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Biggest Line-Up Yet, comes to Pretoria! One of South Africa’s longest running flagship comedy brands, Kings & Queens of Comedy, is here again, with its biggest line-up in six years.  Bringing world-class comedy to Pretoria, this comedy extravaganza sees comic giants from around South Africa entertaining audiences at the Sun Arena Time Square, Menlyn, on Saturday, February 10th, 2018. Shining their comical armour and sharpening their witty swords, ...

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 ...

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, ...

The Fugard Theatre’s ‘memorable masterpiece’ returns to Cape Town in March 2018 The Fugard Theatre has announced the full cast for the final return South African season of the critically acclaimed West Side Story that opens at the Artscape Opera House in Cape Town on 7 March 2018. The exceptional Lynelle Kenned (Orpheus in Africa, Blood Brothers, Showboat) will reprise the role of Maria for which she won the Fleur du Cap for Best Actress in a Musical in 2016.  Tony, the leader ...

Peppa Pig Matinee Show added for Durban Demand! Excitement is mounting and fans around the country are counting the sleeps until they see Peppa Pig and George Pig together with all their special friends including favourites Suzy Sheep, Danny Dog and Pedro Pony embark on their fantastical adventure when the much-anticipated stage show, Peppa Pig Live in South Africa in partnership with Black opens later this month in Durban, Pretoria and Port ...

The World’s most loved musical returns to South Africa after World Tour. Pieter Toerien, David Ian and The Really Useful Group is presenting another theatrical masterpiece later this year, as Andrew Lloyd Webber’s production of The Sound of Music will hit stages in Johannesburg and Cape Town.  This musical which contains arguably the best-loved songs of all time, will be coming to Johannesburg from 31 ...

Dream BIG as Disney on Ice sprinkles pixie dust in SA! Disney on Ice is back next year as Tinker Bell takes audiences on an enchanting pixie-dust filled journey of beloved Disney tales in a new show entitled Disney on Ice presents Dream Big. Believing is just the beginning when the empowering tales of eight Disney Princesses – Ariel, Belle, Cinderella, Rapunzel, Tiana, Jasmine, Aurora ...

South Africans shines in International Cast of The Lion King! Michael Cassel Group in association with Disney Theatrical Productions are thrilled to reveal the full company of the international tour of the world’s #1 musical, Disney’s The Lion King. A talented cast of impressive and diverse international performers will star in the landmark musical event which begins performances in Manila at The Theatre at Solaire ...

Cape Town’s top artists to usher in holiday season at festive lights celebration Patricia de Lille, Cape Town’s executive mayor, released the following statement: A few nights ago, I conducted a successful test switch-on of the festive lights on Adderley Street, as we prepare to usher in the holiday season. I was joined by top Cape Town talents, DJ Ready D, Heavenly Quartez, and members ...

The most successful revue in the history of SA returns for the Festive Season! Thanks to countless requests from audience members, South Africa`s most successful musical revue ever returns! Launched in 1994 as a co-creation between Ian von Memerty and Bryan Schimmel, A Handful of Keys has played to more the 420 000 people in over 1450 performances over the last 23 years! Multiple awards, ...

Age Old Classic coming to Johannesburg VR Theatrical expands to collaborate with various artists under the banner Crewworks, to bring to the stage Charles Dickens’ Evergreen tale of redemption, A Christmas Carol, with Jason K. Ralph as Scrooge, and Naret Loots as Everyone-one-Else, in this 2-hander adaptation by Elizma Badenhorst. Bah, Haumbug! The famous exclamation of Ebenezer Scrooge will be heard this Christmas season at ...

Sandra Prinsloo stars in one-woman play at The Fugard Moedertaal, starring Sandra Prinsloo, will be presented by Naskrif Produksies at the Fugard Studio Theatre for a limited season from 14 November to 2 December 2017. The production comes to the Fugard Theatre off the theatre festival circuit where it played to full houses and standing ovations. Written and directed by Nico Scheepers, Moedertaal is the next instalment in Sandra Prinsloo’s trifecta of one-woman plays ...

UPZ celebrates 10 years in industry with release of latest album Internationally renowned producer and artist, UPZ, that brought us Mzansi classics like Pure Surprise, Uzongilinda, Believing and What’s The Point as well as collaborations with Black Motion, Cuebur, Black Coffee and more – marks his 10th anniversary in the music industry with a brand new album titled, Drop It, which released on Friday, October ...

The Cape Dance Company presents Interplay at Artscape The Cape Dance Company (CDC) under the artistic direction of Debbie Turner returns to Cape Town’s Artscape Theatre in November 2017 with Interplay. After a successful season at the Grahamstown National Arts Festival, the critically-acclaimed neo-classical and contemporary dance company CDC is delighted to present Interplay, a season that will comprise two programmes of works that reflect ...

