Enjoy some Dr Seuss fun with ‘Seussical – The Musical’ at the People’s Theatre

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Jenna De Beer, Saxola Ketshengane and Kieran Wagner star in ‘Seussical – The Musical Jr’.

Get ready for laughter and rhyme with Seussical The Musical JR at the People’s Theatre in the Joburg Theatre Complex, Johannesburg, this festive season. Based on the much-loved Dr Seuss books, Seussical Jr draws its characters from a number of books; and is filled with music, laughter and feel-good fun. Continue reading

Shared History is celebrating a decade of cultural links between SA and India

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For theatre-lovers, well-known playwright Mahesh Dattani’s Dance like a Man will be presented at The Fringe at Joburg Theatre on Sunday, September 4 at 7pm, for one performance only.

 

 

The Shared History Festival is celebrating its milestone 10th year of the Indian Experience in South Africa from August 30 to September 10. The festival continues the centuries-old narrative of historical and cultural ties between South Africa and India. Continue reading

‘Supreme Divas’: Celebrating fabulous women of song

Diva3August is the month to celebrate and highlight dynamic women and this will be done in spectacular fashion on The Mandela stage at Joburg Theatre with Supreme Divas from Thursday, August 11 to Sunday, August 14.

Supreme Divas will delight audiences old and young as they celebrate the powerhouse female singers that have become legends through their music over the past few decades. Continue reading

Napoleon is back to show how #AbsolutePower corrupts absolutely in Animal Farm

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Animal Farm stars (from bottom left) Zuliswe Hadebe, Madisa Ndune, Mpume Mthombeni, Khutjo Green and MoMo Matsunyane.

WITH the nationwide #MustFall movements sparking debate around the nature of power and its abuses, there is arguably no better time to revisit George Orwell’s Animal Farm, which will be touring Gauteng as a stage production.

Standard Bank Young Artist Neil Coppen has skillfully woven the text from the classic novella into a hard-hitting play that resonates strongly with the South African socio-political situation. It is produced by ShakeXperience, a theatre company specialising in arts education. Continue reading