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Introducing the Color Purple’s Celie and Shug Avery In August 2016, director Janice Honeyman, executive producer Bernard Jay and musical director Rowan Bakker embarked on a search for the two women who would be chosen to play the lead roles of Celie and Shug Avery in the Tony Award winning musical The Color Purple, to be staged for the first time in South Africa in 2018 ...

South African movie bags string of Awards South African film ‘Inxeba’ (known internationally as ‘The Wound’) has won the Best Film Award in the International New Talent Competition, at the Taipei Film Festival, which runs from 29 June to 15 July. The festival screens 160 films from more than 40 countries to around 100 000 visitors each year and is recognised as the most influential showcase ...

Mind-bending acts of magic and illusions all the way from Broadway After record breaking runs in New York, London and Asia, The Illusionists direct from Broadway, will be in South Africa for the first time ever, opening at GrandWest on Wednesday, 07 February 2018 for a limited season ending on Sunday, 11 February 2018. The show then moves to Montecasino’s Teatro from Valentine’s Day, Wednesday, ...

SA se eie Afrikaanse Chick Flick oppad Hierdie Desember kan Suid-Afrikaanse fliekgangers uitsien na die uitreiking van die splinternuwe rolprent “Susters.” Die verhaal gaan oor drie aangenome susters wat van mekaar vervreemd geraak het en hoe hulle op ‘n ontdekkingsreis gaan met die afsterwe van hul moeder. Dis ‘n reis gevul met tere herinneringe, interessante karakters, ongelooflike mooi plekke en dit wat die skoner geslag ...

Touring South Africa for the Very First Time Teg Dainty in association with Showtime Management and Moonshadow Aus PTY, have announced that British singer-songwriting legend and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee, Yusuf / Cat Stevens, will tour South Africa for the first time in November.  The Peace Train Tour commemorates the 50th Anniversary of his first major hit single and debut album, Matthew ...

Darkness and Light Tour Coming to South Africa   Big Concerts confirmed that 10-time Grammy Award winner, multi platinum selling artist John Legend will be returning to South Africa with his highly anticipated Darkness and Light Global tour.  The tour will visit Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town in November 2017. KFM 94.5, 947, East Coast Radio and Channel 24 partnered with Big Concerts, and once again Discovery ...

Emma Kingstan and Jonathan Roxmouth cast in the leads of Evita. Pieter Toerien and David Ian present the original West End and Broadway production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Iconic Musical.  Evita will be staged at the Teatro at Montecasino and the Artscape Opera house, later this year.  This productions will be directed by legendary Broadway Director, Hal Prince. EVITA will star South Africa’s own ...

The Original Line-up of +Live+ Reunite for 2017 Worldwide Concert Tour One of the world’s greatest music acts, +LIVE+ has announced they will play South Africa as part of their reunion tour in November 2017. Presented by AMP Events, the show promises to feature all the highlights from +LIVE+’s incredible 25-year repertoire. +LIVE+ will be the first international musical act to grace the brand-new stage at the opening of ...

Full Cast List Announced. Joburg Theatre and Bernard Jay are pleased to announce the full cast of Janice Honeyman’s Pinocchio, the Pantomime Adventure. Just to say the name Tobie Cronjé (Geppetto Spoletto) is almost enough to start people laughing. Probably South Africa’s best known comedy actor, he has for nearly five decades been entertaining audiences with his performances in theatre and operettas, film and television ...

Get Up is Coming to South Africa Big Concerts confirmed today that Bryan Adams will be returning to South Africa performing in four cities as part of his Get Up World Tour. Don’t miss the chance to see Bryan Adams performing all his hits live starting in Johannesburg on 9th December at the Ticketpro Dome, 10th December at the Sun Arena, Time Square, Pretoria, 12th December at the Durban ICC and 14th December at the Grand Arena, GrandWest, Cape Town. The tour ...

A Stunning new Interpretation of the Classic Tale The world-famous Imperial Ice Stars, who have won international critical acclaim and five-star reviews with their previous tours of The Sleeping Beauty on Ice, The Nutcracker on Ice, and Swan Lake on Ice, are set to thrill South African audiences once more with their magical production, Cinderella on Ice, at the Teatro at Montecasino from 1 December! ...

