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Fire in the Ballroom The true rebels of ballroom “Burn the Floor” are heading back to Joburg with a stunning new production. Audiences will be thrilled with the news that Strictly Come Dancing runner up, Johannes Radebe, will be joining the cast as a fully-fledged part of this international dance sensation. Burn The Floor – “Fire in the Ballroom” will run on the Mandela stage at Joburg Theatre, Braamfontein for a limited season ...

Surf. See. Son. Vriendskap. Verlies. Vergifnis. Liefde. Leon de Villiers het in sy wildste drome nie kon dink dat die boek waarmee hy in 1997 die Sanlam Boekeprys vir jeug literatuur gewen het eendag in ‘n film omskep sou word nie. Dit was reeds ‘n groot verrassing toe sy boek gekies word as voorgeskrewe leeswerk in skole regoor SA. Nou, 18 jaar later is die ...

International Superstar and Diva amongst Divas, tours South Africa for the very First Time in her Sweet Sweet Fantasy Tour Live Nation and Big Concerts are proud and delighted to announce that Mariah Carey, the best-selling female artist of all time, will be performing in South Africa for the very first time in 2016 with her ‘Sweet Sweet Fantasy” tour. On the heels of a sell-out Las ...

SINK releasing theatrically in 2016 ‘Sink’ tells the story of Rachel (Mokgapa), a Mozambican domestic worker living in Johannesburg, who is forced to make a life-changing decision after her daughter dies in a tragic accident while under the care of her employers (Alexander and Bessenger); return to poverty stricken Mozambique or continue working for the people responsible for the death of her child so that ...

DIS EK, ANNA TO DEBUT AT DIFF 2015 Palama Productions will debut their latest feature film Dis ek, Anna at the Durban International Film Festival this year.  Based on the fictionalised autobiographical best-sellers Dis ek, Anna and Die Staat teen Anna Bruwer by Anchien Troskie, written under the pseudonym Elbie Lötter, and adapted for screen by Tertius Kapp, the film is produced by Niel van ...

FigJam Entertainment proudly presents their latest film, The Jakes are Missing. Written and produced by the talented and well-known Bianca Isaac and directed by Neal Sundstrom and Denny Miller, this film promises to entertain viewers, young and old, with its universal storyline and theme, filled with comedy, drama, intrigue and romance. The Jakes are Missing features a star-studded cast with household names such as Mampho Brescia, Pope Jerrod, Mpho ...

Nuwe film van Regardt van den Bergh.      Hoogs suksesvolle skrywer, regisseur en vervaardiger Regardt van den Bergh se nuwe Suid-Afrikaanse film, Uitvlucht, word op 13 Mei 2016 landswyd uigereik en nou kan lesers na die eksklusiewe lokprent van hierdie opwindende rolprent loer! Uitvlucht vertel die verhaal van Anna (Clara Joubert van den Bergh), ’n konserwatiewe middelkasvrou wat met vuur speel en alles wat ...

Anton Goosen skryf tema-lied vir nuwe fliek ‘n Pawpaw Vir My Darling, Jeanne Goosen se roman, wat deur die rolprentmaker Koos Roets in ‘n fliek omskep is, sal vir die eerste keer op 26 Augustus by die kykNET Silwerskermfees in Kampsbaai te sien wees. Die fliek is ‘n greep uit die lewe van die Beeslaer-famile van Frik Du Preez Straat 24, Damnville, wat afspeel in ...

JOE SATRIANI Extends European Tour With DAN PATLANSKY As Special Guest in 10 Countries / 25 Shows / 33 Days JOE SATRIANI has extended the dates featuring DAN PATLANSKY as special guest on the European leg of his Shockwave Tour 2015. The legendary artist and performer announced award-winning singer-songwriter/blues-rock guitarist DAN PATLANSKY as special guest in 10 European countries. DAN will now be playing with ...

