Production title: The Producers Director: Joseph Pitcher Cast: Alan Committie, Richard White, Terence Bridgett, Earl Gregory, Raquel Munn, Schoeman Smit & ensemble Venue: Theatre on the Bay until March 28 Reviewer: Rafiek Mammon When in the media, one receives many e-mails from theatres claiming that their show is...
Read moreProduction: Aunty Merle – It’s a Girl! Director: Lara Foot Cast: Marc Lottering, Royston Stoffels, Jennifer Steyn, Nicky Rebelo, Carmen Maarman, Zoleka Helesi, Rushney Ferguson, Julian Place, Sizwesandile Mnisi, Anzio September, Tashreeq de Villiers, Crystal Finck and Rori Bingham Venue: The Baxter Theatre until February 1, 2020 Reviewer: Rafiek Mammon...
Read moreProduction title: Rocky Horror Show Director: Christopher Luscombe Cast: Craig Urbani, Didintle Khunou, Anthony Downing, Kate Normington, Kristian Lavercombe, Jarryd Nurden, Marlee Van der Merwe, Stefania du Toit and Zak Hendrikz Venue: Artscape Opera House until January 12, 2020 Reviewer: Rafiek Mammon With your permission, may I keep this one...
Read moreYou could give this one a miss – and you would be a fool, with a capital “F”. Roxie might rock Chicago but Chicago rocks Cape Town. I have seen many incarnations of this musical. Some of them I saw here, some on the West End in London. And, I...
Read moreThere are a great many pleasures to be experienced at Boschendal, and high on the list is a meal at The Werf Restaurant, helmed by chef Christiaan Campbell. At its heart is the nine-hectare vegetable garden on the restaurant’s doorstep, which has a significant influence on the menu daily, as...
Read moreHARBOUR HOUSE: Fabulous seafood menu honed over a decade writes Bianca Coleman in this week's edition of The Next 48hOURS. On a beautiful sunny day, the upstairs deck at Harbour House V&A Waterfront is one of the most perfect spots in Cape Town to hang out with a glass of...
Read moreAmbitious and enveloping new musical, Tiger Bay harbours greatness within writes Peter Tromp in this week's edition of The Next 48hOURS. Review - Tiger Bay the Musical DIRECTORS: Melly Still and Max Barton CAST: John Owen-Jones, Luvo Tamba, Vikki Bebb, Judy Ditchfield, Ruby Llewelyn, Busisiwe Ngejane, Andrew Laubscher, Zolani Shangase...
Read moreCoffee Bloc caters for the serious caffeine aficionado writes Bianca Coleman in this week's Mother City Fine Dining in The Next 48hOURS “When the going gets tough, the tough get going.” The saying has never made much sense to me once it’s dissected, but we’ll use it as a departure point...
Read moreFunny Girl is a musical delight at the Fugard writes Barbara Loots in this week's edition of The Next 48hOURS. SHOW: Funny Girl DIRECTOR: Matthew Wild CAST: Ashleigh Harvey, Clyde Berning, Kate Normington, Diane Wilson, Michèle Maxwell, Cameron Botha, Mike Huff, Lucy Tops VENUE: The Fugard Theatre until June 11...
Read moreA smartphone cinema in a bag There has been so many cool developments with the smartphone device that we could not resist answering this question posed by one of our readers: “Is there a mobile cinema system available?” So we went in search of the ultimate kit that could make...
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