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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 ...

Joburg Theatre’s Hit Returns in the Same Year, with a new Shug Avery! Producers Joburg Theatre and Bernard Jay announced that The Color Purple would be extending its run on The Mandela Stage at Joburg Theatre for Women’s Month in August 2018. Popular actress and vocalist Lelo Ramasimong, who achieved a great personal success playing the role of Darlene in The Color Purple in February, ...

A richly woven story of love, friendship and the strong bond of Womanhood. By David Simmons If there was ever a greater time for women to feel empowered in the world and most importantly in South Africa, that time is now! The Color Purple, currently showing at the Joburg Theatre, couldn’t have come at a more auspicious time. Women all over the world, empowered by ...

With compliments of Joburg Theatre, we are giving away a Double Ticket to The Color Purple, soon to be staged on the Mandela Stage at the Joburg Theatre Complex.  The lucky winner stand a chance to attend the performance on Tuesday, 6 February, at 20:00. The Color Purple, as a musical, was originally produced on Broadway in 2005, by a team of producers, including Oprah Winfrey and received eleven Tony nominations.  Now, this ...

Introducing the Color Purple’s Celie and Shug Avery In August 2016, director Janice Honeyman, executive producer Bernard Jay and musical director Rowan Bakker embarked on a search for the two women who would be chosen to play the lead roles of Celie and Shug Avery in the Tony Award winning musical The Color Purple, to be staged for the first time in South Africa in 2018 ...

The Purrrfect Pantomime Adventure From the producer of Shrek The Musical and twelve sold-out award winning pantomimes, KickstArt Theatre brings you Puss in Boots, a swashbuckling spectacular for the whole family. Live on The Lyric stage from Friday, 30 June until Sunday, 23 July 2017, this rendition of Puss in Boots is an original adaptation of the well-known fairytale. Set on a mystical, magical Caribbean island, Puss in Boots is a laugh-a-minute and features great ...

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 Brand New Pantomime Adventure from Janice Honeyman Riding through the royal forest of Sherwood on a glorious May morning, you don’t have a care in the world.  Then you hear a bird call, the faint rustling of trees, and suddenly a man armed with a longbow appears in your path.  He wears a feathered cap, or is that a hood?  You can’t see the man’s face clearly, ...

Casting completed for the South Africa’s first original production of Saturday Night Fever Executive Producer Bernard Jay is proud to announce the completion of casting for South Africa’s first ‘non-replica’, professional production of the legendary disco musical, Saturday Night Fever. “We have an absolutely fabulous, world class company of all South African artists,” says Jay. “The crème-de-la-crème of the amazing pool of musical theatre talent ...

A Disco Mirror-ball, Reflecting SA’s Finest by Louw Mulder   For Joburgers it may be a long drive to Pretoria, but Bernard Jay’s production of Saturday Night Fever will be worth the trip. This uniquely staged production of the Paramount / RSO film featuring John Travolta, sets the scene for a disco-filled experience, featuring some of South Africa’s top theatre performers, and a creative team ...

Not a serious musical, but seriously entertaining By Louw Mulder   Sometimes, in the hustle and bustle of today’s life, it is just refreshingly entertaining to sit back, relax, and let the magic of a feel-good, almost panto-style musical take over. And that is a little understatement of how much I enjoyed Shrek, The Musical, which opened last night at the Lyric theatre in Gold ...

The Joburg Theatre is proud to host the biggest SA Musical of the year, opening July, 2015.