SPUD Star to play “This Boy” in BEATLES play:  EPSTEIN The Man Who Made The Beatles,  Studio Theatre, Montecasino from 12 August Epstein: The Man Who Made The Beatles is a window into the private world of the music entrepreneur whose stellar career as Beatles Manager made him a household name yet whose controversial personal life remained very much in the closet. Brian died in ...

An Evening with Bob Fox One of the UK’s finest exponents of storytelling through song, BOB FOX is deeply influenced by the working class culture and industrial folk song prevalent in his native County Durham. For over 40 years he has toured extensively throughout the UK, Europe, USA, New Zealand and Australia, performing mostly solo but also alongside such musical heavyweights as Ralph McTell, Richard ...

Globally Acclaimed Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is Non-Stop Extraordinary Entertainment!  The highly acclaimed New York-based Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, one of the world’s most popular global modern dance companies, returns to South Africa in September after 17 years with 13 performances in Johannesburg at the Teatro at Montecasino from Thursday, 3 September to Sunday, 13 September 2015 and seven shows in Cape Town ...

With over 150 million records sold, four Grammy nominations, a Golden Globe for “Entertainer of the Year” (1988), 63 gold and 24 platinum albums and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Engelbert Humperdinck is a musical legend, celebrating over forty years as a performing and recording artist. Now South African fans have an extra concert date to be swooned and crooned by this ...

Modern Ballet in the 7th Celebration Edition of Joburg Ballet. With winter nearly behind us, Joburg Ballet is gearing up to present a bumper Spring Season at the Joburg Theatre from 28 August to 13 September.  No fewer than three programmes – Celebration 7, Don Quixote and Gauteng Opera’s Double Bill spread over 15 performances, embrace a wide range of audience tastes, from classical ballet ...

A Salute to the King!  After the tremendously successful staging of Queen At The Ballet at Joburg Theatre in March/April 2014, Bovim Ballet will soon be returning to Johannesburg to provide audiences with more thrill-a-minute performances! Sean Bovim’s latest Rock-‘n-Roll Ballet, Private Presley – A Salute to the King, features over 30 of Elvis Presley’s hit songs including Love Me Tender, Jailhouse Rock, Blue Suede Shoes, A Little Less Conversation, Hound Dog and ...

Classical Don Quixote opens in the Joburg Ballet’s Spring Season Following Joburg Ballet’s spectacular Swan Lake in April and May, the ballet company’s Spring Season opens at the Joburg Theatre on Friday 28 August with the sparkling ballet classic, Don Quixote.  A further eight performances of Don Quixote follow, with the season ending on Sunday 13 September.  Also scheduled for the Spring Season is Celebration ...

The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Jonathan Roxmouth and Charon Williams-Ros will be starring in Sweeney Todd, when Pieter Toerien brings this Stephen Sondheim’s iconic musical thriller to the Montecasino Theatre from 9 October 2015 till 13 December 2015. Featuring sublime theatrics, a thrilling, chilling story, suspense, passion, deliciously dark humour, with a score and lyrics that have taken on iconic status, directed and designed by ...

Cape Town City Ballet dances Noël Coward’s ‘THE VORTEX’. Choreographed by Marc Goldberg. Under the artistic direction of Elizabeth Triegaardt Pieter Toerien’s Montecasino Theatre 12 August – 23 August Pieter Toerien is proud to present Cape Town City Ballet in MARC GOLDBERG’s dance adaptation of Noël Cowards controversial play ‘The Vortex’. The ballet explores themes of drug addiction in 1920’s high society; adultery; aging and dysfunctional ...

SA’s Got Talent returns to e.tv on Sunday, 6 September 2015, and fans can expect loads of extraordinary and entertaining talent to hit their screens in the 6th season of the show. Theatre auditions in Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban have taken place where many acts left the judges speechless, for various reasons. There is a lot at stake.  Not only do contestants have the chance of being crowned SA’s Got Talent champion for 2015, ...

