The 13th annualThe Mercury Durban Theatre Awards will take place on November 23, at 7.30 pm at The Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre on the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Howard College campus. Continue reading
Month: November 2015
Auditions for The Sound of Music
The Playhouse Company is holding auditions for various roles in its 2016 musical theatre production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music.
This brand new staging will be directed by well-loved theatre director and actor Ralph Lawson and includes the KZN Philharmonic Orchestra. Continue reading
Fabulous fun guaranteed at the adult panto in Durban

Anthony Stonier plays Widow Twanky in Aladdin – Grey Street. Photo: Val Adamson
Review: Aladdin – Grey Street, Centenary Room, Greyville Racecourse, Durban
THE adult panto has been part of Durban’s festive season fun for over two decades and this year’s offering, Aladdin – Grey Street, is packed full of double meanings, sexually suggestive props and some fabulous music. Continue reading
Have a wicked time in the Botanic Gardens

Have you ever wondered what happens after the gates at Durban’s iconic Botanic Gardens are locked? Do the trees, birds and animals settle in silence, or is it then, when Durban sleeps, that these magnificent Gardens wake? Welcome to Wickedly Odd – The Night Garden…. Continue reading
Don’t miss Fantastic 50! at the Sneddon
This weekend is the last chance for fans of Ian von Memerty and Vivienne Lawrence to see their show, Fantastic 50!, at the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre on the Howard College campus of the University of KwaZulu-Natal. The show runs until November 22. Continue reading
Natalie Rungan in Maritzburg tonight

Natalie Rungan
Durban-born singer and songwriter Natalie Rungan will perform with pianist, Mark Royeppen, and drummer, Bruce Baker, in the historic Government House on Unisa’s Pietermaritzburg Campus in Langalibalele Street on Friday, November 20.
The concert starts at 7 pm and will feature a combination of jazz classics, Natalie’s original compositions and cleverly arranged pop covers to bridge the gap between those who love the classics and those who just want to have fun listening to music on a Friday night.
Recitals at UKZN Centre for Jazz and Popular Music

Kwena Ramahuta
The Centre for Jazz and Popular Music at the University of KwaZulu-Natal is hosting the 2015 Jazz and Jazz and Popular music recitals on Tuesday, November 24 and Wednesday, November 25, at 6 pm. Continue reading
It’s down to three in the Great South African Bake Off
Only three of the original bakers remain. They’ve made it to the final. Over 21 challenges, they’ve worked their way through every baking discipline Tjaart and Shirley have thrown at them – from cakes to bread, and from pastry to biscuits. They have all survived, and now they face the last three challenges. Continue reading
ACT | UJ Conference call for Partners and Papers

The Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) and UJ Arts & Culture invite expressions of interest to partner and/or present papers at the ACT | UJ Conference in March 2016. Continue reading
East Coast Breakfast raises more than R400 000 on Toy Story Corporate Day

Darren Maule (second from right) and the East Coast Breakfast team saddled up early for Corporate Day. From left: Babongile Nzuza, James Preston, Jason McCall, Michael Zuma, Natarah Nadesan, Darren Maule and Gareth Jenkinson.
The annual East Coast Radio’s Toy Story with Game Corporate Day is underway, with the people of KwaZulu-Natal giving generously to help our province’s disadvantaged children.
Darren Maule and the East Coast Breakfast team saddled up early and kicked off the 12 hour live broadcast and telethon from the Pavilion Shopping Centre at 6am this morning. Dressed as Wild West characters, the team raised more than R428 000 when they hung up their stirrups at 9am! Continue reading

