Marc Lottering – SO I WROTE THAT MUSICAL – Theatre on the Bay 2023

Marc Lottering at Theatre On The Bay from 18 – 29 July.

SO I WROTE THAT MUSICAL is Marc Lottering’s brand new stand-up comedy show, running at Theatre On The Bay from 18 – 29 July.

Marc has recently come out of his smash hit musical AUNTY MERLE THINGS GET REAL. Seen by more than 40 000 people, it was the third musical penned by Lottering.

In his new solo stand-up show, one of South Africa’s favourite comedians shares hilarious stories as he reflects on the fascinating process of moving between the worlds of stand-up comedy and musicals. And as is to be expected, Lottering will weave in his views on the madness of current South African life.

SO I WROTE THAT MUSICAL runs for 80 minutes with no interval and is not suitable for children.

Tickets range from R150 – R250

Booking link: https://www.webtickets.co.za/v2/Event.aspx?itemid=1526673950

Marc Lottering in SO I WROTE THAT MUSICAL. (Credit: Oscar O’Ryan)

 

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KAREN ZOID – Theatre on the Bay 2023

 

Karen Zoid 2023

Experience the raw and soulful sounds of legendary South African rocker Karen Zoid and guitarist Henry Steel in an unforgettable unplugged performance. Stripped down to the essence of their music.

An absolute must-see at the fabulous Theatre On The Bay 27 June – 1 July.

Tickets range from R150 – R250

Booking link: https://www.webtickets.co.za/v2/Event.aspx?itemid=1528470954

 

 

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Pieter-Dirk Uys – SELL-BY DATE – Theatre on The Bay Season 2023

Pieter-Dirk Uys’ SELL-BY DATE

Pieter-Dirk Uys will be back at Pieter Toerien’s Theatre on The Bay from 17 to 10 June with a new show.

It is called SELL-BY DATE and, as expected from his one-person performances, features not only PDU but also a cluster of topical characters, male, female and political.

Being active in live theatre since the late 1960s, he is not surprised when people now ask: ‘When will you retire?’ His answer is short and sweet: ‘Not retire. Retread!’

This 2023 performance will also show Uys at his 77-year-old best: laughing at fears and embracing facts with his tongue firmly in your cheek.A sell-by date on food usually means: throw way.

A sell-buy date in Uys’ hands will reflect a new post-Covid energy that, while his audition might be over and the disease to please has been cured, proves that a PDU show is always a highlight to remember.

Interval: No interval
Running time: 70/80 mins max
Languages: English and Afrikaans

Tickets range from R150 – R250

Booking link: https://www.webtickets.co.za/v2/Event.aspx?itemid=1526676900

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ROCCO DE VILLIERS – and band – BOEREMUSIEK ROCCOStyl – Jo’Burg Season 2023

BOEREMUSIEK, ROCCOSTYL

With Rocco de Villiers on piano, Lizelle le Roux on violin and piano accordion and Hansie Roodt Jr on guitars, concertina and stomp box.

As classic as a starched “voortrekkerkappie”, fresh as a milktart straight form the oven and mouthwatering as a “boereworsroll” from the braai, pianist and entertainer Rocco de Villiers uses his wizardry to revisit his childhood music growing up in a small town in the Free State in the 1970’s. But all in his own style, fitted for the 21st century.

Boeremusiek – classics get a new jacket with a flower and together with Lizelle and Hansie they bring new life to pieces like Umfaan, Penny Whistle Kwela, Outa in die Langpad, Kalfiewals, Hartseerwals, Die ou waenhuis, music by Jim Muller, Nico Carstens and guitar master from the 1970’s, Hansie Roodt.

BOEREMUSIEK, ROCCOSTYL is a celebration of true South African indigenous music. Get happy, get nostalgic, get a drink and get to the theatre.

Rocco, Lizelle and Hansie are well- dressed, well-rehearsed and well-oiled. Of course.

