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Based on the hilarious 1967 film, Mel Brooks’ The Producers is a laugh out-loud, outrageous, crowd-pleasing musical-comedy that has been a smash hit since its 2001 debut (which featured Nathan Lane as Max and Matthew Broderick as Leo) Fading Broadway producer Max Bialystok (played by Alan Committie) is desperate to get to the top of his profession again, and finds an unlikely ally in mousy ...

Back and Fresh from his recent International stint in Phantom of the Opera….  With thanks to Pieter Toerien Productions, we are giving away 5 double tickets to the 20:00 performance of Lenny, Andrew, Steve and Me on Friday, 13 September 2019 at the Pieter Toerien’s Montecasino Theatre. Pieter Toerien presents Jonathan Roxmouth in Lenny, Andrew, Steve and Me – an evening celebrating the music and lyrics of theatre ...

Jonathan Roxmouth is coming home! For the first time since his sold-out concert series at the Teatro at Montecasino a year ago, one of South Africa’s favourite leading men is to return to Pieter Toerien’s Montecasino Theatre for a very limited time between seasons behind the mask as the title character in the international tour of The Phantom of the Opera. Pieter Toerien presents Jonathan ...

Bengingazi, a truly inspirational South African story. Mzansi Ballet has pleasure in presenting Bengingazi a celebration and fusion of classical ballet, pantsula, flamenco and contemporary dance, in a truly inspirational South African story. Mzanzi Ballet has brought together some of SA’s leading dancers in classical ballet, contemporary and pantsula. Top ballet dancers, Angela Malan, Michael Revie, Angela Revie, professional pantsula dancers from Soweto, Stembiso Makhanya ...

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, ...

An Extraordinarily Ordinary Life – a musical memoir Written, composed and performed by Jervis Pennington, this acclaimed production will take to eh Studio Theatre at Montecasino from 20 September to 15 October 2017.  “It’s a hellofa story! …..and powerful songwriting.” David Kramer at The CT Fringe “Emotionally overwhelming …and Jervis should be in stand-up comedy!” Robyn Cohen: The Cape Times “Raw, brutally honest, uplifting and ...

All your Favourite Beatles Hits It is arguably true that time spent in national service has receded in the memories of many in South Africa. However, Borderline brings it back in vivid colour – the loss of home and loved ones, the indoctrination and deliberate obliteration of individuality during basic training, the fear and horrors experienced in action, and, yes, the intense camaraderie which flourished in such ...

Mystery Theatre coming to JHB and CT VR Theatrical, by special arrangement with Samuel French Inc present The Mystery of Irma Vep, in Johannesburg and Cape Town from 5 July 2017, starring Jonathan Roxmouth & Weslee Swain Lauder. Jonathan Roxmouth (Sweeney Todd, Phantom of the Opera, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat), one of the biggest names in South African theatre, stars with the inimitable Weslee Swain Lauder (Sweeney ...

Back by HUGE demand from 1 February! Alan Committie – the star of the hit show DEFENDING THE CAVEMAN – has decided that after 941 performances of the record-breaking comedy, it’s time to take a fresh look at relationships in 2016… With a comic, honest and sometimes even touching examination of couples, our “Caveman” Committie will continue to explore the mad differences between men and ...

Sandra Prinsloo is terug met ‘n verhoog Meesterstuk “Elke nou en dan, min of meer een maal per jaar, gebeur ‘n teaterstuk wat ‘n mens nie durf misloop nie. Die soort teaterbelewenis wat by jou steelkant verbyglip en jou totaal ontredder. Wat nie talm of trane trek nie. Wat jou vinnig twee keer laat kyk, vinnig oor jou skouer laat kyk. Wat jou oorrompel met ...

’n Opwindende nuwe Afrikaanse musiekblyspel kom in 2016 na Pieter Toerien se Montecasino Studio Teater, gegrond op die 1952 film van Pierre de Wet Altyd in my Drome.  Met Willem Botha, Grant Towers, Michelle Botha, Tessa Denton, Sanli Jooste en Darius Engelbrecht. Die vervaardigers wat die trefferkomedies Vettie Vettie, Twee vir die Prys van Een en Marion Holm vir Beginners in 2014 en 2015 die ...

