A feast of authentic Durban-style comedy has been cooked up and is set to be served on comedy fans at the first ever Mixed Masala Comedy festival at Sibaya’s iZulu Theatre over the weekend of 22 and 23 January. Continue reading
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Auditions at the Barnyard Theatre
The Barnyard Theatre Productions will be holding auditions for hopeful performers on Thursday, 4 February, at the Gateway venue.
Duck Chowles of The Barnyard Theatre Productions will be auditioning both male and female vocalists, as well as any musicians for future Barnyard productions. We ask that those auditioning are aged between 19 and 35, and are prepared to travel The Barnyard Theatre circuit nationally should it be required.
Performers are requested to be at The Barnyard Theatre at Gateway at 09h30 on the day to register, with the audition process beginning at 10h00. Singers are to prepare two songs, one of which one must be a rock song, and should bring backing tracks. Musicians are to bring their instruments.
For further queries, please contact Debbie Davidson on 083 776 7979, or the venue on 031 – 566 3045.
Living La Vida Loca at the Barnyard
It’s summer and it’s steamy in Durban which means that it’s the perfect time to embrace the hot and sultry sounds of Latin America at The Barnyard Theatre at Gateway, from 2 February to 6 March.
La Vida has everything packaged into two hours of the contagious Latino vibe, from awesome dancers to the sexy vocalists and virtuoso musicians, and it sambas onto the stage delivering a wonderful mix of magic. Continue reading
Viennese New Year Concerts come to the Linder
Tenor, Stéfan Louw
THE Johannesburg International Mozart Festival kicks off this year with the Viennese New Year concerts taking place on Saturday 23 January and Sunday 24 January.
Exotic influences have made themselves felt in music throughout history. Drawing on the theme Fairy Tales from the Orient, the concerts will take us on a journey through the East, both near and far, with this wonderful programme including visits to Persia, Egypt, Hungary and many more! Continue reading
New TV treats on DStv
Moone Boy stars Chris O’Dowd as Sean Murphy and David Rawle as Martin Moone.
There are a number of new television shows starting on DStv next week. Here’s a sneak peak at what to expect. Continue reading
Change is afoot at artSPACE durban
An architect’s impressions of how the spaces will look once the work is done.
artSPACE durban was born out of a dream to explore the concept of space, by bringing artists and creatives together in a warehouse style space.
For over twelve years, the gallery at 3 Millar Road, Durban, has opened its doors as a much-loved art gallery and event venue, hosting hundreds of exhibitions, shows and seminars and attracting people from all walks of life.
This phase of artSPACE durban has come to an end, but Karen and Claus Bradtke are excited about the gallery’s future evolution. Continue reading
Time of the Writer schools competition
Last year’s schools’ short story competition winners.
THE 19th Time of the Writer hosted by the Centre for Creative Arts at the University of KwaZulu-Natal invites South African high school pupils to submit their short stories for the annual Schools Short Story Competition by Friday, February 26. Continue reading
Wanted: SA’s John Travolta
Tony Manero was king. In the 1970s disco era there were no bigger moves, no bigger sounds than those of John Travolta and Saturday Night Fever. The strutting, the energy, the suit, the hair, the music … nobody could do Tony Manero quite like Travolta…. right…..? Continue reading
The search for Mr Right made light with The Jamaican Coloured Girls
SEE the funny side of many a woman’s often fruitless search for Mr Right in the upcoming comedy show, The Jamaican Coloured Girls, to be featured at Sibaya’s iZulu Theatre for the first time in January 2016.
The riotous comedy show – which takes place on Friday, January 29 and Saturday, January 30 at 8 pm – promises to have audiences in stitches as an ensemble of hilariously bold comedians share anecdotes of their searches for what every woman wants but not everyone gets.
The play, written by Jayshree Parasuramen and Sudhir Kuldip, features four Dingalings’ comedians: Koobeshan Naidoo, Henry Ramkisson and Annalakshmi. The show boasts no vulgarity and carries no age restriction so comedy fans of all ages are welcome.
Tickets are available at Computicket and the Sibaya Box Office for R100 per person.
Cinema Nouveau to screen Jane Eyre
THE next production from National Theatre Live series to be screened at Cinema Nouveau is Charlotte Brontë’s classic novel Jane Eyre. Filmed at the National Theatre in London, Jane Eyre releases on Saturday, January 23 at Cinema Nouveau theatres countrywide, for limited screenings. Continue reading
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