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“There is always an opportunity outside the walls around you.” by Louw Mulder Most of the questions I normally get are from young, aspiring theatre performers, wanting to know where to start and how to get that foot in the door. But sometimes, a huge part of the success is totally up to yourself, and how eagerly you will do what it takes to get ...

Dirk van der Westhuizen blus die koue met ’n ‘sexy’ nuwe treffer. Eers is daar suiker gegooi, toe spoel hy dit af en nou gaan Dirk van der Westhuizen die koue blus met sy nuwe vuurwarm enkelsnit getiteld Sexy Vi My. Die enkelsnit, wat ook die titelsnit van Dirk se nuutste album is, is ’n Afrikaanse pop/dansliedjie wat enigiemand sexy gaan laat voel. Die liedjie ...

Bianca’s First Album to Guarantee Butterflies this July! Emerging young pop star Bianca Blanc has release her much anticipated debut single Butterflies. The self-penned track has had raving reviews across radio stations nationwide. Bianca Blanc is a talented and hardworking young singer/songwriter, hailing from Centurion, Pretoria. With an amazing voice and passion for music, she writes in English and Afrikaans, shaping her tunes on either ...

Kyk Net!  Niks Koue met kykNET! Die winter is dalk behoorlik hier, maar kykNET se vermaak hierdie winter sal jou alles behalwe koud laat. kykNET, DStv-kanaal 144, spog met van Suid-Afrika se top akteurs in die nuwe regsdrama, Fynskrif, wat vanaf 10 Julie om 20:00 te sien is. Kykers kan uitsien na persoonlike en familiedramas tussendeur regsake. Nataniël en sy broer, Edik le Roux, is vanaf 4 ...

After 2017, expect an even Bigger Caravela Festival! When one thinks of the Portuguese, the word ` food` springs to mind…and not just simply `food`  but…GLORIOUS FOOD ! At this year` s Caravela Festival, held at Montecasino from 29th June to 1st July, you will experience an unrivalled smorgasbord of culinary delights to tempt your eyes and stomach. There are a host of restaurant-driven food stalls and trucks, ...

Bianca Del Rio for South Africa! After sold out performances in The USA, Australia, the UK and Ireland, Bianca Del Rio, the self-described Clown in a Gown, is finally landing in Africa! When it comes to insult comics, Bianca is in a class of her own. Fierce, funny, and fabulous—a would-be love child sired by John Waters and birthed by Joan Rivers—Bianca sandblasted her name in ...

‘n Eg Kaapse Riller, en Niks Minder Nie! deur Louw Mulder In een van haar treffers in die 80’s, sing Carike Keuzenkamp die woorde: “Dis ‘n land van kleure en klank, dis ‘n land van oorvloed en dank, dis ‘n land waar almal na strewe… Hierdie land bied almal sy deel…” Dit is hierdie milieu van Trots Suid Afrikaans, die gevoel van patriotisme vir hierdie ...

Lily Hollows Sends Powerful Message from the Youth with Debut Single! Johannesburg-based singer/songwriter Lily Hollows makes an admirable introduction to the music industry with debut single, Daddy I’m Gone, now available on all leading digital platforms worldwide. The indie artist has taken the popular genre of soulful jazz and crafted it into her own with a fusion of grunge and elegance. The 19-year-old’s songwriting abilities ...

Eerste Enkelsnit vir Mariska Mariska glo dat musiek met die hart praat op ’n manier wat woorde alleen nie kan nie en dit is beslis ’n raak beskrywing van hierdie nuweling se treffende aanslag, wat beloof om groot opslae te maak in die Afrikaanse Musiekbedryf. Dankie, die titel- en eerste enkelsnitvrystelling, is deur Johan Oberholzer geskryf en het ’n lekker ritme en betekenisvolle lirieke. Dit gaan ...

The Wild Ones brings the Two Oceans Aquarium into M-Net viewers’ homes. For the next five consecutive Sundays, starting on 3 June at 16:00, M-Net’s brand new and beautifully filmed wildlife series The Wild Ones will explore the behind the scenes areas of the Two Oceans Aquarium, where viewers will meet some of the wonderful creatures that call the Aquarium homes. These five episodes, titled Aquarium: An Aquatic Life, ...

