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Simon & Garfunkel gets a classy makeover with 8-piece cast who all play musical instruments. Fall in love with Simon & Garfunkel all over again in this dynamic, and uplifting musical journey through more than 20 classic hits! Everyone knows the songs of Simon & Garfunkel and between 31 Jan and 8 March, you will be able to hear them all live at Pieter Toerien’s ...

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 ...

Montecasino to host the new Mzansi Production in January. The South African International Ballet Competition, funded by the National Lotteries Commission, is happy to announce the staging of the new production of The Queen Show, a celebration of ballet and dance to the timeless music of Queen. The production will be staged by Mzansi Ballet. This new production will run at the Pieter Toerien Theatre ...

Alan Committie returns to Jozi as a Class(y) Clown Popular South African funnyman, Alan Committie, is back at Montecasino after a long hiatus in which he did some seriously dramatic work including playing the title role in Richard III at Maynardville Open air theatre in Cape Town. But now it’s back to Comedy and another installment of examining the foibles and madness of being alive ...

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 ...

Contagious Theatre Stages new Production in Montecasino. Contagious Theatre has delighted audiences across the country with their sensitive, evocative depiction of the Paul Gallico classic, The Snow Goose – and now visitors to Montecasino can experience the magic of this timeless production at Pieter Toerien’s Studio Theatre. Gallico’s story of a lonely recluse and a young girl, and the surprising friendship that blossoms between them ...

Your Chance to win Tickets to this infamous British Piano Duo in Johannesburg.   With thanks to Pieter Toerien Productions, we have 10 sets of tickets to give away for the Worbey & Farrel’s Rhapsody performance, on Thursday, 7 November at 8pm. In this brand-new show following sell-out tours in 2014, 2015 and 2016, the internationally acclaimed duo brings their unique touch to the world’s greatest music. ...

Brittish Piano Duet set for Limited Two Week Run at Montecasino.  Worbey and Farrell are a British piano musical comedy duo comprising of Steven Worbey and Kevin Farrell – internationally acclaimed concert pianists with a wicked sense of humour. They have played with the world’s leading symphony orchestras, achieved over a million hits on YouTube, and entertained in over 150 countries around the globe with their ...

Funnyman Voss stages exciting brand-new, one-man-show. Benny Bushwhacker, aka Ben Voss, continues his successful national tour of his brand-new, one-man-show and will soon be heading to Gauteng to delight Joburg and Pretoria audiences. Benny Bushwhacker : Human Nature will be on stage at The Studio Theatre at Montecasino from Thursday, 3rd – Sunday, 20th October for a strictly limited season. Benny Bushwhacker : Human Nature ...

A Somewhat Unusual Twist, to an old-age Classic. Pieter Toerien is proud to present to thee, they Abrahamse and Meyer production of thou Shakespeare’s R&J. Joe Calarco’s award-winning Shakespeare’s R&J re-imagines Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers as two adolescent schoolboys in a Catholic boarding school during the 1950s. Their love for one another becomes the ultimate forbidden love in an austere, repressive all male milieu. Four pupils ...

Hilarious new South African play about Tinder-dating to hit the boards. From the producers of the award-winning Hedwig and the Angry Inch and Rock of Ages, VR Theatrical is proud to present their latest local offering, The Dead Tinder Society.  In a story of love, loss and sex on the N1, The Dead Tinder Society grapples with finding the poetry in the pandemonium of seeking ...

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 ...

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 ...

Stephen Sondheim Magical Musical at Monte! Into the Woods is a sleek and sexy beast of a musical. It is in turn moody and magical as well as witty and wise, providing the kind of intellectual and emotional satisfaction, and the kind of exhilarating theatrical experience that you would expect from Stephen Sondheim, the creator of musical masterpieces such as Sweeney Todd and West Side ...

A Musical Piece You Don’t Want to Miss… With Compliments of Pieter Toerien Productions, we are giving away 11 double tickets to the performance of Into the Woods to be staged on Friday, 8 March 2019 at 19:30 at the Pieter Toerien’s Montecasino Theatre. Into the Woods is a sleek and sexy beast of a musical. It is in turn moody and magical as well as witty and ...

Stand a Chance to Win your Tickets here, but #KeepTheSecret. With thanks to our friends at Pieter Toerien Productions, we are giving away 11 Double Tickets to the 20:00 Performance of Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap, on Thursday, 24 January 2019, on stage at the Pieter Toerien’s Montecasino theatre, in this Casino Complex situated in Fourways. The scene is set when a group of people gathered ...

