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The Fugard Theatre and The Royal Shakespeare Company Present Kunene and the King Eric Abraham presents a Fugard Theatre and Royal Shakespeare Company co-production of Kunene and the King, the new play by John Kani. Kunene and the King, comes to The Fugard Theatre in April 2019, hot off its world premiere at The Royal Shakespeare Company’s Swan Theatre, in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. This moving and funny two-hander ...

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 ...

A Piece of Paradise in the middle of the City. by Louw Mulder Sometimes, you are fortunate enough to discover something special, like a peaceful, tranquil little gem, in the middle of the buzzing city. This time, the luck was on my side, when I got to discover The Garden Venue Boutique Hotel in Northriding. A little paradise, where the sounds and nature-noises muffle the ...

Another First for South Africa in 2018 Big Concerts and A Live Nation Company have announced that Cartoon Network Live! will be coming to South Africa for the very first time over the winter school holidays. This brand new live show will be coming to Cape Town from 26th June 2018 at the Grand Arena, GrandWest and Johannesburg from 3rd July 2018 at Montecasino. Cartoon Network, 947, KFM ...

Live voting, Same-day live results for Dancing With The Stars SA! Pre-register NOW to vote for your favourite celebrities and their dancing partners! For the first time in the history of M-Net 101, the channel will announce the voting results of a reality show on the same night of its live broadcast throughout the voting season. That’s why M-Net 101 is introducing an exciting – and controlled – new voting mechanism for Dancing With The ...

More Mark Madness At the Pieter Toerien Studio. Comedy icon, Mark Banks returns in an all-new show with a difference. In a time when there are solo stand-up shows flooding the market, Mark has written this reflective piece of brilliance that shares true-life comedy moments for his life. Starring out-of-towners, celebrities, business figures, politicians and other interesting South Africans – all recounted by a modern ...

Sizzling start to Joburg Ballet’s 2018 season! Casting announced for leading roles Joburg Ballet opens a bumper 2018 year in sizzling style when the company brings South African choreographer Veronica Paeper’s production of Carmen to Joburg Theatre for ten performances from 6 to 15 April. Joburg Ballet will perform to live orchestral accompaniment for the first time in many years, when the launched Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra (JPO) ...

Seeing is Believing – First SA appearance for Dynamo! He’s walked on water across the river Thames, levitated in front of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro and walked down the outside of the L.A times building; he’s predicted the Soccer World Cup outcome and taken a trip on the side of a bus. This global television star, international brand ambassador, author and stage ...

Ultra SA finalizes 5th Year line-up. This year’s Ultra will take place at the Cape Town Stadium on Friday, 9 February, and in Johannesburg, at the Nasrec Expo Centre, on Saturday, 10 February 2018.  Check out the Official Aftermovie of Ultra 2017. As ULTRA South Africa 2018 draws nearer, the festival’s line-up continues to grow even more impressive. Calling on a diverse selection of star-studded ...

Hedwig to WOW Joburg after Rave Reviews in Cape Town. Brilliantly innovative, heart breaking, and wickedly funny, Hedwig and the Angry Inch is a landmark musical by John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask that is “ground breaking and undoubtedly ahead of its time” (Entertainment Weekly). This genre-bending, fourth-wall-smashing musical sensation, with its pulsing score and electrifying performances, tells the story of one of the most unique characters ...

Celebrate Love, and the Blues with the NIROX Foundation.  Single? By Choice, or not? Dreading the upcoming Valentine’s day blues? Well, whatever emotions this day awake, why don’t combining both and celebrate life, loving Valentine’s day, and the Blues, as the NIROX Foundation hosts a stellar line-up of acoustic musicians, gourmet food traders & restaurateurs, a full bar, and a selection of sumptuous desserts. Featuring ...

Nuwe Stêrbelaaide reeks op KykNet. In Episode 1 wil Naomi Fortuin by haar veiligheidswag-seun Skalkie weet: “Wat vir ‘n ding is ‘n knapsekêrel?” En hy antwoord: “Dis ’n guard wat aan sy mission klou soos mis aan ‘n wolkombers.” Bekroonde skrywer, Paul C. Venter en regisseur en vervaardiger, Human Stark, snoer weer kragte saam na die sukses van Vlug na Egipte en Terug na Egipte ...

Hilarious Hypnotist Celebrates 25 Years on Stage. There’s no better way to chase away the January “back to work” blues than by enjoying one of South Africa’s funniest entertainers, Andre The Hilarious Hypnotist as he returns for a limited season to Montecasino’s Studio Theatre from Friday 19th January – Sunday 25th February 2018. Andre The Hilarious Hypnotist celebrates a record breaking 25 years on stage as South Africa’s very own convener of the ...

Alan Committie returns with his Brand New and Hilarious Stand up Show. Planet Mirth is a funny look at everything…in HD! It’s the start of a new year which means it’s time for SA funnyman Alan Committie to bring us another hilarious look at the world around us…. In this, his 20th one man comedy show, Committie presents a docu-comedy in the highest definition and promises everything ...

Glamourous Extravaganza to hit Channel 101.  Early in 2018, M-Net 101 will be adding yet another spectacular show to its sizzling Sunday night line-up. Late in 2017, the channel confirmed that, with the help of highly skilled professional Latin and Ballroom dancers, 12 untrained local celebrities will be putting their best foot forward to compete in a proudly South African version of the BBC Worldwide ...

Collective Soul to tour SA with Special Guest Lifehouse. Big Concerts has announced that Collective Soul will be returning to South Africa supported by very special guests Lifehouse. Collective Soul, the multi-platinum rock band, responsible for seven #1 hits starting with 1993’s anthemic hit “Shine” and onto “December,” “The World I Know,” that led to a duet with Elton John, a song on the hit Twilight soundtrack, ...

