Month: February 2016

Unmissable concerts featuring singer-songwriter Nibs van der Spuy

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Singer-songwriter, Nibs van der Spuy, will be performing concerts around South Africa, solo and with special guest, American singer-songwriter, Amber Rubarth. The gigs are supported Concerts SA.

Now based in Europe, he will be on tour to promote his first studio album in 5 years, Natalia, produced by world renown producer, Mark Tucker (Portishead, PJ Harvey, Jethro Tull). Nibs is equally delighted to be sharing the stage and collaborating with Amber Rubarth describing her as, “the most beautifully heart touching and exciting, singer/songwriter, I have heard in decades”. Continue reading →

Don’t miss Ashwin Singh’s fabulous Beyond The Big Bangs

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The Singh Siblings (an artistic collaboration between Ashwin Singh and Shantal Singh), in association with Daphne Kuhn will be presenting award-winning playwright, Ashwin Singh’s comedy-drama Beyond the Big Bangs at the Auto and General Theatre on the Square in Sandton, Johannesburg from March 1 to 12.

The play, which is also directed by Ashwin Singh, features Shona Johnson (Durban Theatre Award-winner for B!*ch Stole My Doek), Chantal Snyman and Annalisa Gxabu.

It premiered to acclaim at the Playhouse Company’s South African Women’s Arts Festival in August 2014 and continues Ashwin Singh’s legacy as an innovative creator of authentic, multi-cultural South African work and features in his 2013 anthology Durban Dialogues, Indian Voice, published by British publishers, Aurora Metro Books. Continue reading →

Enjoy great rock ‘n roll in Memphis55

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IF you live in Maritzburg and you love rock ‘n roll then you simply can’t afford to miss Memphis55, the new smash-hit tribute show inspired by the 1955 collaboration between rock’n’ roll icons Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins!

The show will be staged at the Rhumbelow Theatre at the Allan Wilson Shellhole in Alan Paton Avenue, Pietermaritzburg at 2pm on Sunday, February 28. Continue reading →

Don’t miss Jonathen Cohen in the tragi-comedy, White Christmas

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Jonathan Cohen appears in his first one-man show next month, in Clinton Marius’s ‘White Christmas’. Photo: Val Adamson

Copy Dog presents the one-man tragi-comedy, White Christmas, written and directed by Clinton Marius, and starring the gifted young Durban-based actor, Jonathan Cohen, making his role debut in this challenging piece which runs at Seabrooke’s Theatre in Musgrave from March 3 to 6. Continue reading →

Celebrating the role of the pantomime dame

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Anthony Stonier (left) and Darren King in The Art of Being Ugly.

ONE of the greatest elements of pantomime is the tradition of the pantomime dame, played by a male actor in fabulous costume. Two of Durban’s finest exponents of this art – Darren King and Anthony Stonier – take to the stage at the Hexagon Theatre on March 4 and 5 to celebrate the panto dame in the comedy, The Art of Being Ugly. Continue reading →

Cobus van Heerden stars in the hilarious satire Superchop

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The multi-awardwinning Neon Anthems team are back with their most ambitious show todate.

Written by and starring Jacobus Van Heerden (above, and recently seen as Lord Farquaad in KickstArt’s Shrek) and directed by Liam Magner, Superchop is a satirical comedy which parodies the famous, and those desperate to be famous.

Catch it at the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre on the University of KwaZulu-Natal Howard College campus in Durban from March 2 to 13. Continue reading →

Celebrating District Six at the Fugard

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On February 11, 1966 District Six was declared a white group area. Over 60,000 people were relocated. A way of life was destroyed. Fifty years have passed and today hardly anything remains of what was once a thriving, densely populated, multi-ethnic and multi-cultural community.

The Fugard Theatre, located in District Six, is currently paying homage to what was once District Six – the place and its people – until May 22 in the show District  Six – Kanala. Continue reading →

Cracking comedy in Durban this week

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On Fire Comedy is hosting five top-class comedy shows featuring award-winning Johannesburg and Capetonian comedians (as seen on TV’s Comedy Central!) sharing stages throughout Durban with top local funny men!

This month you can catch the following guys in action: Glen Biderman-Pam (Cape Town); Dusty Rich (JHB, above left); Loyiso Madinga (JHB, above right); Suhayl Essa (JHB); Neil Green (DBN); Masood Boomgaard (DBN); Kelvin Stoffels (DBN) … and more! Continue reading →