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Classical music: Significant offering of music at the Klein Karoo Klassique 2026
Lifestyle: Serenity Beauty Studio, luxury, self care and entrepreneurship
Review: Something Rotten! Brilliant musical, exceptional production by WTS, SA 2026
Stage: How Now Brown Cow presents SA premiere of Olivier Award winning, gripping legal drama Prima Facie
Review: Bowled over by dazzling G&S Pirates of Penzance
Interview: Something Rotten! WTS celebrating the art form of Musical Theatre
Review: Awe inspiring concert by young and talented DCYOP
Community: Do More Foundation and Kids Collab making magic for Mandela Day 67 Minutes of Play
Review: Sublime, divine, enthralling, A Little Night Music South Africa 2026
Stage: Winners announced for the 61st Cape Town Theatre Awards
Stage: New voices take centre stage at The Masque’s 2026 One Act Play Festival
Review: Constellations SA 2026, please don’t miss this exceptional production
Review: Minnesota Boychoir and CT Children’s Choir charm and delight at Cape Town concert
Community: Join Outside The Bowl Africa’s 10 Million Meals Initiative
Lifestyle: Nature Connect marks 25 years of building pathways between people, nature, opportunity
Stage: Canal Walk takes flight with Peter Pan for 2026 winter theatre magic
Ballet review: Orpheus in the Underworld, stunning, CTCB, Artscape 2026
Stage: Mabel the mermaid brings magical twist to The Pirates of Penzance, July 2026, Cape Town
Stage: WTS presents SA premiere of Tony Award nominated musical comedy, Something Rotten!
Music: DCYOP SA tour, July 2026, celebrating power of music to connect young artists across cultures
Stage: Kurt Schoonraad, Funny Side Up On the Road, June 2026
Lifestyle: Launch of Jetsetting with Janet Immersive Culinary Experience
Interview: The Curious Case of Katherine Sinclair, playful and unpredictable
Interview: A fun Pirates of Penzance for the Cape Town winter 2026
Interview: Holding space for inner workings of the characters, Wolf Britz designing for Constellations
Choir concerts: Minnesota Boychoir first tour, South Africa, June 2026
Interview: Anzio September in conversation, Please, don’t call me moffie
Interview: Zubayr Charles, storytelling should be used to create a much needed voice for those who are marginalised in society
Review: A triumph, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder in Cape Town
Interview: Jay Pather on directing Constellations by Nick Payne in South Africa 2026
Stage: Artscape presents Please, don’t call me moffie, June 2026
Stage: New era for theatre awards in Cape Town
Choir: Crystal Children’s Choir first South African tour
Review: Andrew Buckland’s A Fools Guide to Living & Dying, brilliant, hilarious
Stage: The Curious Case of Katherine Sinclair, new jukebox murder mystery
Stage: A bold new production of The Pirates of Penzance sails into Artscape
Review: Rise 76 The Story of June 16th, beautifully staged, within the grief, horror, loss, small tender moments
Review: The Killing of a Union Leader, creepy, twisted, taught and thrillingly entertaining
Stage: Chicken, And. Thrilling new satire debuts in Cape Town
Interview: A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Barend Van Der Westhuizen in conversation
Choir concerts: Morgan State University Choir, SA tour, May 2026
Music: St Petersburg String Quartet Embarks on first SA Tour, May 2026
Interview: Magician Sinalo Mtwana aka Khalo Magic, I carry my story, community and hopes of young people
Stage: Paternoster’s first MayGay Weekend, 2026
Review: Songs for a New World, glorious songs, beautifully performed by BBATA, Cape Town
Review: Transcendent dance theatre Mamela Nyamza’a Hatched Ensemble, Cape Town 2026
Musical theatre: Annie Jr, Cape Town, 2026, staged by the Drama Lab
Review: Your Perfect Life 2026, deepened and become more nuanced
Stage: Hit musical comedy, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Cape Town 2026
Interview: Staging Songs for a New World, BBATA, Cape Town 2026
Arts: Afrofuture In Motion, leaves lasting impact across South Africa
Review: Rocky Horror Show, South Africa 2026, astounding production
Review: Aaron Posner’s Stupid F Bird, effing fabulous theatre
Review: Emma Amber’s You Should Go In, engrossing, hard hitting drama
Magic: Over 50 young magicians take the stage, Makin’ Magic at Artscape
Review: Talia Kodesh Actress, masterclass, beautifully crafted mini musical
Review: Meeting Murphy, mesmerising psychological thriller, when it is too late to apologise
Stage: Songs for a New World, presented by The Byron Bure Academy of Theatre Arts, Cape Town
Stage: How Now Brown Cow Winter season 2026, two new productions across two cities
In conversation: Dr Hildegardt Raubenheimer aka Dr Hilla, Cape Town based medical aesthetic practitioner
Interview: In conversation, Reagan Clay, South African luxury marketing strategist
Stage: Milnerton Playhouse presents Vaslav, starring Godfrey Johnson
Review: Whimsical and fun Children’s Concert at Kirstenbosch
Stage: Western Cape tour for funny, poignant award winning Your Perfect Life
Review: The Royal Countess Zingara, sublime experience of theatre, food and fun
Interview: Gavin Werner in conversation, Meeting Murphy and Spanish Steps
Review: Hello, this is Johnny Cash, Sin and Salvation in Cape Town
Comedy news: AfriSnaaks brings unapologetically Afrikaans laughter to Baxter
Stage: Winners announced, Baxter Zabalaza Theatre Festival 2026
Interview: In conversation with Janet Pillai, South African entrepreneur, academic, lifestyle guru
Review: Pretty Woman, upbeat and fun, fantasy love story musical
Review: Amaxelegu, funny, entertaining, sexy, perceptive, tender and achingly intimate
Impressions: Being jolted awake at the Baxter Zabalaza Theatre Festival 2026
Review: David Nixon’s Dracula, alluring, erotic fantasy, twisted and manic love story of possession and obsession
Stage: The Killing of a Union Leader, Louis Viljoen’s new thriller, Artscape, May 2026
Stage: You Should Go In, forgiveness and the complicated road toward it
Book review: Haram, by Zubayr Charles, intriguing, wistful, elegiac coming of age novel
Stage: Western Cape premiere of Naledi award winning musical, Actress, at Drama Factory
Review: Key Change, beautiful show by the incomparable Jonathan Roxmouth
Stage: Qondiswa James’ edgy new play about bedroom dynamics comes to Cape Town
Stage: Exciting season of two plays by Gavin Werner, Cape Town April 2026
Stage: Die Koelkamers Theatre 5th year Anniversary Celebrations 2026
Performance: My Body My Space Festival 2026 celebrates 11th edition
Stage: Four new plays for little ones at Magnet Family Festival 2026
Review: An Iliad, riveting with the superlative Alan Committie as eternal roving storyteller
Review: Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged, Cape Town 2026, fun, quirky, cheeky
Review: Tankiso Mamabolo, Don’t Believe A Word I Say, entertaining, funny, with a biting edge
Review: Cape Ballet Africa’s extraordinary production of The Nutcracker, sublimely beautiful, layered, entrancing
Stage: Godfrey Johnson, with a Little Help From My Friends, Fundraising Concert For Miracle Kidz
Stage: Baxter Zabalaza Theatre Festival 2026 celebrates South African stories and artistic excellence
Interview: Rugby, golf, cooking, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), in Cape Town 2026
Review: The Lady Aoi by Yukio Mishima, dark, twisted psychotic and yet beautiful and lyrical
Stage: College of Magic Children’s Magic Festival, returns with Magical Circus Adventure
Insight: Listen at the 2026 Investec Cape Town Art Fair
Review: Gregory Maqoma’s Genesis, The Beginning and the End of Time, when freedom means no fear
Review: And the Girls in their Sunday Dresses, intriguing play with superb performances,
Review: ‘S Wonderful, Cape Town Opera’s Gershwin in the Park
Interview: Pieces of Me, Bo Petersen in conversation
Insight: From Hanover Street, emotional, moving, poignant and uplifting
Review: Sensational Ndlovu Youth Choir in Cape Town, at Artscape
Review: Electrifying concert by Charl du Plessis Trio at Maynardville 2026
Stage: Music, Memory and Community, Golden Oldies Concert on the Lawn, Baxter 2026 Valentine’s Celebration
Review: Thrilling and utterly mesmerising Twelfth Night at Maynardville 2026, entertaining, stylish, fun, poignant
Stage: Pieces of Me, award winning solo theatre returns to the Western Cape for 2026 tour
Stage: A riotous romp through all 37 of Shakespeare’s plays in two hours
Books: Cape Town launch of Haram, debut novel by playwright Zubayr Charles
Review: Alan Committie, AV-A-LAUGH-TA, brilliant
Interview: Twelfth Night at Maynardville 2026, a comedy set against a background of loss
Review: Sublimely beautiful, immersive Giselle at Maynardville 2026
Review: The rousing songs of Freshlyground at Kirstenbosch 2026
Review: The Opera Singer, poignant and moving portrait of the loneliness of fame and celebrity
Stage: From Hanover Street, a Tribute to Memory, Music and District Six
Magic: College of Magic Free Open Days accompany launch of extended beginner courses
Stage: Milnerton Players present Ayn Rand’s Night of January 16
Review: Shades of Blue, sublime opening Maynardville 2026 In Full Swing
Interview: Designing Cape Ballet Africa’s Nutcracker, staged by Maina Gielgud
Stage: In Full Swing and all that jazz at Maynardville’s 70th Summer in Cape Town
Stage: STAND Foundation fundraiser, Breath and Hammer Acoustic at Baxter
Review: Touché, innovative and powerful fusion of improv music, cabaret, cirque and dance
Stage: Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concerts 2025/2026
Review: Rouge, at the Kalk Bay Theatre, slick, acrobatic, naughty, fun and entertaining
Review: Princess and the Pea, fairytale with a biting twist
Review: Mad, bizarre, Gerald Charles’ brilliant Alice in Wonderland ballet
Dance: Cape Ballet Africa’s The Nutcracker at Artscape for seven shows only
Community: The KKA Klopse Voorsmakie kicks off 2026 minstrels season
Review: Stunning, alluring, Cats, the musical, South Africa
Dance call: Emerging choreographers invited to apply for Open Call, ACDC Duet Xchange 2026
Review: Let’s dance together 123 As One, A Japanese SA Butoh Experience
Stage: Sarajevo, the play, theatre remembers what history forgets
Review: Live Art Weekend Soft Rebellion, beautiful, stimulating, immersive
Review: Let the sunshine in, Nik Rabinowitz, Geriatric Millennial
Review: Colleen The Musical, stunning, magic box of surprises
Review: Off the Record, captivating launch of Leah Mari’s new cabaret platform
Review: Hearty and gorgeous tasting menu of Broadway musicals with LAMTA’s 20 Years of the Tony Awards
Interview: Princess and The Pea, blending fairytale whimsy with a contemporary, Afrocentric energy
Insight: Miracles are just changes, the urgent call of Hidden Current
Stage: Universe on Stage presents Hidden Giants in Cape Town
Interview: jacki job in conversation about 1 2 3 As One, A Japanese SA Butoh Experience
Review: Magnet Theatre’s Animal Farm 2025, urgent, dark, hilarious
Interview: Carin Bester in Conversation, Soft Rebellion Live Art Weekend
Community: Calling all vendors, join the Baruch Community Carnival 2025
Tribute: Celebrating Bernhard Gueller for 30 years of music in Cape Town, Nov 22, 2025
Theatre interview: Hidden Current, gathering stories a vital intersection of the grassroots and global
Stage: Innovative collaboration, Butoh performances create dailogue between language and culture
Review: Maina Gielgud’s, Giselle, danced by CBA, beautiful, dark, enthralling, unsettling and utterly mesmerising
Performance: Soft Rebellion at Live Art Weekend, Masambe, December 2025
Review: Far Gone, harrowing, immersive and enchanting
Stage: Maynardville Open-Air Theatre, Cape Town celebrates 70 years in 2026
Stage: Freehold Theatre Lab’s Hidden Current, Cape Town, November 2025
Interview: Bringing the story home, John Rwothomack’s Far Gone, SA tour November 2025
Review: The luscious Vulgarians, juicy, fun and entertaining.
Stage: Spice up the festive season with Masque’s delicious fairytale, The Princess and the Pea
Food: Cape Town chef, Jill Van As, brings Kitchen Table Talk to Makers Landing, November 2025
Review: Stirred not Shaken, entertaining and wry, tale, with a bite
Stage: The Call, a bold new queer African musical, celebrating joy, artistry and survival
Interview: Off the Record with Leah Mari
Review: The One Who Stays, testimony and remembrance
Interview: Glorious vocals, food, wine, whiskey and Freddy Mercury with SA vocalist vocalist Warren Driscoll
Review: Glittering escapism, joy and hilarity, Opera UCT’s Die Fledermaus
Review: The Royal Countess Zingara, La Dolce Royal, divine in every way
Review: Ms Bhaved, in the Time Out Zone aka the Naughty Corner, laughing through the panic
Review: David Kramer’s Orpheus McAdoo exhilarating legacy musical resonates profoundly now for our times
Stage: Cast, international guest artist for Cape Ballet Africa’s production of Maina Gielgud’s Giselle, Baxter
Stage: Mr and Miss Sovereign Western Cape 2025 celebrates 15 years
Stage: Stuart Taylor’s award winning Odd Man Out, CPT and Jozi, November 2025
Stage: Ms B haved, hilarious, incisive new comedy from Sue Diepeveen
Stage: War drama, Far Gone, brings its powerful story to SA theatres, November 2025
Review: Exhilarating day in Darling at Voorkamerfest 2025
Review: Sublime Coppelia by Cape Town City Ballet
Review: Moffie, monumental theatre, achingly exquisite
Interview: Alan Committie talks about playing the jailer, Frosch in Die Fledermaus, Opera UCT
Review: Holding space in Circle Song with Ashley Dowds
Review: Wolf Biscuit, wacky and surreal, absurdist suspense thriller
Review: The Tramp, inspired by Charlie Chaplin, Tour de force by Daniel Anderson
Review: Down the Rabbit Hole at the Masque, CT, nuanced and edgy theatre for young people by young people.