A Better World Tour Coming to Pretoria and Cape Town. Few artists can lay claim to international success spanning three decades, but Chris De Burgh has achieved precisely that. The legendary artist will be performing two shows in South Africa in support of his new album, “A Better World”. ‘Spanish Train and Other Stories’ was Chris’ first major hit in SA and the first single ...

An evening with a Indian Musical Legend… Synonymous with bringing world-class Bollywood entertainment to South Africa’s stages, Blu Blood is proud to announce the return of music legend and international award-winning singing sensation, Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, to Durban and Johannesburg on 20 and 21 April 2018. Rahat Fateh Ali Khan has been mesmerising audiences around the globe for over three decades.  As one ...

With Thanks to Alan Committie and Pieter Toerien Productions, we are giving away 10 sets of tickets for the Wednesday, 24 January Performance, at 20:00.  The performance will be staged at the Pieter Toerien’s Montecasino Theatre in Johannesburg. In this, his 20th one man comedy show, Committie presents a docu-comedy in the highest definition and promises everything we have come to love about his brand of ...

The Contestants are chosen, now the fun can start. On Monday 5 February 2018 at 19:30, the first episode of Tropika Island of Treasure Maldives will air on SABC3. So far it has been revealed that Katlego Maboe will be the host for this eighth season.  Click on the image to the right, to see the Celebrities participating. Over the past few weeks, Tropika has ...

Cape Town City Ballet’s adaptation comes to Artscape in February. Marc Goldberg , The acclaimed choreographer of The Vortex has combined a classical story with a 21st century design to bring a cinematic experience to modern ballet as it’s never been seen before. Digitalizing his sets yet retaining the silhouettes of the 17th century, this world premier promises to be a lot more than just ...

Mind-bending acts of magic and illusions all the way from Broadway After record breaking runs in New York, London and Asia, The Illusionists direct from Broadway, will be in South Africa for the first time ever, opening at GrandWest on Wednesday, 07 February 2018 for a limited season ending on Sunday, 11 February 2018. The show then moves to Montecasino’s Teatro from Valentine’s Day, Wednesday, ...

Die wereld is so groot soos jou verbeelding. Die bekroonde film, Meerkat Maantuig se lokprent is nou aanlyn te sien! Meerkat Maantuig het by vanjaar se Silwerskermfees die toekenning vir Beste Kinematografie verower en word op 16 Maart 2018 landswyd vrygestel. Meerkat Maantuig is geïnspireer deur die jeugnovella Blinde Sambok deur die bekende Suid-Afrikaanse skrywer, Riana Scheepers. Die skrywer van die film, Hanneke Schutte, het besluit om die boek as ‘n uitgangspunt ...

Peppa Pig Matinee Show added for Durban Demand! Excitement is mounting and fans around the country are counting the sleeps until they see Peppa Pig and George Pig together with all their special friends including favourites Suzy Sheep, Danny Dog and Pedro Pony embark on their fantastical adventure when the much-anticipated stage show, Peppa Pig Live in South Africa in partnership with Black opens later this month in Durban, Pretoria and Port ...

The World’s most loved musical returns to South Africa after World Tour. Pieter Toerien, David Ian and The Really Useful Group is presenting another theatrical masterpiece later this year, as Andrew Lloyd Webber’s production of The Sound of Music will hit stages in Johannesburg and Cape Town.  This musical which contains arguably the best-loved songs of all time, will be coming to Johannesburg from 31 ...

Dis tyd vir FliekNET! fliekNET is vir ’n derde jaar terug! Nou is jou kans om ’n bietjie te “binge watch” aan al jou gunsteling Afrikaanse flieks – van toeka tot nou. Wat is nou lekkerder as om in die vakansietyd met ’n bak springmielies, op die bank, voor die kassie neer te plak en in van jou gunsteling flieks te ontsnap? Vanaf 16 Desember ...

Dream BIG as Disney on Ice sprinkles pixie dust in SA! Disney on Ice is back next year as Tinker Bell takes audiences on an enchanting pixie-dust filled journey of beloved Disney tales in a new show entitled Disney on Ice presents Dream Big. Believing is just the beginning when the empowering tales of eight Disney Princesses – Ariel, Belle, Cinderella, Rapunzel, Tiana, Jasmine, Aurora ...

SA se eie Afrikaanse Chick Flick oppad Hierdie Desember kan Suid-Afrikaanse fliekgangers uitsien na die uitreiking van die splinternuwe rolprent “Susters.” Die verhaal gaan oor drie aangenome susters wat van mekaar vervreemd geraak het en hoe hulle op ‘n ontdekkingsreis gaan met die afsterwe van hul moeder. Dis ‘n reis gevul met tere herinneringe, interessante karakters, ongelooflike mooi plekke en dit wat die skoner geslag ...

South Africans shines in International Cast of The Lion King! Michael Cassel Group in association with Disney Theatrical Productions are thrilled to reveal the full company of the international tour of the world’s #1 musical, Disney’s The Lion King. A talented cast of impressive and diverse international performers will star in the landmark musical event which begins performances in Manila at The Theatre at Solaire ...

Scrooge comes Alive on Stage this Christmas by Louw Mulder The age old tale of the miserable Scrooge in Charles Dicken’s A Christmas Carol, is evergreen and familiar to theatre goers worldwide especially with the silly season in full swing! For the first time ever, the tale of goodwill and cheer, has been adapted for the stage by Elizma Badenhorst, with the aim to entertain ...