Brian McKnight and Brandy to perform in South Africa Big Concerts has confirmed The Legends of R&B, will be returning to South Africa in December 2017 featuring Brian McKnight and Brandy, and will be showcasing in Pretoria, Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban. This year’s The Legends of R&B is presented by East Coast Radio, 947, Kfm 94.5, Channel 24 and Mzansi Magic, and tickets go ...

Teen Pop Group launches catchy tune. Following on the success of two years of audience and critical acclaim staging their annual Gala Concerts, the Born to Perform  team are thrilled to launch the first single under the banner of their new initiative, The Headlinerz by teen pop group The Buzz, perfectly timed for spring; the catchy tune Shake And Dance. The Headlinerz is a platform to provide talented young artists ...

An Extraordinarily Ordinary Life – a musical memoir Written, composed and performed by Jervis Pennington, this acclaimed production will take to eh Studio Theatre at Montecasino from 20 September to 15 October 2017.  “It’s a hellofa story! …..and powerful songwriting.” David Kramer at The CT Fringe “Emotionally overwhelming …and Jervis should be in stand-up comedy!” Robyn Cohen: The Cape Times “Raw, brutally honest, uplifting and ...

With huge thanks to Joburg Ballet, one lucky reader can win a double ticket to Snow White, Joburg Ballet’s brand new production which will have its World Premiere in October.  Inspired by the Brothers Grimm fairytale of a girl whose beauty drives an evil queen to vengeful acts, artistic director Iain MacDonald has choreographed a lyrical new full-length work for the entire Joburg Ballet company, ...

The Wild in South Africa on the Small Screen in September. Nowhere else can you find heat and cold, desert and tropics, Africa and the Antarctic altogether in a single country: South Africa – as diverse as an entire continent! Coming in September to National Geographic, the wild South Africa will be showcased on Sundays, 15:00 on National Geographic, in a 3 part series.   ...

Nuwe Video vir Girl Band Saarkie Suid-Afrika se gunsteling-meisierockers het pas die musiekvideo vir hul enkelsnit, Vir Altyd, vanaf hulle opkomende album, Queen van die Toorbos, uitgereik. Vir Altyd bou voort op die elektries-akoestiese, bars-uit-jou-nate-uit, wenresep waarvoor dié groep bekendheid verwerf het en kan beskryf word as ’n mengsel van moderne Pop en Rock. Die liedjie is geskryf deur Adèle Fouché en Mjön van Blommestein ...

Introducing Exciting new SA Female Artist. Karma is one of a new breed of artists emerging from the urban jungles of post Mandela South Africa. Bold, edgy, elegant and integrated, Karma`s musical melting pot takes in such diverse influences as urban pop, electronica and trap-step, creating a unique and striking tapestry that mirrors her life experience. From an early age music and the performing arts have ...

Debuut sanger reik nuwe enkelsnit uit. Stella se debuut solo-album, Nuwe Môre, is op 28 April 2017 bekendgestel en bestaan uit twaalf hoenderveismooi kontemporêre snitte. Hoop in liefde is een van hierdie pragtige snitte en word gedurende die week van 28 Augustus 2017 aan radiostasies landswyd uitgereik. “Dit is my eerste Afrikaanse liefdeslied wat ek geskryf het.  Die liedjie gaan oor ware liefde deur alle ...

Nasa’s Journey to Saturn coming to Nat Geo. In September, National Geographic will premiere a documentary on NASA’s journey to plunge its biggest spacecraft into the rings of Saturn.  Mission Saturn will chronicle the epic mission of the Cassini Spacecraft and its 13-year mission to explore the planet like never before.  Make sure to tune in on National Geographic on Friday, 15 September, at 21:00. ...

M-Net 101 now brings you best of the best entertainment on the hour Earlier this year, M-Net 101 on DStv bumped up its schedule with an extended prime time, from 18:00 until midnight. Now, the channel of non-stop magic is taking another step to make it easier for viewers to find their favourite shows. Come 1 September, all the prime time programming on M-Net 101 ...

