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
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.
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
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
AMANDA Prowse grew up in a working class British family and never expected to become a writer.
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
Shona Johnson and Verne Rowin Munsamy
Kids of all ages, shapes and sizes, are invited to come to ‘The Hex’ for some jolly surprises; for a merry morning of magic and mirth, with the Teeniest Tiniest Circus on Earth!
The colourful children’s show, The Fantastical Flea Circus, heads for Pietermaritzburg for the first time, for a short season at the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Hexagon Theatre in Scottsville from December 8 to 12. Continue reading
THE Italian community in KwaZulu-Natal is being urged to support La Music Dell’Italianio – A Gala Opera Concert with a seasonal touch at the Tatham Art Gallery in Pietermaritzburg at 7.30 pm on Monday, December 14.
The concert, which features four of South Africa’s most acclaimed voices – Beverly Chiat (soprano), Violina Anguelov (mezzo-soprano), baritone Njabulo Madlala, and tenor, Sipho Fubesi – aims to celebrate the month of Italian language and culture abroad. Continue reading
Richard Cock
ENJOY a traditional Christmas gathering with carols, words and song at two Midlands venues
Carols for Christmas with Richard Cock will be staged at the Church of the Ascension in Hilton at 7.30 pm on Friday, December 11 and at Amber Valley in Howick on Wednesday, December 9. Please note, the Howick concert is for Amber Valley residents and their guests only. Continue reading