Stage: Die Fledermaus, Opera UCT, a toast to glamour, laughter and opera
Stage: Drag race superstar Latrice Royale returns to SA after 13 years
Review: Emergency Workshop, let us play and breathe through our fears
Tribute: Daniel Anderson, The Tramp, legacy performance dedicated to 92 year old grandmother
Stage: Magicana Junior Magic Championships, Cape Town 2025, huge fun, entertaining and inspirational
Community: National Nutrition Week, investing in young children’s nutrition, building a stronger SA
Review: 2025 Dance Intersect, exceptional and beautiful dance across diverse genres and approaches
Stage: How Now Brown Cow presents My Name Is Lucy Barton at Woordfees 2025
Community: SA’s largest World Animal Day gathering, October 5, Sea Point Promenade
Review: The Routes of Sound 2025, sublime journey of music, wine and chocolate
Review: Chicago the musical SA 2025, breathtaking razzle dazzle production
Lifestyle: Look at Me Now 2025, celebration of growth, renewal and connection
Interview: Anderson Carvalho talks about ACDC Dance Intersect 2025 at Artscape
Fun: Stan Mars presents Smooth R&B Sip ’n Paint, Cape Town
Stage: Wolf Biscuit, written and directed by Pierre Malherbe debuts at the Outlore Base
Book review: Juliet Prowse, Born to Dance, charming and inspirational homage
Community: The SA Guide Dogs Association launches Wear Your Shades Day Campaign 2025
Community: Thrive By Five Index 2024, SA youngest children pay price of inequality
Stage: The Masque’s Youth Theatre Club presents Down the Rabbit Hole, school holiday fun
Interview: ‘n Pandok se Liefde, by Lauren Snyders, a call to witness, not to resolve
Stage: The Tramp, acclaimed production in Cape Town 2025
Stage: The Long Way Home, original SA jukebox musical
Community: World Koesister Day 2025, from cultural tradition to inclusive hospitality training
Stage: Cape Town’s brightest young magicians to compete in Magicana Junior Magic Champs 2025
Stage: Celebration of the 15th Baxter Zabalaza Theatre Festival with Best of the Fest, September 2025
Review: Interrogating silence in The Grab After A Doll’s House, by Morapeleng Molekoa
Review: Outstanding Little Shop of Horrors South Africa 2025, a protest musical for our times
Dance: Cape Town Welcomes ACDC Dance Intersect 2025
Performance: The Routes of Sound 2025, intimate musical journey at Spier, curated by Brett Bailey
Lifestyle: Meditation master, Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche SA tour August to September 2025
Review: Truth and reality viscerally conjured up in To Life with Love
Review: Feedback is deliciously cheesy, a biting satirical caper and physical theatre feast
Review: So much fun, Melomania takes Quiz Night to another level at Kalk Bay Theatre
Stage: The WTS, In Flux, A Dance Production Exploring Human Transformation
Stage: Melomania, live music comedy quiz at Kalk Bay Theatre
Review: Joyful, hilarious and utterly captivating, The Barber of Seville, dished up by CTO
Review: The Glass Menagerie South Africa, masterful reimagining, exhilarating theatre
Festival news: Three day celebration at Open Book Festival 2025
Interview: Unique dialogue between language, memory and performance with Glass Menagerie and Speelgoed van glas
Festival news: Klein Karoo Klassique 2025, a choral journey with heart
Review: this bra’s a pyscho, rousing new play, brave, confrontational and entertaining
Interview: Jill van As, the kitchen where hearts connect, memories are made, with joy and peace
Review: The Mikado in Concert, gorgeous production, presented by the Cape Town G&S
Stage: Mike van Graan’s To Life, With Love, featuring John Maytham at Societas Theatre
Interview: Anzio September on performing multiple characters, yearning for human connection in this bra’s a pyscho
Review: Becoming Benno with Ben Vos, funny and wistful reflection on leaving one’s home country
Interview: Zubayr Charles in conversation, bashing down taboos in his play, this bra’s a pyscho
Lifestyle: Launch of Gauteng’s first internationally recognised cat friendly clinic
Interview: James Stoffberg, finding the balance between the comedy and tragedy in this bra’s a pyscho
Interview: SA creative Georgia Neves is loving working in LA, where people do not sleep
Interview: Staging Little Shop of Horrors, Cape Town 2025, fun with grit and edge
Review: Petticoat Princess intense and shattering dance theatre
Review: Unruly, engaging with our land and rights of all our inhabitants
Stage: Award winning The Glass Menagerie and Speelgoed van glas at the Baxter
Review: I Can Buy Myself Flowers, upbeat, wise and charming play
Review: Impressive performance by Bizo Maxegwana in SA adaptation of Nikolai Gogol’s Diary of a Madman
Stage: Who Done Did It, comedic murder mystery set within a chaotic South African touring theatre company
Review: Everybody Talking About Jamie Cape Town 2025, fabulously inspirational, moving, edgy
Stage: Hit Broadway musical Little Shop of Horrors comes to The Masque Cape Town
Stage: The Mikado In Concert set to delight Cape Town audiences in July 2025
Review: Clever, sharp delicious, Love Me Feed Me, the modern dating game
Review: Gripping theatre, Jan Glazewski’s Blood and Silver on stage
Interview: Staging Aladdin at Canal Walk Theatre 2025
Review: Fun and entertaining Jack and Beanstalk panto
Stage: Thrilling debut of this bra’s a psycho, written and directed by Zubayr Charles at 2025 Women’s and Humanity Festival
Community news: Do More Foundation launches Mandela Day Campaign to build climate resilient learning centres
Review: An Apprenticeship with Sorrow, lyrical, beautiful piece of theatre
Live music: Star studded music showcase in The Mother City July 2025
Review: Gorgeous Aladdin on in Cape Town, Canal Walk Theatre 2025
Interview: Staging Everybody’s Talking About Jamie in South Africa 2025
Stage: Unruly returns by popular demand for full length season at The Baxter
Review: Inspired and thrilling reimagining of Arthur Schnitzler’s play La Ronde
Review: Take Me to Town by Thabiso T Rammala is exceptional and essential theatre
Stage: Aladdin 2025 shines as Canal Walk celebrates 23 years of magical theatre
Review: Cape Town Funny Festival 2025, delish mix of comedy and variety acts
Review: Majika, theatrically, magically alluring and thrilling
Stage: Waterfront Theatre School presents SA premiere of hit West End musical Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
Review: Rescue Remedy is tender and wistful, poignant writing, images, stirring performance
Music: VScript drops How You Move, single featuring Luke Goliath and Fly Boi Keno
Meditation: First full SA tour for renowned meditation master Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche
Review: Beggared in SA, heart warming and moving play
Stage: Autumn 2025 highlights at The Drama Factory
Review: Joseph and The Technicolor Dreamcoat South Africa 2025, young, energetic, fun
Stage: Premiere of two new solo shows at Baxter Masambe July 2025
Review: Find your inner child at Museum of Illusions Cape Town
Stage: Assist Spark in the Dark with production costs for Spark Hub NAF 2025
Review: A triumph, Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, brilliantly staged and performed
Review: Bitter Winter, beautiful and poignant play, distinctly South African and universal
Review: Pure gees at University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra’s stunning concert, Cape Town
Performance: Vulvasphere Woman Beyond the Surface, multi sensory exhibition in Cape Town
Review: Kamogelo Mhlantla’s Solitude, uplifting, funny, warm and insightful
Review: Minimalist epic staging of a wow Aida by Cape Town Opera, May 2025
Community: Historic 10 billion Rand investment in ECD retained in new budget
Stage: Kamogelo Mhlantla’s Solitude, explores the duality of loneliness and being comfortable with being alone
TV: TopGear SA, Star in a Reasonably Priced Car launches with UFC Champion Dricus Du Plessis
Community: SA’s Kay Mason Foundation raises R12.5 million at first KMF Hummingbird Ball London
Review: Die Kwiksilwers, a gem of a film
Interview: Time and gender are fluid, mutable in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, a meditation on loyalty, governance and the cost of civil discord
Interview: Getting real with Viv Vermaak, a lateral shift of thinking
Stage: Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar in bold new production at Artscape, May 2025
Community theatre: Join The Masque at Volunteer Open Day May 2025
Interview: Sjaka Septembir infinitely curious, exploring tension between emotional repression and release, discovering true fun
Stage: Internationally acclaimed stage adaptation of Moffie comes home for SA premiere
Stage: Dolliwarie, a theatrical fever dream of absurd beauty and emotional truth
Dance: Dance Intersect 2025, cross cultural dance collaboration, Netherlands, Rwanda and South Africa
Stage: Courage to be Average, Performative Philosophy theatre show with Viv Vermaak
Review: Emotional and visceral gravitas in thrilling gender swapped Hamlet set in the film industry
Live music: Simphiwe Dana celebrates 20 years in song, June 2025, performances in Cape Town
Stage: Paul Slabolepszy’s acclaimed play, Bitter Winter travels to Cape Town
Review: Die Uitweg embracing the unpredictable bouncing balls of life with magic lyricism, humour and hope
Review: Samantha Carlise’s Messy, a gem of a play
Review: Please, don’t call me moffie, brave and important play
Education: eta College Cape Town shaping SA’s top sports stars for over 42 years
Interview: Majika, afro futurist and Black Panther with Africa’s Greatest Illusionists
Interview: Samantha Carlisle talks about getting Messy on stage
Interview: Yuri Behari-Leak talks about his gender swapped adaptation of Hamlet set in the film industry
Review: Harnessing the Piña Colada of relationships in 2 Lovers by Ter Hollmann
Musical theatre: Exuberant Disney’s Aladdin Jr, staged by The Drama Lab in Cape Town
Review: A Doll’s House Part 2, mesmerising deep dive into the ties that bind, connect and separate us
Review: Mrs Mitchell Comes to Town is a mother of a play with knockout performances
Stage: Debut of Messy, semi autobiographical solo show written and performed by Samantha Carlisle
Review: Glorious weekend at Soli Deo Gloria, Paternoster Western Cape
Review: Hallelujah for Messiah with the Philharmonia Choir Cape Town
Festival news: Hermanus FynArts 2025, June 6 to 16, celebration of the arts, culture and creativity
Books: South African arts icon, Kurt Egelhof, launches four book collection, May 2025
Interview: Staging Die Uitweg, adapted from Kafka’s Blumfeld, an Elderly Bachelor
Stage: The Masque presents Shakespeare’s Hamlet in a fresh new production
Stage: Die Uitweg, directed by Sjaka Septembir, starring Carlo Daniels premieres at Suidoosterfees
Stage: R and J Love Beyond the Stars, musical presented by Hoërskool Jan van Riebeeck
Review: Interesting, funny and very entertaining Darwin, a curious mind
Comedy: Celebrated SA comedian Kurt Schoonraad at the Baxter with new show, Sunny Side Up
Magic: MAJIKA, Africa’s largest illusion show, magic, wonder, mind blowing stunts to the stage
Interview: Please, don’t call me moffie, a gaze on the difficulties faced by queer Coloured men in Cape Town
Review: Candice Bernstein’s Earthside, tender, poignant funny
Insight: Simmy and Ami Faku, sensational wrap concert, Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concerts 2024/2025
Dance: Hip Hop Encounters, April 5, 2025, thrilling dance programme
Review: Agatha Christie’s Black Coffee, South Africa 2025, sheer entertainment and escapism
Review: Pathos and mirth of Kafka’s Ape, physically and emotionally charged theatre
Stage: Four new plays to be presented at 2025 Masque’s One-Act Play Festival
Stage: Please, don’t call me moffie by Zubayr Charles debuts at Suidoosterfees 2025
Review: Cape Ballet Africa’s Breathwords is breathtakingly beautiful ballet
Interview: Cindy Jumat talks about her journey and her work facilitating faith and healing
Theatre news: Winners of 60th Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards, eligible productions in 2024
Review: SboNdaba Dance Generations, stunning showcase capped by explosive finale
Insight: Playful and poignant de Constructing Gender at Live Art Weekend
Theatre news: 60th Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards special award recipients for 2025
Review: The Salt Lesson, intriguing and complex
Classical music: Stellar lineup of soloists for University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra SA tour May 2025
Magic: Embark on a wild jungle adventure at the 2025 Children’s Magic Festival in Cape Town
Interview: Sbuja aka Sibuyiselo Dywili, in conversation about The Salt Lesson
Dance: Hip Hop Encounters embracing vibrant history of street dance and Hip Hop culture in Western Cape
Community: Budget 2025, the first step towards a Children’s Budget
Concert news: Watershed celebrates 25 years with a special performance at Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concerts
Review: Psycho thriller tripping with Bluebeard’s Castle at Cape Town Opera’s Shorts
Interview: de constructing gender at Live Art, March 2025
Dance: Generations, exciting showcase of emerging choreographers by SboNdaba Dance
Review: Celebrating memories at Songbirds with Mynie Grové and Kim Kallie
Review: Faustus in Africa! theatrical magic, a triumph
Review: Beautiful offering, Grieve, that is how you survive
Review: Thrill Me, gripping psychological thriller musical
Performance: de Constructing Gender at Live Art Weekend, March 2025, Masambe
Review: Theatre of the absurd in intriguing Lemons play, captivating South African production
Jazz: Magic lineup for Cape Town Jazz Greats Home Coming Series, March to October 2025
Review: Being normal is being happy with your life, a tonic of a show with Mr and Mrs Normal
Stage: Groundbreaking Baxter Zabalaza Theatre Festival celebrates 15 years of innovation
Review: Evocatively spinning and transcending family, dislocation and grief in Spin Cycles
Review: Sensational Sondheim at Maynardville Open Air Festival 2025
Music: The 4th Marimba Xplosion Festival, March 22, 2025, incredible lineup
Review: Playing at vibrant Investec Cape Town Art Fair 2025
Stage: Cape Ballet Africa celebrates its first birthday with new studio and bumper 2025 programme
Review: South African production Dear Evan Hansen beautifully staged and performed, a cautionary tale
Interview: Mr and Mrs Normal, the turbo charged Aaron McIlroy and Lisa Bobbert
Review: Exhilarating concert, The Golden Oldies, Kirstenbosch 2025
Review REMO: A True Story, brave, raw and immediate theatrical testimony
Art: Embrace the Art of PLAY at the 12th Investec Cape Town Art Fair
Concert news: Stef Bos & Friends to celebrate a 35 year musical journey at Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concerts
Theatre news: Nominees announced for the 60th Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards
Stage: Stuart Taylor’s new show, Odd Man Out, debuts at Baxter March 2025
Stage: South African production of Sam Steiner’s acclaimed Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons
Review: Despicable Hehe, theatrical masterclass in satire, puppetry and ventriloquism
Review: An Unromantic Comedy, wonderful escapism, fun relationship comedy
Concert news: The Golden Oldies to Serenade Kirstenbosch with Timeless Classics This Valentine’s Weekend 2025
Review: The Tempest at Maynardville 2025, enchanting, entertaining and playful
Stage: Aaron McIlroy and Lisa Bobbert in award winning Mr and Mrs Normal, Masque, Cape Town
Interview: Grace Storm and Thandiwe Nqanda talk about creating Grieve, that is how you survive
Review: Visceral lived experience of The Cry of Winnie Mandela, the play
Review: To Life with Love, beautifully rendered mediation on life
Interview: Mynie Grové and Kim Kallie, Songbirds, music story cocktail of two friends at Die Koelkamers
Stage: Dazzling evening at Artscape to invest in the future of The Masque
Community: Section 1 champions crowned at Kaapse Klopse Competitions at Athlone Stadium
Interview: The Tempest at Maynardville 2025, turning personal tragedy into magic
Dance: Cape Ballet Africa celebrates first birthday and debut at Artscape Opera House with mesmerizing triple bill
Stage: The Young Professionals 2025, showcasing the talents of the new generation of theatre makers, actors and dancers
Dance: Open call for choreographers for Dance Intersect 2025
Stage: The staging of REMO, by Rameez Cassiem, A Journey of Resilience, Strength and Hope
Insight: Maynardville 2025 opens with beautiful concert, Tour de Tchaikovsky
Concert news: Hermanus Old Harbour Sunset Concert 2025 celebrates launch of FynArts programme
Review: Unplugging from the world at St George’s Unplugged lunch concerts in Cape Town
Review: Review: John Cartwright’s Old White Man an extraordinary piece of theatre, exquisitely performed
The Cape of Arts: 10 reasons to visit Cape Town this February 2025
Concert news: Bok van Blerk and Elandré bring Afrikaans magic to Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concerts
Review: The Sun is a Star and We Know What It’s Made Of, offbeat, intense, lyrical and intimate
Stage: Die Koelkamers in Paternoster announces bumper programme January to March 2025
Stage: Despicable Hehe with Conrad Koch and Chester Missing, Cape Town, February 2025
Magic: Discover the Art of Magic with Enchanting Open Days at the College of Magic
Stage: Grieve, that is how you survive, choreo-poem navigating through the complexities of loss
In the Limelight: The true value of buying a ticket for an Artscape production
Interview: Claire Johnston talks about Mango Groove’s Memories and Moments 40th Anniversary Concert at Kirstenbosch
Concerts: James Grace opening Unplugged, new lunch concert series, St George’s Cathedral Cape Town
Review: Joyous concert, Freshlyground with new lead singer Mbali Makhoba at Kirstenbosch
Stage: The Johnson Jukebox by Godfrey Johnson, fun show with audience making requests
Review: Thrilling acts, Unthinkable is sheer entertainment
Review: Sold out Goldfish at Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concerts, December 29, 2024
New Year celebrations: Ring in 2025 with the Hollywoodbets Cape Town Street Parade
Review: The Addams Family the musical South Africa, crazy, mad and wonderful production
Concert news: Will Linley and Lloyiso at Kirstenbosch NYE December 31, 2024
Dance news: ACDC, Anderson Carvalho Dance & Choreography open call dancers 2025
Review: Harmony and Understanding at Unity Concert 2024, Kirstenbosch Sunset Concerts
Review: Spectacular My Fair Lady South Africa 2024/2025
Review: Lyrical, wistful and celebratory Santa’s Sleighbell Safari!
Concert news: Unity at Kirstenbosch, summer celebration of music and togetherness
Stage: Step into the magical world of puppetry with Santa’s Sleighbell Safari
Review: Red Riding Hood, fun, imaginative, quirky, innovative, fab staging, performance and dance
Review: Emotionally charged storytelling comedy, Phillip Dikotla, Big Comedy Live
Concert news: Full lineup Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concerts 2024/2025
Festival news: The 2025 KKNK, curated and packaged to include all artforms, genres, with entertainment for all ages
Review: Beautiful, emotionally charged writing and performance, all my ex-lovers are dead
Review: Immersive Uninhabitable Spaces at Live Art
Review: JOLTYD – Through the Ages of Music, dynamic cast, stunning celebration of song, dance and the human spirit
Review: Magic Cradle to the Cape Concert led by Zolani Mahola, Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concerts
Music festival news: Unity On The Square returns, December 16, 2024, Cape Town
Lifestyle review: A zippy buzz with non alcoholic Okushal cordials
Stage: Edinburgh Fringe hit Spin Cycles comes home for Cape Town premiere at The Baxter
Stage: Zolani Mahola leads the Cradle to the Cape Concert, opening the 2024-25 Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concerts
Review: Invigorating solo theatre at Magnet Summer Season 2024
Visual art: Cirkel, FynArts Gallery’s last exhibition for 2024, explores the unseen forces that connect us all
Review: Magnet Theatre’s beautiful and meditative Mina Thina
Review: I Think I Smell Smoke ignites the stage at Spark in the Dark’s Solo Fest
Lifestyle: Derek Lubner talks about his sober curious journey to establish OKUSHAL cordials
Performance: Spier’s A Summer Dream, magical spectacle weaves a fantastical tale of light and hope
Review: LAMTA’s Part of Your World is a tonic of a show to get us into festive spirits
Stage: Live a little, give a lot with ImproGuise year end Improv Mixer
Interview: Phillip Dikotla, in my comedy, laughter symbolises triumph
Interview: The Masque’s Red Riding Hood, dipping a classic fairy tale in glitter, setting it to a pop playlist everyone secretly sings in the shower
Interview: Jenna Fish talks about Unpacking Mr Becker, Magnet Summer Season 2024
Interview: Carin Bester talks about Live Art Weekend UNinhabitable SPACES
Review: Dalin Oliver charms the audience with 90 Day Comedian
Stage: Big Comedy Live Presents Phillip Dikotla LIVE (HERE)
Activism: Cape Town hosts historic ILGA World Conference Kwa umoja we rise
Review: Intriguing dark and disturbing production, Opera UCT’s The Turn of the Screw
Review: Jazz on the Green in Cape Town, like being at a chilled garden party
Review: A Doll’s Life Confessions of a Quarter Life Crisis, smart, sassy, hard hitting comedic play
Stage: Fun for all ages at Magnet Theatre’s Summer Season 2024
Review: Magnet Theatre’s Manje! Manje, vivid, exceptional theatre
Theatre: It’s Family! It’s Festive! Celebrate the festive season at the Baxter Theatre Garden
Dance: Cape Ballet Africa announces prestigious new home at Sports Science Institute of South Africa
Stage: Opera UCT stages Britten’s The Turn of the Screw at Baxter Theatre
Festival news: Event postponement, Rands Holidae Festival 2024
Activism: Decriminalisation advocates, intersex and trade union movement leaders at 2024 ILGA World Conference
Performance: Live Art Weekend UNinhabitable SPACES, December 2024
Stage: Igniting Cape Town’s festive season with JOLTYD Through the Ages of Music at the Baxter
Community: Join the Million Meals Campaign to feed vulnerable children across South Africa
Stage: Fairytale family entertainment in Cape Town, The Masque’s Red Riding Hood
Stage: Maynardville Outdoor Amphitheatre 2025 full programme and cast announced
Lifestyle: Beyond cordial? Let’s get curious, OKUSHAL range of cordials
Stage: Mr and Miss Sovereign Western Cape 2024, November 2, Cape Town
Music: Experience the joy of live music in the heart of Cape Town at Jazz on The Green
Stage: A Doll’s Life, Confessions of a Quarter Life Crisis
Review: David Kramer’s musical Orpheus McAdoo,ground breaking, stunning performances
Stage: Pre-Christmas season at Theatre Arts, Cape Town
Review: Stirring, magnetic performance by Shannon Esra in Susan Miller’s My Left Breast
Food: Edgy fine-dining Terrarium, by Chef Chris Erasmus opens at the Queen Victoria Hotel, V&A Waterfront
Review: The Magic Box, big fun show, sheer entertainment and escapism through the magic of Disney
Review: Nkoli: The Vogue-Opera is fierce and fabulous history protest theatre
Review: Celebrity Skin at Mavericks is a fun show in a venue which one doesn’t associate with “theatre”
Insight: Anderson Carvalho Dance & Choreography’s Dance Intersect 2024, epic celebration of dance in Cape Town
Review: Dynamic physical performance in Return of the Ancestors by Mike van Graan
Festival news: Rands Holidae Festival unveils first wave of artist lineup for 2024
Community: World Food Day, October, 16, 2024 with the Do More Foundation
Stage: Award-winning Magnet Theatre presents mAnJE ! MaNJe (an epic)
Review: Isidlamlilo/The Fire Eater is beautiful theatre of healing, restoration and hope
Insight: Speel-speel, wistful exhibition of toys and children’s games at Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees 2024
Review: Thank you for your Service, brilliant script and physically charged performances
Stage: Cape Town Opera presenting David Kramer’s new musical Orpheus McAdoo
Review: Cape Ballet Africa’s sublime SALT, inaugural season
Festivals: Play is the theme of Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees 2024
Review: 32 Lavender Close at Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees 2024
Business: Pranary hosting Elevate Your Enterprise Summit 2024 through marketing, technology and investments
Review: Julie-Anne McDowell glows as a feisty, spunky and brave My Name is Lucy Barton
Review: Smokie South Africa Tour 2024 delivers with all the hits, thrilling the audience
Stage: Celebrity Skin, A Sensational Dance, Theatre and Dining Experience in Cape Town
Opera: Cape Town Opera presents Horizons at 2024 Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees on September 28
Stage: Fresh from European tour, SA comedian Dalin Oliver is ready to make SA laugh
Music: Renowned saxophonist Linda Sikhakhane launches his new album Iladi with two Cape Town concerts
Review: Legendary at Kalk Bay Theatre, high energy and hugely entertaining immersive show
Creativity: The Ukukhanya Arts Project, illuminating immunology through the power of art
Review: Battlefield and playground of possibilities in autoplay by Darkroom Contemporary Dance Theatre
Dance: Food Lover’s Market Celebrates 20 Years of Excellence with Debbie Turner
Review: Metamorphoses in Cape Town is stirringly beautiful epic theatre, an exquisite production