World premiere of Snow White – The Ballet at Joburg Theatre on 13 October Joburg Ballet welcomes summer with a sparkling new classical ballet when the world première of Snow White – The Ballet takes centre stage at Joburg Theatre on Friday 13 October. The opening night will be followed by a run of nine further performances through to Sunday 22 October. Inspired by the Brothers Grimm fairytale of ...

Chris Forrest and Pete Goffe-Wood cook up something naughty for Mzansi For the first time in Johannesburg, comic genius, Chris Forrest, and celebrity chef, Pete Goffe-Wood, scrumptiously blend comedy and cooking together into the ‘Top Gear’ of cooking shows.  Don’t Burn Your Sausage is an ingenious live show that is deliciously funny and rather ‘whisk-qué and takes place from the 22nd to the 24th September ...

Anoeschka Von Meck se Jeugboek word in September as film vrygestel. Vaselinetjie (Helena) Bosman, wie al sedert die boek se eerste vrystelling in 2004 in die harte van lesers kruip, woon by haar liefdevolle ouma en oupa in ‘n piepklein dorpie in die Noord-Kaap. Op 10-jarige ouderdom word sy egter na ‘n weeshuis in Gauteng gestuur omdat sy wit is en nie haar bruin oupa ...

Seisoene Die talentvolle akoestiese musiekgroep, Kaleidoskoop, het vroeer vanjaar hulle splinternuwe album, Gunsteling Seisoen, bekendgestel. Die duo-groep bestaan uit Jouba (stigterslid) en Anique Jordaan. Op Vrydag, 1 September 2017, vier Kaleidoskoop die koms van een van hul gunsteling seisoene met ‘n volle 12-stuk band, by Die Lewende Woord Ouditorium (Brummeria, Pretoria) om 19h00 (deure open 18h30). Trek gerus jou gunsteling “Spring Vintage” uitrusting aan en kom geniet ...

Nuwe komedie, Liewe Kersfeesvader, se Wêreld Premiere by KykNET se Silwerskermfees, laasweek. Die prettige Afrikaanse rolprent Liewe Kersfeesvader, het verlede week tydens KykNET se Silwerskermfees, sy Premiere in Kaapstad gehad. Geskryf deur Ettiene Fourie van Die Windpomp en Dis Koue Kos, Skat – faam, het ook die regie behartig. Stefan Enslin van Faith in Motion Productions staan in as vervaardiger, met vorige produksies soos Strikdas ...

Joshua na die Reën stel nuwe musiekvideo bekend! Joshua na die Reën boei luisteraars met sy unieke musiekstyl en strelende stem en sy nuutste album, Die Wêreld Binne My, bewys weereens waarom aanhangers so gaande is oor sy musiek. Die musiekvideo vir sy tweede enkelsnit vanaf hierdie album, Laat die Wind my Neem is pas uitgereik. “Die liedjie Laat die Wind my Neem gaan eintlik oor die ...

Dankie dat jy hier was…   VUIL WASGOED se lokprent is amptelik bekend gestel en is nou aanlyn te sien! Die film, wat onlangs by die kykNET Silwerskermfees in Kampsbaai weggestap het met vyf toekennings, word op 8 Desember 2017 landswyd in teaters vrygestel. In ‘n eenvoudige wassery in ‘n ondergemiddelde woonbuurt, is Wim en Kevin besig om ander mense se vuil wasgoed te was, droog te maak en te stryk. Bedags is hul ...

Plaaslike Flim spog met 8 toekennings by die New-York Film Fees Plaaslike rolprent, KROTOA, wat eers in Augustus in Suid-Afrika vrygestel word, het uit die staanspoor die harte van kykers en kritici, regoor die wêreld, verower. Die film het die afgelope naweek sy agtste toekenning ingepalm, toe dit aangewys is as Beste Film by die Harlem Internasionale Rolprentfees in New York. KROTOA is net so indrukwekkend en onvergeetlik soos die ...

The Fugard Theatre brings acclaimed production of iconic musical KING KONG ‘home’ to Joburg Over half a century since the world premiere of the original production of King Kong – The Musical, Eric Abraham and the Fugard Theatre bring this legendary and iconic musical ‘home’ to Johannesburg. The run comes hot off the Cape Town season, which is currently playing to five star reviews, rapturous responses and sold-out houses ...