PIETER TOERIEN’S MONTECASINO THEATRE AND STUDIO
14-18 JUNE
BOOK AT WEBTICKETS

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Pieter-Dirk Uys – The ECHO of a NOISE – Jo’Burg 2023 Season

The Echo of a Noise – a one man memoir with Pieter-Dirk Uys

The Echo of a Noise took everyone by surprise. After it’s first sold-out season at the Theatre on the Bay in 2016, the performer/writer has told his story to captivated audiences throughout South Africa. Now he will bring the experience back to the Montecasino Theatre. Having performed alone on the stages of the world for well over seven thousand times, Pieter-Dirk Uys has learnt that every show is the first and the last performance – because each audience demands and gets a different energy, topicality and excitement. Now in his 77th year, he doesn’t glance back at the successes and failures that have strengthened his belief in a constant improvement of his work, but at those small signposts that throughout his life subconsciously have pointed him in a right and original direction – his father Hannes Uys, his mother Helga Bassel, his grandmothers, his teachers, his passions: Sophia Loren, censorship, false eyelashes and making a noise when everyone demanded silence.

South Africa’s foremost satirist sits on a barstool, wearing his black beanie and his Almost Famous sweatshirt, and with his impish smile, he even looks like a naughty goblin trapped by the spotlight. Within minutes he fills the auditorium with his presence. This is just Pieter-Dirk Uys speaking and he opens his heart and talks about his private and public life. The big hair and silky repartee of Evita Bezuidenhout or the smoky drone of the sexy Bambi Kellermann have been stored elsewhere for some other time. It soon becomes clear that the title of his autobiographical one-man memoir, The Echo of a Noise, doesn’t really do justice to what he presents here. He leads you into his inner sanctuary, takes you through our history and shows where what is public and private meet.

Uys was and still is a voice in the wilderness, ever since he first appeared fearlessly on a stage in the 1970’s. He jokes that the all-powerful censor board was his own personal public relations department. We hear the recording of the voice of little Pietertjie Uys singing like an angel and accompanied on the piano by his father, Hannes Uys, whom he would accompany on Sundays to the church where ‘Pa’ was organist – the father whom he loved, but didn’t like very much; the sternest critic of his work and yet the one who could also give good advice. He tells of his father’s last moments, being with him as he died and then going back to the family home where Sannie, the housekeeper and his ‘Cape Flats mother’, asked if there wasn’t any washing from ‘Pa’. The audience is spellbound as he shares the suicide of his German mother, Helga, as well as the influences on him of his Afrikaans and German grandmothers. It’s as if Uys constantly takes his audience into his confidence and so breaks all the rules and crosses boundaries. He remains a master storyteller who can make as much fun of himself as he does with the others who get a lashing from his sharp tongue. This is arguably beyond the 7000th solo performance and yet it feels as fresh as his very first.

MEDIA COMMENTS
The Echo of a Noise is the most honest and wonderful performance I’ve ever seen him give. He’s a magnificent raconteur – Leslie Stones / Daily Maverick 28.3.2017
Watching this intimate performance was like having a one-on-one conversation with Uys – Karitha Pillay / Witness 23.2.2017
Pieter-Dirk Uys has a knack of knocking life into perspective. Even as we laughed, we left The Echo of a Noise much wiser, with thanks for the gift of this teacher/philosopher/actor/satirist/humourist. Long may Pieter-Dirk Uys remain our moral signpost – Sheila Chisholm / OnChisholm 4.4.2017
For me the show was a revelation of Pieter-Dirk Uys’s considerable courage, humanity, endurance and loyalty – Chris Sutton / Times 27.7.2017
He shared his personal history with such a profound sense of honesty that at times I was moved to tears – Wanda Daly ? Berea Mail 2.7.2017
A national treasure, a theatrical legend, a master craftsman, a constant inspiration – Pieter-Dirk Uys delivers his most poignant and gripping work to date with The Echo of a Noise. He is simply superb. – Billy Suter / Sosuterbill 27.7.2017
The experience of a great comforting hug is perhaps the best way to describe The Echo of a Noise. That hug is an ode to storytelling in service of the theatre and life that helped shape Uys as an all-round creative artist.
He’s engaging, dramatic, poignant, bitingly satirical and hysterically funny – performing the most riveting two hours without an interval. But you barely notice the time. Don’t miss it. – Caroline Smart / Artsmart 27.7 2017
The story he weaves in The Echo of a Noise is funny, sad, poignant and utterly compelling … Uys’s finest work. – Estelle Simkins / Witness 2.8.2017
This is an amazing glimpse into what created one of the most influential performers in South Africa. Uys is a master storyteller whose characters are always entertaining and at the same time often poignant. This wonderful trip down memory lane is a treasure and definitely a show not to be missed – Dawn Heynes / Livewire 8.7.2017
That’s what I took away from The Echo of a Noise – a feeling of solidarity and a night filled with laughter and some tears. And that’s Pieter-Dirk Uys. That’s always been Pieter-Dirk Uys. An artist who has, through the decades, united a very divided South Africa through laughter and later introspection. – Carla Bernardo / Cape Argus 1.12.2016
Pieter-Dirk Uys’ one-man memoir – The Echo of a Noise