Community: Outside the Bowl Africa Launches Million Meals in 5 Days to to Combat Child Hunger
Community: Cape Minstrels troupe Baruch Entertainers, hosting new Theme Song launch event at Plug Studios in Cape Town
Interview: Staging My Name is Lucy Barton in South Africa
Review: Trial and Error is a stylish courtroom drama and psychological thriller
Insight: Exhilarating Dalinda, staged by Opera UCT, a triumph
Review: Festive Fever, dazzling entertaining dance showcase
Review: Breathing in mold and decay in Nelisiwe Xaba’s vRot at LAF
Stage: Wela Kapela cabarets at Drama Factory, Sep 2024
Stage: Jive Culture returns for a fifth season, September 2024
Music: SA singer Nina Stamper teams up with Joe Nina for Afro-Soul single, Kancane
Review: Exhilarating outside inside Live Art Weekend Art As Resilience
In the Limelight: Kalk Bay Theatre in Legendary mode, gearing up for Unthinkable for the festive season
Performance: ICA’s 2024 Live Art Festival ushers in Spring to Cape Town
Review: The excellent Glimmer by Magnet Theatre takes a deep dive into the world of social media
Interview: Jeremy Silver talks about staging Dalinda, Donizetti’s “lost opera” in Cape Town
In the Limelight: The Waterfront Theatre School, Cape Town in festive fever focus
Interview: Darkroom Contemporary Dance Theatre’s autoplay, transforming the stage into a playground of possibilities
Review: Murder on the Nile in Cape Town, holds attention from start to finish
Stage: World premiere staging of Donizetti’s lost opera to be performed in Cape Town
Books: Open Book Festival Unveils Programme for 2024 Edition
Magic: Young magicians dazzle at The College of Magic’s Magicana Junior Magic Championships
Interview: Live Art Weekend’s Art as Resilience, breaking the bubble of isolation, sharing burdens of moving forward
Interview: Staging Trial and Error, the play by Emma Amber
Review: The Agents, brilliant satirical comedy, cautionary tale to chart our own mandates
Stage: Festive Fever – Holiday on the Dance Floor by The Waterfront Theatre School
Review: Streetcar Named Desire in Cape Town, beautiful and stirring, excellent production of a brilliant play
Stage: Trial and Error, new courtroom drama premieres in Cape Town
Interview: Dressing Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Nile at the Masque in Cape Town
Review: Not in my backyard, rupture of the South African Dream in Neighbourhood
Concert news: Smokie in South Africa, September 18-22, 2024
Stage: Festival hit The Agents is Pick of The Fringe, August 2024 in the Cape
Stage: Darkroom Contemporary Dance Theatre presents new full-length work autoplay in Cape Town, September 2024
Review: The fabulous NYO Jazz from Carnegie Hall dazzles South Africa
Performance: Step into a world of music with Spier’s The Routes Of Sound directed by Brett Bailey
Review: Beautiful Ver in Die Wêreld Kittie glows in The Blik
Live Art: Working Title Live Art Weekend at Masambe, Art as Resilience, August 2024
Festival: The Fringe Fireside Chats Festival for self-publishing know how
Stage: Innovative and exciting GLIMMER, premiers at Magnet Theatre August 2024
Jazz: Renowned jazz trumpeter Feya Faku homecoming concerts Cape Town 2024
In the Limelight: South African actress Thembi Mtshali Jones wins prestigious Simon Mabhunu Sabela Award
Stage: LAMTA stages Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire
Review: The 2024 Ugly Noo Noo, magical play, retaining its subversive thrust, speaking to us now in this fractured world
Community: Volunteers give their 67 Mandela Day minutes to Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres in South Africa
Stage: It’s NOT That Glamorous! A new original jukebox musical opens in Cape Town
In the Limelight: Entrepreneurial innovator, Darren Barnes, CEO of Perfect Solutions
Festival news: Rands Holidae Festival, celebration of music, culture, adventure
Review: Heathers The Musical, Cape Town 2024, exhilarating, exceptional production
Review: Immersion in Live Art Weekend, Art Must Be
Stage: UHAMBO (The Traveling), Buhle T Stefane’s personal journey of confronting his past and finding solace in art
Artcentric: Solo Studios 2024, a vibrant mix of art, culture, and adventure
Review: Rocking the Bar is a gem, a bonsai musical with an elegiac narrative
Review: Pieces of Me, gripping performance, beautiful theatre, imbued with empathy and pathos
Interview: How very? Staging Heathers the Musical in Cape Town
Interview: Activating Live Art with dynamic Live Art Weekend
Live music: NYO Jazz, Carnegie Hall’s National Youth Jazz Orchestra, South Africa tour 2024
Review: Witness for the Prosecution is sheer escapism and entertainment, a wonderful diversion from winter in Cape Town
Live art: Working Title Live Art Weekend at Masambe, ART MUST BE… July 2024
Music news: Berry, releases Afrikaans single 10 000 Redes and performing Berry Rocks, July 13 2024
Review: Figure of 8 Maze of the Mind is brilliant dance theatre
Stage: Agatha Christie classic Murder on the Nile at The Masque, 2024
Community: Do More Foundation Mandela Day of Play 2024
Review: Bravo to the wonderful 25th Jive Cape Town Funny Festival
Interview: Dynamic Kutloano Headbush from Johannesburg making a mark in LA
Community: Outside the Bowl Africa & Samaritans Feet SA, Food for Soles Mandela Drive
Insight: Invigorating to be at FynArts 2024 and looking to FynArts 2025
Stage: Bo Petersen returns to the stage in Pieces of Me, Baxter Studio
Stage: New stand-up show, Look Who’s Joking with Wayne McKay at the Wave, Cape Town, July 2024
Stage: Cape Ballet Africa ignites the Baxter stage with inaugural season SALT, September 2024
Review: The heritage Windsor Hotel in Hermanus is charming and welcoming
Review: The Dumb Waiter, gripping and compulsive with superb performances
Review: Hollywood, LAMTA has again delivered a knockout of a dance show
Stage: Fiona Ramsay in Blonde Poison, searingly brilliant theatre
Review: The Little Mermaid shimmering on stage at Canal Walk Theatre winter 2024
Review: Dynamic choral exchange by St Olaf Choir in concert with the UCT University Choir
Review: Grand Opera, epic, expansive production of Lucia di Lammermoor by Cape Town Opera
Performance: Hunger Count, durational performance art installation by Carin Bester, National Arts Festival 2024
Stage: Magicians Brendon Peel and Li Lau return to SA stages for National Arts Festival 2024
Stage: Waterfront Theatre School presents South African premiere of Heathers The Musical at Artscape, July 2024
Stage: The Karin Kortje Foundation hosting inaugural Carols in July in Cape Town
Review: Ashley Dowds delivers a tender and nuanced performance in The Return of Elvis Pisane
Stage: LAMTA’s Hollywood, a dance spectacle celebrating the glitz, grit and glamour of Tinseltown
Stage: Canal Walk Theatre Presents: The Little Mermaid, 2024
Stage: Forever Motown, The Musical, debuts in Cape Town July 2024
Stage: Celebrated St Olaf Choir conducted by Dr Anton Armstrong on tour South Africa 2024
Stage: Darkroom Contemporary Dance Theatre presents ULTRA at the National Arts Festival 2024
Stage: Dance Intersect 2024, Meet the Dancers in Silent Symphony of Feelings
Stage interview: Andi Colombo talks about 32 Lavender Close, a bathroomedy
Stage:Dog Rose is poignant, quirky with a warm heart, beautiful and special theatre
Festival: Closing weekend of FynArts 2024, features five performances on stage
Review: The Golden Girls on stage in South Africa 2024 is fun fun fun, upbeat, inspiring and uplifting.
Review: Trouble in Mind, Cape Town 2024, is a wonderful opportunity for audiences to become engrossed in this riveting play
Design: Your hot guide to Decorex Africa 2024 Cape Town
Community: Real Reform for ECD celebrates milestone publication of Children’s Amendment Bill
Africa: Celebrating Africa Day May 2024, new campaign by award winning African agency Perfect Solutions, highlights the beauty of Africa
Stage: David Kramer’s award winning musical Ver In Die Wêreld Kittie returns for a limited run at The Blik
Stage: 32 Lavender Close, directed and written by Andi Colombo, winner of the Theatre Arts Emerging Theatre Directors Bursary 2024
Stage: Cape Town Opera presents Lucia di Lammermoor at Artscape, June 2024, directed by Angelo Gobbato
Design: Discover the pulse with Africa’s most exciting lifestyle companies at Decorex Cape Town 2024
Interview: McCoy Mrubata’s Cape Town 2024 Homecoming Concerts, celebrating his milestone birthday and launch of new album Lullaby for Khayoyo
Stage: Bo Petersen’s Pieces of Me, South Africa 2024 tour, starts at FynArts
Stage interview: Fun and entertaining tribute to The Golden Girls, South Africa 2024
Design: Decorex 2024, from small screen to decor scene, inventive room sets to bring emojis to life
Stage: My Name Is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout, starring Julie-Anne McDowell, South Africa 2024
Review: Brilliant play, Droomwerk, cathartic in its honesty, pain and capacity for facing the unresolved and uncomfortable
Dance theatre: After Dark, choreographed by Lee van der Merwe for Dance Intersect 2024
Review: The King Of Broken Things is beautiful, poignant, lyrical theatre experience of the extraordinary
Dance: Artscape celebrates 30 years of Democracy and diversity with SboNdaba Dance, May 2024
Festival news: FynArts 2024 at a glance, thrilling offerings June 7-17 in Hermanus
Community: Do More Foundation and Care for Education partner to enrich play based learning with DUPLO boxes to ECD Centres in SA
Stage: Back with a Bang with the May 2024 lineup at The Drama Factory
Community news: Advocates for young children took to streets in Johannesburg to urge political parties to prioritise Early Childhood Development
Magic on stage: The College of Magic’s spellbinding new show, Unbelievable, four shows, Artscape, June 2024
Review: Louis Viljoen’s The Sin Drinkers, beguiling drama, in a gloaming glare of closure
Stage: Pieter Odendaal’s award winning play Droomwerk coming home to Cape Town
Stage: Thembi Mtshali-Jones stars in Trouble in Mind by Alice Childress at the Baxter, 2024
Review: The South African 2024 production of Peter Shaffer’s Amadeus is extraordinary
Dance news: Cape Ballet Africa, visionary new dance company reimagines how dance can look in Africa
On stage: Sleep! with André the Hilarious Hypnotist, Cape Town tour, May 2024
Community news: Gauteng Health Department introduces devastating requirement, ECD programmes must be registered to receive nutrition support
Theatre news: West End and Broadway hit, Tell Me on a Sunday, on stage in Cape Town, April 2024
Community news: The Early Childhood Development sector launching the People’s Manifesto for ECD at Constitution Hill
Review: Stunning opera showcase, SHORTS: A Festival of Pocket Operas, presented by Cape Town Opera, April 2024
Theatre news: Next! Thank you!… tongue-in-cheek musical revue by Debby Jamieson, with Matthew Reid on sax and keys
Community news: Human Rights Month in Rustenburg, empowering Day Mothers
Musical theatre news: Fame the Musical on stage in Cape Town, April 2024
Music news: Melorie Jane, acclaimed South African jazz pianist generating a buzz with a new CD, Hold the Stars
Theatre news: Multiple award winning the King of Broken Things at the Baxter, May 2024
Interview: Urgently compelling, relevant, staging Trial by Media, world premiere, presented by Cape Town Opera, SHORTS-A Festival of Pocket Operas
Theatre news: The Golden Girls, celebration of iconic TV show on stage in Cape Town at The Masque
Stage: WhatsOnStageMzansi @TheCapeRobyn April 2024
Review: Our Mother the Earth – Where will our children play? by SboNdaba Dance is an exceptional piece of dance theatre
Theatre news: Amazing April 2024 lineup at The Drama Factory, Western Cape
In the Limelight: Lerato Maphatsoe, channelling pain into power and birthing new dreams
Community news: Human Rights Month South Africa 2024 in Bushbuckridge, connecting ECD practitioners and Government
Opera news: Cape Town Opera presents ‘SHORTS-A Festival of Pocket Operas’, Artscape, April 2024
Theatre news: 59th Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards winners celebrated at the Baxter
Festival news: William Kentridge is the Legacy Award Winner at the 2024 FynArts Festival in Hermanus
Review: Super duper Mamma Mia! South Africa 2024 is a winner, superlative
Theatre news: Ìlọ Yá, solo play written and performed by Oluwasegun Lafup Ogundipe, debuts in Cape Town
Review: Die vegetariër is a brilliant production, brilliant staging, design and mind blowing performances
Review: Sweeney Todd, stunning site-specific immersive production in a bakery in Cape Town
Theatre news: Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards for Contribution to Theatre 2024, announced before Gala Event
Record breaking gin fest: Two Gingers presents Cape Cheers, April 6, 2024
Musical theatrical news: Hail to the King! A Musical Story, Dr Thokozani Mhlambi, Cape Town, April 2024
Dance theatre news: Our Mother the Earth – Where will our children play? SboNdaba Dance, premiere, Cape Town, March 2024
Interview: Immersive site-specific Sweeney Todd in an industrial bakery, Olympia Bakery, Kalk Bay, March 2024
Dance theatre: Anderson Carvalho Dance & Choreography (ACDC) presenting Dance Intersect 2024, exciting season of dance theatre, Baxter, Cape Town
Review: Verve, whimsy and tenderness, exceptional theatre for tots, Red Boots, Theatre in the Dark
Review: Fabulous Ratanga Park Sunset Concerts launch, Feb 25, 2024
Theatre news: Festival of new South African plays promotes and celebrates local writers at The Masque, March 2024
Theatre news: Comedy, music and Every Brilliant Thing for The Drama Factory in March 2024
Theatre news: Nominations announced for 59th Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards
Review: Djeli, magical storytelling, framed by the warm glow of paraffin lamps and the sands of time, shape shifting physically and metaphorically
Review: Light in the dark, Diapason and In Transit, Theatre in the Dark, Cape Town
Review: Erika Breytenbach-Marais is mesmerising with her searing and visceral performance in The Good Dad/Die Goeie Pa
Review: An Evening in the Company of Grief, Theatre in the Dark, lovingly crafted and exquisite piece of theatre
Festival news: FynArts 2024 presents two summer outdoor concerts in Hermanus
Review: Breathtakingly fabulous Puccini double bill by Cape Town Opera, February 2024
Review: Expelled is an unsettling cautionary morality tale, igniting essential conversations in the vortex of social media
Review: Electrifying Emperor’s New Clothes, zips and zaps into the Zeitgeist of our times
Review: Excellent script, performances, design and direction, Duncan McMillan West End hit play Lungs
Review: Legally Blonde The Musical, Cape Town 2024, beautifully staged, knockout performances, choreography and upbeat songs
Insight: Theatre in the Dark, remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet
Interview: Tik Tok goes The Emperor’s New Clothes in South Africa, fun and contemporary
Review: Romeo & Juliet at Maynardville 2024, infused with a millennial energy by young leads and knockout performances by veteran thespians
Outdoor concerts: Century City launches The Ratanga Park Sunset Concerts, with Die Heuwels Fantasties, Sunday February 25, 2024
Theatre news: Fun new take on classic fave for children, The Emperor’s New Clothes at The Masque, February 2024
Theatre news: Djeli to shed light on the meaning of life, Theatre in the Dark, Theatre Arts, Cape Town, Feb 2024
Theatre news: Fabulous February 2024 at The Drama Factory
Opera news: Puccini double bill, Cape Town Opera’s Angelica and Gianni Schicchi at Artscape, February 2024
Theatre news: Intimate and immersive production of Sondheim’s masterpiece, Sweeney Todd, March 2024, Cape Town
Interview: Sibahle Mabaso’s In Transit at Theatre in the Dark- exploring darkness, sound and light
Theatre news: Critically acclaimed The Good Dad/Die Goeie Pa at the Baxter, February 2024
Review: Marthinus Basson’s striking staging of Die Fel Omstrede Kroon van Edward II en Gaveston, is a wow
Insight: Magical opening for Maynardville 2024
Big band news: Lady Day Big Band (LDBB) album launch and concert
Review: Chasing the Sugarman, elegiac and moving tribute to Rodriguez
Review: Sensational WILD, neo Western cirque cabaret at the Kalk Bay Theatre
Theatre news: Theatre under the stars at Maynardville 2024, Cape Town tradition since the 1950s
Live music news: Award-winning Simphiwe Dana, set to dazzle Cape Town audiences, January 2024
Theatre news: Begin the year 2024 with The Young Professionals at Theatre Arts
Review: Fabulously Fast and Reasonably Furious with Alan Committie
Preview: The Hollywoodbets Cape Town Street Parade, January 2, 2024
Review: Pumpkin Finds Her Kindness is charming, sparkling, entertaining theatre for children
Insight: Lekker vibes at Unity on The Square Music Festival Cape Town 2023
Review: Rapunzel Untangling the Truth, a lot of fun, with an enthusiastic and energetic cast having a blast on stage
Review: The Sound of Music – exceptional, fresh and vibrant staging of much loved musical
Gifting: 10 Ways to Gift for Good, this Festive Season with The Do More Foundation
Review: Stunning VOOMA! By Zip Zap is a festive season winner
Review: Cape Town City Ballet, Veronica Paeper’s A Christmas Carol, December 2023 is a treat, a joy and a lot of fun
Community: Do More Foundation and RCL Foods empowers Molteno community through transformative initiatives for children and parents
Fashion: SA hip-hop sensation, Lucasraps, partners with nostalgic sports brand, Starter, new fashion capsule range launching this festive season
Review: Marc Lottering, So I Wrote That Musical is an upper, a tonic, must-see for the festive season
Review: Reza de Wet’s African Gothic (Diepe Gronde), brilliantly directed by Amee Lekas, exceptional theatre
Review: Spring Awakening- excellent production by LAMTA, directed by Sylvaine Strike
Review: Every Brilliant Thing is brillant theatre
Review: Moved to tears in a good way by Pieter-Dirk Uys in Bambi Kellermann in Kaberet 2023 with Godfrey Johnson
Cabaret news: Wêla Kapela Productions, Cabaret Festive Season 2023
Review: Entertaining, sophisticated King George is a biting morality play and cautionary tale with knockout performances
In the Limelight: South Africa Ronette Marx celebrates two decades in the modelling biz
Interview: Aidan Lewis, musical director of Rapunzel – Untangling the Truth talks about conceptualising the fun soundtrack of whimsy and mashups
Circus news: The return of thrills, Zip Zap unleashes VOOMA! Circus spectacle, December 2023
Theatre news: African Gothic by Reza de Wet, directed by Amee Lekas, winner of Theatre Arts Emerging Theatre Directors Bursary 2023
Review: Flughafen, wonderfully original new South African play by Alice Viskat
Interview: The Pussy Squad at Infecting the City 2023, charismatically challenging pre-conceived ideas of women’s bodies
Public arts festival: Infecting the City 2023, Cape Town, two week fest
Theatre news: Theatre Arts shines spotlight on the impact of load shedding with upcoming Theatre in the Dark 2024 Season
Musical theatre news: Legally Blonde The Musical, Cape Town, Artscape, Feb 2024
Theatre and music: The Jive Culture Shock 2023, proudly Capetonian showcase returns for a fourth season
Insight: Children’s in focus at Cape Town City Ballet’s A Christmas Carol 2023
Interview: Seeing ourselves on stage, universal theme of loss, award winning Karatara, Johannesburg November 2023 season at Market Theatre
TV commercial: SA film director partners with UK production company to showcase virtual reality dating app in spectacular international TV commercial
Theatre news: Flughafen the play by Alice Viskat, screwball comedy and thrilling, psychological twists
Review: Immersion in the quiet of Constellations 2023, The Garden of Good and Evil
Theatre news: Expelled, new South African play by Rosalind Butler, premiering in Feb/March 2024 at Baxter and then transferring to The Market Theatre
Theatre news: Get ready for the gift of festive season fun with The Masque’s Rapunzel – Untangling the Truth
Community news: First Lady, Dr Tshepo Motsepe, advocates for child nutrition at Right to Nutrition Campaign launch by Real Reform for ECD
Review: The Murder of The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, innovative, fabulously fun stage adaption of Agatha Christie’s novel
Review: Bucket Boy, funny, wistful, psychological thrills, twists and absurdity
Music festival news: Cape Town’s Unity On The Square returns with a star-studded line-up, December 16, 2023
Community: Right to Nutrition Campaign- launch on November 3, 2023 by the The Real Reform for ECD (RR4ECD)
Ballet news: Cape Town City Ballet’s festive season 2023,Veronica Paeper’s A Christmas Carol
Interview: What happens backstage doesn’t stay backstage when a drama society stages, The Murder of The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Review: Mesmerising and stunning La traviata, Cape Town, October 2023
Books: Monthly gratitude journal for kids aims to grow better humans in South Africa
Community news: Do More Foundation activates campaigns, beyond 2023 World Food Day, in ECD Centres in SA
Destinations: FynArts Weekend of Workshops, Hermanus, November 2023
Review: Matilda JR, Cape Town 2023, a lot of fun, with a talented and energetic cast
Theatre news: Star-studded November 2023 line-up at The Drama Factory
Insight: Woordfees 2023 in Stellenbosch- igniting conversations – in and out of our bubble
Review: Lyle Kessler’s Orphans, directed by Christo Davids, South Africa 2023, is a triumph, a theatrical gem
Bubbly news: 2023 Festival of Bubbles at the Vineyard Hotel, Cape Town
Theatre news: Matilda Jr– A Timeless Tale of Magic and Imagination comes to life on stage in Cape Town
Community: South African non-profit organization, Outside The Bowl Global, launches nationwide Christmas Drive 2023
Community news: Do More Foundation celebrates World Food Day October 16, 2023
Review: Beautiful music of Carole King, beautifully evoked in Up On The Roof -The Carole King Songbook
Live music news: Classical Calabash- a musical journey from sunset to sunrise at Woordfees 2023
Performance news: Constellations – The Garden of Good and Evil, Spier Wine Farm, November 2023
Shakespeare in Africa: Preview screenings of film, Speak Me A Speech, at Woordfees 2023
Theatre news: Agatha Christie’s The Murder of The Murder of Roger Ackroyd becomes a hilarious play-within-a-play at The Masque
Review: The stickiness of connections and disconnections in ULTRA by Darkroom Contemporary Dance Theatre
Review: Exit/Exist by Gregory Maqoma, rousing beautiful performance; lament and celebration
Concert: ATKV-Crescendo finalists gearing up for final training week and concert, Sit Dit Aan
Interview: Darkroom Contemporary Dance Theatre’s Louise Coetzer talks about ULTRA
Theatre news: An evening with musical theatre super stars and Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra, Artscape Opera House, April 2024
Business: Elevate Your Enterprise Summit 2023, championing growth through marketing, technology and Investments
Theatre news: Discover incredible local music talent with Interlace Live at The Masque, October 2023
Jazz news: Mandla Mlangeni Quartet, Cape Town October 2023
Theatre news: ULTRA by Darkroom Contemporary Dance Theatre at Woorfees 2023
Review: The Promise on stage, extraordinary theatre, magnificent production
Theatre news: Exciting October 2023 programme at The Drama Factory
Review: Soul food and deliciously funny, A Vegan Killed my Marriage
Gin and music: Raise a glass and make history with Two Gingers Gin
Theatre news: VR Theatrical’s Up On The Roof, The Carole King Songbook
Community: Do More Foundation South Africa- ready to do more in Randfontein communities
Insight: Andre the Hilarious Hypnotist, back on on stage in South Africa 2023
Cape Town Baroque Festival: 2023 fest features music from Spanish Renaissance until the 21st century
Theatre news: Christo Davids directs Lyle Kessler’s play Orphans at the Baxter, October 2023
Theatre news: Gavin Werner’s play, Spanish Steps – 2023 Cape Town
Review: The Moon Looks Delicious From Here – poignant portrait of a family in its magic and complexities
Review: Cape Town Opera’s 2023 Tosca – ravishing production
Funding call: Opportunity for EdTech entrepreneurs and social innovators, to improve language and literacy in South African homes
Insight: Theatre Arts, rehearsal space of choice in Cape Town and vibrant theatre
Review: Happy place in Same Time, Next Year South 2023 production
Theatre announcement: Winners of Emerging Theatre Directors Bursary 2023
Jazz news: Jazz Waves Wednesdays on 91 Bree, Old Bailey Lounge Bar Cape Town
Live music: World renowned cellist and composer, Dr Thokozani Mhlambi, presenting Heritage Month 2023 concert in Cape Town
Interview: Never Say Die – singing to the theme of her life -is South African star, Berry
Review: And The Winner Is – Cape Town’s WTS delivers captivating dance show
Theatre news: The countdown is on to the world première of Damon Galgut’s The Promise – on stage
Theatre news: And The Winner Is – WTS, Cape Town, celebrating award-winning musicals and films
Review: Zip Zap’s MOYA 2023 is awe-inspiring theatrical circus
Review: Flummoxed by grief and sadness, in South African English version of The Good Dad
Theatre news: Parel Vallei delivers another powerful Afrikaans play to Cape Town audiences, with Wegwereld
Review: Cantos of a Life in Exile is a beautifully poignant theatre experience
Shopping: Ancient Spirit, ahh, where did you get THAT?
