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Spotlight: Dalin Oliver serves up comedy realness with his 'Face For Radio'
Once upon many a comedy nights between 2011 and 2013, a young performer named Dalin Oliver took to the stage, frequently opening for...


Spotlight: King Kong musically reimagined "makes for a good night of theatre"
This August saw Eric Abraham and Fugard Theatre Productions make history with the staging of the 1959 smash-hit musical, King Kong....


Press: Sensational International Ballet Galas for Cape Town and Johannesburg in September
Outstanding ballet will once again grace South African stages when the much anticipated SAIBC International Ballet Gala (IBG) takes place...


Press: shnit short films for Alexander Bar - celebrating women directors from SA and the World
Ahead of the main shnit Worldwide Shortfilmfestival in October, shnit Cape Town has teamed up with The Alexander Bar once again to bring...


Press: The Fall wins prestigious Scotsman Fringe First Award
On Friday 11 August, The Baxter Theatre Centre’s production of The Fall was awarded the Fringe First at this year’s Scotsman Awards....


Press: ENCHANTED, a thrilling cirque experience is coming to Cape Town from 1 September 2017
A thrilling new international cirque production - Enchanted - opens 1 September 2017 in Green Point, Cape Town. Produced and directed by...


Scene It: King Kong, a vibrant retelling of myth through music
South Africans live through music, so it is no surprise that musical theatre has a strong following in our country. Appropriate, then,...


Scene It: Supernatural fusion theatre meets Irma Vep
Charles Ludlam’s The Mystery of Irma Vep is creative fusion theatre. First staged off-off-Broadway in 1984 by the Ridiculous Theatrical...


Press: Award-winning team present poetic exploration of history and memory with Red Aloes
An award winning team present the premiere of an exciting new production with the run of Red Aloes. Red Aloes is performed by the award...


Scene It: Versatile Richards impresses in State Fracture
The aim of satire is to bring about social change – or at least create an awareness of the need for such change – by getting people to...
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