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ABSOLUTE 80' September 8 > October 10 Simply The Best Hits! The Barnyard Theatre is ready to take you on a funky, hip and trendy musical journey through the 80's. Willowbridge Barnyard. Wednesday to Saturday R110pp Tuesday and Sunday R150pp Buy 1 get 1 free. Show times - Sundays @ 2pm, doors open at 12:30pm Tuesdays to Saturdays @ 8pm, doors open at 6:30pm. Visit the website
AT LAST Sept 11 Long-time pianist and musical director of the French chanteuse, Daniele Pascal, Pieter van Helslandt du Plessis has finally stepped up! See him LIVE with his piano/vocal show performing songs of Elton John, Joshua Kadison, Keane, Don McCLean and Simon & Garfunkel. His last show was a complete sell out! Villa Pascal Theatre, Durbanville. Tickets R65. Show at 19h00. Bookings online www.villapascal.co.za or Tel: 021 9752566 | Cell: 082 5694147
F.A.K.SONGS & OTHER STRUGGLE ANTHEMS Until Sept 18 If you haven't met Bambi Kellerman yet, make sure to not miss this extraordinary creation from the mindscape of Pieter-Dirk Uys. This is intelligent cabaret at its best, deliciously poking fun at sacred South African cows. For those who don't know, Bambi is the shady sister of Evita Bezuidenhout, and her extraordinary story of survival is told in song and sketch. Her background echoed in familiar tunes, her inspirations gently mocked through canny impersonation. With Pieter-Dirk Uys as Bambi and with music arranged by Godfrey Johnson and performed by Bambi's Bokkie Band. Bambi's story is told in English, while the songs also include some in German and some in Afrikaans. This cabaret is not for the faint-hearted. It unites the acrid stench of the old Weimar Republic of the 1930s and the sexy rot of Hamburg's Reperbahn with the familiar aromas associated with 'ons eie' Voortrekker-camps and braaivleis-orgies. Tannie Evita Bezuidenhout will not be on stage with Bambi. The two sisters are sworn enemies and have never been seen in the same place at the same time. And for good reason. Whereas Evita is proper in all aspects, Bambi is not. The former stripper/sex worker now runs her internationally known wine cellar in Paarl - with 'special offers' on weekends, plus condoms. With her Nazi husband's ashes in an urn on the piano, Bambi sings about love and confides about life. Not for the squeamish or the proper, this cabaret features songs by Kurt Weill and Stephen Sondheim, as well as a selection of familiar Afrikaans liedjies from the legendary F.A.K Sangbundel, a songbook of the federation of Afrikaans Cultural organisations, reinvented by Bambi to suit the mood of 2010. The Fugard Theatre in Caledon Street off lower Buitenkant Street, from Tuesdays to Fridays at 20h00 and on Saturdays at 17h00 and 20h00. Tickets cost from R90 to R120 via 0214614554. Please note all seating is unreserved and the show has a PG10 rating. Dinner with a special Bambi Kabaret menu, before or after the show, is available at 6 Spin Street restaurant with bookings and enquiries via 0214210666. Website: www.thefugard.com
VERITY and THE SHADES Sept 12 The show features features singer/songwriter Verity who hails from Zimbabwe and top musos Tony Paco from Mozambique on drums, Nelson Malela from Congo on keyboards, Al Du Toit from South Africa on guitar & Helder Gonzaga from Mozambique on bass. It will take you on a journey unlike any other, with music that has delighted audiences across the country as well as in Europe and the USA. With musicians hailing from four African countries joined by two stunning and dynamic dancers, be prepared for a show that celebrates life, love and this rich, beautiful continent! On Broadway. Tickets are R75 per person. Dinner is served from 18h30, the show begins at 20h30 (if you are only coming for the show you need to please collect tickets by 20h00). For bookings please call 021 424 1194, visit our website www.onbroadway.co.za or book through any branch of Computicket.