Music news: Berry, SA musician and 2021 Idols winner, releasing new music and hosting Heritage Month concert in Cape Town
Opera news: Cape Town Opera’s grand scale Tosca in Cape Town, September 2023
Review: Maina Gielgud’s fun, sassy, whimsical Don Q 2023, for Cape Town City Ballet
Review: Inspirational Blind Ambition doccie screening at Solo Studios 2023
Review: Living for art -why do moths fly like crazy f*@#ks in the night?
Review: The Beauty Queen of Leenane is engrossing theatre, engaging with a host of festering issues
Review: The Water Rats, documentary of intimacy and tenderness of interpersonal connection
Review: Stylish with stunning art, 1 Royal Street Guesthouse in Riebeek Kasteel
Concert news: Daylin Sass celebrates his late mother with his Heritage Month 2023 show
Music news: Love inspires ATKV-Crescendo finalist Alzanley Lizemore’s single, Klein Oneindigheid
Community news: South African NPO, Outside The Bowl, combating childhood hunger with One Million Meals
Music news: Cape Town’s Marsha Bothma, releases music video from her single, Vlam in My Hart, as ode to her love
Preview: World premiere of Sue Pam-Grant’s MOTHS play, a portrait of a Woman as Artist
In the Limelight: A weekend of art and culture at Riebeek Valley’s Solo Studios 2023
Interview: Makhaola Ndebele’s Cantos of a Life in Exile, the power of theatre and performance practice to transcend displacement and estrangement
Interview: Richard Wiseman – Magic is symbolic of the impossible being possible and that is inspirational
Ballet news: Cape Town City Ballet’s Don Quixote 2023
In the Limelight: Wêla Kapela Productions from South Africa, at the 2023 Edinburgh Fringe Festival
In the Limelight: Chayela Rosenthal – Wunderkind of the Vilna Ghetto Theatre
Review: Magnet Theatre Youth Company’s Surge is a lyrically poignant and magical theatre experience
Theatre news: Makhaola Ndebele’s Cantos of a Life in Exile, yearning for a place to call home, Cape Town, August 2023
Review: Exceptional play, Die Halwe Huis is a poignant howl from inside a crushed psyche
Insight: ACDC at the Ubumuntu Arts Festival – a shared space with the expression of unique voices and visions
Theatre news: Second Women’s Month Festival at The Drama Factory, celebrates South African stories through music, comedy and drama
Theatre news: The Waiting Game, set to music and dance exploring the need and want for human connection
Music and art: Ground breaking Solo Symphony at Solo Studios 2023
Review: Set in Motion- threads which bind and connect us as humans in constant flux
Review: Educating Rita – Willie Russell’s classic comedy revisited
Preview: Die Halwe Huis, award winning drama, with poetry, storytelling and music
Dance announcement: Dancers Love Dogs (DLD), back on stage, Cape Town, July 2023
In the Limelight: MOYA 2023 on stage, with new music and acts
Review: Outstanding staging of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night by the Masque in Cape Town
Review: Intimacy of the Skin, tender and beautifully nuanced dance theatre, of personal and collective memory
Review: Madly marvelous Alice in Wonderland at Canal Walk’s Children’s Theatre 2023
Review: Magical Cinderella/Cendrillon harnesses the intimacy of chamber/salon opera and the grandeur of epic theatre
Trends: Hatching design at Decorex Africa 2023
Interview: Laughter and enjoyment in the Masque’s 2023 staging of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, set in Weimar Germany
Review: Stunning Jive Cape Town Funny Festival 2023
Review: Rousing celebration and lament in documentary, Reflections in a broken mirror
Art news: Bespoke art at Solo Studios – Intimate Art Encounters 2023
Theatre news: Naledi winning, The Beauty Queen of Leenane, has its Cape Town premiere at The Baxter, August 2023
In The Limelight: Creating Cape Town Opera’s Cinderella- a menagerie of cutting-edge minimalism with opulence and elegance
Preview: Beat It – The Incredible Story of Michael Jackson, on in Cape Town, July 2023
Music news: Worcester-born artist, Selby Williams, follows his dream with the release of single, Hier is Ek
Review: Transcendence of Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony, the Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra SA tour 2023
Interview: Trailblazing and innovative – family friendly adaption of Cinderella, by Cape Town Opera
Review: LAMTA’S Vintage Jukebox is a seductively immersive jewel box of a show
Review: Compelling psychological thriller which digs deep into abuse, trauma, revenge and choices made
Interview: Canal Walk’s Alice in Wonderland 2023, twinkles and sparkles with puppets, animation, original score and lyrics
Theatre news: The Reed Player staged in 2023, by Marianna Productions
Festival news: Wêla Kapela Productions at National Arts Festival 2023
Music news: Afrikaans singer, Madelaine, releases her debut single: Ek Kies Vandag
Film news: Reflections in a broken mirror has world premiere at 25th Encounters South African International Documentary Festival, 2023
Theatre news: Canal Walk Children’s Theatre presents Alice in Wonderland, 2023
Festival news: Sibongakonke Mama’s award winning play at National Arts Festival 2023
Interview: Benjamin Zander talks about the Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra’s South African tour, June 2023
Destinations: A Blooming Perfect Way To View The Spring Wild Flowers Spectacle in the Cape, 2023
Insight: Communing in happiness in Hermanus at FynArts 2023
Opera news: Enchanting Cinderella for winter school holidays at Artscape, July 4-8, 2023
Review: Bold, brave edgy staging of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! in 2023, Cape Town
Winter School: FynArts in Hermanus 2023 offers fabulous presentations, workshops and demonstrations
Must-sees: Discover the best in home decor and design at Decorex Cape Town 2023
Circus announcement: Zip Zap’s MOYA is back with brand- new original music and acts
Review: The College of Magic’s Impossible! is a spectacular escape from reality
Sustainability: Decorex 2023, celebrates how decor and design businesses are approaching sustainability
Public art: Walking Back to Happiness with Sculpture on The Cliffs at FynArts 2023
Trends: Delectable food trends served up at Decorex Cape Town
Innovation: Exploring the next wave of creativity and inovation, Decorex Africa’s Future of Design
Review: Zip Zap’s Vooma! is a wow- polished, fun and full of ‘vooma’
Curated wine events: Wine by Design and The Art of Wine at FynArts 2023
In the Limelight: From small beginnings, FynArts in Hermanus, celebrates its 11th festival in 2023
Classical music: Celebrated conductor, Benjamin Zander, brings award-winning Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra on tour, South African June 2023
Preview: LAMTA’s new dance production Vintage Jukebox celebrates the spirit of the Roaring Twenties
Review: Sell-By- Date – Pieter-Dirk Uys and his truly unstoppable titanium Tannie Evita
Interview: Oklahoma! staged in Cape Town June 2023- re-invigorating and revitalizing this seminal musical with a young and energetic cast
Interview: Mentalist Bryan Miles, loves exploring the cracks in our reality and the magic of the mind
Interview: Angelique Munyange- the DRC born, South African raised actress talks about her career in the USA
Interview: Houdini escape featured in Impossible! –epic scale Family Magic Show by the College of Magic, Cape Town, June 2023
Festival news: The 2023 FynArts Festival is an epic fusion of arts festival and winter school
Music festival: 3rd annual Klassieke Koelkamers in Paternoster, June 15-18, 2023, Youth Day weekend
Music news: Rising South African musician, Deard, drops debut single: Antisocial
Interview: Pieter Dirk Uys, Sell-By-Date, personal journey from the paralysis of states of disaster to renewed energy and enjoyment
Music on stage: Get your secret season sizzling, with a great May 2023 music line-up, at The Drama Factory
Circus news: Zip Zap’s VOOMA! Is almost here, May/June 2023
Preview: International mentalist Bryan Miles returns to Cape Town stage, June 2023, with new show Hidden Senses!
Theatre announcement: Damon Galgut’s The Promise, directed by Sylvaine Strike, premières, 2023 in South Africa
Review: Cape Town Opera’s The Pearl Fishers (2023) is sublimely exquisite
Announcement: The Institute for Creative Arts (ICA) launches the 2023 Great Texts/Big Questions Lecture series on May 16
Review: We Will Rock You- South Africa 2023- sensational epic production
Review: Mike van Graan’s My Fellow South Africans, laughing, but it hurts
Review: Firefly is lyrical and meditative – beguiling theatre
Review: David Kramer’s Ver in die wêreld Kittie, enchanting homage, tribute and celebration
Preview: Twelfth Night set in Weimar Germany, staged by The Masque, Cape Town
Interview: Who is Anderson Carvalho? The Brazilian-Dutch choreographer talks about his passion for the African continent and kindling the intersection of dance across nations and sensibilities
Interview: Cape Town artist Shakil Solanki subverting the narrative of the The Pearl Fishers into a queer love triangle for Cape Town Opera’s production
Interview: Empatheatre, South Africa’s theatre company of healing- changing, challenging systems and igniting vital conversations
Review: Cruise the play, a vivid portrait of love, identity and cruising through trauma
Preview: David Kramer’s Ver in die wêreld Kittie
Review: Mad dogs and shenanigans at the Good News Cabaret-quirky, wry, witty and entertaining
Opera news: International opera star Levy Sekgapane returns home for Cape Town Opera’s The Pearl Fishers, May 2023
Review: Die Moeder is immersive and compelling viewing- brilliant and innovative production
Magic news: New TV series, to showcase talents of Cape Town’s young magicians
Circus celebration: Zip Zap celebrates World Circus Day 2023
Review: Kirstenbosch Summer Concerts 2022/23, a jubilant season
Interview: The Good News Cabaret, mélange of new songs and standards and comedy by Godfrey Johnson and Roland Perold
Review: Buddy – the Buddy Holly Story – South Africa 2023- Stupendous! Sophisticated, vibrant and immersive production
Interview: Jessie, Die Man en Die Maan, by Kanya Viljoen, starring Carlo Daniels
Dance announcement: Dance Intersect 2023- exciting dance platform in Cape Town – with public performances in May
Insight: Devil Song- new South African cabaret
Interview: Before the Second Advent, grappling with sickness and faith stems from a real place
Water access: QVDB Foundation and Cassper Nyovest, giving students access to clean drinking water
Theatre news: Zip Zap’s New Performance Hall in Cape Town, building fund is gaining traction
Review: Jonathan Roxmouth’s Key Change – My Favourite Pianists- stunning show underpinned by multi-dimensional innovative conceptual arc
Announcement: Winners of 58th Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards 2023
Concert announcement: Love Life and Happiness,Emo Adams, Jesmoné Damonse and Berry on April 8, 2023 in Stellenbosch
Insight: In the Spirit of Peace: Bheki Khoza with Kazakyah Ben Israel at Gallery South, Cape Town
Preview: The Good News Cabaret, Roland Perold and Godfrey Johnson at three venues in the Cape, April 2023
Preview: Before the Second Advent- drama in four acts by Ydalie Turk
Insight: Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards- is your production eligible for nomination?
