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The 7th South African International Ballet Competition to Pivot Online The South African International Ballet Competition (SAIBC) is pivoting! The highly anticipated event that was scheduled to take place at the Artscape Opera House from 13 to 18 July 2020 has taken a leap into the online space and will now be held virtually. A virtual ballet competition first, the SAIBC Online will now have ...

Damnit, Janet!  Frank and Rocky comes to Johannesburg! With huge gratitude to Pieter Toerien Productions, we are giving away 10 double tickets to The Rocky Horror Show, coming to the Teatro, Montecasino, when this production continues its SA run, after a very successful run in the Mother City. Pieter Toerien and Howard Panter presents the legendary Musical Extravaganza, The Rocky Horror Show, with Craig Urbani ...

Rahul Sharma and the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra to make musical history Inner Circle Entertainment is fast making a name for its unique and large-scale productions that often combine established international musicians with the crème of South African artists.  ‘Symphony of Santoor’ is one such creation that will fit the bill and enthrall audiences lucky enough to have a seat for its world premiere, on ...

I do believe in Fairies, I do, I do.. Even On Ice, Peter!! With thanks to Pieter Toerien Productions, we are giving away 10 Double tickets to The Imperial Ice Star’s Peter Pan on Ice, to be staged at the Teatro at Montecasino, on Wednesday, 11 December 2019, at 19:30. The world’s premier theatrical ice skating company, The Imperial Ice Stars, returns to South Africa with a ...

Innovation and enlightenment with Cape Town City Ballet’s SATORI Cape Town City Ballet presents an exciting new trilogy of works with their Spring Season, Satori, which will be performed at the Artscape Opera House from 26 October to 9 November. Satori encapsulates innovation and enlightenment with three inspiring works, two of which are being newly staged alongside an original commissioned work for Cape Town City ...

International Guest Artists to join Cape Town City Ballet! Cape Town City Ballet’s wonderful Autumn/Winter Season continues with popular favourite Sleeping Beauty.  It will be performed at the Artscape Opera House from 17 to 31 August. It is an honor for this company to be welcoming their international guest artists who will be joining us for selected performances, and they are delighted that esteemed South African ...

MUDDY PUDDLES! With thanks to Entertainment One, we are giving away tickets to Peppa Pig’s Big Day out for performance in Cape Town, Durban and Joburg. Owing to popular demand, Peppa Pig Live is returning to SA!  Peppa Pig’s BIG Day Out!  is an action-packed rollicking live musical stage show, featuring all your favourite interactive sing-a-longs that will have fans laughing, cheering and dancing – ...

More fun than a muddy puddle! It’s going to be a big day out for fans of EFX International’s phenomenally successful preschool TV show, Peppa Pig, as the smash theatrical Peppa Pig Live tour returns to South African shores in September 2019 as Ackermans presents “Peppa Pig’s Big Day Out” in association with Smile 904 FM, East Coast Radio and Hot 91.9FM. In this thrilling ...

Cape Town City Ballet’s Captivating New Season. A combined celebration of modern classics and historical popular favourites, Cape Town City Ballet’s recently announced line up at the Artscape Opera House includes Amaranth from 22 June to 7 July and Sleeping Beauty from 17 to 31 August. For Sleeping Beauty, CTCB will welcome leading international guest artists Vadim Muntagirov and Sarah Lamb from The Royal Ballet, Precious Adams from the English National Ballet, Andile Ndlovu from the Washington ...

I do believe in Fairies, I do, I do.. Even On Ice, Peter!! The world’s premier theatrical ice skating company, The Imperial Ice Stars, returns to South Africa with a brand-new show Peter Pan on Ice this December, as presented by Pieter Toerien. Take a journey to Neverland in this classic tale of magic and make-believe, spectacularly staged on real ice. Showcasing 23 former World, European and ...

Don’t Dream it, Come Believe It. Pieter Toerien and Howard Panter presents the legendary Musical Extravaganza, The Rocky Horror Show, coming to Cape Town later this year, and Johannesburg early in 2020, with Craig Urbani as the infamous Dr Frank’n’Furter, Kate Normington as the Narrator, with Rocky being played by Jarryd Nurden. Recently announced by Pieter Toerien Productions, is that record-breaking actor playing the infamous ...

Killer Hit Musical Chicago Returns to Razzle Dazzle SA! A nightclub singer, a double-murderess, a smooth-talking lawyer and a cell block of sin surrounded by the razzle dazzle of the world’s sexiest musical returns in 2019! You’ve got it Comin’ as the story of the award-winning Broadway and West End Musical Chicago unfolds to show-stopping songs including ‘All that Jazz’, ‘Cell Block Tango’ and ‘Mister Cellophane’.  The multi-talented all-South ...

Cape Town Stage Stars Awarded! Winners of the 54th annual Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards were announced on Sunday 10 March 2019 at the Artscape Opera House in Cape Town. For more than five decades the Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards, together with Fleur du Cap Wines, have been honouring excellence in theatre at this theatrical event that is a highlight of the Mother City’s ...

Tickets to this Year’s Sexiest Musical up for grabs… With compliments of Showtime Management, we are giving away tickets to Chicago; The Musical, for both Cape Town and Johannesburg audiences. Up for grabs, are two double tickets to the 20:00 performance on Tuesday, 30 April 2019, at the Teatro in Montecasino.  Each ticket is valued at R320, with a total value of R640.00 for the ...

Cape Town City Ballet revives Cinderella at Artscape Theatre Following the ground-breaking Mozart and Salieri, Cape Town City Ballet (CTCB) will next present Cinderella, at the Artscape Opera House, from 5 to 21 October 2018.  The production, accompanied by the Cape Town Philharmonic at select performances, will incorporate new digital elements by design luminary Peter Cazalet, who returns to once again work alongside Veronica Paeper, a creative coup by Acting Executive ...

Popular ballet returns to Cape Town’s Artscape Opera House. After a hugely successful première season in February this year, Mozart & Salieri returns to the Artscape Opera House by popular demand from 24 August to 1 September 2018.  The sumptuous adaptation of Alexander Puskin’s short story, choreographed by Marc Goldberg, will once again be presented by Cape Town City Ballet (CTCB), for only six performances.  The two-act production drips ...

A Nostalgic, Delightful Presentation for Total Enjoyment By Louw Mulder The Teatro came alive, with the Sound of Music, when this musical opened at Montecasino last week. This run comes after what is believed to have been a hugely successful World Tour, forcing audiences onto their feet in Manila, Singapore, Macau and Colombo. Now, in Johannesburg, the stage production of the World’s most loved musical, ...

Cape Town City Ballet’s adaptation comes to Artscape in February. Marc Goldberg , The acclaimed choreographer of The Vortex has combined a classical story with a 21st century design to bring a cinematic experience to modern ballet as it’s never been seen before. Digitalizing his sets yet retaining the silhouettes of the 17th century, this world premier promises to be a lot more than just ...

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 ...

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 ...

STELLAR CAST ANNOUNCED FOR THE FUGARD THEATRE’S SMASH HIT MUSICAL WEST SIDE STORY After receiving rave reviews across the board from critics and audiences alike, Eric Abraham and the Fugard Theatre’s grand-scale, smash hit, all South African production of West Side Story will be presented at the Mandela Theatre at the Joburg Theatre by popular demand from 24 January 2017. West Side Story ended a staggeringly successful, sold-out run at ...