They say life begins at 40… Does life really begin at 40?  Riaad Moosa tries to figure this out with his hilarious one-man show, Life Begins – a snapshot into his life as a 40-year-old, a father of three kids, husband, comedian, and actor and with all the current cultural and political issues thrown in. Following sold-out shows from Johannesburg to Cape Town and in ...

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 ...

Alan Committie returns to Jozi with some funny Matters Joburg audiences can once again enjoy their annual dose of favorite funnyman – Alan Committie – in his brand new solo stand-up show Laughing Matters. After a sold out festive season in Cape Town at the end of 2016 this show finally arrives at Pieter Toerien’s Montecasino Theatre from the 18th of October! Once again Committie ...

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 ...

Award Nominated Broadway Show set to hit Johannesburg. From producer Jaco van Rensburg of VR Theatrical comes the high energy, sing-along, dancing in the aisle, feel good smash hit musical stage production of the year: Rock of Ages. Live at Gold Reef City’s Lyric Theatre from Friday, 17 November until Sunday, 10 December 2017, Rock of Ages is the multi Tony award-nominated Broadway musical written ...

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! ...

The story of two brothers bound by a terrible secret comes to The Fringe PATO Productions presents the South African premiere of Jake Jeppson’s The Clearing. Directed by Johan Van Rooyen and starring Brad Nowikow, Darren Meltz, Dirk Jonker and Avrill Cameron. The story of two brothers bound together by a terrible secret they’ve been hiding for 18 years. The Ellis Family is in many ...

South Africa’s foremost comedians gagging for it! For one night only South Africa’s foremost comedians join forces to bring you the most outrageous, uproarious, side-splitting, not-be-missed, comedy extravaganza! Hold onto your medication as the legendary Alan Committie takes charge as our master of ceremonies extraordinaire. As one of SA’s leading and most loved hosts, Alan never disappoints and is sure to slay even the shadiest ...

This isn’t Shakespeare the way you remember it! Cathy, Holly and Molly, your three favourite Trolley Dollies are back, serving up some hocus pocus’ and dragging the hell out of witchcraft – you’d better assume the brace position because this is glam like you’ve never seen before! Big hair, big tits and even bigger musical numbers give this old yarn the kiss of life it’s ...

Christina Bianco celebrates the world’s most iconic vocalists and pop-culture personalities! Christina Bianco’s singular voice and comedic charm have brought audiences around the world to their feet. Bianco captured international acclaim as a YouTube sensation with her ‘diva’ impression videos, gaining over 23 million views. A woman of many voices, she’s performed on The Ellen Degeneres Show, The Today Show, The Meredith Vieria Show and ...

The Trolley Dollies are flying high until 7 October! The bitches are back and bigger and better than before! Just sprinkle a little viagra and you get the brighter and bolder Jumbo Package – after all, it’s what you’ve come to know and love from these three Amazonian beauties! Don’t delay, book today as this limited season must end at 7 October… Cathy, Holly and Molly burst onto ...

New dance film Pop, Lock ‘n Roll brings the hottest S.A dance moves to the Big Screen. Pop Lock ‘n Roll, a new film about finding the strength to dance again, despite life and its unexpected, and sometimes heart-breaking curveballs, opens countrywide on 29 September. The cast is led by avid hip hop dancer and Isidingo mainstay, Maurice Paige, and singer-songwriter and actress, Yasirah Bhelz. ...

Bonfire Buffalo command attention with new single Good In Another Life. Relatively new to the music industry, Bonfire Buffalo won’t go unnoticed. The Witbank-based trio just released their follow-up single, Good In Another Life, an upbeat pop-rock tune that commands the listener’s attention. Leaving nothing to chance, the band teamed up with producers Greg Carlin and Mike Wright of Zebra & Giraffe fame, taking their ...

The All Going Wrong Play is Back by Popular Demand!  Even Pieter Toerien said that The Play That Goes Wrong, is the funniest play he has ever seen, and after the first run in Johannesburg, a lot of theatregoers will agree with the Theatre Tycoon. This South African production, directed by Alan Committie, took the box office by storm in March and April this year, ...

Swan Lake and The Nutcracker coming to the Teatro. Russia’s critically acclaimed St Petersburg Ballet Theatre returns to the Teatro Montecasino from the 15 September 2017. Presenting two magnificent full-length Tchaikovsky ballets; the immortal Swan Lake and the beloved Christmas special The Nutcracker and accompanied by the Johannesburg Festival Orchestra, this is the season of Russian classical ballet you should not miss. With lavish sets, ...

Outstanding ballet will once again grace South African stages. Presented by Dirk Badenhorst, the CEO and Founder of the biennial South African International Ballet Competition (SAIBC), in association with Artscape and supported by South African Tourism, the highly anticipated SAIBC Galas in Cape Town and Johannesburg and once-off Ballet in the Bush performance in Limpopo will showcase thrilling ballet variations, pas de deux and neo ...