THE AUC [Actors Unemployed Company] brings it’s unique touch to Charles Dickens’ classic story, A Christmas Carol, at the Theatre in Umbilo this festive season. Shows are at 10 am and 2 pm from December 12 to January 10. Continue reading
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Let the music of Queen rock you this December
CATCH the internationally acclaimed tribute show Queen – it’s a Kinda Magic at Sibaya Casino, north of Durban, from December 11 to January 10.
Recreating Queen’s 1986 World Tour concert, Queen – It’s a Kinda Magic is a not to be missed show that will have fans singing and rocking to timeless hits such as We Will Rock You, Bohemian Rhapsody, We Are the Champions, Fat-Bottomed Girls and many more. Continue reading
Head to the Playhouse for great music and dance
THE Playhouse in Durban is hosting its Test Driving The Arts series in December.
The initiative provides up-and-coming artists with a platform for public performance. The performances are free to the public, and take place over lunchtimes just outside the Playhouse doors.
On December 15 from 12 noon to 2 pm catch Amatholamnyama – Ingoma Yezinsizwa; Champions – Amapansula; King – country music; and Fusion Musique (African vocals).
The Playhouse is also hosting Sundowner concerts on December 11 and 18 from 5 pm to 7 pm in the coffee shop. Thobeka Langa will perform on December 11 and 5th Season on December 18. Admission is free.
Enjoy a Christmas Celebration at the Playhouse
BACK by popular demand, The Playhouse Company wraps up the festive season with A Christmas Celebration a star-studded extravaganza for the whole family that is set to light up the Playhouse Opera Theatre stage for a bumper six shows from December 19 to 24. Continue reading
Don’t miss this cracking comedy at the Playhouse
THE Playhouse in Durban is hosting a cracking comedy – Paul Slabolepzy’s For Your Ears Only – this festive season. The show runs from December 12 to 23 in the Drama Theatre.
Celebrating the churches of SA
CHURCH Tourism in South Africa – A Travel Odyssey is, says co-author Darryl David, the most ambitious book of the three he has written with Phillipe Menache.
Together the two men have also published 101 Country Churches of South Africa, and A Platteland Pilgrimage: 102 Country Churches of South Africa. Continue reading
The changing face of SA politics
IN his book, South Africa’s Insurgent Citizens, Julian Brown has chosen to look at the actions of ordinary South Africans across the country in an effort to understand contemporary politics from a ground-level perspective.
It’s a timely release given the recent #FeesMustFall protests which erupted on university campuses across South Africa recently. Continue reading
Chris Bertish: Nothing is impossible
CHRIS Bertish, a man who rides waves the size of four-story buildings for fun, believes that ‘nothing is impossible, unless you believe it to be’.
His philosophy and adventurous spirit comes across in every line of his autobiography, Stoked!, published by Zebra Press.
Amanda Prowse: passionate about sisterhood
AMANDA Prowse grew up in a working class British family and never expected to become a writer.
AFDA 3rd year graduation: Film-makers of the future impress
LAST weekend I was privileged to be able to watch the next generation of Durban film-makers showcase their work at the AFDA Durban 3rd year graduation festival. Continue reading
