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Abdullah Ibrahim to perform at the Fugard Theatre

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Following a sold out performance at the Fugard Theatre earlier this year, Eric Abraham and the Fugard Theatre present four solo piano concerts by Abdullah Ibrahim from October 20 to 23 October.

These will be Ibrahim’s only other solo piano concerts in Cape Town in 2016.

These special performances will be a brand new presentation of new and older compositions spanning nearly 70 years of a remarkable career, which all began in Kensington and District Six at the age of seven.

Showtimes are Thursday to Saturday at 8 pm and Sunday at 4pm. Tickets R120 to R250. Contact the box office at 021 461 4554.

Another chance to catch Benedict Cumberbatch’s Hamlet at the Fugard

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Benedict Cumberbatch as Hamlet.

THE Fugard Theatre on the corner of Caledon and Lower Buitenkant Streets in District Six, Cape Town, will be giving theatre fans another chance to see Benedict Cumberbatch in Hamlet on March 20 and 21 at 11 am and 4 pm. Continue reading →

Gerard Sekoto to be celebrated at SAMRO Overseas Scholarships finals

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The Gerard Sekoto Foundation will be raising awareness of his work by selling limited-edition prints at Saturday’s SAMRO Overseas Scholarships finals, where two of his compositions will also be performed.

The Gerard Sekoto Foundation will be raising awareness of his work by selling limited-edition prints at Saturday’s SAMRO Overseas Scholarships finals, where two of his compositions will also be performed.

The Gerard Sekoto Foundation will be raising awareness of his work by selling limited-edition prints at Saturday’s SAMRO Overseas Scholarships finals, where two of his compositions will also be performed. The exhibition and sale of Sekoto prints and posters will take place at Johannesburg’s Linder Auditorium at Wits University on Saturday, August 29 from 6 pm. Continue reading →