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Scene It: Met 'Die Zauberflöte' a good end-of-year antidote
The Metropolitan Opera’s take on Mozart’s fairy tale Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) provides a good antidote to the kind of malaise...


Scene It: Moving, poetic Moedertaal, powerful in its honesty
From the first few moments, as the light illuminates the solitary figure of Sandra Prinsloo where she stands on a beach, you can sense a...


Spotlight: EXCLUSIVE Immortal creative 'reveal'
Niall Griffin and Nicola Mayer, two of the creative minds behind the highly anticipated and covertly conceived Immortal, greet me with a...


Press: One of SA's most-loved comedians return to Cape Town December
Loyiso Gola brings his latest show Unlearning, produced by Siv Ngesi, to the Baxter Theatre for two nights only, 1 – 2 December 2017....


Press: KING KONG season extended – new cast announced!
After a sold-out six week season at the Fugard Theatre, the hit musical KING KONG returns by overwhelming public demand for the summer...


Press: Aunty Merle is back and this time she has her own musical
Marc Lottering is back to entertain audiences with his famous character, Aunty Merle in Aunty Merle, the Musical at the Baxter Theatre...


Scene It: 'Dans van die watermeid' exposes reality through rain
One year after Dans van die watermeid was discovered, audiences now get the chance to 'see' her on stage at the Baxter Theatre. Dans van...


Spotlight: Q&A with Bogart, everyone's favourite 'Shakespeare in Love' fur-actor
The most pawsome actor in Cape Town is undoubtedly the super cute Bogart (B) playing 'The Dog' in Shakespeare in Love, currently on stage...


Spotlight: Jubber finds his funny bone with The Play That Goes Wrong
“I believe there was a conversation at a bar about who should play this part. My name came up. Sometimes it’s really that simple.” With...


Scene It: Goddess infused 'Nasty Womxn' takes on reality
Most of us have had that moment when we pause and think: “Are the Gods still messing with us?” Sometimes life does imitate myth in the...
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