Who will be cooking up a storm in M-Net’s My Kitchen Rules South Africa Season 2? The yummiest local cooking competition on television, My Kitchen Rules South Africa returns to M-Net 101  on 3 June, at 18:00, with celebrity chef and musician J’Something and restaurateur extraordinaire David Higgs reprising their roles as the show’s discerning judges. During the Instant Restaurant phase there are two tables, each consisting of five foodie pairs – ...

In June, RADA Inspires us to Celebrate Family! In March 2018, RADA launched the RADA Inspire campaign with the aim of shifting perspective across various social issues and creating a level of self-awareness among people. It has been an eye-opening and challenging task, one that couldn’t have been achieved without the coming together and unity of the RADA family, which is why for the month ...

Alfred Adriaan’s Debut One-Man Show comes to Life. Five time Comics’ Choice Award Nominee, Alfred Adriaan brings his debut one man show Dating Life to the Studio Theatre at Montecasino. Alfred Adriaan is an accomplished South African comedian with international comedy experience and has just recently returned from a club tour in New York city. He is also known as the lead actor in the the KykNet ...

No More Waiting for Majozi’s Waiting.  The wait is finally over last month saw the release of brand new material by Majozi. This man shot to fame in 2015 with the release of his single Fire, which was a major pop radio hit and his feel-good follow up single, Darling, which endeared him to the hearts of his loyal fans nationwide. His debut SAMA-nominated album Fire, which includes the #1 ...

Nat Geo Wild’s Programming for World Ocean’s Day Plastic Pollution in the oceans is a global crisis, with more than 40% of plastics used once then tossed, seeing 9 million tons of plastic waste ending up in the ocean each year. The June issue of National Geographic magazine explains how the waste that ends up in the ocean is simply the tip of the iceberg, further ...

New Single For The Voice Winner! Last month saw the official release of a brand new single by The Voice 2017 Winner, Craig Lucas. The single, entitled Hearts Exposed, is the 3rd single from his SAMA 2018 nominated debut album, Restless, released in 2017.  To give you a taste of this track’s sound, and while we wait for the official music video, have a look at his ...

Nuwe Musiekvideo vir Ghoema-Bekroonde Duo… Vlugvoetig se musiekvideo is een groot Kaleidoskopiese partytjie van kleur, ritme en genotvolle danspassies in ’n egte swing-dansstyl uit die vyftigs! Die liefdesverhaal wat afspeel, is een van hoop vir die sogenaamde bleeksiele wat duidelik met hulle unieke danspassies óók ’n meisie se hart kan verower! As jy nie luskry om te dans saam met hierdie jolige spulletjie nie, moet jy ...

Hierdie is ‘n Boodskap van Hoop! Die donkerkop sangeres, Mari Bosman, het pas ’n nuwe goedvoel liedjie oor hoop en vergifnis vrygestel. Dié liedjie wat in Mari se woorde as rooiwyn rock beskou kan word, is deurdie talentvolle sangeres self geskryf. Hou Vas is ’n folk-pop liedjie wat hoop gee in ’n donker land. Sean Manley het die verwerking van die liedjie gedoen, terwyl die ...

Is jy die volgende Lag-Genie vir die Klein Skerm?   Het jy ‘n idee vir ‘n idee vir ‘n televisie komedie wat jy al lank mee rondloop? Daardie karakters wat jy weet kykers mee sal kan identifiseer; onmoontlike situasies met skreeusnaakse gevolge. Nou is jou kans om jou idee voor te lê en joune word dalk gekies om verder saam met kykNET en GRAPKAS ontwikkel ...

Or to be grammatically correct… Fokofpolisiemotor…   With thanks to the organisers, we are giving away an exclusive set of tickets to the Fokofpolisiekar gig of this month’s Saturday Social Club, featuring Sweet Resistance, 4AM and Six String Stories. This concert is taking place on 9 June, at the Red Roman Shed, at Emperor’s Palace. The Saturday Social Club is a brand new series of ...

