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Die Liefde is inderdaad kwesbaar. Deur Jaco Lotriet   Afrikaanse film liefhebbers is tot op hede vanjaar reeds bederf deur ‘n verskeidenheid van gehalte produksies. Intussen herenig die fassinerende drama, Twee Grade van Moord, twee van Suid-Afrika se geliefde veteraan akteurs vir die eerste keer in 27 jaar. Marius Weyers en Sandra Prinsloo het geen bekendstelling in die vermaaklikheidsbedryf nodig nie. Gesamentlik dra hulle by ...

Highlights of M-Net and M-Net Edge Programming this July Sometimes you want to know when a favourite series’ season ends, so that you can binge the whole season.  Most of the time you have to know what new season of what series will be coming back, just so that you can set your Explora in time.  But then you either forget to look because of your hectic schedule, or you ...

Joburg Ballet marks 400th Anniversary of Shakespeare’s death in remarkable production of literature’s star-crossed lovers By Jaco Lotriet Following the successful run of Giselle, Joburg Theatre presents the most endearing love story of all time, in a ballet presentation of William Shakespeare’s timeless Romeo and Juliet. This production reunited Giselle leads Jonathan Rodrigues and Shannon Glover, amongst others, as the main characters in a breathtakingly ...

Tshwane Dance Theatre Presents this collaboration with the Cape Dance Company For the first time ever, the Joburg Theatre’s Mandela stage will showcase a collaboration between two dance companies from opposite corners of the country – the Cape Dance Company (CDC) and Tshwane Dance Theatre (TDT). This event is part of a project made possible by a grant of R420 000 from the National Lotteries ...

Big Concerts has confirmed that due to popular demand, a matinee show for The Legends of R&B, has been added to the Johannesburg leg of their South African tour. Presented by 702, Heart FM and Channel 24. Another Big Concerts Experience. Tickets on sale from Big Concerts and Computicket. The worlds premier R&B vocal group The Manhattans have sold over 40 million albums worldwide and ...

If you can set your mind to it, everything is possible by Louw Mulder   Something that has always been of huge interest to me over the years, is the phenomenon of different cultures. It is always fascinating to understand how people from different countries, different religions, even different races, think, do stuff, and most of all, live. Last night, during the opening performance of ...

kykNet verander schedule om meer aan kykers te bied. Die gewilde musiekprogram Jukebox gaan vanaf Saterdag, 2 Julie 2016, slegs op kykNET NOU! (DStv-kanaal 146) uitgesaai word. kykNET (DStv-kanaal 144)  bring in die plek van Jukebox ’n hele reeks rolprente na die kassie op Saterdagaande om vir kykers ’n keuse van topvermaak oor die twee kanale te gee. Maar hoe gemaak as jy Saterdagaand Jukebox op kykNET NOU! en die fliek op ...

What Tears Me The Most After successfully winning The Voice South Africa on M-Net in May 2016, Richard Stirton this month released his first single, along with the music video. His Debut single, What tears me the Most already reached the Number 1 spot on the South African iTunes chart, since its release. Richard has been on a rollercoaster ride since winning the competition, having ...

Not a serious musical, but seriously entertaining By Louw Mulder   Sometimes, in the hustle and bustle of today’s life, it is just refreshingly entertaining to sit back, relax, and let the magic of a feel-good, almost panto-style musical take over. And that is a little understatement of how much I enjoyed Shrek, The Musical, which opened last night at the Lyric theatre in Gold ...

Patrizio Buanne set to steal a lot of hearts with his new album, Viva La Dolce Vita, including a special bonus CD for South Africans featuring hits with local artists The internationally acclaimed singer, Patrizio Buanne, is coming to South Africa for the tenth time. Boasting multiple platinum record sales, he is known for his unique voice and energetic performances. It comes as no surprise ...

Ronan Keating will be bringing his TIME OF MY LIFE tour to South Africa in August 2016 Ronan Keating has achieved 40 million album sales with Boyzone, 22 million sales of his nine studio albums and 14 Solo Number One singles including ‘When You Say Nothing At All’, ‘If Tomorrow Never Comes’ and ‘Life Is A Rollercoaster’. He has performed in 50 countries and has ...

An Evening with Steve Tyrell & special guest Diane Schuur Live in Johannesburg. Big Concerts is proud to announce that legendary Grammy award-winning jazz maestros, Steve Tyrell & Diane Schuur will be coming to South Africa in September 2016. Grammy Award-winning vocalist Steve Tyrell is truly a renaissance man. In over four decades in the music business, he has achieved great success as an artist, ...

 M-Net streamlines and sharpens some of its top-notch channels on DStv. Now you can easily flick to your favorite Hollywood fare! To make viewing, and surfing, and scanning through channels easier and more streamlined, DSTv is once again shuffling their M-Net channels around. The questions are asked: “How do you find the freshest and biggest international movies and series on DStv Premium? If you’re a ...

The World’s most illustrious clown to visit South Africa for the first time Immerse yourself in a magical world of dreams and imagination, interactively reviving your childhood ankle-deep in snow!   When the critically acclaimed international stage sensation, Slava’s Snowshow opens in South Africa for the first time, at Montecasino’s Teatro on Tuesday 26 July, a very special guest is expected to be in the audience. That ...

’n Opwindende nuwe Afrikaanse musiekblyspel kom in 2016 na Pieter Toerien se Montecasino Studio Teater, gegrond op die 1952 film van Pierre de Wet Altyd in my Drome.  Met Willem Botha, Grant Towers, Michelle Botha, Tessa Denton, Sanli Jooste en Darius Engelbrecht. Die vervaardigers wat die trefferkomedies Vettie Vettie, Twee vir die Prys van Een en Marion Holm vir Beginners in 2014 en 2015 die ...