Review: Daniel Newton’s play,The Rangers, playback of memory and narratives, triggering in multiple directions
Preview: Love Me, Feed Me, Never Leave Me- comedic play – love, loss, longing, relationships and modern world of dating
Preview: VOOMA! – the new high-octane show by Zip Zap Circus –May and June 2023 in Cape Town
Review/interview: Epic Hamlet –opulent and operatic- mythical trance-like masque
Preview: Our Oceans Our Future – première season, presented by SboNdaba Dance, Cape Town
Review: Ziyana- exquisitely manifested musical drama, alchemy of storytelling, memory, blessings
Preview: Cape Town Jewish Literary Festival 2023 with spirited lineup
Interview: Carlo Daniels, No Complaints, dynamic, ingenious response to Beckett’s Happy Days
Preview: Gratitude- solo exhibition of oil paintings by Jaret Loggenberg at Avontuur Estate in Somerset West
Interview: Patisserie Femme – satirical play – commentary on how woman are defined- to be chewed, consumed and spat out
Theatre news: Announcement of nominees for 58th Fleur du Cape Theatre Awards
Review: When We Awake- poignant, lyrical, nuanced, drawing vividly from oral storytelling Intsomi and games
Review: Cape Town City Ballet soars with enchanting double bill at Maynardville 2023
Interview: New South African satirical cabaret, Devil Song, set in a South African-inspired netherspace
In the Limelight: QGC is set to uplift the Namibian mining town of Klein Aub
Review: Masterful Sandra Prinsloo –intoxicating mélange of theatre and opera in Terrence McNally’s Master Class
In the Limelight: Nwabisa Plaatjie When We Awake, returns to The Baxter, from February 28 to March 4, 2023
Film news: Thembi Mtshali-Jones celebrates the 35th anniversary of anti-apartheid film, Mapantsula, in Berlin, February 2023
Preview: Cape Town City Ballet at Maynardville Open-Air Festival 2023 with Summersnow, glorious double bill
Review: Live Art Network Africa 2023 – intensely immersive experience
In the Limelight: Cape Town Opera’s National Schools Tour 2023
Preview: Brand new South African production, Devil Song, glittering cabaret of villainous proportions
Mining news: QGC partners with Marula Mining to develop and mine three major future metals projects
Interview: Aldo Brincat The Moon Looks Delicious from Here- triggering audience into remembering their heritage; to reflect on their past
Music news: Keanu Harker, releases Valentine’s single as a gift to fans
Mining news: QGC takes a leap into the sustainable Nickel mining sphere
Interview: Renowned trumpeter Mandla Mlangeni tours Cape Town, February 2023
Preview: Spier Harvest of the Arts Festival 2023, cultural abundance to delight the soul and senses
Review: Excellent play, Hansard, excellent production, South Africa
Review: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, at 2023 Maynardville Open Air Theatre Festival, fun, accessible, superbly staged and performed
Preview: Vincent – His Quest to Love and be Loved, at The Drama Factory, February 17-19, 2023
Review: Oedipus at Colonus #aftersophocles is vividly imaged, achingly grieving theatre, a fierce and defiantly immersive theatrical experience
Preview: Fagrie Isaacs hosting Ultimate Love Song Collection at the Castle, March 4, 2023
Applications: The Drama Factory and F Creations Women’s Month Festival, apply before March 31, 2023
Review: Louis Viljoen’s psycho-sexual thriller Grass Widow, machinations into realities and delusions
Interview: Tangibly reconnecting through the shared space of theatre in South African epic musical, Calling Us Home
Review: LAMTA’s Come Together: The Beatles Covered/Uncovered – excellent, brilliantly conceived dance theatre show -not to be missed
Preview: An evening of love and music – the Masque’s Valentine Soiree 2023
Interview: Uncovering the story of the Beatles for LAMTA’s The Beatles Covered/Uncovered
Preview: Terry Fortune’s Golden Oldies at Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concerts, February 5, 2023
Preview: Exciting programme for Live Art Network Africa Gathering, Cape Town, February 16-19, 2023
Review: Cape Town Opera triumph at Kirstenbosch Summer Concerts after an absence of 23 years
Interview: Loathsomely lovable Ugly Sisters in Cape Town City Ballet’s 2023 production of Veronica Paeper’s Cinderella
Preview: The Young Professionals at Theatre Arts, Cape Town – inaugural season 2023- showcasing work by graduates
Preview: LAMTA’S acclaimed, The Beatles Covered/Uncovered, returns to Cape Town stage, February 2023
Preview: Shakespeare, ballet, opera and music at 2023 Maynardville Open Air Theatre Festival
Preview: Cape Town Opera performs at Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concerts on January 22, 2023
Announcement: International guest artists- Vadim Muntagirov and Tatiana Melnik, will perform in Cape Town City Ballet’s Feb 2023 production of Veronica Paeper’s Cinderella
Preview: Renowned trumpeter, Fezile ‘Feya’ Faku gig in Cape Town, January 2023
Review: Sizzling concert by Goldfish at Kirstenbosch Summer Concerts 2022/23
Preview: Aldo Brincat’s The Moon Looks Delicious From Here – a theatre play of magical realism and far off places
Preview: Athlone Stadium ready for Klopse 2023 competitions after successful Hollywoodbets Cape Town Street Parade
Preview: Gustavo Romero, Schubert Sonata Series, Cape Town January 2023
Review: Glorious Kirstenbosch Summer Concerts 2022/23 – Neon Dreams, Majozi and Will Linley
Review: Alan Committie’s Live and Let Laugh is 90 minutes of sheer fun- love, love, loved it
Review: Sizzle- sizzles at Kalk Bay Theatre- astounding speciality acts, burlesque, comedy and dance
Review: Theodore Jantjies and Maurice Paige deliver dynamic performances in the madcap and zany Platform 9: Coming Home
Review: Curl Up & Dye – iconic play revisited – pushing metaphors around our roots in brilliant production
Review: Contested bodies with personal, political and celestial orbiting in Star+Crossed – intriguing new musical
Community: The Quinton Van Der Burgh Foundation continues to feed disenfranchised families in the Middleburg area
Review: Cape Town Theatre Company’s The Secret Garden is enchanting family entertainment
Review: Cape Town City Ballet’s, The Nutcracker is a sparkling jewel of a production
Review: Innovative Sleeping Beauty with gender bending fairies and a knockout Maleficent
Review: Fabulous! Aunty Merle – Things Get Real- is a comic and musical triumph
Double Star: Gravitational pull of love in relationship play which taps profoundly into the zeitgeist of feeling unhinged
Preview: Christmas with Keanu Harker and Friends – 2022 festive season concert
Review: Joyous, celebratory, innovative adaption of A Christmas Carol-enthralling storytelling musical theatre
Interview: Designing Sleeping Beauty with gender fluid fairies and a magnificent Maleficent
Review: Mike van Graan’s He Had It Coming is achingly funny, poignant and oh so sad
Destinations: Stargazing at Cederberg Observatory (Sterewag), Western Cape, South Africa
Interview: Star+Crossed – South African musical – storytelling as an agent of healing
Interview: Dr Siphiwo Mahala in conversation about his acclaimed play, Bloke and His American Bantu
Review: -No Complaints – new day, new dawn- extraordinary theatre experience – igniting light in a time of darkness
Lifestyle: Internationally award winning, beauty brand, Africa Organics has relaunched in South Africa, with a new website
Preview: The Secret Garden – magical stage adaptation of timeless novel, by Cape Town Theatre Company
Preview: Season 3 of Jive Culture Shock, on at Baxter in December 2022
Preview: World première of new musical, Star+Crossed, inspired by the life of South Africa’s Elizabeth Klarer
Interview: Craftivist Nell-Louise Pollock, stitching memory onto fabric, for Cape Town Opera’s One in Three
Review: LAMTA’s Being Steve – delicious tasting menu of Stephen Sondheim, Stephen Schwartz, and Stephen Flaherty
Interview: Exciting children’s company of dancers to accompany Cape Town City Ballet’s Nutcracker, summer of 2022
Preview: Sleeping Beauty is set to enchant at The Masque, Cape Town summer 2022/23
In the Limelight: Marius Schonken, South African finance entrepreneur launching charity to assist under resourced communities
Preview: Dreams, friendship, culture, humanity and love- Platform 9: Coming Home at Baxter, festive season- 2022/2023
Interview: 2022 Distell National Playwright Competition winner Sibongakonke Mama talks about her play
Preview: I Love 90s Dance Music- Africa tour 2022- headed up by international music superstars, CeCe Peniston and Crystal Waters
Review: Die Dag Toe Guppie Sweef –challenging how we think about our world, and the people in it
Preview: Exciting lineup for the 2022 Unity On The Square music festival in Cape Town
Review: Extraordinary Alcina, 2022, by Cape Town Opera and UCT Opera School
Review: Hold Still, Nadia Davids’ play is breathtaking – trauma of the living, walking in the steps of those who are no longer here to tell their stories
Review: The woods is a potent protagonist in Constellations 2022- riffing off land, storytelling, nature, connections
Happiness interview: Marlisa Doubell is basking in the happy vibes after Betrayal, Cape Town 2022
Preview: LAMTA’s Being Steve – tribute to three Broadway legends to renew your faith in music and the performing arts
Preview: Cape Town Concert Series- International Festival-November 2022
Review: Dinner With The 42’s – dating and connecting in a world of cacotopia
Interview: Pianist Germaine Gamiet imbues award winning Vincent, the cabaret, with beautifully nuanced musicality
Preview: Cape Town’s Rocksteady tribute, Women of Rock Unleashed at Hillcrest Quarry and The Drama Factory
Review: Zip Zap’s Rhapsody is astonishing in its circus artistry, staging and music
Review: At All Costs – powerful theatre of witness and testimony of Battle of Delville Wood
Review: The loneliness of freedom rings out loudly in 2022 in The Bells of Amersfoort
Interview: South African magician/mentalist Brendon Peel creating the illusion of getting inside the mind
In the Limelight: Winner announced for the 2022 Distell National Playwright Competition
Interview: At All Costs, Peter Terry’s play, men who are forced into killing other men on behalf of faceless politicians
Interview: Rhapsody brings to the stage the culture of the Cape, diversity of South Africa and the spirit of Zip Zap Circus
Preview: The Bells of Amersfoort by Zakes Mda, directed by Dintshitile Mashile
Interview: Lorin Sookool at Constellations 2022 with ‘ongoing’- mourning, motherhood and the act of working
Preview: Music and Art- fundraising showcase – presented by The Cape Town Concert Series at The Norval Foundation
Preview: Exciting theatre for children – Die Dag Toe Guppie Sweef- presented by Motorhuis Productions, Cape Town
Review: Betrayal – finely calibrated, stylish and elegant production
Review: The Unlikely Secret Agent- powerful and immersive dramatic experience
Cinema: Wrap weekend European Film Festival 2022- catch Olga
Preview: Women artists feature at Constellations 2022, at Spier
In the Limelight: Harnessing entrepreneurial essence with innovator Nomalanga Sitole
Interview: Jazz & Classical Encounters 2022 Vol 4 at Spier- a festival where our togetherness come alive
Review: Silent Land –scathing look at race, class, otherness, through the lens of tourists behaving badly
Preview: Zip Zap’s philharmonic circus show, Rhapsody on stage at Artscape, before travelling to Paris
Preview: Homegrown talent heads back to SA from LA for family tour, includes The Swing With The King, benefit concert
In the Limelight: Kim-Lee Wentzel Ricketts- sparking change and positivity
Review: Effortlessly excellent film, Ali & Ava
Review: Cape Town Opera’s 2022 touring production L’elisir d’amore is favolosa
Review: Julie’s Narcissistic Circus peeling out of The Worst Person in the World
Watchlist: Finely curated programme 16 films European Film Festival South Africa 2022
Review: Imaging the unimaginable in Klondike, the film
Review: What’s Your Budget? Breathtakingly beautiful celebratory cabaret-tribute
Review: Wistful and tender meditation in Petite Maman, on the ties that connect us in family, memory, love and loss
Review: Javier Bardem owns it as scaly but stylish patron in Spanish film, The Good Boss
Review: I’m your Man – compelling film takes an existential look at love, growing old and the meaning of it all
Interview: So You Want To Be A Trophy Wife?–locating the sweet spot of the Marie Biscuit –in over 50s coming-of-age play
In the Limelight: Health is literally wealth, Murray Hewlett, CEO of Affinity Health
Interview: Fagrie Isaacs talks about Here and Now – his epic Luther Vandross tribute show in Cape Town
Preview: Exciting Hermanus First Fridays Artwalk- October 2022- “CHAIR”lebration- weekend of art
Opera news: Cape Town Opera’s Conduct Like a Pro series- available free on CTO YouTube channel
Preview: An Epic Journey of hope in Maanmaats – part of finals of play competition, 2022 ATKV Tienertoneel
In the Limelight: Competitiveness through digitisation -W&RSETA -Wholesale and Retail SETA research conference
Preview: Thriller grappling with teenage leadership in Die Susterskap, in finals of play competition, 2022 ATKV Tienertoneel
Preview: European Film Festival (SA) 2022- exciting hybrid fest -bringing the best of European cinema to Southern African screens
Preview: Stunning lineup at Jazz & Classical Encounters 2022 Vol 4 at Spier
Invitation: Institute for Creative Arts ICA Podcast – Season 3
Review Marine grief poignantly evoked in Lalela uLwandle- listen to the sea
Interview: Harold Pinter’s Betrayal, a tale of illicit liaisons, on stage, Cape Town 2022
Preview: Award-winning The Unlikely Secret Agent returns for run at Baxter Theatre Centre ahead of tour
Interview: The whimsy of (mis)communication with Darkroom Contemporary Dance Theatre’s blame it on the algorithm
Interview: Dikelo Mamiala talks about starring in NEXT!!! the cabaret, art imitating life
Preview: Teens vie for magic champ titles, 2022 Cape Junior Magic Championships
Review: Karatara- who by fire and who should we say is calling
Art exhibition: Lewatle: Spirit of the Ocean, solo exhibition by Theko Boshomane
Preview: The Mzansi Tenors in concert in Hermanus, presented by Richard Cock
Review: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? South Africa 2022, is thrillingly illuminating, entertaining, must-see
Preview: Exciting CaberetFest 2022 by Wêla Kapela Productions,The Baxter, Cape Town
Preview: Baroque with a Twist- opens the Cape Town Baroque Festival 2022
Review: Sibuyiselo Dywili, electrifying performance as Can Themba in Siphiwo Mahala’s House of Truth
Review: Molupi Lepedi’s Back to Ashes is an intricately polished piece of theatre
Insight: The perils of booking through secondary ticket platforms
Review: Daniel Anderson captivates in the award winning, Vincent, The Cabaret
Preview: Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra Quintet -South Africa tour- September 2022- presented by Classical Movements
Interview: Umgidi – celebrating – Nduduzo Makhathini talks about his 2022 South African Heritage Month concerts
Interview: Leading Effectively in The Digital Era and Post-Covid-19, seminar hosted by Dr David Molapo
Preview: On tour, Cape Town Opera’s L’elisir d’amore 2022, Mpumalanga, Free State and Cape Town
Review: Hominal /Xaba in Cape Town 2022- beautifully cerebral and playful dance theatre experience
Preview: Belgian conductor Rik Ghesquière, will make his Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra debut with two concerts, September 2022
Craft Gin: Two Gingers Gin launches La Primavera, Spring Day 2022, South Africa
In the Limelight: Art meets science -Dr Reza Mia opens his first aesthetic medicine practice in Cape Town
Review: Eight men on stage at Kalk Bay Theatre, creating a beautiful Noise
Insight: Cape Town Opera’s Youth Development and Education Studio celebrates its 1st birthday
Review: Seeing the Invisible-AR exhibition is an extraordinary experience at Kirstenbosch, Cape Town
Stage review: The Shell Singer – the caterwaul of the voiceless scream – yearning to be heard
Tribute: An experience- Solo Studios Intimate Art Encounters in the Riebeek Valley
Review: Fordsburg’s Finest speaks volumes about home, identity and how South Africa is embedded in the hearts of people
Destinations: Groot Constantia Heritage Month 2022- experience culture at South Africa’s oldest wine producing farm
Preview: Smokie- Live in South Africa – summer 2022
Review: Ikigai – superlative triple bill, Cape Town City Ballet Winter Season 2022
Preview: Two performances of HOMINAL/XABA in Cape Town, September 2022
Review: Not Falling is raw, heart breaking and also uplifting and inspirational
Interview: Île by Sophie Joans- We can’t change our families, but we can laugh at them
Preview: Minnesota Orchestra Brass Quintet from the USA on tour in Cape Town August 2022
Insight: The sensational Slapstick by Zip Zap Circus returns to Cape Town, August 2022
Review/interview: Sculpting This Earth, complex and nuanced film, directed by Victor van Aswegen, featuring land artist, Strijdom van der Merwe
Destinations: Bliss – sheer comfort and mountain views in the King Suites at The Royal Hotel, Riebeek Kasteel
Preview: Speed Dating for the Brain at Spier’s Talking Heads 2022
Cinema: Two feature documentaries, Solo Studios Intimate Encounters 2022, including world premiere, Sculpting This Earth
Reflections: Optimism peeks through in Home, Hope and Humour theatre festival
Review: Cape Town City Ballet’s Romeo & Juliet is astounding – classical ballet which soars beyond archetype
Preview: Saxy Vibes 4.0, by renowned Cape Town musician and saxophonist, Don Vino, Women’s Month 2022
Insight: Exciting Riebeek Valley’s Solo Studios Intimate Art Encounters 2022
Preview: Brilliant pianist Kate Liu will give one recital and one masterclass in South Africa, September 2022
Interview: Tackling what-if life questions, Not Falling, play by Juliete Rose-Innes
Preview: Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra’s Spring Symphonies 2022, at City Hall
In the Limelight: SA musician, Keanu Harker, igniting good vibes through his music
Interview: Celebrating live performance at new Women’s Month Festival, The Drama Factory, Aug 2022
Film review: Girl, Taken- there’s no accounting for human behaviour in riveting documentary
Interview/review: Popping stereotypes, memory in enthralling multidisciplinary dance piece, POP
Insight: Leftfoot Dance– two gripping online dance pieces -Ikaros and Peter and the Wolf
Interview: Birthed out of personal loss and pain, The Shell Singer, play by Marianna le Roux
In the Limelight: Entrepreneur, Janice Chetty, embracing business and community advocacy
Classical music Youth Extravaganza 2022: SA Conductors’ Competition finals, CPO Youth Orchestra and Youth Ensembles
Preview: Eco-family drama Agulhasvlakte on at Theatre Arts, July 2022
Destinations: Groot Constantia harnesses people-power to go solar with Sun Exchange
Preview: Inaugural festival at The Drama Factory, August 2022 celebrates South African women, Your Voice, Your Stage
Preview: International superwoman Karyn White, Live in South Africa 2022
Insight: Harnessing the rainbow lining of online–as a vital platform for the live arts sector
Theatre news: Acclaimed production of Shirley Valentine, returns to Theatre on the Bay, August, 2022
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Cinema: TheCapeRobyn watchlist for 2022 Durban International Film Festival
Preview: Fabulous Femme Fantasties concert, Cape Town, kicks off Women’s Month 2022, produced by AKTV-Crescendo
Announcement: Internationally acclaimed conductor Jonathan Lo for Cape Town City Ballet Winter Season 2022, full cast list announced
Review: The CPO Community Spectacular Gala 2022, was an evening of wow
Review: The CapeRobyn watchlist -exciting diverse offerings at vNAF 2022
Preview: Award-winning The Unlikely Secret Agent returns, for 2022 Artscape Women Humanity Arts Festival
Review: Kerry Hiles miraculously reprises the legend of Eva Cassidy
Preview: Durban International Film Festival 2022, live and online, exciting hybrid presentation
Preview: International Guest Artists announced for Cape Town City Ballet’s Winter Season 2022
Review: Tony award-winning musical, Once On This Island, vividly evoked by South African theatre company
Preview: Buskaid celebrates its 25th anniversary with an epic concert, July 17, 2022
In the Limelight: Distell National Playwright Competition finalists for 2022
Preview: Oceanico – Brazilian and South African band- playing at Nouvelles Vibes, Alliance Francaise, Cape Town
Destinations: Everything was illuminated at NAF 2022 – live in Makhanda
Review: Bang bang – edgy Great Gatsby on stage in Cape Town
Destinations: Groot Constantia Estate celebrates its 337th birthday on July 13, 2022
Preview: Tony award-winning musical, Once On This Island, at the Baxter, July 8-16, 2022
Destinations: Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden Winter Wonders 2022 with kids free in school hols
Preview: CPO’S Community Spectacular Gala – epic concert- July 16, 2022, Artscape
Review: Sophie Joans’ Île is a spark in the dark -magical and lyrical storytelling theatre
In the Limelight: 2022 Standard Bank Ovation Awards, NAF 2022
Review: Delela –deliciously cheeky play with twisty bits and a Shakespearean undertow
Preview: FOM Benefit Gala – presented by Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra and Friends of Orchestral Music
In the Limelight: Free at National Arts Festival 2022
Review: James Webb – Nothing here does not hear you- at NAF 2022
Review: Tea and sweeteners at Gavin Krastin’s 12 Labours
Review: Janni Younge’s Hamlet-an extraordinarily beautiful knotted an intertwined coil of puppet and human creatures
Review: My Trauma and why I carry it, Rob van Vuuren Still Standing
Review: We Regret to Inform You at NAF 2022- transcending pain and loss, through art
Review: My Weight and Why I Carry It at NAF2022- poignant, funny and insightful
Review: Jackal & Wolf NAF 2022- puppetry and song captivates young audience
Review: Connecting within the chaos of the abrupt reboot to ‘normal’ at NAF2002
Review: And Not A Word Was Spoken- taps intensely into being unhinged and disconnected, even when we are physically together
Preview: The Jackal and the Wolf- exciting family theatre – at National Arts Festival 2022
Preview: Wela Kapela presenting three cabarets at National Arts Festival 2022
Review: Zip Zap’s astonishing MOYA Live– on stage- at NAF 2022
Review: LAMTA’s Come Together/The Beatles Covered /Uncovered is a dance and theatrical sensation
Preview: Cape Town Opera presents Twinkle Twinkle and Little Stars – opera for babies and toddlers
Review: Spanish Steps –coming-of-middle-age comedy – quirky, uplifting and fun
Review: Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro – in South Africa 2022- sparkles with hilarity, wit and virtuosity
Review: Brecht’s The Good Soul of Szechuan in 2022- joy transcending beyond fear
Review: Decorex Cape Town 2022 is bright, bold and welcoming
Preview: Gavin Krastin -interventions and labours – personal and solo -at NAF 2022
Theatre news: 2Sugars has rebranded, Betrayal is coming soon
Preview: POP-multidisciplinary dance piece – premiering at NAF 2022
Must watch: James Stoffberg stars in How to Hold the World, at NAF 2022
Interview: And Not A Word Was Spoken: What would a relationship sound like if we turned down the volume?