Agatha Christies’ best loved murder play comes to Montecasino. The scene is set when a group of people gathered in a guest house, Monkswell Manor and cut off by the snow discover, to their horror, that there is a murderer in their midst… Who can it be?  One by one the suspicious characters reveal their sordid pasts until at last, in a nerve-shredding moment, the identity and ...

From Page to Stage: Matilda is the musical of the year! By: David Simmons There is a refreshing satisfaction when one leaves a theatre after a musical with children at its core. Think back to the timeless musicals you have seen not only as a child, but also more recently on our South African stages. The Sound Of Music comes to mind with unique and ...

Acclaimed Theatre will take to the stage in Montecasino. With thanks to Pieter Toerien Productions, Stage and Screen will be giving away tickets to the Curious Incident, at the Pieter Toerien’s Montecasino Theatre.  We have 10 sets of tickets for the 20:00 performance on Wednesday, 14 November 2018. Fifteen-year-old Christopher Boone has an extraordinary brain, exceptional at math, while ill-equipped to interpret everyday life. He ...

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Fifteen-year-old Christopher Boone has an extraordinary brain, exceptional at math, while ill-equipped to interpret everyday life. He has never ventured alone beyond the end of his road, he detests being touched and he distrusts strangers. When Christopher falls under suspicion for killing his neighbour’s dog, his detective work to identify the true culprit, takes him on ...

Matilda is coming to Enchant Joburg and Cape Town. Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical will begin its run from 17 October 2018 at the TEATRO at Montecasino before moving to Cape Town. This Royal Shakespeare Company production a proud collaboration between Pieter Toerien’s Production, and GWB Entertainment. Pieter Toerien and GWB Entertainment are delighted to announce the casting of the eagerly anticipated Matilda, The Musical. The ...

New Piano Play by Rocco de Villiers 2018 is Rocco’s year of the emerald! In 2018 popular pianist Rocco de Villiers celebrates 20 years of blood, sweat, tears and survival as a piano player in South Africa. The 20thanniversary gemstone is the emerald. As part of his celebration Rocco will be wearing green for the entire year. In 1998 he released his first solo instrumental album, Screen ...

Shakespeare Saga in Jozi. After the sensational success of Hamlet in 2017, Pieter Toerien proudly presents Abrahamse & Meyer’s dazzling take on Macbeth, William Shakespeare’s shortest, darkest and most thrilling tragedy. This production comes to Johannesburg hot on the heels of its European debut at the world’s largest and most prestigious International Shakespeare Festival. Macbeth is currently being studied by Grade 12 English Additional Language as well as Grade ...

Double Double, Toil and Trouble… With thanks to Pieter Toerien Productions, we are giving away 10 double tickets to Macbeth.  The Tickets up for grabs are for the 20:00 performance on Saturday, 1 September 2018 at the Pieter Toerien’s Montecasino Theatre. Pieter Toerien proudly presents Abrahamse & Meyer’s dazzling take on Macbeth – William Shakespeare’s shortest, darkest and most thrilling tragedy.  This production comes to Johannesburg hot ...

Rocco de Villiers stel Kort Broek Album bekend! Die bekroonde en uiters begaafde pianis, Rocco de Villiers, is terug met ’n splinternuwe popalbum, wat nie net vir die eerste keer spog met ’n Afrikaanse titel nie, maar ook beloof om luisteraars se voete na die dansvloer te lok. Kortbroek, langkouse is die musikant se veertiende instrumentale album en bou voort op die unieke klavierstyl, eiesoortige komposisies en ...

Roxmouth is Lewis in Great Balls of Fire Fresh from his success as Che in the international tour of Evita, Jonathan Roxmouth sets the stage on fire as Jerry Lee Lewis in Great Balls of Fire. Audiences can expect the hits that shaped a generation played by Jonathan at the piano and a flaming hot six-piece band. All-time favourite hits include Great Balls of Fire, ...

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, ...

The Hills are Alive, with the Sound of Tickets…. With compliments if Pieter Toerien Productions, we are giving away 10 double tickets to The Sound Of Music.  Andre Schwartz will this time share the spotlight, with Carmen Pretorius, as Maria. Pieter Toerien, David Ian and The Really Useful Group is presenting another theatrical masterpiece, as Andrew Lloyd Webber’s production of The Sound of Music will hit stages ...