END OF FESTIVAL GALA CONCERT UCT SYMPHONY CONCERT Sept 7 Soloist: François du Toit (piano).Conductor: Bernhard Gueller. Dvořák - Czech Suite.Mozart - Piano Concerto in D minor K.466. Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 5.Cape Town City Hall @ 20h15. Prices: R60 / UCT Staff: R55 / Senior citizens and students: R40 /learners: R30. Book through Computicket and at the door 45 minutes before each performance. For more information contact Gillian Lindner on 021 650 2640
DICK AND I Until September 11 In the late 1500's Shakespeare penned the Tragedy of Richard the Third. In this play, the Bard told the story of the rise and fall of one of England's most notorious monarchs - The Hunchback King! And now, 300 years later, the text is revisited through the eyes of incompetent performer extraordinaire IVAN WILLIAMS - bumbling and stumbling his way through the performance as only he knows how... Alan Committie first performed this show in 1998 and now, 12 years later, he returns with some timeous updates, revisions and extra funny bits! Committie play the entire cast of RICHARD III, and attempts to recreate the whole of Shakespeare's powerful text in the guise of the hugely enthusiastic, but sadly misguided, Ivan Williams... Theatre on the Bay. Tue - Fri 20h00, Sat 17h30 and 20h00. Tickets: R90 - R125. Bookings at Computicket and Theatre box office on 021 438 3300
WOYZECK Until Sept 11 This new version of the play written by German playwright Georg Büchner in 1834 is based on the adaptation by Daniel Kramer, which Lara Foot and the company have adapted further, setting it in a contemporary African landscape. I have come to realise just how prophetic and powerful it is. And still relevant today! The fact that it was unfinished at the time of the writer's death shows what incredible insight Buchner had, way beyond his time." The play deals with the dehumanising effects of misguided doctors and the military on a young man's life. It is often seen as 'working-class' tragedy, though it can also be viewed as having another dimension, portraying the perennial tragedy of human jealousy. Director Lara Foot is assisted by Mncedisi Shabangu, with set and costume design by Leopold Senekal, lighting design by Patrick Curtis, choreography by Ina Wichterich-Mogane, music by Bongile Mantsai and sound design by Philip Botes. Woyzeck is not recommended for children under 16 years. The production previews at the Baxter Golden Arrow Studio. Performances are at 18h30 or 20h15 nightly. Patrons are encouraged to check starting times when booking. Ticket prices range from R70 for the Baxter Monday special offer, which includes a light meal and show, to R130 at weekends. Book at Computicket
iHAW' ELISHA Until Sept 12 Artscape Theatre plays host to the premiere of iHaw' Elisha, choreographed by Sbonakaliso Ndaba for Jazzart Dance Theatre.An exploration of the complexities of humanity, this work was praised as 'powerful', 'striking' and 'hypnotic' after its Johannesburg debut. Ndaba says iHaw' Elisha traces the chess game that is life, playing it back in glimpses "It reveals our ways of seeing and doing, our gestures, our natures, our vices, our virtues. As we peel off our outside layers, we are left bare in the real world: tender, exposed and beautiful," she adds.A new musical score by Neo Muyanga has been specially commissioned for its Artscape season. Ndaba established her professional career with Jazzart Dance Theatre as a performer, dancer and teacher from 1994 until she returned to Durban to re-establish Phenduka Dance Theatre in 2001. Artscape Theatre. Sept 3, 4, 9, 10, 11 @ 20h15, Sept 4 and 11 @ 15h00, Sept 5 and 12 @ 18h00. Tickets R50 throughout, but R20 per ticket for block booking of 20 or more. Bookings can be made at Computicket or Artscape Dial-a-seat 021 421 7695. Visit Jazzart's blog site - www.jazzartdt.blogspot.com - for regular updates on what's happening inside and around the rehearsal room.
B MINOR MASS BY JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH WITH THE STELLENBOSCH LIBERTAS CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA Sept 12 Zanne Stapelberg (soprano) is one of the acclaimed soloists to perform the B Minor Mass by Johann Sebastian Bach with the Stellenbosch Libertas Choir and Orchestra on 5 and 12 September. The performance on the 5th is in the historic Paarl Toringkerk at 16:00 (tickets R100), and the 12th is in the Endler Hall in Stellenbosch (tickets R110). The Mass in B minor is a musical setting of the complete Latin Mass by Johann Sebastian Bach. The work is said to be one of his last, with much of it consisting of music that Bach had composed earlier. To finish the work, Bach composed new sections of the Credo such as Et incarnatus est, said to be some of his last major compositions.The choir is conducted by Johan de Villiers, with Concert Master Jϋrgen Schwietering. Other solo parts will be sung by Violina Anguelov (mezzo soprano/alto), Given Nkosi (tenor), Andre Howard (baritone), with Zorada Temmingh on the organ. Paarl Toringkerk and Stellenbosch Endler Hall. 16:00 (Box office for ticket sales and collections open one hour before the performance. Doors open 15:30). Tickets for both these performances are now available through Computicket or phone Louwina de Villiers on 021 880 0706. HOME
THE 14th ANNUAL CAPE TOWN COMEDY FESTIVAL Until Sept 19 Following hot on the heels of the successful Nando's Durbs and Jozi Comedy festivals, the Cape Town leg features the comedic genius of Bobby Lee, Mo Mandel, Trevor Noah and the hysterical trombonist Jonathan Arons. For the very first time the likes of international acts Ian Bagg, Dave Thornton, Ava Vidal and Orny Adams will grace the stage of the Nando's Cape Town Comedy Festival. Baxter Theatre Centre. Book at Computicket (www.computicket.com). Tickets are priced between R120 - R150 with a 10% discount on block booking of 10 or more. For more information and show updates visit: www.comedyfestival.co.za
MAMMA MIA! Until Sept 26 Whether it's the musical, the movie or the music, ABBA's timeless music is critic proof. With this local staging of a musical that has taken the world by storm it is clear that fans are still thankful for the music and a great story that has enchanted over 40 million people around the world.Since its stage premiere in 1999, MAMMA MIA! has gone on to gross over $2 billion at the box office worldwide and it has premiered in more cities worldwide faster than any other musical in history, opening in more than 200 major cities.
It is understandable why so many people fall in love with the musical: it is a musical for all ages to share with friends and loved ones, and one to pass on from generation to generation. Fans can take a nostalgic trip into the past and relive the ABBA magic that is incredible catchy and, unlike the 24 hour flue, it's an addiction that lasts a lifetime. It's a musical you can revisit shamelessly and indulge in its musical magic by experiencing the power of live performance. Artscape Opera. Weekdays: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursday, Fridays @ 20h00. Weekends: Saturday @ 16H00 and 20H00; Sunday @ 14h00 and 18h00. No Monday performances. Tickets: Weekdays: R180, R255, R330. Weekends: R205, R280, R 380. Book at Computicket by calling 083 915 8000, or call Artscape Box Office 021 421 7695.
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