Review: The College of Magic’s The Magic Key, dazzling spin on classic illusions and tricks
Review: The Jive Cape Town Funny Festival is back on the boards for a fab 2022 season
Review: Women on Top at Kalk Bay Theatre will put you in an upper frame of mind
Preview: South African premiere run of internationally acclaimed play, The Good Dad
Preview: Cutting edge Decorex Cape Town 2022
Interview: Extending our realities in Darkroom Contemporary’s deus::ex::machina – harnessing technology and real time touch and connection
Preview: And Not A Word Was Spoken – dance film exploring relationships in the pandemic, premiering at NAF 2022
Preview: Zimbini Makwetu in concert: retrospective of Zimbini Makwetu with guest artists
Interview: Pushing through to hope in Gavin Werner’s comedy drama, Spanish Steps
Preview: Music for Mark- fundraiser for tango dancer, Mark Hoeben
Interview: A cheeky poke at do-gooders, behaving badly, in Delela, the play
Preview: Chasing the Dream, The Great Gatsby on stage, 2022 in Cape Town
Preview: The Good Soul of Szechuan by Bertolt Brecht, presented by Magnet Theatre’s Fulltime Training & Job Creation Programme
Good news: Food drive to feed 2 500 households in-need in Middleburg and surrounds
Good Health: Heal Your Gut, cookbook by South African actress Euodia Samson
Preview: Nozze di Figaro – inspired by the romanticism of artful decay- exciting collab-CTO and Sempre Opera
Travel alert: NAF it – get to National Arts Festival (NAF) 2022 in Makhanda
Preview: LAMTA’s Come Together/The Beatles Covered /Uncovered- exuberant, energetic, and entertaining dance production
Review: Feeling good with Zip Zap’s Slapstick, a gem of hope in a dark, dark world
Preview: Searching for connection within chaos with Darkroom Contemporary’s immersive deus::ex::machina, on at NAF 2022
Review: When I left the Room, lingering images of cohesion and estrangement
Interview: Step into the world of circus magic with Zip Zap’s Slapstick
Preview: African Folktales Festival 2022 at the Drama Factory-When Lion Had Wings & River of Life
Good health: Alleviating stress with the use of CBD
Business announcement: Tlou Commodities – sustainable, coal and metal conglomerate-Lucky Kgatle and Quinton van der Burgh
Preview: Dazzling Duet Gala Concert makes a welcome return in 2022
Preview: Pranary Cape Town is hosting Uri Levine, double Unicorn Builder, of Waze and Moovit, May 26, 2022
Review: Taut ties that connect and unite us in engrossing production of Fugard’s Blood Knot
Review: Your Song is a joyful and poignant celebration of the music of Sir Elton John, wistful and reflective
Tribute: The electrifying Sipho Hotstix Mabuse at 70 tour at The Daisy Jones Bar, May 2022
Review: Qadasi & Maqhinga Maskandi Folk Fusion Tour- wistful, emotional and emblematic of our humanity
In the Limelight: Pioneering theatre for all at the Shakespeare Schools Festival South Africa
Interview: The village vibe of Greyton Genadendal Classics for All Festival – 2022 – and beyond
Preview: 2022 Great Texts/Big Questions: Love as ethic; love as action- May 19 to June 7, 2022
Preview/interview: James Grace -Music from Spain- Cape Town Concert Series, May 14, 2022
In the Limelight: Seeking gaps – in the smallest spaces -on the margins of established theatres – Magnet Theatre FDC Award
Preview: The College of Magic’s spectacular family magic show, The Magic Key, June 2022
Preview: When I Left the Room- research dance performance- reflection on identity, culture, and human relationships
Musical theatre review: Outstanding production of Hairspray, staged by Cape Town school, May 2022
Preview: Your Song – The Music of Elton John – presented live on stage by Anton Luitingh, Amy Campbell and Tshepo Ncokoane
Theatre review: Daniel Newton delivers a penetratingly nuanced performance in Shadow Boxing
Preview: Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra’s Winter Symphonies, City Hall, fab full season, June 2022
Preview: Chester Missing and Conrad Koch on 2022 tour with Nice Racists
Preview: Bumper edition for the 12th Shakespeare Schools Festival South Africa, 2022
Classical music alert: official launch concert of the Cape Town Philharmonic Wind Ensemble (CPWE)
Hairspray: The Musical- collab by HS Jan van Riebeeck, Baxter, Cape Town Theatre Company and DALRO
Preview: The Cape Town Theatre Company’s More to the Story, musical revue, enchanting world of magic, fairy tales and superheroes
Good health: Give yourself the gift of wellness: How CBD can help
Music tour alert: Qadasi & Maqhinga Maskandi Folk Fusion Tour, May 2022
Preview: The Shell Singer, raw nerved work, reveals the psychosis of a shattered being
Preview: Mama Mia! A Mother’s Day Special, Cape Town- inaugural celebratory event
Preview: Cape Town Opera’s Songbook – Folk Songs from Britain and Ireland -celebrating humour, pathos and deep human feeling
Preview: Buttermoon Productions’ innovative musical experience, Feeling Pretty
Live: National Arts Festival- live in Makhanda June 23 to July 3, 2022
Bravo: 57th FDC Theatre Awards- celebration, tribute and remembrance-Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
On stage: The hit play, Earworm, returns to Theatre Arts, April 2022
Preview: Head into autumn 2022, with awesome April line-up at The Drama Factory
In the Limelight: Momeleh, a stirring musical tribute and homage by Cheri Rose Katz
Review: The Last Five Years – zesty award-winning musical- on stage in Cape Town
Good health: Celebrating the healing power of CBD in April 2022 National Cannabis Awareness Month
In the Limelight: Entrepreneur and business strategist, Sandras Phiri – pitch in three minutes -ditch the business plan- no one reads them
Preview: Handel’s Messiah- exciting collab by the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra and Cape Town Opera
Theatre awards: 57th Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards (2022) announced at glittering, fabulous ceremony at Nederburg
Review: Maina Gielgud’s evocative staging of Giselle for Cape Town City Ballet
Music festival: Exciting news- Greyton Genadendal Classics for All Festival – May 20-22, 2022
Review: Mind blowing new South African play Contested Bodies, rages against domination and subjugation, physically and emotionally
In the Limelight: Live Art Festival is on in Cape Town until April 2, 2022
On stage: Jimmy Nevis wows the crowd at Kirstenbosch Sunset Concert March, 20 2022
Opera and food: BON APPÉTIT! immersive evening of opera and fine dining with Cape Town Opera and The Vineyard Hotel
Preview: A Pandemic Pantomime- The Rainbow Academy-Human Rights Day Fundraiser –screening online – March 21, 2022
Preview: Mandla Mbothwe’s iKrele leChiza…the sermon -investigating themes of rituals and restoration
Review/interview: Kiss of the Spider Woman, intimate study of human behaviour, directed by Sylvaine Strike
Interview: Contested Bodies- outrage for the stage, power play between bodies, both physical and metaphorical
Good health: Find out how CBD can help you destress
Review: The Dead Tinder Society is a hoot, hooks deep into dating
Travel review: Fabulous boutique style Oak Manor Guesthouse, Newlands, Cape Town
Theatre review: Sarah Ruhl’s Eurydice – in Cape Town – a mind blowing adaption
Interview: Beautiful Things Exhibition 2022 – enchantment of our country through designs, textures and forms
Review: Life & Times of Michael K on stage – immersive magical realism
Books: Open Book Festival returns as an in-person event, March 26 and 27, 2022
Live music: For The People@Infinity World, showcase of top Cape Town DJs
Live music: Singing as a way of Being in the World – a concert cycle, headlined by renowned SA pianist, Nduduzo Makhathini
Live event: The 57th Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards ceremony, scheduled for March 27, 2022
Reflections: Poignant day at Malibongwe Women in Theatre and Performance Festival 2022- Volume 2
Classical music: The CPO Autumn Symphonies at City Hall, Thursdays, April 2022
Preview: Award winning musical, The Last Five Years, at Theatre on The Bay, March to April 2022
Business: Cape Town-based start-up and social, BiCstreet is presenting AI World Series of talks and launching BiCflix.com
Performance: ICA Live Art Festival (LAF) is on March 19 to April 2, 2022 in Cape Town
Preview: Eurydice – multicultural and multilingual-site-specific theatre – pool party- space to position, locate and engage
Opera: Thrilling launch of Cape Town opera season 2022
On stage: The Dead Tinder Society – exploring the funny, scary, vulnerable world of online dating
Preview: Malibongwe Women in Theatre and Performance Festival, Vol 2
In the Limelight: On time and below budget – Red Cross Children’s Hospital emergency unit
Good health: Red Cross Children’s Hospital, Cape Town,opens upgraded Paediatric Emergency Centre on Feb 24, 2022
Opera: Opera Blocks, Opera for babies with Cape Town Opera
Good health: Do you know which CBD carrier is best for you?
Interview: Terry Fortune’s Golden Oldies on the Lawn, is sold out for its inaugural event at the Baxter
Theatre review: Natasha Sutherland nails it as an utterly delicious Shirley Valentine
Music release: Third Love released by Cape based Afro pop outfit, Raskells Band
Art: Thrilling to attend The Investec Cape Town Art Fair 2022
Concert: The CPO Sunset Concert launches the 10th anniversary of the FynArts Festival
Review/interview: Mesmerising marimba with Magdalena de Vries and the CPO–streaming online Feb 2022
Review: Tennessee Williams’ One Arm – a powerful meditation on absence and presence
Stage: Dance into the month of love with Cape Town City Ballet’s captivating production of Maina Gielgud’s Giselle
On stage: HOW TO DATE LIKE A …GROWNUP – A MUSICAL FOR GEN Z
Stage: Krotoa Eva van de Kaap completes season at the Artscape Arena in February 2022
Chamber music: CTCS presents Summer Nights with The Cape Chamber Music Collective and the SACM
Review: A Streetcar Named Desire, re-framed in electrifying staging by Cape Town’s Abrahamse and Meyer Productions
Dance theatre: Locked Doors, Behind Doors – the stage version
Design: Reimagine the world with Decorex Africa–2022–Cape Town and Johannesburg
In the Limelight: A Big Welcome to Rally to Read’s Two New Ambassadors
Art Fair: Cape Town Art Fair is back at the CTICC – February 18-20, 2022 and will have a digital platform
Craft exhibition alert: Beautiful Things Exhibition 2022 –submit work–by Feb 11, 2022
Interview: Taking Zip Zap’s MOYA from film to stage show
Theatre review: Love! Valour! Compassion! – seminal play reverberates intensely in the current pandemic
Theatre review: Spirited portrait of Gertrude Stein And A Companion, rips and riffs along at a clip
BOOKS: World Read Aloud Day (WRAD) 2022 with READ
On stage: Love! Valour! Compassion! award winning play by Terrence McNally on tour in South Africa
On stage: Zip Zap’s MOYA – the stage show –premieres in Cape Town
Opera: Mugg & Bean Heroic and Romantic Pieces from Opera, presented by SITTOPERA
In the limelight: South African entrepreneur Lyle Ryan Irwin’s focus on finance and the arts
Theatre interview: Much anticipated 2022 revival of acclaimed play, One Arm, staged in Cape Town and Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theatre Festival
Wellness prompts: Four daily routines to improve health and wellness with CBD
Podcasts: PEN South Africa announces Season Three of The Empty Chair Podcast: A Transatlantic Conversation
Theatre interview: Illuminating truths about the current zeitgeist, A Streetcar Named Desire, Cape Town 2022
Tribute: Live streamed tribute to Archbishop Tutu, January 30, 2022
Concert review: Virtuoso concert pianist-Gustavo Romero- performing 32 Beethoven Piano Sonatas in Cape Town
Technology: Website-ing- how TheCapeRobyn chirps along without sweating the small stuff
Music school: The Music HQ opens in Cape Town
In the limelight: READ Educational Trust appoints, new CEO, Sizile Mabaso
Opera: Grace Notes, Sacred music from Africa and Europe on January 27, 2022
Fine dining and music: Romantic event, Come Dine @ Infinity World, in the Mother City
Theatre review: Bryan Schimmel’s transcendent musical memoir, More than a Handful, is moving, beautiful and inspiring
On stage: Thrilling new family theatre series -What Did the Fox Say? Episode one: The Feast Of The King Of Beasts
Book review: Sisonke Msimang’s unflinching gaze into The Resurrection of Winnie Mandela
On stage: Exciting Abrahamse and Meyer Summer Season of World Theatre, continues with three plays
On stage: The Little Mermaid, A Pantomime – is back by popular demand – fun family entertainment
Stage review: Lucy Tops is tops in Popcorn at Kalk Bay Theatre
Health and wellness: Managing pain with CBD
Design: Cape Town’s Design Lab is open at the Watershed, V&A Waterfront with eight creative brands
On stage: Three alluring concerts for CPO’s Summer Symphony Festival 2022
Stage review: Sassy, sophisticated, fabulous: After Dark is a vital booster shot of entertainment
Theatre alert: Extended season of the fun and quirky Cinderella at the Masque
Circus and wine: The Harvest of Gratitude with Zip Zap Circus at Hout Bay Vineyards
On stage: Essential watch list – Cape Town, early January 2022
Concert review: Rocking forever with the stunning CPO Community Spectacular 2021
On stage: Happy Days Are Here Again – beautiful message of hope and strength- and laughter in New Year jukebox musical
Reflections: Emotional and celebratory gathering at Unity On The Square, Day of Reconciliation, Cape Town, December 16, 2021
Food review: Go Greek at YIAYIA’s Table, Cape Town
Postponed theatre: Krotoa Eva van de Kaap will resume, at Artscape in February 2022
Opera: Exciting programme- SITTOPERA™ Season 2022 at The Rand Club, Johannesburg
Theatre review: Tales of A Big Bad Wolf – fairy tales- with a cool and hip vibe
Music alert: Afrobeats artist Afro B, releases new single, Shisha- December 13, 2021
Review: Hypnotic incandescent interactions, fireside, Into the Woods at Constellations at Spier
Theatre review: Fun and quirky Cinderella at the Masque, Cape Town, Dec 2021
On stage: Unity On The Square – new music festival in Cape Town– December 16, 2021- celebrating hope and unity
Review: Krotoa Eva van de Kaap – astounding theatre –a lament and a rousing reclamation
Theatre interview: Bianca Flanders’ heart is full – being back on stage in Krotoa Eva van de Kaap
Classical: Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra festive season concerts – wrapping up a busy and productive year
Art exhibition: LANDSCAPE – ruminating on ecology of Cape Peninsula jutting into Atlantic Ocean
On stage: Zip Zap Circus returns to stage for some Slapstick fun
Happiness interview: Fun and joy of staging Cinderella at Masque, Cape Town, December 2021
Dance: Festive season family fun with Cape Town City Ballet’s A Christmas Carol – The Story Of Scrooge
Opera recital: South African soprano Monica Mhangwana, in recital at SITTOPERA™ in Johannesburg
On stage: the show goes on as Krotoa Eva van De Kaap pivots in the face of travel restrictions
In the Limelight: SA’s Marlisa Doubell, leading a fabulously creative life in London, and preparing Pinter’s Betrayal for Cape Town 2022
Opera: A festive spirit of rich, diverse song, with Cape Town Opera’s Grace Notes 2021
Playwriting: Entries open for 2022 Distell National Playwright Competition
On stage: Blast off into festive season fun with Zena Wood’s Space Weather Girl’s Christmas Spectacular 2021 – at The Drama Factory
Review: Cape Town Opera’s 2021 touring production of La bohème is a spectacular triumph
Interview: Kathleen Tagg- connecting dots – tribute to Andre Petersen -at Jazz & Classical Encounters 2021
Book review/interview: Delish tales of tiramisu, spinach ricotta gnocchi and other dishes, in A Sprig of Rosemarie
Stage: The Seven Deadly Divas of Broadway- spectacular homage to Broadway – at historic Cape Town venues- December 2021
Dance: Free performances with Indoni, Dancing with Nature, Cape Town summer 2021
Theatre preview: Cinderella – a magical, musical celebration, at the Masque, Cape Town
Review: Hypnotic encounters in beautifully creepy incarnation of Lady Aoi
Review: Vibey heritage musical theatre in The Jive Culture Shock 2021
Interview: Igniting creativity Into The Woods, Constellations at Spier, 2021
Interview: A revival of creative desires and energies at Jazz & Classical Encounters 2021
Review: Cape Town Opera’s La rondine- mirthful poignancy of navigating transactional relationships
Wellness: CBD for pain management
Shopping: HUGIO – SA brand launches -with Sugar Cane and Poinsettia pyjamas
In the Limelight: Nikki Turner is thrilled to be back in the ambit of the stage, with Tales of a Big Bad Wolf
Interview: Improvising violinist Elinor Speirs and her Quintet, at Jazz and Classical Encounters, Spier 2021
Review: Quirky, entertaining and insightful piece of theatre -Earworm by Natalie Fraser
Review: dazzling All Together Now! Cape Town, November 12 – 15, 2021
Books: A Sprig of Rosemarie – cookbook by Cape Town’s Rosemarie Saunders
Art: Nic Fredman: A Retrospective- Cape Town- October 30 to November 30, 2021
Dance review: Intoxicating Alchemy programme by Cape Town City Ballet
interview: Freedom and creativity in Paris – after WWI- the setting for La rondine, directed by Christine Crouse for Cape Town Opera
Children’s theatre preview: Tales of A Big Bad Wolf- at Kalk Bay Theatre – December 2021 hols
Awards: 56th Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards (2021) honours innovation, young theatre makers, resilience and legacy
Theatre review: Yummy intrigue of murder and scheming in The Cornwall Killings at Kalk Bay Theatre
Opera: Cape Town Opera’s new artistic director, Magdalene Minnaar, is an inspired choice
Music: Tribute to SA legends at Jazz & Classical Encounters at Spier on December 4, 2021
Theatre preview: Sleepless nights and bizarre thoughts -new play, Earworm, premieres in Cape Town
Interview: Sparkling – Champagne and Opera with Magnificent Matshikiza -with South African lyrical soprano Pumeza Matshikiza at The Rand Club in Joburg
Interview: ancient, contemporary, mythic, mystical –The Lady Aoi – staged by Cape Town’s Abrahamse & Meyer Productions
Interview: Cape Town Opera’s La bohème- conjuring up a hybrid, fantastical, bohemian trailer park
On stage: Acclaimed production of The Lady Aoi, staged by Abrahamse & Meyer Productions, Cape Town summer 2021
Opera: Champagne and Opera with Magnificent Matshikiza in Johannesburg –Pumeza Matshikiza -November 12, 2021
Theatre review: Rondebosch Boys High’s stinging immersive experience of Mike Van Graan’s Red Riding Hood and The Big Bad Metaphors
Fun: The Jive Culture Shock returns online- November 2021 with four thrilling episodes
Outdoor theatre: Royal Arts Town Amphitheatre (RATA) Summer Theatre Season 2021-2022
Wellness: Four daily tips to improve health & wellness with ADCO CBD
Music: Mitchells Plain-born singer and songwriter, Jodi Jantjies, releases her debut album, Woorde, Oct 27, 2021
Books: READ Educational Trust South Africa – highlights National Children’s Day – November 6, 2021
Books: Cape Town’s Open Book Festival 2021 celebrates South African authors and their works with new podcast series
In the time of Hunger Pandemic, Outside The Bowl Africa, is activating to feed those in need
Immersive outdoor theatre: Third World Bunfight’s Constellations, is going Into the Woods at Spier
Art interview: Attie Esterhuizen – creativity comes about when you are in a calmer state and talking to the trees
Cinema: TheCapeRobyn watch-list, European Film Festival 2021, wrap weekend
On stage: Cape Town Opera’s production of La bohème on in Cape Town, November 2021
On stage: Cape Town Opera’s La rondine is set in Paris after World I
Review: Energetic and enjoyable new musical – The Octaves
On stage and online: The Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra Summer Season 2021
Film review: The Bright side – an upper of a breast cancer film – on living and laughing
On stage: Cape Town City Ballet leaping into Spring with vibrant new programme- Alchemy – Three Dances
Stage preview: Nguvu yaMbengu… eNtabelanga –commemorating the Centenary of the Bulhoek Massacre – on stage in Cape Town
Film review: Another Round – binging on banality
Interview/review: Emma van Heyn- munching on biltong and rusks in Shanghai, while mulling on Looking for Amanda
Film review: Quo Vadis Aida? –harrowing but tender- and ultimately inspirational
Shopping: ADCO CBD’s new online convenient store – with free nationwide door-to-door delivery in South Africa
On stage: Trio of Duos – will be presented by The Cape Town Concert Series- at the Baxter October, 23, 2021
Art exhibition: Attie Esterhuizen’s I Talk to The Trees, on at The Ladder, Cape Town
Concert review: Lynelle Kenned and Stefan Lombard at Norval- stunning showcase of artistry by Cape virtuosi
Stage review: An upbeat and joyful immersive trip with How to Hold the World
Villa Viva Guesthouse, Cape Town is the new home for Viva con Agua SA and a cool place to stay and chill out
Film review: A quirky celebration and affirmation of self-hood in Rosa’s Wedding
Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards 2021, identifying talent of tomorrow
Live and online: In Concert at Norval Foundation – Lynelle Kenned & Stefan Lombard, October 9, 2021
Stage review: Apoca-Lips! at Gate69 jabs in the right places
Stage review: You Should be Dancing- zesty, energetic, fun and funny
Music alert: Looking for Amanda – Emma van Heyn’s mesmerising new track about elusive love
Live and online: Nduduzo Makhathini- In the Spirit of Ntu- in concert at the Norval Foundation
Film review: Save Sandra – gruelling, important film with its unflinching gaze into dealing with a shattering diagnosis
On stage: My Way, musical extravaganza, hosted by Stellenbosch singer and songwriter, Hilton Mandela Andries
Film review: Constance Meyer’s Robust – tender and poignant film where silence and stillness speaks volumes
Theatre review/interview: Enchanting immersion in The Blue Piano/The Blue Guitar of Tennessee Williams
Stage interview: How to Hold the World and stage happy and wholesome theatre for young people
Film review: Risks and Side Effects- darkly comedic film- ripped by twists and turns
Theatre preview: How to Hold the World- enchanting young minds– new production -premieres at the Drama Factory
Theatre review: Magnet Theatre’s Snapped is heroic – an epic piece of theatre- brought to life in the sanctuary of live performance
Film Festival: Healing Journeys on screen at The European Film Festival 2021
Connect Through Art from Africa and the World with online Investec Cape Town Art Fair and miart international modern and contemporary art fair, 2021
On stage: CabaretFest at The Baxter, Cape Town, September – October 2021
Review: Powerful theatre at the 2021 Zabalaza Season of the Best, Masambeni!
