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National Arts Fest's main programme released
National Arts Fest's main programme released

The lineup for the main programme of the National Arts Festival has been unveiled. The annual arts festival will be held in Makhanda (formerly Grahamstown) from 27 June to 7 July 2019...

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National Arts Fest's main programme released
National Arts Fest's main programme released

The lineup for the main programme of the National Arts Festival has been unveiled. The annual arts festival will be held in Makhanda (formerly Grahamstown) from 27 June to 7 July 2019...

International smash hit Stomp returns to South Africa
International smash hit Stomp returns to South Africa

Percussion group Stomp will be showing at Montecasino's Teatro in Johannesburg from 13 August to 8 September 2019 and Artscape in Cape Town from 11 September to 22 September 2019...

3 Apr 2019

Chicago delivers with sex, scandal and all that jazz
Chicago delivers with sex, scandal and all that jazz

The South African production of the ever-popular award-winning Broadway and West End musical hit Chicago is currently razzle-dazzling at the Artscape in Cape Town till the 14 April, before shimmying on over to Montecasino's Teatro in Johannesburg from 20 April to 26 May 2019...

By Ruth Cooper 22 Mar 2019

De Lange says, “"I'm not great at selfies but look, I have a t-shirt from Rob van Vuuren's 'What What' show."
#BehindtheSelfie with... Phil de Lange

This week we go behind the selfie with Phil de Lange, comedian and radio producer at Smile 90.4FM, ahead of his one-man show, The Phil Spectrum, at the Baxter Theatre on Friday, 22 March...

By Leigh Andrews 20 Mar 2019

Peppa Pig Live returns to South Africa
Peppa Pig Live returns to South Africa

Peppa Pig Live will be returning to South Africa in September with Peppa Pig's Big Day Out...

14 Mar 2019

AFDA student bags Most Promising Student award at 54th Fleur du Cap Awards
AFDA student bags Most Promising Student award at 54th Fleur du Cap Awards

Live Performance student Nancy Sekhokoane strutted off the red carpet at the 54th Fleur du Cap Awards with the Most Promising Student Actor award, making it two on the trot for AFDA students at the awards...

Issued by AFDA 13 Mar 2019

2019 Naledi Theatre Awards nominees announced
2019 Naledi Theatre Awards nominees announced

The nominations for the 2019 Naledi Theatre Awards have been announced. The winners will be unveiled on the Mandela Stage at the Joburg Theatre on 20 May 2019...

12 Mar 2019

54th annual Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards winners announced
54th annual Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards winners announced

The country's leading theatre practitioners were applauded for their acting, directing, staging and technical abilities at 54th annual Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards, which was held at the Artscape Opera House in Cape Town on 10 March 2019...

11 Mar 2019

NY's Les Ballets Eloelle to bring Men In Tutus to SA in April
NY's Les Ballets Eloelle to bring Men In Tutus to SA in April

All-male comedy ballet company Les Ballets Eloelle will bring its Men In Tutus to South Africa in April.

8 Mar 2019

Siv Ngesi, Stuart Taylor to present the Mother City Comedy Fest
Siv Ngesi, Stuart Taylor to present the Mother City Comedy Fest

The inaugural Mother City Comedy Festival will be held from 19 to 31 March at the Baxter Studio Theatre in Cape Town...

5 Mar 2019

3 Flemish contemporary dance companies to perform in SA
3 Flemish contemporary dance companies to perform in SA

Three Flanders-based contemporary dance companies are set to perform in South African from 16 March to June 2019...

1 Mar 2019

#DesignIndaba2019: Kagiso Lediga on storytelling in entertainment
#DesignIndaba2019: Kagiso Lediga on storytelling in entertainment

Award-winning and celebrated stand-up comedian, actor, writer and film director, Kagiso Lediga, took to the stage on Day 2...

By Angie White 1 Mar 2019

Baxter's Zabalaza Theatre Festival to stage 40 theatre productions
Baxter's Zabalaza Theatre Festival to stage 40 theatre productions

The annual Zabalaza Theatre Festival will return to the Baxter Theatre Centre in Cape Town from 8 to 16 March 2019...

25 Feb 2019

Alan Committie as Richard III turns in a tour de force at Maynardville
Alan Committie as Richard III turns in a tour de force at Maynardville

"Now is the winter of our discontent/Made glorious summer by this sun of York." Well-known lines commence Shakespeare's offering for 2019 at the Maynardville Open-Air Theatre. Uttered by Alan Committie, as the eponymous Richard III...

By John Cooper 18 Feb 2019

Over 100 artists at relaunched Dance Umbrella Africa Fest
Over 100 artists at relaunched Dance Umbrella Africa Fest

Dance Umbrella Africa (DUA) will make its return at the South African State Theatre in Pretoria from 31 March to 7 April 2018...

