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BROTHERS
The world has always been at war, especially on film. Whether it's the war in Vietnam, riots and racial reconciliation in South Africa, the world at war, individuals at war in reality TV courtroom dramas, a war to reconcile religious strives, or a war ignited amongst family and siblings, this battlefield of human emotions has always provided spectacular drama for storytellers across the globe. 
Brothers is a great example of how the conventions imposed by the war genre has evolved: just as a football field became a war zone in Oliver Stone's Any Given Sunday, so does the home of a working-class family in small-town America become a battlefield.  Read more

AVATAR
There's a new, magical, word that transforms the history of cinema and the future of entertainment on the big screen: Avatar! If there is one film guaranteed to blow your mind, it's most definitely this ultra spectacular and epical fantasy-adventure. Read more

INVICTUS
It sometimes helps to see you own familiar world through someone else's eyes. It is a rewarding experience to see the birth of a New South Africa through the eyes of filmmaker Clint Eastwood, who's remarkable Invictus offers an emotional journey into the heart and soul of a country that stood divided and was united by Nelson Mandela. Read more

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If you're in Cape Town

DONE LONDON
This play speaks to a generation of twenty-somethings who've traded wide open spaces for a semi-detached in Wimbledon. Now that the two year UK work visa option has been revoked, Done London presents a particularly poignant picture of a generation of gap year-ers. A hopeful Southern Hemisphere lot hopelessly out of place in a dingy big smoke. This play will, I think, strike a chord with Gen Ex(pat) - those who've been there, done that and returned to tell the tale.  Read more

VAUDEVILLE
If you are looking for entertainment that is different and bizarre, then escape into the world of Vaudeville, Cape Town's latest plush 300-seater supper club venue. From the moment you set foot in Vaudeville it's clear that there is only one rule: entertainment with a capital E! Read more

If you're in Gauteng
THE MUSICALS UNPLUGGED
There is nothing more rewarding than watching talented performers share their life and work with an appreciative audience. Witnessing Robert Finlayson and Angela Kilian   'unplug' but never 'unravel' in The Musicals Unplugged, revealing their true nature, is a wonderfully intimate and captivating experience.  Read more

JACQUES BREL IS ALIVE AND WELL AND LIVING IN PARIS
The brand new reshaping of Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living In Paris is a memorable and nostalgic trip down memory lane that celebrates the genius of Brel. The cast puts the bite back in Brel with a twist of humour, making it a sincere tribute and honest fun that is definitely shaken and stirred! Read more

MILE HIGH WITH CATHY SPECIFIC
You don't have to be a frequent flyer to take flight with Mile High with Cathy Specific, a delicious 'first class musical comedy' touring nationwide and now playing at the New Space in Cape Town before landing in Port Elizabeth, Durban and Gauteng. The dynamic and sassy Cathy Specific is the larger-than-life and blissfully over-the-top creation of Brendan van Rhyn, who sits firmly in the pilot seat alongside co-pilots Maralin VanRenen (in the director's chair) and Vicky Friedman (choreographer). Read more



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