Theatre interview: Beloved little witch, Liewe Heksie, will be on stage, at the Baxter, 2021
Concert of Gratitude by the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra for healthcare workers
Changing lives, showcased in beautiful book, 100 Making a Difference
In The Limelight: South African born actor Marco Titus is at the centre of the opening up of theatre in London
On stage: The inaugural, Die Koelkamers Classical Music Festival in Paternoster, September 2021
Animation: African animation on global stage at Cape Town International Animation Festival 2021
Reading: Changing the world, one word at a time: International Literacy Day 2021
Classical music: CPO Spring Cyber Symphony Concert Series 2021
Theatre: Cape Town’s Jungle Theatre Company inspiring young people to create theatre
Heritage Month Festival: Cultivate celebrates a diversity of natural history, arts and culture, music and wine in Cape Town
Dance theatre alert: Elvis Sibeko’s Dance Can Dance back on stage
Opera: Uplifting Spirituals Concert with Cape Town Opera Chorus
Opera: Cape Town Opera presents French Songbook in Cape Winelands
Theatre review: Mephisto, resonates in the pandemic as a powerful meditation on the intersection of art and life
Theatre: Essential watchlist -NAF Fringe which ends August 31 2021
Theatre review: Quirky germination of creativity in The Flower Hunters, online show
Dance film review: An enthralling day of communal celebration in Locked Doors, Behind Doors
Dance festival: JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience, online August 24 to September 5, 2021
Music theatre: Acapella Street Corner’s stirring African Song Book with rousing finale of Pata Pata
Theatre: LAMTA stages Mephisto in Cape Town, directed by Chris Weare, 2021
Can we talk vaccines to increase seating capacity, safely, in theatres?
Documentary review: Grappling with ‘race’, identity and selfhood in Liminal, directed by Tiffani Joy
Theatre: New play, DORS brings a message of hope from the Karoo, ATKV High School drama competition, Baxter, August 2021
Documentary: Indoni Dance’s journey behind its powerful, Locked Doors, Behind Doors, premieres at Artscape Women’s Humanity Arts Festival, 2021
Theatre: Afrikaans play, Hansie Slim, tackles the pressures of the school system, ATKV, Baxter Theatre, 2021
On stage: Cape Town City Ballet dancing Veronica Paeper’s Carmen, August/September 2021
Theatre review: The elevating music of Chadleigh Gower’s Gold Ovation, Gone but not forgotten
Theatre review: The satirical poignancy of Dear Donald/Dear Hillary (Their Secret Correspondence)
Musical theatre: Singing a delicious tale of love, in Ovation Award winning, A Long Story Short
Edinburgh Fringe 2021: Two award winning shows from South Africa, streaming on-demand
Theatre review: High on Much Ado About Nothing with Baked Shakespeare, Cape Town, August 2021
Theatre interview: Finding hope and belief – with the King of Broken Things, August 2021
Play review: Butlers and Bridesmaids (radio play) wins Ovation Award at NAF 2021
Health: Holistic entrepreneur, Michelle Campbell taking Green Cat Health to new highs
On stage: Exciting theatre and music at The Drama Factory, Aug-Sep 2021
Film: Achingly beautiful The Shack, wins Gold Ovation Award at NAF 2021
Festival alert: Ovation Award shows on NAF Fringe until August 31, 2021
Theatre review: Intimacy and hope amplified in Covid Moons at NAF 2021
Theatre alert: Covid Moons live streaming at NAF 2021
Film review: A Guide to Dining out in Nairobi
Theatre interview: Much Ado about Nothing, by Baked Shakespeare, launches in Cape Town, 2021
Dance interview: How Alfred Hinkel’s dance piece, Bolero, inspired Lynette Du Plessis
Film review: Unending complicity and collusion in Murder in Paris- The Assassination of Dulcie September
Theatre review: The mirth in dysfunction in Perfect Day – Pictures from a Dark Room
Film review: A highly deserved Ovation Award for As If The Rain Watched Over Her
Theatre: Mallika Taneja’s Allegedly – uncomfortable, theatre –igniting vital conversations
Film: As If The Rain Watched Over Her, wins Ovation Award at its premiere at NAF 2021
Bulgarian film editor Zhelyaz Tomov, based in Berlin, developing a pilot for an ambitious SA TV series
Theatre review: Faith Kinniar punches back at tropes with Antie Wi’oekal, NAF 2021
Cinema: Durban International Film Festival 2021, online
Outside The Bowl Africa rallying to set World Record, for most Potjiekos made by one person, October 2021
Theatre review: Alchemy of process and performance in Anotherkind, NAF 2021
Theatre: Hannah van Tonder’s Metsi premieres at NAF 2021 as a live stream staging
Theatre preview: Theatre of Cruelty inspired, absurdist play, Antie Wi’oekal, NAF 2021
Live theatre online: Leading-edge Mommy mommy at National Arts Festival 2021
Dance film review: The mesmeric, stirring ‘Bolero’ film by Garage Dance Ensemble
Comedy review: Enough is Enough says Rob van Vuuren at NAF 2021
Fitness: Innovative and exciting Digi-Smart Bench, made in South Africa
Theatre: What can theatre become in this new world? Amy Louise Wilson’s Anotherkind at NAF 2021
Festival of Inspiration: free online festival until end July 2021
NAF 2021: TheCapeRobyn watchlist
NAF 2021: The importance of being present in a time of absence
Dance theatre watch list: Gat innie Grond, Wond in My Siel’, Garage Dance Ensemble, NAF 2021
Theatre interview: Perfect Day – Pictures from a Dark Room, Coleen van Staden, NAF 2021
Arts festival: National Arts Festival, July 8-31, 2021 programme released
Health: Anisa Essop- fitness and wellness expert- Cape Town, South Africa
Review: The Unlikely Secret Agent, the play, Drama Factory, 2021
Festival goes online: South Africa’s National Arts Festival, July 2021
Dance film online screening: Die Dans Van My Heenkoms, Bolero stories told by Alfred Hinkel, July-Aug 2021
Festival update: National Arts Festival discontinues audiences for #StandardBankPresents, Joburg 2021
Concerts online: The CPO’s Winter Cyber Symphony season 2021
Health: CBD may help with falling asleep and staying asleep
Theatre: Curse of the Womb at Black Box Theatre, Delft, Cape Town, opens July 2021
Film review: I Am Here, Ella Blumenthal, directed by Jordy Sank
Festival opens: The National Arts Festival on from June 17, 2021
Opera review: Cape Town Opera, The Pearl Fishers, June 2021
Online lecture series: Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o at ICA’s 2021 Great Texts/Big Questions
Theatre review: A Boarding Line, A Musical Extravaganza, June 2021, Cape Town
Online magic: College of Magic fundraiser show, June 12, 2021
Theatre interview: Taking the The Unlikely Secret Agent from page to stage, South Africa, 2021
Theatre postponed: Michael K and Kiss of the Spider Woman, Baxter, Cape Town
Countdown: 67 Blankets for Nelson Mandela Day, reveal on June 9, 2021
Theatre interview: Sanda Shandu in The Unlikely Secret Agent, June 2021
Film: I Am Here, Ella Blumenthal, SA joint premiere at Encounters and DIFF 2021
Opera review: Amagokra and Curlew River, June 2021
Health: Five benefits of CBD
Dance: Flatfoot Dance Company, Durban Botanic Gardens, June 2021
Dance alert: JOMBA! Masihambisane Dialogues online June 2-4, 2021
On stage: Kiss of the Spider Woman, Cape Town, June 2021
Musical theatre: A Boarding Line, A Musical Extravaganza, June 2021, Cape Town
Online: Shakespeare Schools Festival, Catch Up Cape Town 2021
Youth Month: Tackle Illiteracy One Book At A Time
Dance review: CTCB Back On Stage, Cape Town, May-June 2021
Community: Bokke Blanket reveal, 67 Blankets for Nelson Mandela Day 2021
Cinema: The Encounters SA Documentary Festival 2021
Dance review: Les Sylphides and Ingoma, Cape Town City Ballet May to June 2021
Theatre: The Unlikely Secret Agent – The Eleanor Kasrils Story- premieres June 2021
Health: Unpacking terminology around a healthy vagina
Theatre: Life and Times of Michael K, Cape Town preview and livestream opening in Germany, June 2021
Theatre: The Drama Factory, Western Cape, autumn 2021
On stage: William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, presented by Westlake Primary School, Cape Town, May 2021
Theatre production company: Circle Productions, Cape Town
Back on stage: It’s A Dog’s Life at Milnerton Playhouse, May 2021
Arts festival news: National Arts Festival evolves into hybrid festival Experience for 2021
On stage: The 39 Steps at The Playhouse Theatre, Somerset West, May 2021
Health: Ideal pH balance for feminine hygience
Public arts festival: (Un)Infecting the City 2021, Cape Town
Dance review: sh i f t i n g s a n d s //\\ s a n d s s h i f t i n g, May 2021
Online theatre reading: Neil Coppen’s Hamlet, May 31, 2021
Health: CBD gel for symptomatic relief of pain
Dance review: Locked Doors, Behind Doors by Indoni on YouTube
Art exhibition: Love is a Dangerous Drug, John-Anthony Boerma, May 2021
Theatre interview: Elvis Sibeko on taking Dance Can Dance from album to stage
Concert series: CPO 2021 Autumn Cyber Symphony season, May-June 2021
Dance: Locked Doors, Behind Doors by Indoni, from May 1, 2021
Digital stage: Suspension of South African Theatre on Demand, April 30, 2021
Dance on stage: Dance Can Dance, The Spirit of Enchantment, May 2021, Cape Town
Interview: s h i f t i n g s a n d s //\\ s a n d s s h i f t i n g, premieres in Cape Town, April-May 2021
Video installation: s h i f t i n g s a n d s //\\ s a n d s s h i f t i n g, Cape Town, 2021
Dance theatre: SA premiere of Mthuthuzeli November’s INGOMA, in Cape Town City Ballet Autumn Season 2021
In the limelight: Zip Zap’s Jason Barnard makes his rap screen debut in MOYA
In the limelight: Zip Zap’s Trompie (Jacobus Claassen) tells the story of his name
In the limelight: Sabine van Rensburg talks about Zip Zap’s MOYA
Comedy review: Lilly Slaptsilli, I’m Gagging 2021 edition, at Beefcakes, SA
Film review: Zip Zap’s MOYA, premiering online, April 2021
Health: National Cannabis Awareness Month, April 2021, healing potential of CBD
Theatre alert: New musical, The Octaves, South Africa, Oct 2021
Exhibition review: The Printing Girls, At The Table, April-May 2021, Cape Town
Art exhibition: The Printing Girls, At The Table, April-May 2021, Spin Street, Cape Town
Concert review: concert 4, CPO Summer Cyber Summer Series, April 2021
Film festival alert: SA film Creep, finalist in World Monologue Film Festival (WMFF) 2021
Books: Bumble Books, launches six new titles to promote literacy
Theatre interview: Shakespeare Schools Festival SA, expansion of international footprint
Poetry event: Rhythm N’ Poetry in Gqeberha, South Africa, May 2021
On stage: Shakespeare Schools Festival South Africa 2021
Theatre review: Noir at Kalk Bay Theatre, 2021
Concert review: CPO concert 3, Summer Cyber Symphony series, 2021
Health: Can CBD help treat symptoms of anxiety?