For the First Time in the Capital by Jenny Griesel If there was ever a band that demystified Reggae and opened this genre of music to the rest of the world, it is without a doubt UB40. With their signature rootsy sound, and huge multi hit chart-topping repertoire, UB40 have been wow-ing music fans since 1979. After a brief pause, they reunited and re-entered the ...

Innovative Theatre Showcasing More than Meets the Eye by Louw Mulder Avenue Q… there’s actually so much to say about this production, currently on stage at the Pieter Toerien’s Montecasino Theatre. It’s a puppet show, but it’s an adult play, it’s a superbly composed musical, but it is also a presentation of the fact that South African Theatre is ready to take the next steps ...

Die Ervare Glimlag agter Toeks. deur Louw Mulder As ‘n mens terug dink aan die eerste dae van Binnelanders, onthou ‘n mens vir Gys de Villiers in die rol van Dokter Zieg Combrink, sy vrou, wat gespeel is deur Elzette Marschalk, en ook die ervare Jürgen Helberg, wat die rol van Kitte vertolk het. Dan sien jy hierdie gesoute akteurs in die koffiewinkel sit, met ‘n ...

Van Seep-Stêr tot Pop-Stêr… deur Louw Mulder Afrikaanse sepies in vandag se Suid-Afrika sorg vir vermaak. Dít is die woorde van Reynardt Hugo, of in Binneland-kringe beter bekend as Dokter Tertius Jonker. “Mense kan met ‘n karakter vereenselwig omdat hulle dalk iemand soos dit ken,” het Reynardt tydens my onderhoud verduidelik. “Dit is ook ‘n medium wat baie uitdagend is, en as dit reg gedoen word, verskriklik ...

Bullying is a worldwide problem that affects more than just the youth. Two months into the RADA Inspire campaign and the team at RADA are already spreading their web of influence, initiating positive change across the South African community. The RADA Inspire campaign was launched at the beginning of March to inspire the nation through a simple shift in perspective. The aim: to encourage the ...

‘n Boheemse karakter wat die Status Quo uit daag! deur Louw Mulder As ek terugdink, back in the day, was Frankie, wat deur die baie bekwame Milan Murray gespeel is, een van my gunsteling karakters in Binnelanders, en dit is juis die rede dat Milan een van die aktrises was wie ek gekies het om mee te gesels, toe Stage and Screen hierdie geleentheid aangebied ...

Van Daleen tot Carmen, is maar nog net die begin. deur Louw Mulder Almal het lief geraak vir verpleegster Daleen Jonker, Pippa se beste vriendin, Nina se ma, en natuurlik Dokter Tertius Jonker se vrou.  Netso, was alle Binneland-liefhebbers baie ongelukkig toe Daleen uit Pretoria uit trek.  Ter vieringe van Binnelanders se 3000ste episode, het ek kans gehad om met Daleen se rolvertolker te gaan ...

M-Net launches proudly South African wildlife series!   M-Net channel 101 has announced that it is launching a brand new local wildlife series entitled The Wild Ones. The proudly South African series, which covers a variety of ecological topics, will debut on the channel on Sunday, 6 May at 15:00. Produced by Homebrew Films, which has previously created numerous wildlife series for both local and international ...

Plaaslike Misdaadriiller word by Internasionale Rolprentfees Bekendgestel! Nommer 37, ’n rolprent deur Gambit Films, word gedurende die week van 9 tot 16 Maart 2018 op die grootskerm bekendgestel by die SXSW-rolprentfees in Texas. Dit is een van slegs 44 films, deur debuutfilmmakers, wat hiervoor gekies is uit 8 160 inskrywings van regoor die wêreld. Die kortfilm is reeds in 2016 bekroon met ’n SAFTA-toekenning vir Beste Kortfilm en ...

Dream BIG as Disney On Ice sprinkles pixie dust in SA! With thanks to Showtime Management, we are giving away family tickets to the Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town performances of Disney on Ice: Dream Big. Enter a world where adventure is awaiting and courage leads the way at Disney On Ice presents Dream Big. Join Tinker Bell as she takes you on a journey of beloved ...