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Spotlight: Berning, the man who gives charm and depth to Funny Girl's Arnstein
The Fugard Theatre is currently home to the much loved musical, Funny Girl. Met with rave reviews since opening night, most people know...


Spotlight: Perran Hahndiek talks about Cohen - A Tribute
Dave Starke and Perran Hahndiek have known each other since the age of 9. It seems destiny set them on the creative path they are one...


Scene It: Funny Girl, a delight at the Fugard
Generally, if you are not in the mood for something overly dramatic, and want a fun night out with music, rhythm and a beat-driven dance...


Scene It: The Clown, the Teeth, the Meaning of Life
Toni Erdmann, part of the European Film Festival 2017 offering, stars Peter Simonischek as Winfried Conradi, a school music teacher with...


Scene It: Hemelruim, cosmic theatre perfection!
There should be a six-star exception to the five-star theatre production standard of excellence for Hemelruim currently onstage at the...


Scene It: A Mighty Helping of Mythological Musical Magic in Idomeneo
There’s nothing quite like a proper mythological struggle between the capricious will of the gods and the stubborn hubris of man to make...


Spotlight: Kurt Schoonraad, the man behind the Cape Town Comedy Club magic
Sitting down to talk to Kurt Schoonraad about his comedy club journey, you can’t but sense the sincerity and down to earth nature in his...


Press: Hello and Goodbye with a twist at Masque Theatre
Athol Fugard is one of South Africa’s most relevant and prolific playwrights and has written many plays that accurately and touchingly...


Scene It: The Happiness of Things to Come
L’Avenir (or Things to Come) stars Isabelle Huppert as parisienne Nathalie, a philosophy teacher whose life changes suddenly when her...


Press: Booking opens for EVITA for Artscape Opera House in December 2017
Booking has opened for Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s seven-time Tony Award-winning musical EVITA, coming to the Artscape Opera House...
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