Aaron McIlroy and Lisa Bobbert bring their ‘wicked comedy’, Seven Deadly Sins to Auto & General Theatre on the Square in Sandton from July 14. Continue reading
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UJ Arts takes EVOLUTION X on the road
University of Johannesburg Arts & Culture is at the 2015 National Arts Festival with quartet of bold productions from its dynamic EVOLUTION X programme. Continue reading
The Glennie gears up for greatness at NAF 2015
From the extraordinary to the crazy to the unmissable, KB Theatre Productions is packing up 11 of its favourite productions and is heading off to the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown.
PG Comics 2015 National Arts Festival line-up
Taking to the stage at this year’s National Arts Festival in Grahamstown, the pickledginger (PG) comics are guaranteeing non-stop laughter at some of the best comedy shows that will be wooing audiences from July 2 to 12.
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Gracing the cover of this year’s National Arts Festival programme are two of South Africa’s most acclaimed satirists. And aptly so, considering that this year the festival organisers have chosen to highlight the genre of satire and freedom of expression in place of their usual “featured artist” category.
Hit comedy ‘B!*ch Stole My Doek’ on NAF Fringe
Clinton Marius’s hit comedy B!*ch Stole My Doek starring Shona Johnson is set to play on the 2015 National Arts Festival Fringe.
Seven Deadly Sins for NAF fringe
Aaron McIlroy and Lisa Bobbert unveil their ‘wicked comedy’, Seven Deadly Sins, at The National Arts Festival next week.
In this, their latest stage duo comedy showcase, Aaron and Lisa take an irreverent and hilarious look at the seven deadly sins of Lust, Gluttony, Greed, Sloth, Wrath, Envy and Pride.
The Ranga set to play on the NAF Fringe
Comedian Aaron McIlroy’s latest musical comedy, The Ranga, opens on the 2015 National Arts Festival Fringe in Grahamstown next week.
Well-known for his many live comedy shows and as Spud’s dad in all the Spud movies,The Ranga was originally directed by Steven Stead for the 2014 Hilton Arts Festival. This musical comedy takes a tongue-in-cheek look at prejudice as seen through the eyes of a man tormented with pigmentation issues.
New shows heading to Cape Town
Theatre-goers in Cape Town are in for a treat courtesy of these new shows heading to the city.
West Side Story will run from July 23 to August 23.
Perhaps the best musical ever written – West Side Story – explodes onto the Artscape Opera House stage in the winter of 2015. This Eric Abraham and Fugard Theatre production is brought to you by the award-winning creative team behind the smash hits The Rocky Horror Show and Cabaret.
Wie’s Bang vir Virginia Woolf? can be seen from July 28 to August 8.
Starring Sandra Prinsloo and Marius Weyers, Saartjie Botha, in association with the Fugard Theatre, will present an Afrikaansversion of Edward Albee’s drama Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? at the Fugard Theatre.
The Fugard Theatre is in Caledon Street, corner of Buitenkant Street, District Six, Cape Town. Tel: 021 461 4554.
BAD JEWS: SA Premier at the Fugard Studio Theatre
Eric Abraham and the Fugard Theatre will be presenting the South African premiere of Joshua Harmon’s West End smash hit, Bad Jews, at The Fugard Studio Theatre from October 27 to November 21.
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