Faniswa Yisa, Clyde Berning in Reza de Wet’s Missing, Photo: Andrew Brown
Baxter artist-in-residence Mdu Kweyama is staging Reza de Wet’s Missing at the Baxter until October 24. The show is being staged at the Baxter Golden Arrow at 7 pm. Continue reading
Shona Johnson in B!#ch stole my doek, one of the sold out shows at the Cape Town Fringe fest. Photo: Val Adamson
Festival attendance for the Cape Town Fringe fest saw growth of 8.37% – up year on year from 18 569 in 2014 to 20 124 in 2015. The increase came despite a four day long weekend in its opening days and having some big rugby matches to compete with. Continue reading
The Epworth High School and Prep School choirs will be performing in Let The People Sing! in the Pietermaritzburg City Hall. Photo: Jonathan Burton
MORE than 250 choral singers will be performing in Let The People Sing!, a special festival of popular hymns and inspiration songs, in the Pietermaritzburg City Hall at 7 pm on Thursday, October 22.
The Michaelhouse Chapel Choir, Epworth Prep School and High School choirs and the Howick Choristers will sing individual numbers and combine for massed choral works in this festival of popular hymns and inspirational songs, which aims to bring together communities, audiences and choirs. Continue reading
Gianni Denitto
The Centre for Jazz and Popular Music is hosting a concert by Gianni Denitto, from Italy, on Wednesday, October 21 at 6 pm. Continue reading
Andrea Bocelli
MTV (DStv channel 130) today announced world renowned superstar Andrea Bocelli will take to the MTV EMAs stage for the first time ever. Bocelli will perform an unforgettable solo track as well as a unique duet with singer-songwriter Tori Kelly that’s sure to go down in EMA history. The 2015 MTV EMAs will broadcast live across the globe on Sunday, October 25 at 10 pm CAT from the Mediolanum Forum in Milan. Continue reading
Lucasfilm announced yesterday that the trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens will debut today (Tuesday, October 20) worldwide. Tickets to the highly anticipated cinematic event will be on sale tomorrow http://www.starwars.co.za. Star Wars: The Force Awakens opens on December 16 in South Africa. Continue reading
Duncan du Bois
GOOGLE does not make someone an instant historian. That’s the view of Duncan du Bois, who has just released the book Sugar and Settlers: A History of the Natal South Coast 1850-1910. Continue reading
Mark Rylance as Thomas Cromwell in Wolf Hall
Hilary Mantel’s Booker winning novel, Wolf Hall, has been adapted into a period drama series, which airs this Wednesday (October 21) at 8 pm on BBC First (DStv channel 119). Continue reading
Don’t miss David Kramer’s new musical, Orpheus in Africa, which is being staged aat the Fugard Theatre in Cape Town. The show’s world premiere limited season was sold out earlier this year. Continue reading
FilmClub is screening Russian director Andrey Zvyagintsev’s debut feature, The Return, at the Tatham Art Gallery in Pietermaritzburg, tomorrow (October 20) at 7 pm. Continue reading
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