Theatre workshops: Helderberg Academy of Theatre (HAT), April 2021
Review: Darkroom Contemporary’s Memoryhouse on stage Baxter, April 2021
Opera review: Hänsel und Gretel, Cape Town Opera, April 2021
Theatre festival alert: Playhouse High School Drama Festival 2021
Dance interview: Louise Coetzer talks Darkroom Contemporary’s Memoryhouse, Kucheza Afrika Festival
Arts activism: Creatives in Cape Town, protesting against the NAC, March 27, 2021
Dance: Darkroom Contemporary’s Memoryhouse at hybrid Kucheza Afrika Festival
Film: Zip Zap Circus premiering acrobatic art film, MOYA, April 2021
Health alert: Fab Fact from ADCO CBD
Review philharmonic: CPO Summer Cyber Symphony series 2021, concert 1
Opera interview: Matthew Wild talks about Cape Town Opera 2021 season
Film review: SWIRL, directed and written by Quanita Adams
Cinema review: Galileo Picnic, open air cinema, Cape Town 2021
Comedy review: POPArt presents pilot of SASS, March 2021
Dance live: Flatfoot Dance Co, Durban Botanic Gardens, April 2021
Musical theatre: Annie on stage, Playhouse Theatre Somerset West, March-April 2021
Theatre review: History Girls, new musical, March 2021
Interview: Marcel Meyer talks about new musical, History Girls, March 2021
Chocolate review: Minimalist Chocolate, made in Cape Town
Music alert: Sign up for The Cape Town Philharmonic’s newsletter
Theatre closure: The Fugard Theatre announces permanent closure, March 16, 2021
On stage: Baxter Zabalaza Theatre Festival, 2021
Arts activism: Creatives in Cape Town call for protests against the NAC
Books: Celebrating World Storytelling Day, announcement 2020 Word Warrior Winner
Travel: Haggle on Bid on Travel, SA auction portal
Online concert: 50 years from Nico Malan to Artscape, from March 20 2021
Film review: The Galileo Drive In Cape Town, 2021
On Stage: The Drama Factory, live show archive, 2020, lockdown
Theatre for hire: The Drama Factory, Cape Town
Back on stage: Cape Town City Ballet, March 2021
Books: New SA poetry anthology launches March 21, 2021: Yesterdays and Imagining Realities
Mind body and soul: Understanding CBD for health and wellness
Theatre review: Eros Gate69, Cape Town until May 2021
Travel: Betty’s Boutique Guesthouse, Mossel Bay –bid on travel, March 2021
Back on stage: Cape Town Opera – announces 2021 season
Books: Celebrate World Book Day, March 5, 2021, with The Read Institute
On stage: The Shadow of Brel, RATA, March 5 & 6 2021
Cinema: Wavescape Festival, The Galileo, March 5, 2021
Concert review: Sasha-Lee Davids Live, online 2021
Cinema: Covid friendly movie magic at the Galileo
Healthy treats: Minimalist Chocolate -sugar-free, rich, creamy and tasty
Theatre activism: support Sugar-daddy’s recording for V-Day
Back on stage: The Drama Factory, March 2021
Concert series: CPO Cyber Symphony series, SA, 2021
Back on stage: The Kalk Bay Theatre, from Feb 2021
Community: Animal Lifeline, Cape Town
Arts in focus weekend: Take-A-Stand Dialogues, Feb 2021
In The Limelight: Leon Clingman talks about his theatre journey
Back on stage: Eros, Gate 69, Feb to May 2021
Theatre: Sandra Prinsloo, Kamphoer, sold out Feb 2021
Street Dance review: Most Wanted Online, SA, 2021
Concert review: Love Lives here, Alistair Izobell, February 2021
Theatre interview: Dintshitile Mashile talks about directing The Empire Builders, SA, 2021
Mind body and soul: CBD chewable pastilles are sweet treats
Street Dance: Most Wanted Online, SA, 2021
Theatre alert: Kwasha Theatre, Boris Vian’s The Empire Builders, Feb 2021
Theatre interview: Daniel Galloway talks about HNBC The Writers’ Collective
Food review: Prashad Café, Cape Town
Gift shop: Spicy shopping at Prashad Café, Cape Town
In The Limelight: South African superstar, Sasha-Lee Davids
Theatre preview: Disney in the Park, Jozi, Feb 2021
Tribute: Percy Tucker, founder of Computicket
In the limelight: SA actor Bjorn Steinbach talks Sugar-daddy
BOOKS: World Read Aloud Day 2021 with READ
Theatre alert: Exciting new writers’ collective launched in SA, Jan 2021
Review: No Matter What online, Milnerton Players
Festival interview: PJ Sabbagha talks about My Body My Space 2021, WhatsApp
Music: New single for Sasha-Lee Davids & online concert Feb 2021
Tribute: Alvon Collison 1941-2021
Food review: Eye Bar at Vïb, Cape Town, January 2021
Theatre review: Garry’s Retreat, by Saul Kemack
Comedy review: Ursula Botha’s Made you Look, vNAF
Review: Jerome Rex online concert, Locally Produced
Theatre preview: My Body My Space Public Arts Festival 2021
Online comedy: Lottering on Lockdown, online, Jan 2021
Dance review: Indoni Dance Academy, Dancing Through Lockdown
In The Limelight: Cape Town based rapper and singer, Jerome Rex
Review: CPO gala concerts 2020, online Jan 2021
Concert preview: Jerome Rex online concert, Jan 2021
In the limelight: SA actor Gavin Werner talks Sugar-daddy
Review: Mzansi Ballet, The Queen Show online, 2020/21
In the limelight: Sugar-daddy’s Marlisa Doubell talks about the company’s milestone birthday
Cinema focus: Labia Home Screen, Cape Town, December 2020
Food review: Bistro Sixteen82, Cape Town, December 2020
Theatre preview: RATA 2021 opens with three productions
Food review: La Colombe, Cape Town, December 2020
Theatre review: Covid Moons directed by Clare Stopford
Art focus: New- Jaffer Modern Art Gallery, Green Point, Dec 2020
Theatre preview: Oom Schalk from the heart, RATA, Dec 18, 19 2020
In the limelight: Julie-Anne McDowell, How Now Brown Cow, SA
In the limelight: In praise of Sugar-daddy by Melissa Haiden
Film interview: Daniel Amselem talks about Krisis
In the limelight: Neverl Kambasha talks Shark Tank SA 2021
Theatre review: This Moment, Masque, Dec 2020
Theatre review: Manband II, Kalk Bay Theatre
In the limelight: Sugar-daddy actress, Sive Gubangxa
Television focus: Shark Tank South Africa 2nd season, 2021
In the limelight: Sue Diepeveen talks Sugar-daddy co
Theatre archive: Sugar-daddy co, Cape Town, the 1st 10 years
Theatre review: LAMTA Awakening, 2020
Music festival preview: Soulful Sundowners 2020
Theatre review: Lottering on Lockdown, 2020-2021
Preview: An Audience with Miss Hobhouse at RATA, Dec 2020
Ballet preview: Cape Town City Ballet Back On Stage, Dec 2020
Theatre focus: Cape Town’s Sugar-daddy co celebrates 10 years
Gift shop: Lino prints Carin Bester, Art For Change, 2020
Travel review: Vineyard Views Country House, Riebeek Kasteel, SA
Theatre review: Cinderella & FrikaDella, 2020, South Africa
Wellness alert: A-Z of multivitamins, healthy lifestyle
Theatre interview: Stephan Fourie producing cabaret, 2020
Wellness: Self compassion retreat at Temenos with Karen Nebe, Dec 2020
Theatre interview: Alistair Izobell, Cinderella & FrikaDella, 2020
Theatre preview: Awakening by LAMTA, Cape Town, 2020
Theatre preview: Cinderella panto with Cape Flat’s twist, 2020
Good health: Immune boosting with Vitamin C and D
Theatre innovation: Order in theatre for Covid-19, South Africa
Theatre interview: Clare Stopford talks Covid Moons, Nov 2020
Film review: Curveball, 2020 (Germany)
Theatre preview: Covid Moons, November 2020
Good health: Magnesium & Vitamin B
Film review: Sweat at European Film Festival 2020
Theatre review: Ways of Dying, Baxter, 2020
Film review: I am Greta, European Film Festival SA 2020
Good health: Hold on with warrior woman, Danielle Bitton
Music interview: Aymeric Péguillan talks Jazz & Classical Encounters 2020
Live on stage: A Musical Cabaret, December 2020
Film focus: Events programme, European Film Festival SA, 2020
Film review: The 8th documentary, 2020
Film review: Becoming Mona, 2020, Netherlands
Virtual reality: Electric Africa VR Festival, 2020
Launch: New theatre production company, South Africa
review: Baxter Back on Stage with Gregory Maqoma and Zolani Mahola
Shopping: Festive season at READ online shop
Review: Mulato Sujo? at Theatre Arts, 2020
Preview: Jazz & Classical Encounters Festival 2020 at Spier
Preview: Mulato Sujo? In Cape Town 2020
Review: Così fan tutte, Cape Town, October 2020
Inclusive arts: ArtsAbility 2020, Unmute Dance
Theatrical circus: Zip Zap, A Circus Picnic, 2020
Chamber music: Symphonic Masterpieces in Miniature, CPO
Gospel music: Release by Divine Souls of Thel’umoya
Food review: Empire Café Muizenberg, October 2020
Design: Julie Taymor will be at Open Design Afrika 2020
Theatre review: Cwaka premieres at Theatre Arts, Cape Town
Cinema: European Film Festival, South Africa 2020
Review: The Outlaw Muckridge
Live on stage: So You Want to be a Trophy Wife?
Coffee: Hans & Lloyd, Muizenberg, October 2020
Review: (extra)ordinary, (un)usual – on-line stream
Travel: Kouginettes in Paris
Cinema: The Galileo, Cape Town Halloween 2020
Books: It’s time to milk the cows by Wandile Anele Rusi
Film: The NEWF2020 Congress
Review: Darkroom Contemporary’s deus::ex::machina, Oct 2020
Travel: Bid on Travel, Soweto Tour Experience
Bookings open: RATA Summer Season 2020/21, South Africa
Review: Modorenai Theatre Arts Oct 2020
Review: Big Sister at Gate69, Cape Town, 2020
Interview: Louise Coetzer talks about deus::ex::machina, October 2020
Travel: Carciofi alla giudìa (artichokes, Jewish), Rome
Interview: Jarrad Ricketts talks 2020 CT Kite Festival concert
Dance: Darkroom Contemporary, deus::ex::machina, October 2020
Design: Open Design Afrika Virtual Festival, 2020
Interview: Cape Town’s Faeron Wheeler talks staging (extra)ordinary, (un)usual
Interview: Africa Melane talks about Cape Town Opera during Covid
Review: Come Fly with Us, online concert
Interview: Caroline Calburn talks about Creating Theatre in the Age of Corona
Stage: Kalk Bay Theatre at The Brass Bell, launches, Nov 2020
Preview: The Virtual Cape Town International Kite Festival
Preview: 2020 Poetry Africa, digital festival
Interview: Bongani Titana talks about Kvetch/Ndisa Zilile
Health: New daily vitamin and mineral supplement range
Theatre review: Metsi, streaming from The SA State Theatre
Live on stage: Creating Theatre in the Age of Corona
Review: Songs of Love
Preview: Hybrid theatre/film, (extra)ordinary, (un)usual
Wine review: Kallista 2017 vintage
Interview: Godfrey Johnson talks about new cabaret, InsanitIzed
Review: Pieter-Dirk Uys presents Adapt or Fly, Heritage Day 2020
Shopping: TheCapeRobyn masks
Live on stage: Spring Season, The Masque, Cape Town
Health: Taking the edge off daily stressors
Film: DIFF 2020, extension with selected films
Interview: Debbie Turner talks about collaboration in time of lockdown
Film review: The Art Of Fallism
Review: Sophia Foster, Sista’s Tribute to Aretha Franklin
Dance film review: Why Should I Hesitate
Live on stage: Your Perfect Life returns, Cape Town
Music festival: Blooming Sounds from Joburg, 2020
Digital expo: The Virtual Property Show
Digital arts festival: Hilton Arts Festival 2020
Books: Big Bird Battle, by Megan Furniss
Cinema: DIFF 2020 – online and drive-in
Film interview: The Art Of Fallism, Wisaal Abrahams
Dance: SA choreographer Marc Goldberg bursary campaign
Review: The People’s Playlist
Film focus: The Durban FilmMart 2020
Music: Music Exchange 2020, South Africa,
Interview: Amber Fox-Martin, A Feast in Time of Plague
Books: READ Educational Trust – International Literacy Day
Wine: Kallista 2017 vintage release by Vriesenhof
Interview: Sophia Foster, Sista’s Tribute to Aretha Franklin
Tribute: Pick of the JOMBA! Digital Fringe 2020
Film review: Days of Cannibalism, Teboho Edkins
Books: Rally to Read campaign
Review: Mother to Mother – documentary film
Review: Blend, Ashleigh da Silva, documentary, South Africa
Preview: Jomba! digital arts festival
Interview: Hanru Niemand, Opgrawings vir ‘n Lugkasteel
Review: A Feast In Time Of Plague, documentary
Digital festival: Vox Virtual, a cappella festival
Documentary: A Feast in Time of Plague, South Africa
Interview: Steven Lee Lewis talks about The People’s Playlist
Health: Sea Cadets campaign for SLT Mike Taylor
Review: Alan Committie’s Streaming with Laughter
Music: review/interview: Maya Spector, Honey & Heartache
Interview: Bryan Miles on Interactive Impossibilities
Cinema: Bookings open for Encounters Documentary Festival 2020
Health: Demystifying the benefits of CBD
Theatre news: Cape Town’s Masque Theatre is hopeful
Review: Unmasking Evita, Women’s Day 2020
Review: Women’s Day 2020 with Coda Africa
Review: Shtetl 2 Stream, Caely-Jo Levy, Yiddish Songs
Preview: Artscape Women’s Humanity Arts Festival 2020
Interview: Thembi Mtshali-Jones talks about Mother to Mother – stage production
Interview: Pieter-Dirk Uys, Unmasking Evita, 2020
Competition: Call for entries for 2020 Word Warrior
Interview: Celine launch party new single, Hide Away
Activism: Light SA Red campaign, events industry
Interview: Shtetl 2 Stream, a journey of Yiddish Songs
Live stream tickets: Women’s Day 2020 with Coda Africa
Health: Stress and pain relief with cannabis-based range
Review: Macbeth, Third World Bunfight
Books: Reading Matters, free stories and resources, South Africa
Review: Ballad of Lucy & Alexander, Lucy & Alexander Tops
Interview: She had a name by Carin Bester
Review: Steve Smith- short film by Jemma Kahn
Review: Fragmented Scribbles, vNAF
Review: Man Band at the vNAF
Review: Mi Casa at the vNAF
Review: Jam Every Day- the play
Review: A Star is Born: The Judy Garland story, Kerry Hiles
Review: So You want to be a trophy wife?
Review: Namisa Mdlalose in Girl, vNAF
Review: Zip Zap circus at vNAF
Sugar Slam: 1-minute monologue competition
Review: Butlers and Billionaires – The Radio Plays
Film review: Lagos at Large, Jumoke Sanwo director
Review: SA International Ballet Competition gala 2020
Tribute: SAIBC ballet gala tribute to Kirvan Fortuin
Review: Zaf’ingane Ancestral Jazz, Liso The Musician
Showtime: Pieter-Dirk Uys says hello darling!
Review: Nixon in Agony audio drama, vNAF
Review: Quantitative Teasing at the vNAF
Interview: Your Perfect Life at vNAF
Promoted: Jewish Literary Festival @Home
Review: Here’s to you at the vNAF
Review: Here’s to you – The Simon & Garfunkel Songbook- live
Review: A Howl in Makhanda at the vNAF
Sponsored: Jordi Cervera, From Philosophy to Art and Photography
Quickie review: The Songs of Madosini documentary series at the vNAF
Interview: Juliet Jenkin talks about recording Woolworths as an audio play for the vNAF
Review: Woolworths audio play at the vNAF
Promoted: National Geographic Doccie MIAGI An Unfinished Symphony
Zip Zap shows: A Night At The Circus, streaming
Review: Swing City at the vNAF
Interview: Faye Kabali-Kagwa talks WhatsAppTheatre
Review: The Shopping Dead, WhatsApp theatre
interview: From Koe’siestes to Kneidlach
Interview: Sne Dladla -The Painted Rocks at Revolver Creek
vNAF tickets: F Creations at vFringe
Interview: Mamela Nyamza – Pest Control- vNAF
Live stream tickets: #WeAreDyingHere
Live stream: Athol Fugard’s, The Painted Rocks at Revolver Creek
Live stream tickets: Stars of Magic 2020
Film: Good Hope feature documentary, SOUTH AFRICA
National Arts Festival 2020: vNAF streaming from South Africa
Puppet show livestream: Adventures of Manie Ant
Review: lockdown, Sipho ‘Hotstix” Mabuse at Baxter
Live stream tickets: Zip Zap Circus, The Caretaker
Live stream tickets: My Fellow South Africans – Marc Lottering
Review: Lockdown, Still the Soul Soars
Live stream tickets: Lockdown Legends, Covid-19
Live streaming tickets: Southern Rights & Wrongs Storytelling, A Closer Look
Theatre: The Fugard at Home, Covid-19
Magic lockdown tickets: Greg Gelb, Together
Ethics in the pandemic: Charissa Bloomberg Integrity Talks
Live stream tickets: Lynelle Kenned & Stefan Lombard lockdown
Free film broadcasts: National Theatre at Home
Comedy: Lockdown Chester Missing How to End Racism
Live stream tickets: Sipho ‘Hotstix” Mabuse, Baxter 2018
Stage: Live recording, The Vagina Monologues
Theatre awards: FDC 2020 online, Cape Town
Comedy: Alan Committie, No Contact Comedy, Covid-19
Comedy: Stuart Taylor M2T2, The Corona Edition
Music: CT Concert Series notes on The Suicide Symphony
Love Africa Loop Instagram community
Side hustle has become the main hustle, Covid-19
Roeshdien Jaz, hope, courage and faith in Covid-19
Tribute: Legendary Divas show, Cape Town 2017
Affiliate post: Julius Jooste’s Dancers of Ibiza
Figure of 8: LOCKDOWN Dance Day
Ode: Tandem paragliding, Freedom Day 2015, Cape Town
Music South Africa: Rockie Motswiane, Gods of The Pits
Virtual street art tour of Jersey City, USA
The Market Theatre: Pain, grief, isolation and survival
Tribute: Liso The Musician, South Africa
TRIBUTE: Smile with free Living Maths during Covid-19
Free downloads: dance films, doccies in Covid-19
Download: Cut-Out Girls, the film
Focus: South African Theatre on Demand
Thrive free online fitness during Covid-19
Promoted post: computer services, Covid-19
Ode to Addo Elephant Park, South Africa
Southern Rights and Wrongs – Storytelling Live Sessions
Ode to J-Bay – Jeffrey’s Bay, Eastern Cape
Free streaming theatre in Covid-19: Master Harold
Tribute: Sisa Makaula, arts activist Delft, Cape Town
Jozi4Autism Free Live Virtual Summit
Live streaming of Moffie – the film – Covid-19
Court case looms over Cape Town’s 12 Apostles
The Virtual Creative: global collaboration during Covid-19
Zooming with paid music gigs during covid-19
Homage to Mr Chan Chinese Restaurant, Cape Town
Check the list: Restaurants in Covid-19 South Africa
Support the arts during coronavirus: decline a refund
Hope in the Time of Corona: digital anthology of poems
Theatre preview: The Last Five Years on in Cape Town
Coronavirus: South Africa arts travel alerts
Film review: Moffie, directed by Oliver Hermanus
Tribute: Brian Astbury – founder of South Africa’s iconic Space Theatre
Theatre review: Shakespeare Schools Festival South Africa
Andre the Hilarious Hypnotist
Theatre review: Amateur Hour!
Book review: The Trouble With My Aunt, Jewish Literary Festival, Cape Town
Theatre review: How to End Racism by Chester Missing, 2020 tour
Travel: Coronavirus, compensation for cancelled and delayed flights
Preview: Zabalaza Theatre Festival, Baxter, annual event
In Tribute/Taliep Petersen 1950-2006
Review: David Kramer’s Danger in the Dark, Baxter Theatre
Outdoor summer concerts/Cape Town/Kirstenbosch/annual event
Theatre review/Cape Town/When We Awake, Baxter, February 2020
Theatre/Cape Town/ Master Harold … And The Boys, Fugard, 2020
Food review/olive oil/Morgenster Estate, South Africa
Food review/Cowboys & Cooks/Cape Town
The Shakespeare Schools Festival South Africa/annual fest/2020 The Fugard Theatre
The Cape Town Comedy Festival/March 2020
Choral Satire/Cape Town: Woolworths, the play by Juliet Jenkin, Courtyard Playhouse, until February 26, 2020
Theatre/testament/witness drama: Sarajevo, The Galloway Theatre, Cape Town, February, 2020 and ongoing at festivals, other venues
Freebies: coming soon! Watch this space…
Musical comedy/Cape Town/Johannesburg: Mel Brooks musical -The Producers, Theatre on the Bay and Pieter Toerien’s Montecasino Theatre, 2020
Biography/memoir/theatre/South Africa/Apartheid/Black Artists Matter: Thembi Mtshali-Jones: Theatre Road – My Story as told to Sindiwe Magona
Musical Theatre/Comedy/Cape Town: Marc Lottering’s Aunty Merle- It’s A Girl! -Baxter Theatre, November 22, 2019 to February 29, 2020
Film/theatre/The Lehman Trilogy, NT Live Film, The Fugard Theatre Bioscope
Open air cinema/Cape Town: The Galileo, from October 2019 until April 25, 2020
Preview/V-Day 2020/Cape Town edition of Eve Ensler’s global activist day -lobbying against violence against women and girls
Heritage museum/Cape Town/Dennis Goldberg House of Hope
Preview/interview: The Mother City Comedy Festival, February 2020/annual event
Interview/review/Siphokazi Jonas/#WeAreDyingHere/Feb 29, 2020 and ongoing
Preview/interview/opera/La Bohème, February 2020
Review: The Lying King: The Circle of Laughter
Book review/interview/Pumpkin finds her Queen by Bianca Flanders
Review: Richard O’ Brien’S Rocky Horror Show South Africa 2019-2020
Interview: The Rocky Horror Show’s Craig Urbani
Review: LAMTA – ‘Encore!’
Review: Figure Of 8 Dance Collective, WAG|Waiting
Review/Interview: Jervis Pennington – ‘An Extraordinarily Ordinary Life’
Review: ‘Cut-Out Girls’ Feature Film
Review: Vaslav at The Fugard
Review: Tennessee Williams’s The Glass Menagerie
Review: The Three Blind Mice – Adult Panto/Cabaret Theatre
Review: Cape Town City Ballet presents SATORI
Review: Your Perfect Life at Alexander Bar, Café and Theatre
The Cape Town International Kite Festival 2019
Review: Kamphoer – die verhaal van Susan Nell:
Review: Blueberry Toast 2019
shnit Worldwide Shortfilmfestival
Review: Statements After An Arrest Under The Immorality Act
World of Magic! Artscape Theatre Centre
Preview: Tia Maji
ROME: Tempio Maggiore di Roma and Museo Ebraico
Concert hall of light: Casa da Música in Porto
South Mediterranean/ Middle Eastern food -in Vienna
Review: Big Boys Don’t Dance at The Kalk Bay Theatre
Flemish Dance Season at the Baxter Theatre
Review: MACBETH, Theatre On The Bay
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