alexander Upstairs Theatre this month.
Hatchetman Celebrates First Album Release at Alexander Upstairs
by BWW News Desk - April 18, 2017
The folk rock band Hatchetman will perform a 50-minute set of original songs written by Jonathan Tait at the Alexander Upstairs in Cape Town this month. This show forms part of the release of Hatchetman's first full-length album, which has been 3 years in the making.
LOVE SEX FLEAS GOD, CONFESSIONS OF A STAY-AT-HOME DAD Comes to Alexander Upstairs
by BWW News Desk - April 18, 2017
David Muller and Celia Muiskanth's stage adaptation of Bruce Clark's memoir, LOVE, SEX, FLEAS, GOD: CONFESSIONS OF A STAY AT HOME DAD, which Muller performs and Musikanth directs, will play a season at the Alexander Upstairs this April.
Johannesburg Boys To Star In PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT
by BWW News Desk - April 18, 2017
Showtime Management, the South African producers of the PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT, is proud to introduce the three Johannesburg boys who will join the completely South African cast when the show opens at The Teatro at Montecasino in April. The three boys will alternate in the role of Benji.
Cape Town Songstress Belinda Davids Returns To The Mother City With Worldwide Hit Whitney Housten Show
by BWW News Desk - April 16, 2017
Back by popular demand, THE GREATEST LOVE OF ALL: THE WHITNEY HOUSTEN SHOW returns to Cape Town to once again honour and celebrate the world's most loved pop diva. The show is set to return to Artscape Opera House this June in for a four-week run of shows at the Artscape Theatre Centre.
Five on Friday with THE LOVE OF THE NIGHTINGALE's Nondumiso Lwazi Msimanga
by David Fick - April 14, 2017
Although she is a successful writer, theatre-maker, academic and lecturer, Nondumiso Lwazi Msimanga's work as a gender activist is arguably the defining feature of her work. Her current project, THE LOVE OF THE NIGHTINGALE, opened at the POPArt Performing Arts Centre last night.
Critically Acclaimed Hit HEMELRUIM Comes to the Fugard Theatre Studio
by BWW News Desk - April 13, 2017
The multiple award-winning and critically acclaimed production HEMELRUIM comes to the Fugard Theatre Studio for a limited run from 25 April to 13 May. The production will be performed in Afrikaans, with English surtitles.
South African Singing Doctor Marc Hendricks to Release Debut Solo Album in Cape Town
by BWW News Desk - April 11, 2017
Singing doctor Marc Hendricks is all set to launch a new album later this month with the sole purpose of using his passion for music to make a difference in his community. UPRIGHT CITIZEN is his debut solo musical album, and the man himself is set to dazzle Cape Town audiences at the Artscape Theatre on 22 April in a one-night-only performance.
Nondumiso Lwazi Msimanga to Stage THE LOVE OF THE NIGHTINGALE for the Market Theatre Lab at POPArt
by BWW News Desk - April 10, 2017
Nondumiso Lwazi Msimanga will stage Timberlake Wertenbaker's THE LOVE OF THE NIGHTINGALE as part of POPArt and the Market Theatre Laboratory's season of Greek classics, refreshed and retold for contemporary South African audiences.
3 Tons of Fun to Play Three Shows Only at the Alexander Upstairs
by BWW News Desk - April 10, 2017
3 Tons of Fun, which has have been hailed over the past 9 years as South Africa's most loved all-girl group will be on stage at the Alexander Bar for three shows only this April. Audiences can expect an evening of music and fun, with a bit of everything from classics by Brenda Fassie, Gloria Gaynor and Diana Ross, to contemporary hits by  Pharrell and Robin Thicke.
Get A Taste of Shnit at the Alexander Upstairs
by BWW News Desk - April 10, 2017
The Cape Town chapter of the shnit International Shortfilmfestival is teaming up with the Alexander Bar to bring film lovers a taste of what Playground Cape Town has to offer the world before the full-blown festival in October. shnit is a premier platform for the exhibition and promotion of short films.
Alexander Upstairs Presents ESCAPE: THE INGRID JONKER SUITE
by BWW News Desk - April 10, 2017
ESCAPE: THE INGRID JONKER SUITE, featuring music composed and arranged by Nicky Schrire, will run for two nights this month at the Alexander Bar's Upstairs Theatre. The suite is set to English translations of Jonker's work by André Brink and Antjie Krog as compiled in BLACK BUTTERFLIES, with additional text from letters between Brink and Jonker as translated by Karin Schimke in FLAME IN THE SNOW.
