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Frank Opperman gets serious again in a Role of a Modern Priest in Society. The decline in church attendance is a global phenomenon. The role of the priest in our rapidly changing world is one of the themes that lies at the heart of Dominee Tienie, a new film starring acclaimed actor Frank Opperman, who reprises on the big screen, the role he played on stage in ...

Action-adventure epic retells story of legendary South African Outlaw! One man’s bandit is another man’s champion. That is the theme at the heart of Sew the Winter to My Skin, a new film by South African director Jahmil X.T. Qubeka.  The film is a searing reimagining of the story of John Kepe, a legendary outlaw of pre-apartheid South Africa.. Hailed as a Western-style manhunt thriller, ...

Pieter Toerien’s Studio Theatre to be hypnotised again! André, the Hilarious Hypnotist celebrates a record breaking 26 years on stage as South Africa’s very own convener of the strange, weird and wonderful, having discovered his hypnotic calling after watching a performance of the late Max Collie in action. Having studied drama, teaching and with a background in psychology, André immediately became hooked at the promise of ...

Alan Committie cast in Shakespear’s Richard III. Shakespeare’s historic dark comic tragedy, Richard III, which will be presented at the Maynardville Open-Air Theatre from 7 February to 9 March 2019, is directed by Geoffrey Hyland and starring award-winning actor, Alan Committie in the title role. Committie was recently seen in The Fugard Theatre’s production of David Mamet’s hard-hitting two-hander OLEANNA, and award-winning Shakespeare director Hyland returns to Maynardville after the ...

New Series on Internet Pioneers during Dot-Com Boom. Set During the 1990’s in Silicon Valley, this six-part limited series stars two-time Emmy award-winning actor Bradley Whitford, Steve Zahn and Lamorne Morris, with show runner Matthew Carnahan and Executive Producer, Arianna Huffington. Creator Matthew Carnahan uses a disruptive approach to tell the true stories of these visionaries, blending doc-style interviews with real-life subjects into the scripted storylines. ...

Rarely seen behaviours come to the Small Screen in Big Cat February… Nat Geo Wild’s ninth annual big cat event packs in five new premieres over the month of February 2019, featuring surprising behaviours and inspiring stories of big cats around the world. Every year the channel shines a light on these majestic creatures to remind people of their struggle and their importance in our ...

3rd Season of Nat Geo’s Cosmos, returns with Possible Worlds. National Geographic has announced the Emmy-, and Peabody Award-winning Cosmos will return for its third season, beginning Sunday 3 March at 20:00. The program is airing as a global event on National Geographic in 172 countries and 43 languages which now includes South Africa. The 13-part series will once again be executive-produced, written and directed by ...

Entries for M-Net’s New Blind-Dating Show are Now Open! The very first Bachelor SA – superhot former Sharks rugby player, entrepreneur and international model, Lee Thompson, is not the only one who will be dating up a storm on M-Net 101 in 2019, in the hopes of finding true love. In addition to The Bachelor SA, the magic channel has conjured up a fresh and fun-filled highly original ...

Stories van hoop en groei in kykNET se nuwe reeks. Om in die oomblik te leef beteken nie slegs om doelbewus in die hier en nou te wees nie, dit beteken ook om bewus te wees van die hoofstuk én seisoen waarin ons ons tans bevind. In die Oomblik is ’n nuwe kykNET-reeks wat op 6 Januarie om 2019 om 09:30 begin en waarin ons deur ander ...

Rapper Riky Rick from Rikado Replaces Khan in the New Voice’s Coaching Ranks! M-Net recently revealed that radio and TV star Anele Mdoda had been signed as the new host of The Voice South Africa. But she is not the only larger-than-life personality who will soon be setting the brand-new stage at Urban Brew studios alight in the 3rd season of this popular talent search. Multi-talented rapper and record ...

Out with Bobby and In with Riana, as the new Afrikaans Coach in The Voice SA’s 3rd Season. There’s some serious competition coming your way from another new coach in the third season of M-Net’s The Voice South Africa. One of strongest female voices and most successful songwriters in the South African music industry, Christian and pop music star Riana Nel, took a seat in one of The Voice SA’s famous red ...

Lady Lira returns for Season 3 as the Longest Sitting Voice Coach in South Africa. Fans of The Voice South Africa are in for an electrifying third season. The sparks are bound to fly when new coaches Riky Rick, Francois van Coke and Riana Nel compete for talent.  To add to the star wattage, Lira is back in her old red seat, as the most capped Voice Coach in SA! As a confirmed coach ...

Francois van Coke replaces Karen Zoid as the Rocker on the new Voice’s Coaching Panel! The coaching panel for The Voice South Africa Season 3 would include three hitmakers from different backgrounds and music genres: a Flamboyant male rapper and producer, an Afrikaans gospel, country and pop darling and an Afro-chick soul diva. Missing from the mix was a rebellious rocker… and perhaps a little more testosterone.  ...

M-Net’s The Voice SA, delivers Anele Mdoda as the new Host in its 3rd Season. One of South Africa’s best-known media personalities has landed her dream job. The third season of M-Net’s The Voice South Africa, will be hosted by the effervescent, always-colourful radio and television star, Anele Mdoda. Anele, a self-proclaimed super fan of the popular television franchise, took on this coveted role when the show’s Blind ...

