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Photo Coverage: THREE'S A CROWD in Rehearsal for Guga S'Thebe Run by David Fick
- April 03, 2017 Only a few days remain until the opening of THREE'S A CROWD, a brand new play by Pfarelo Nekamonde. Take a look at the show in rehearsal in photographs of the Fatima Dike directed production.
Third Annual RESURRECTION to Take Place at the Masque Theatre by BWW News Desk
- April 03, 2017 Leilani Beer Van Rooyen and Michael Bullock are pleased to announce the return of RESURRECTION, the story of the resurrection of Jesus Christ through dance and drama, to the Masque Theatre for the third year.
BWW Review: Lebogang Mogashoa's THE REAL DIRT Filled with Humanity and Compassion by David Fick
- March 28, 2017 There is an almost overwhelming sense of humanity in Lebogang Mogashoa's THE REAL DIRT, which is currently enjoying a week-long season at the Alexander Bar's cosy Upstairs Theatre. David Fick reviews the show, which he says is proof that theatre can heal what many other things cannot.
Four Naledi Nominations for the Fugard's BAD JEWS by BWW News Desk
- March 28, 2017 The Fugard Theatre's acclaimed production of Joshua Harmon's BAD JEWS has been nominated for four Johannesburg Naledi Theatre Awards.
THE LONG SHOT IMPROV COMEDY Brings Spontaneous Fun to Alexander Upstairs by BWW News Desk
- March 27, 2017 The spontaneous fun of long-form improv comedy returns to the Alexander Bar's Upstairs Theatre this April in THE LONG SHOT IMPROV COMEDY, performed by Tamith Hattingh, Pags Bantwana, Eva Gilliam, Mark Penwill, Andre Ballot, Justine Buekes, Steve Larter and Rob Coutts.
Jeroen Kranenburg to Don the Mantle of LEAR'S FOOL at the Alexander Upstairs by BWW News Desk
- March 27, 2017 LEAR'S FOOL, a theatre piece written for a single fool and based on the William Shakespeare's KING LEAR, will make its way to the Alexander Bar's Upstairs Theatre in April. Adapted by George Isherwood, the play will be directed by Wynne Bredenkamp and performed by Jeroen Kranenburg.
ASSITEJ International Theatre Festival Offers Young People Chance to Catch World Theatre by BWW News Desk
- March 24, 2017 Cradle of Creativity: The 19th ASSITEJ World Congress and International Theatre Festival for Children and Young Audiences is a spectacular African festival with some of the most exciting international and local theatre for young audiences set to take to the stage in Cape Town this May.
Artscape Theatre Foyer Hosts THE TALE OF PETER RABBIT This April Holiday by BWW News Desk
- March 21, 2017 The Beatrix Potter's delightful story for children, THE TALE OF PETER RABBIT, will be at Artscape Theatre Foyer during the April school holidays, presented by Stagecraft Drama Studio.
James Grace Returns to the Alexander Upstairs with GUITAR HERO 2 by BWW News Desk
- March 20, 2017 Acclaimed guitarist and two-time SAMA nominee James Grace makes a welcome return to the Alexander Bar with GUITAR HERO 2, which showcases the most popular guitar-based songs and melodies from the 20th century, drawing on a variety of playing techniques from an array of genres.
The Fugard Theatre Wins Three Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards by BWW News Desk
- March 20, 2017 The Fugard Theatre scooped three prestigious Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards at the 2016 ceremony which was held at Artscape Theatre last night.
BWW Special Feature: Top Ten Highlights from the Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards by David Fick
- March 20, 2017 The Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards were presented at a ceremony themed 'Live with Flair' at the Artscape Theatre Center last night, with the undisputed highlight of the night being the disruption of the ceremony by Mamela Nyamza, Chuma Sopotela, Buhlebezwe Siwani, and Zikhona Jacobs.
BWW Special Feature: Countdown to the 52nd Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards Sees Nominees and Theatre Politics Take a Bow by David Fick
- March 19, 2017 The 52nd Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards will be presented tonight at the Artscape Theatre in Cape Town. With the local theatre industry counting down to the ceremony, BroadwayWorld presents a special feature that highlights the nominees and some of the discourse that has transpired since the nominations were released last month.
THREE'S A CROWD Opens Next Month at Guga S'Thebe Arts and Culture Centre by BWW News Desk
- March 16, 2017 The Siyasanga Cape Town Theatre Company, which has over the past two years been working with new South African playwrights to develop new plays, will be producing two of these plays this year.
Jennifer Steyn Stars in SCENES FROM AN EXECUTION at the Baxter by BWW News Desk
- March 15, 2017 After her phenomenal, double Fleur du Cap-nominated performances in A Doll's House and The Inconvenience of Wings last year, Jennifer Steyn returns to the Baxter stage to star as the remarkable anti-heroine, Galactia, in Howard Barker's SCENES FROM AN EXECUTION, at the Baxter Golden Arrow Studio.
CAPE TOWN'S MOST WANTED Back for Seventh Edition; Gauteng Gears Up for JOBURG'S MOST WANTED by BWW News Desk
- March 14, 2017 CAPE TOWN'S MOST WANTED is happening for a seventh time at Artscape in June this year. Now, for the first time, Johannesburg dancers are rising to the occasion and staking their claim with their own show, collecting JOBURG'S MOST WANTED on stage for one night at the end of March.
Alexander Upstairs Presents THE TRIPLE M MAMMMAS KURK ABOUT AZANYA! by BWW News Desk
- March 13, 2017 THE TRIPLE M MAMMMAS KURK ABOUT AZANYA! is a sketch comedy show starring a troupe of four African ladies who use satire, parody and pastiche to hold up a critical mirror to society to reflect socio, political and economic issues faced by South Africans today.
Alexander Upstairs to Present Moving Storytelling Show THE REAL DIRT by BWW News Desk
- March 13, 2017 Within a two year period that coincided with his thirtieth birthday, Lebogang Mogashoa moved countries, lost a parent, and changed careers. In THE REAL DIRT, Mogashoa examines some of those experiences through gratifyingly personal and hilarious stories that converge in a satisfying moment of human connection.
Alexander Upstairs Presents Week-long run of KAFKA'S APE by BWW News Desk
- March 13, 2017 KAFKA'S APE, a Silver Ovation Award winner at the National Arts Festival 2015 was adapted by Phala Ookeditse Phala and is based on Franz Kafka's 'A Report to An Academy'.
PENNY Comes to Alexander Upstairs by BWW News Desk
- March 13, 2017 Striking theatre, film, and television actress Zethu Dlomo takes to the stage in MoMo Matsunyane's PENNY at the Alexander Bar's Upstairs Theatre this March. The play tackles the issues of South Africa's theatre industry in a funny, thought-provoking way. It is meta-theatre that aims to make serious statements about the arts in South Africa.