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Get to see Enrico Luttmann’s translated play, before it ends on June, 30th.   With thanks to Pieter Toerien Productions, we are giving away 10 Double tickets to the 20:00 Performance of Family Secrets, on Wednesday, 26 June 2019, at the Pieter Toerien’s Montecasino Theatre. Pieter Toerien has scooped the English language premiere of Family Secrets for South Africa, starring Dorothy-Ann Gould and Sven Ruygrok, directed by ...

A Contemporary Italian Play, is no Secret Any More.   Fresh on the heels of the much-talked about Equus, Pieter Toerien once again presents Sven Ruygrok in the Enrico Luttmann play, Family Secrets, to be staged in Johannesburg and Cape Town. Ruygrok will be staring in this production, alongside Dorothy Ann Gould, who herself does not need any introduction. It has been quite some time ...

Innovative Theatre Showcasing More than Meets the Eye by Louw Mulder Avenue Q… there’s actually so much to say about this production, currently on stage at the Pieter Toerien’s Montecasino Theatre. It’s a puppet show, but it’s an adult play, it’s a superbly composed musical, but it is also a presentation of the fact that South African Theatre is ready to take the next steps ...

“… You fall in love with each one…” by Kosie Smit If you told me three years ago that I would be building puppets for AVENUE Q, I would not have believed you and would have laughed nervously. I have an extensive Scenic and Lighting background, and have been producing theatre for almost two decades. On the odd occasion I would agree to build creative ...

Avenue Q to Pull the Puppets off their strings. In 2004, on Broadway, against all the odds, a little show called Avenue Q snatched 3 Tony Awards for Best Book, Best Score and Best Musical from a monster hit, Wicket. This year, VR Theatrical and Kosie Smit are proud to present that triple Tony Winner to Johannesburg Audiences. The Broadway production was described as ‘equal ...

Not everyone you lose is a loss! Legendary South African actor, Tobie Cronjé is best known for his roles in the television series Louis Motors, Manakwalanners, Onder Draai die Duiwel Rond and Egoli. He will for the first time appear on the Market Theatre stage in the premiere of award winning playwright Retief Scholtz’s new play, Karel se Oupa. This is the second play by ...

Twee bekroonde akteurs op een verhoog, André Odendaal en Wilhelm van der Walt, in ‘n komediedrama kragtoer. Frank Venter is die man op straat. Een van duisende daarbuite wat min mense ooit sal ken en wat nog minder sal onthou. Soos elke mens het Frank ‘n storie. Niemand luister na sy storie nie. Dit is dan tog nie so indrukwekkend nie, of is dit? Frank ...

Much-loved funny man TOBIE CRONJE on stage in Johannesburg and Cape Town later this year. Charles Laurence’s (1931-2013) London and Broadway hit comedy My Fat Friend is the story of an overly large Vicky (Michelle Botha) who owns a successful bookshop in London’s Hampstead. She guzzles comfort food and chocolate to make up for her somewhat boring existence. She good-humouredly suffers the slings and arrows of her friend and ...

Sy vertel stories uit die alledaagse lewe; gebeure waarmee almal kan identifiseer en juis daarom vind gehore dit so snaaks:

’n Komedie met baie draaie en swaaie… Dis amper tyd vir ’n lekker volwasse komedie, met baie kinkels… 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. In die rolverdeling is Hannes Muller (Groet die grotman), Lizz Meiring (Cheaper than Roses, Molly ...