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These Kinky Boots are made to kick some closed-minded butt!  by Betty Bangles   Daaaahlings! I took a trip down to Cape Town and with lots of thanks to The Fugard Theatre and Stage and Screen, I got to see Kinky Boots, and now I have something to say…. I first saw Kinky Boots two years ago on Broadway and fell in love with the ...

Runaway High Heel Hit Extended… For the Final Time Just two weeks into its South African premiere run, The Fugard Theatre’s production of multiple Tony-Award winning musical Kinky Boots has been extended. Bookings are now open for performances until 27 October. Presented by Eric Abraham and The Fugard Theatre, this is the first non-replica production of the show, and a brand new, South African original production of ...

Come see the intense Equus for yourself! With thanks to Pieter Toerien Productions, we are giving away 10 sets of tickets to Equus, currently running at the Pieter Toerien’s Montecasino Theatre. When teenager Alan Strang’s pathological fascination leads him to brutally blind six horses in a Hampshire stable, psychiatrist Dr. Martin Dysart is tasked with uncovering the motive behind the boy’s violent act. As Dysart ...

A Raw, yet Intense Manipulation for the love of the Stage. by Louw Mulder During the last 12 odd years, I have written ample reviews about entertaining theatre shows that effortlessly tell the story, requiring no effort from the patron to understand the subject matter. But this is certainly not the case with Peter Shaffer’s Equus, which I saw this weekend at Pieter Toerien’s Montecasino ...

Peter Shaffer’s iconic psychological thriller coming to Montecasino. Equus stars Graham Hopkins as psychiatrist Dr Martin Dysart and Sven Ruygrok as 17-year-old Alan Strang – a stable boy who has been arrested for blinding six horses with a metal spike. With its controversial nude scene and simulated sex act, Equus still causes quite a stir amongst theatre goers wherever it is performed around the world. Most recent being a production starring Harry ...

The History and Sounds of Cape Town create this Perfect Mosaic of Musical Theatre. by Louw Mulder The wonder, awe and art of theatre is very special to the team at Stage and screen. When I visited the Fugard Theatre in Cape Town this past December, the level of specialness was magnified in such a way, that the theatre outing in its whole became one of ...

Langarm extended due to popular demand. David Kramer’s new musical Langarm at The Fugard Theatre has been extended due to an overwhelming demand. With all remaining 2018 performances  now sold out, the run has been extended to Sunday 3 March 2019. Performances in January 2019 will continue to run from Tuesday to Sunday.  From 6 February 2019, Langarm  will be performed from Wednesday to Saturdays at 8pm ...

Enchanting Romantic Comedy back by Popular demand in CT! The award-winning South African premiere production of the enchanting romantic comedy Shakespeare In Love returns to the Fugard Theatre due to overwhelming demand. It will be performed at the Fugard Theatre from 14 August 2018. Eric Abraham presents this Fugard Theatre production of Shakespeare In Love which was a runaway success last year, playing to sold out houses and ...

Hat-Trick for West Side Story and King Kong In light of all the rewards and acknowledgments through the Naledi Theatre awards, Stage and Screen is dedicated this article, to the memory of Francois Theron, who too soon, left us with so much more curtains to be called! The 14th Annual Naledi Theatre Awards were held at Johannesburg this week, with Montecasino’s Teatro hosting the event.  ...

Weyers Prinsloo Colab hits Cape Town Stage. The Fugard Theatre’s star-studded production of Athol Fugard’s The Road to Mecca has been extended due to an overwhelming response and universal critical acclaim. The play will be presented at the Fugard Theatre until 12 May and bookings can be made at Computicket. Eric Abraham presents this Fugard Theatre production in honour of this iconic playwright’s 85th year, who marked this ...

The South African premiere of Joshua Harmon’s Broadway hit! From the writer of the West End smash hit comedy Bad Jews, which enjoyed sold out runs in Johannesburg and Cape Town, comes a Fugard Theatre production of Joshua Harmon’s Broadway success Significant Other. Eric Abraham presents a Fugard Theatre production and South African premiere of Significant Other. The play opens on 30 May in the Fugard Theatre and is directed ...

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 ...

A reawakening of South Africa’s rich history by David Simmons Let’s reflect for a few moments and take a brisk walk down memory lane. It’s 1959 Johannesburg. Sophiatown is a melting pot of culture, vibrancy and not forgetting the impenetrable sounds of Jazz. People come and go, the streets are bustling in true 1950’s style and the gossip at the local bus station imbues a ...

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 ...

Fabulous Funny Fanny at the Fugard by Louw Mulder It is not the first time I have had the privilege to review a Fugard Theatre Production, but it is the first time I am writing about a production performed at the Fugard Theatre. Being in Cape Town is always an experience for a Gautenger like me, and to see a professional musical like Funny Girl  ...

Here they Are.  2016 Top Theatre Performers After much anticipation, the Naledi Theatre Awards is proud to announce the nominees for productions staged during 2016. The Nominations Reveal was hosted by the Market Theatre and took place on 27 March at the Mannie Manim Theatre amidst great excitement from the theatre industry’s key players. BEST THEATRE SET DESIGN Greg King – Suddenly the Storm Karabo ...

A Majesitc, Memorable, Magnificent Musical By Louw Mulder In the mid-nineties, in the middle of my high school career, I took a fieldtrip to the Sand du Plessis Theatre in Bloemfontein to see my first ever musical, West Side Story. Not only was I bowled over by the magic a stage production can enchant, but also the decisive factor was, that it made me fall ...

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 ...

Hit Musical returns from 10 November, starring Nadine as the Narrator! Pieter Toerien & The Really Useful Group present this Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s sparkling family musical, which returns to Pieter Toerien’s Montecasino Theatre from 10 November 2016 to 29 January 2017, due to huge popular demand. Retelling the Biblical story of Joseph and his coat of many colours, this magical musical is packed ...

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 ...

The Completely Sold Out Rocky Horror Show is returning to Joburg in November 2014!