15 Feb 2019

And the nominees for the 54th Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards are...
And the nominees for the 54th Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards are...

The nominees of the 54th annual Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards have been announced. This year's ceremony will take place at the Artscape Opera House in Cape Town on Sunday, 10 March 2019...

5 Feb 2019

Prepare to be moved by Mooi Genoeg om Engels te Praat
Prepare to be moved by Mooi Genoeg om Engels te Praat

Growing up in the apartheid era my experience had been mainly classical ballet and modern dance and I had seldom seen dancers of colour performing anything other than traditional dance...

By Debbie Hathway 21 Jan 2019

SA's best jesters to return for Jesters in the Park - Season 2
SA's best jesters to return for Jesters in the Park - Season 2

Jesters in the Park will be held at the Maynardville Open-Air Theatre in Wynberg, Cape Town from 31 January-2 February 2019.

16 Jan 2019

The countdown is on for compelling Richard III at Maynardville
The countdown is on for compelling Richard III at Maynardville

Rehearsals have started and the countdown is on to the much-anticipated production of Shakespeare's historic dark comic tragedy, Richard III. It will be presented at the Maynardville Open-Air Theatre in Wynberg, Cape Town from 7 February-9 March 2019...

10 Jan 2019

Nik Rabinowitz is dry but you can laugh though
Nik Rabinowitz is dry but you can laugh though

Stand-up comedian Nik Rabinowitz is known for his clever wit and fast-paced routines. And so it was when we went to watch his latest show, Dry White currently showing at the Baxter until 12 January...

By Juanita Pienaar 7 Jan 2019

Thought-provoking musical Langarm ticks all the right boxes
Thought-provoking musical Langarm ticks all the right boxes

Debbie Hathway reviews Langarm - produced and presented by Eric Abraham and The Fugard Theatre, written and directed by David Kramer, with musical arrangements by Charl-Johan Lingenfelder, and choreographed by Grant van Ster...

By Debbie Hathway 24 Dec 2018

A memorable tribute to a dance legend
A memorable tribute to a dance legend

Debbie Hathway reviews A Tribute to Mignon Furman, presented by Gilbert Mayer, star of the Paris Opera Ballet at the Artscape Theatre...

By Debbie Hathway 23 Nov 2018

Chris Tucker, live at the GrandWest Arena in Cape Town. © Lance Peterson.
Chris Tucker tickles our funny bones as he tours SA

American actor and stand-up comedian Chris Tucker toured South Africa last week with his new comedy show. Juanita Pienaar attended the Cape Town event and shares what she enjoyed most...

By Juanita Pienaar 14 Nov 2018

What's on stage at the 2019 Maynardville Open-Air Festival
What's on stage at the 2019 Maynardville Open-Air Festival

The Maynardville Open-Air Festival will once again showcase classically inspired shows over the course of three months at the Maynardville Open Air Theatre in Maynardville Park, Cape Town...

12 Nov 2018

Meet the 2019 Standard Bank Young Artist Award winners
Meet the 2019 Standard Bank Young Artist Award winners

The National Arts Festival (NAF) has unveiled the five recipients of the 2019 Standard Bank Young Artist Awards (SBYA)...

1 Nov 2018

Disney On Ice to present its Magical Ice Festival in winter 2019
Disney On Ice to present its Magical Ice Festival in winter 2019

Get lost in a winter wonderland when Disney On Ice presents its Magical Ice Festival to South African audiences in winter 2019. The Magical Ice Festival will make stops in Johannesburg, Durban, Cape Town, and, for the first time, Pretoria...

30 Oct 2018

Corporate content should be part of your DNA
Corporate content should be part of your DNA

On the cusp of exciting and fruitful pan-African networking and trade, the time to make use of an unbiased B2B media showcase for all Africa's dynamic, entrepreneurial business communities is now...

Issued by Bizcommunity.com 24 Oct 2018

Bizcommunity Recruitment in Africa Focus
Bizcommunity Recruitment in Africa Focus

A comprehensive B2B Recruitment Focus from December 2018 to February 2019 will ensure that Bizcommunity is the go-to destination for all the B2B news you'll need to plan your HR and recruitment strategies in 2019...

Issued by Bizcommunity.com 23 Oct 2018

The best Biz summer holiday (content) package ever!
The best Biz summer holiday (content) package ever!

Feeling a bit state-capsized, swept along by more waves than a cryptocurrency chart? Here are some life-saving festive content ideas...

Issued by Bizcommunity.com 15 Oct 2018

5 highlights from the 2018 Baxter Dance Festival
5 highlights from the 2018 Baxter Dance Festival

Debbie Hathway reports on the impactful and recently concluded 14th annual Baxter Dance Festival curated by artistic director Nicolette Moses...

By Debbie Hathway 15 Oct 2018

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