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 ...

Pieter Toerien presents The London Shakespeare Group in celebration of a life’s work and a 400-year legacy. “O sweet Mr Shakespeare” 400 years after his death, Shakespeare is performed more and more and is loved throughout the world. He is without doubt Britain’s greatest export. Sweet Mr Shakespeare examines the reactions to him over the centuries and enacts great passages from his comedies, tragedies and ...

He’s back! Alan Committie is Back in  Love Factually – More tales from a Caveman Alan Committie – the star of the hit show DEFENDING THE CAVEMAN – has decided that after 941 performances of the record-breaking comedy, it’s time to take a fresh look at relationships in 2016… With a comic, honest and sometimes even touching examination of couples, our “Caveman” Committie will continue to explore the mad differences ...

Andre, the Hilarious Hypnotist returns to the Montecasino Theatre for more fun and Laughter Andre the Hilarious Hypnotist returns to the Montecasino Theatre stage to enthral local fans with his fast wit, dry humour and astounding ability to turn even the most innocent of us into anything from a washing machine to superman, providing the ideal way to chase away the New Year blues. His season at ...

Uys puts the eish! back into entertainment with pick-a-box bonanza As he prepares to turn 70 in sensational style this September, satirist extraordinaire Pieter-Dirk Uys is placing the power squarely in Johannesburg audiences’ hands. Now, if only the politicians he lampoons so mercilessly would follow suit… Uys’s smash hit show An Audience with Pieter-Dirk Eish! returns by massive public demand to invade the main stage ...

An Evening with Bob Fox One of the UK’s finest exponents of storytelling through song, BOB FOX is deeply influenced by the working class culture and industrial folk song prevalent in his native County Durham. For over 40 years he has toured extensively throughout the UK, Europe, USA, New Zealand and Australia, performing mostly solo but also alongside such musical heavyweights as Ralph McTell, Richard ...

The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Jonathan Roxmouth and Charon Williams-Ros will be starring in Sweeney Todd, when Pieter Toerien brings this Stephen Sondheim’s iconic musical thriller to the Montecasino Theatre from 9 October 2015 till 13 December 2015. Featuring sublime theatrics, a thrilling, chilling story, suspense, passion, deliciously dark humour, with a score and lyrics that have taken on iconic status, directed and designed by ...

Cape Town City Ballet dances Noël Coward’s ‘THE VORTEX’. Choreographed by Marc Goldberg. Under the artistic direction of Elizabeth Triegaardt Pieter Toerien’s Montecasino Theatre 12 August – 23 August Pieter Toerien is proud to present Cape Town City Ballet in MARC GOLDBERG’s dance adaptation of Noël Cowards controversial play ‘The Vortex’. The ballet explores themes of drug addiction in 1920’s high society; adultery; aging and dysfunctional ...

’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 ...

STAR of SA Musical Theatre, Jonathan Roxmouth, will be singing your favourite songs from the musicals and entertains with his own personal backstage stories and anecdotes...

PYTHONESQUE Roy Smile’s MONTY PYTHON Biography Directed By Alan Swerdlow Starring Graham Hopkins as John Cleese, Theo Landey as Terry Gilliam and Eric Idle, Robert Fridjhon as Terry Jones and Michael Palin, and Russel Savadier as Graham Chapman. Playwright ROY SMILES’ brilliant and irreverent history of comedy comes to a fitting climax with his ingenious and hysterically funny PYTHONESQUE. Having conjured up the spirit of ...

The all-star local cast is headed by Alan Committie as Seymour, the would-be botanist....

A celebration of the most beautiful melodies. Some sentimental, some nostalgic, some modern, some shockingly old... but always beautiful...

The highlight of October, was surely War Horse. Our Editor, Louw Mulder, talks this month about the elements of this show that impressed him.

Fresh from a succesful run in London, comes Marc Lottering with his new hilarious one-man show "This is Captain Lottering Speaking"