Alexander Upstairs Welcomes Greg Gelb in BLURRED LINES
by BWW News Desk - April 10, 2017
Greg Gelb will bring magic and Illusion to the Alexander Bar's Upstairs Theatre in an hour-long show, BLURRED LINES, this April.
Alexander Upstairs Presents COLD CASE: REVISITING DULCIE SEPTEMBER
by BWW News Desk - April 10, 2017
The Sylvia Vollenhoven and Basil Appollis-penned biographical drama, COLD CASE: REVISITING DULCIE SEPTEMBER, will be stage at the Alexander Upstairs this April. Conceived and performed by Denise Newman, the hour-long production won a Standard Bank Ovation Award and the Adelaide Tambo Humanitarian Award at the National Arts Festival in 2014.
THE BOOK DETECTIVES to Offer a Quirky Take the Underbelly of Fairy Tales at Alexander Upstairs
by BWW News Desk - April 10, 2017
Following the success of THE PLOTHOLE, Stuart Cairns and Westley Cockrell bring you another amazing comic filled adventure. THE BOOK DETECTIVES is the story of a quirky detective duo taking you through the underbelly of the fairytale world and back out the other side.
BWW Review: Steyn, Hopkins and Rebelo Riveting in Howard Barker's Fascinating SCENES FROM AN EXECUTION
by David Fick - April 10, 2017
Although it is about the process of creating art, SCENES FROM AN EXECUTION will appeal to audiences wider that those with direct links to the arts. We all love a good intrigue, and we all love a good behind-the-scenes expose.
Soul-stirring PICTURE INCOMPLETE Will Have POPArt Audiences Laughing Out Loud this April
by BWW News Desk - April 10, 2017
If life is a cabaret, old chum, what is your showtune? The soul-stirring, foot-stomping, laugh-out-loud PICTURE INCOMPLETE will help audiences find out when it returns to Johannesburg's POPArt Theatre in Maboneng this April.
Five on Friday with THREE'S A CROWD's Fatima Dike
by David Fick - April 07, 2017
Theatre legend Fatima Dike styles herself as a playwright, director, teacher and mentor. Her latest directorial work, the staging of Pfarelo Nekamonde's THREE'S A CROWD at the Guga S'Thebe Arts & Culture Centre, is currently on the boards. Dike found time during rehearsals to answer some questions about the production and the vibrant cultural scene in Langa.
The Darling Collection to Celebrate Local Heritage in Performance and Exhibition
by BWW News Desk - April 06, 2017
Now in its second year, the Darling Collection is a one-of-kind event, presenting performances and exhibition of artworks created to celebrate stories behind the most cherished objects of residents of Darling.
Karin Hougaard, Accompanied by Jaconell Mouton, Back in South Africa for Drostdy Theatre Performance
by BWW News Desk - April 06, 2017
Although Karin Hougaard has been living and working abroad for seven years already, she comes home at least once a year to visit, to eat milk tart and biltong and - maybe - also to sing.
Karaoke Fundraiser for the Masque Theatre on 21 April
by BWW News Desk - April 06, 2017
The Masque Theatre is proud to announce another night filled with singing, dancing and great fun. On 21 April, the theatre is hosting a karaoke evening as a fundraiser. Tickets are R60 and proceeds will go towards maintaining this beautiful community theatre situated in the southern suburbs of Cape Town.
Cape Town Premiere of Sylvaine Strike's Brand New TARTUFFE To Bow at the Baxter Flipside
by BWW News Desk - April 05, 2017
Cape Town audiences now have the chance to catch the Fortune Cookie Theatre Company's brand new production of Molière's TARTUFFE, in a translation by Richard Wilbur directed by the award-winning Sylvaine Strike, at the Baxter Flipside for a limited season this April.
Countdown to Opening Night for FUNNY GIRL at The Fugard Theatre
by BWW News Desk - April 04, 2017
With only two weeks to go before its first performance, The Fugard Theatre is gearing up to welcome Capetonian audiences to a brand new production of the classic 1964 musical, FUNNY GIRL.
PRISCILLA Extends JHB Season; Adds Worker's Day Performance
by BWW News Desk - April 04, 2017
Showtime Management, the production company behind the South African mounting of the international production of PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT, has announced the extension of the Johannesburg season of the show.

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