In Fact, There is So Much More than just The #VoiceSa! On 3 February 2019, the 3rd Season of M-Net’s The Voice South Africa will return after a year’s break, just after Craig Lucas and Richard Stirton were announced the Season 2 and Season 1’s winners respectively. It seems that it is M-Net’s mission to impress South Africa with a range of locally produced shows, with ...

Aunty Merle is coming not-so-straight from CT to Joburg Theatre. With thanks to our friends in the Theatre Business, who is bringing Marc Lottering’s Aunty Merle; The Musical to the Mandela Stage of the Joburg Theatre, we are giving away 2 Double Tickets to the 20:00 Performance of this true Cape Townian Production, on Wednesday, 20 February 2019, Popular comedian, Marc Lottering’s most beloved alter ego, ...

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 ...

Stand a Monstrous chance of winning tickets to this First SA Jam. With a huge thank you to the very generous Showtime Management, fans of this monster truck Juggernaut craziness in Durban, Cape Town andd Johannesburg, stand a chance to win a set to each city’s event, which includes Four Tickets for the family, as well as Tickets to the Pit Party, in the middle ...

Springbok Nude Girls Meets Roxy Music! Big Concerts announced that award winning, singer-songwriter Arno Carstens is confirmed as the support act for Bryan Ferry. Arno Carstens has released 12 albums; five as lead singer of Springbok Nude Girls, one as part of electronica project Bhelltower and six as a solo artist.  He’s had over 20 top-ten singles and won 5 SAMA Awards, including Best Rock Album ...

Kompanjie Stories se Eerste Vol Fliek maak Liefde op Valentynsdag. Liewe Lisa, die debuutfilm van Kompanjie Stories, se lokprent is nou aanlyn te sien. Die film word vrygestel op 14 Februarie 2019 en kykers sal Hendrik Cronje en Elani Dekker in die hoofrolle sien. Die film Liewe Lisa is nie net die filmmakers se eerste produksie nie, maar het ook as inspirasie gedien vir die begin van ‘n nuwe produksiemaatskappy, naamlik Kompanjie Stories, met ...

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 ...

Lokprent van nuwe SA Film, dra Kragtige Boodskap.

A Sparkling and Magical Year-End Treat! By: David Simmons 2018 has been a very busy year for Joburg Ballet. They have skilfully presented audiences with world class offerings, not forgetting a company of dedicated artists each embracing their own unique talents. Each production, whether a classical representation or modern enactment, has set a very high standard for dance in this country. The level of flair ...

The Must have Christmas Album this year. It is no surprise that a Christmas song is recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records as the best-selling single ever – there is a universality to Christmas music that transcends the end of year madness and reminds us of what the season is truly about. This year, the song set to spark the Christmas spirit in South Africans, ...

You can Win the Must Have Christmas CD of the Year! With thanks to Starburst Promotions, we are giving away two copies of Helene Fischer’s new Album, Merry Christmas. This year’s Christmas Song, sets to spark the Christmas spirit in South Africans, is German artist Helene Fischer’s Merry Christmas, performed with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. The album also includes fantastic duets with the likes of legends Frank ...

Filming wraps on Showmax’s first original drama! The Girl From St Agnes, Showmax’s first original drama, wrapped-up in November 2018 after filming in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands and in Johannesburg. The eight-part whodunnit will premiere on Showmax on 31 January 2019. The first Showmax Original, last year’s light-hearted comedy Tali’s Wedding Diary, had the most successful launch day of any series on Showmax ever, and according to ...

Marc Lottering sasays onto the stage in Cape Town and Joburg! Popular comedian, Marc Lottering’s most beloved alter ego, Aunty Merle Abrahams sashays onto the stage for the first time in Johannesburg with Aunty Merle, The Musical, after a Christmas and New Years run in Cape Town. Written by comedian, Marc Lottering and directed by Lara Foot, the show has received four Fleur du Cap nominations and has ...

Adaptation of a Christmas Classic back by Popular Demand! VR Theatrical expands to collaborate with various artists under the banner Crewworks, to bring to the stage Charles Dickens’ Evergreen tale of redemption, A Christmas Carol, with Jason K. Ralph as Scrooge, and Naret Loots as Everyone-one-Else, in this 2-hander adaptation by Elizma Badenhorst. Bah, Haumbug! The famous exclamation of Ebenezer Scrooge will be heard this ...

Joburg Ballet moves to the Teatro for their Christmas Season. With thanks to Joburg Ballet, we are giving away a Double ticket to this season’s Opening night, on Friday, 14 December 2018 at 19:30, at the Teatro in Montecasino. A dazzling night, a glittering ball, something wonderful is bound to happen when the ultimate fairytale , Joburg Ballet’s production of Cinderella, comes to The Teatro at Montecasino from 14 to 23 December 2018. Marking the ...

Do some star-spotting in the Stars’ Backyard with SundanceTV and Multichoice!! SundanceTV has partnered with MultiChoice to offer DStv Premium subscribers a chance to win a once-in-a-lifetime trip for two to the Sundance Film Festival in the US, between 31 January and 3 February 2019. The winner and a friend could be among the 40,000 visitors pouring into Park City, Utah, to experience the best ...