Dana Winner dra nuwe treffer aan haar Suid-Afrikaanse Aanhangers op Met slegs twee maande oor voor haar twee Special Arena Shows in beide Johannesburg asook Kaapstad, bring Dana Winner ‘n splinternuwe treffer uit wat spesiaal as huldeblyk aan haar derduisende Suid-Afrikaanse aanhangers opgedra word. “As Jy My Kon Verstaan” is ‘n lied wat uitstekend gekomponeer en ook verryk is met lirieke wat gevul is met ...

Duo of Firsts for the Teatro and Musical Theatre star, Jonathan Roxmouth Following sold-out performances of his smash hit show Stage by Stage in Durban, Cape Town and Johannesburg earlier this year, and in a first for the Teatro and Jonathan Roxmouth, the multi-award winning star of local theatre will perform three concerts entitled From the Footlights, featuring a variety of hits from internationally acclaimed Broadway and West End ...

World Class Ice Skaters Take Swan Lake to New Heights in Breath-Taking new Production!  The world’s premier theatrical ice skating company, The Imperial Ice Stars, returns to South Africa with a dynamic new interpretation of its award-winning masterpiece Swan Lake on Ice.  Opening in December for a limited season at Johannesburg’s Teatro at Montecasino before moving to Cape Town for a season at Artscape Opera ...

COFFEE & CHOCOLATE EXPO 16 – 19 JULY 2015 Decadent indulgence is what is happening at Montecasino, Hotels & Entertainment when the Coffee and Chocolate Expo comes to Gauteng, 16 – 19 July 2015. After rave reviews last year in 2014 this “exquisite visual and sampling extravaganza” will be here to delight chocoholics and coffee connoisseurs alike. Enjoy learning more about coffee, its origins and ...

Huisgenoot Skouspel, the pioneering Afrikaans music concert that featured at Sun City annually over the past 15 years, becomes Super Skouspel this year. Instead of consisting of several shows over two weekends, it will now be just one major concert held on Saturday, 19 September, at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg.  Tickets are on sale now from Computicket starting at R199. There is also a ...

The Online Guide to the Hottest Reviews in South Africa The Reviewer, as they say on their website, is an Afrikaans and English page, made up out of opinions.  They claim that they are not yet changing the world, but deliver comments on the latest trends and events in the arts and fashion industry. Our friends at the Reviewer might have a nicer website than ...

Award-Winning English and Afrikaans Dream Team Collaboration.  Say What you Want   He opened for Bon Jovi during their 2013 Because We Can world tour in South Africa and regularly performs in the UK and US. He has won Wawela Music Award for ‘Best Male Artist & Composer’ and was nominated for ‘Best Soundtrack in a Feature Film or Theatrical Documentary’. He recently released his ...

Sit vanaand op Herhaal Met treffer liedjies soos “Gooi jou arms om my”, “Vir Jou” en “Hoe wys ‘n man sy hart” het Vaughan Gardiner homself reeds lankal as gevestigde musikant, liedjieskrywer, sanger, akteur en vervaardiger bewys. Vaughan se tweede enkelsnit, Sit vanaand op herhaal, vanaf sy splinternuwe album met dieselfde titel wat pas uitgereik is, is gedurende Februarie 2015 aan radiostasies landswyd uitgereik. Die ...

The Joburg Theatre is proud to host the biggest SA Musical of the year, opening July, 2015.

Te Goed om waar te wees   The Hit Factory Records is verantwoordelik vir vele Afrikaanse #1 Albums en het gedurende Maart 2015 met trots bekendgestel: PJ Cruz – TE GOED OM WAAR TE WEES. Hierdie is Cruz se nasionale debuut-album en dwing beslis respek af. Die musiek spreek tot ‘n inklusiewe Afrikaanse gehoor en met sy rasperstem, alombekendheid op die platteland en sy aantreklike ...

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