Big Concerts has announced that the Irish female singing sensation Celtic Woman will return to South Africa as part of their ‘Destiny’ Tour.   It’s been more than ten years since Celtic Woman first captured America’s imagination with their self-titled first public television special. That historic concert performance launched a genuine cultural phenomenon, introducing millions of new fans to the group’s fresh fusion of traditional ...

We never gonna survive, unless, we get a little Crazy. by Louw Mulder It was a cold Sunday night, and most people would stay indoors, unless, you get a little crazy. So a crowd of thousands faced those chills to go see a concert featuring a multi-award winning international star at the Ticketpro Dome in Johannesburg, last night. South Africa, and Jo’burg in particular, is the ...

Guest Artist, Casting and Vuyani Dance Theatre Collaboration for Romeo and Juliet Joburg Ballet artistic director Iain MacDonald has announced that Australian-born international guest artist Aaron Smyth will visit South Africa in July to dance Romeo for the first time in Joburg Ballet’s production of Romeo and Juliet. Sharing the role of Romeo with Smyth during the 10-performance season at the Joburg Theatre from 15 to ...

Brilliantly Broadway – A Fabulous Broadway Affair.  New Year’s in July is a special once-off performance based on the concept of Clint Lesch’s own production Brilliant Broadway. This celebration is a musical programme comprising of masterpieces from some of the worlds most loved musicals. Created by Lesch himself, with contractual assistance by Greg Homann, and created by Lesch himself, this one-man show, containing a carefully selected ...

The Legendary Shaolin Monks return to South Africa with a Brand New Show For the first time in six years, following their globally acclaimed ‘Wheel of Life’ and ‘Kung Fu Masters’ tours, the phenomenal Shaolin Monks return to Johannesburg with an outstanding new show simply titled SHAOLIN. Twenty Shaolin monks will take to the stage to demonstrate their martial arts expertise in an awe-inspiring performance. ...

The King behind the Kung Fu Showcase By Louw Mulder South African stages have ignited the last decade with a variety of shows, musicals and signature productions, but what I missed out on some six years ago, was the Wheel of Life, by the Shaolin Monks. At first I didn’t think I’ve missed much, but after speaking to Steve Nolan, founding creator and producer of Shaolin, and hearing ...

A Srektacular show, ideal for the winter holidays Make room for ogre-sized family fun as the greatest fairy-tale never told comes to life in the Broadway and West End hit Shrek The Musical which heads to Johannesburg for a limited season at Gold Reef City from 24 June to 17 July 2016. From the producers of Little Shop of Horrors, Cabaret and more recently Sweeney ...

ENCHANTING FAMILY VALUE PACKAGES FROM DISNEY ON ICE Disney On Ice presents Worlds of Enchantment is an action-packed ice spectacular featuring four fun-filled Disney stories that showcase many of the beloved characters from Disney’s The Little Mermaid and Disney Pixar’s Cars and Toy Story 3,  along with Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy. Joining these cherished characters are the stars of Disney’s Frozen. Presented by Feld Entertainment Inc and leading local promoter, Showtime ...

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s classic to color-in Jozi Pieter Toerien presents Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s sparkling family musical, to be staged at the Pieter Toerien Theatre, Montecasino, from 29 April to 7 August 2016 Retelling the Biblical story of Joseph and his coat of many colours, this magical musical is packed full of unforgettable songs including ANY DREAM WILL DO and CLOSE EVERY DOOR TO ME. JOSEPH AND THE ...

Big Concerts is excited to confirm tour with smash hit British singer and songwriter SEAL.   Seal has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide and released a total of nine studio albums in his career so far. His inimitable voice was first heard on Adamski’s 1991 club smash “Killer” and another Top 10 hit “Crazy” arrived shortly thereafter as Seal went on to achieve ...

A Masterful Mimic of Michael. by Louw Mulder It’s been 20 years since we, as the matric class of 1996, took our final walk across the stage to the music of Michael Jackson’s They don’t care about us. I also remember the event where I made out to my first varsity crush on the song Can you feel it, also by Michael Jackson as part ...

A comical journey along the meandering road of the S.A male psyche. By Jaco Lotriet It never ceases to amaze me how an actor can walk onto a stage in a one-man show and manage to keep the audience enthralled for an hour or even longer, sticking to a script, perhaps ad-libbing on the odd occasion and never losing the audience’s attention. Critically acclaimed theatre ...

Richard Zajdlic and Richard Crowe’s “knockout hit play” comes to Montecasino. A Cock & Bull Story is the localised reimagining of British playwrights Richard Zajdlic and Richard Crowe’s blockbuster play of the same name. At the hand of Quentin Krog, director of the film Ballade vir a Enkeling, and actor Geon Nel, the setting is transferred to contemporary suburban Cape Town. The production features Edwin van der Walt ...

Joburg Ballet returns to the Roodepoort Theatre Following Joburg Ballet’s successful debut season at the Roodepoort Theatre in 2015, the company returns to the attractively renovated venue with Ballets for Winter on 17, 18 and 19 June for four performances only. Warming up dance lovers mid-season, Ballets For Winter is a collection of three classical and contemporary works showcasing South Africa’s world class ballet company. After acclaimed performances of Les ...

Terug op die Afrikaanse verhoog weens hoë aanvraag. Twee vir die prys van een is ’n slimsnaakse, vars, uitbundige komedie met onverwagse wendings; geskryf deur die bekende Britse dramaturg Donald Churchill. Die stuk is in Afrikaans vertaal deur Wim Vorster. Twee vir die prys van een word aangebied deur Kosie House of Theatre. In die rolverdeling is Hannes Muller (Groet die grotman), Lizz Meiring (Cheaper ...