Pieter-Dirk Uys has taken South Africa by storm with his provocative and deeply personal memoir The Echo of a Noise. It is a story that aches to be heard and Uys knows how to keep his audiences on the very edge of their seats waiting to hear about the great influences in his life: his father Hannes Uys and mother Helga Bassel, and of course his unlikely pen friend, the beautiful Sophia Loren. Audiences are given the opportunity to celebrate a life well lived in all its emotional states. Uys has played to full houses and sold out seasons. His masterful story telling, wit and wisdom are generously shared. As with so many of his performances he takes his audiences into his confidence, breaks the rules and crosses boundaries. Since the moment he first stepped on stage in the 1970s, Uys has been a voice where others have demanded silence. Jokes about the censor board being his own personal public relations department, gently disguise the reality that each time he tread the boards, he crossed lines and stepped on quite dangerous toes. He has always used humour as a “weapon of mass distraction” and describes the laughter he evoked as a relief from the fears that shaped South African society in 1950s, 60s, 70s, and 80s. PDU unpowdered!

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Marc Lottering – SO I WROTE THAT MUSICAL

SO I WROTE THAT MUSICAL

A brand new stand-up COMEDY SHOW

starring MARC LOTTERING

Produced By Anwar Mc Kay

5 – 15 July

All tickets at Webtickets

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Pieter-Dirk Uys SELL-BY DATE – Jo’Burg Season 2023

 

Pieter-Dirk Uys SELL-BY DATE
24 August – 10 September

SELL-BY DATE

Pieter-Dirk Uys will be back in Johannesburg at Pieter Toerien’s Montecasino Theatre from 24 Aug – 10 Sept with a new show.

It is called SELL-BY DATE and, as expected from his one-person performances, features not only PDU, but also a cluster of topical characters, male, female and political.

Being active in live theatre since the late 1960s, he is not surprised when people now ask: ‘When will you retire?’ His answer is short and sweet: ‘Not retire. Retread!’

This 2023 performance will also show Uys at his 77-year old best: laughing at fears and embracing facts with his tongue firmly in your cheek.

A sell-by date on food usually means: throw way. A sell-buy date in Uys’s hands will reflect a new post-Covid energy that, while his audition might be over and the disease to please has been cured, proves that a PDU show is always a highlight to remember.

* no interval

* running time: 70/80 mins max

* English and Afrikaans

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FIREFLY – 2023

FIREFLY

Starring Sylvaine Strike & Andrew Buckland,

with Tony Bentel on piano.

Directed by Toni Morkel.

Pieter Toerien’s Theatre On The Bay from 28 April to 13 May

Pieter Toerien’s Montecasino Theatre from 17 May to 11 June.

FIREFLY, starring Sylvaine Strike and Andrew Buckland

In the remote village of Bucket’s End, nestled high in the mountains upstream from the disappearing river, Ferine and Ferase manifest their love by delighting in their masterful telling of the story of two ill-fated lovers whose forbidden love is ignited by full moons and fireflies. The exceptional clowning duo of theatre legends Andrew Buckland and Sylvaine Strike take you on an unforgettable journey into wonder with Firefly.

“One of the factors that make this piece so unique is the range of imaginative theatre traditions and techniques used. Clowning and its associated physical tics and contortions combine with perspective switches in both action and narration to help the audience understand which couple they are engaging with and what sort of emotional connection is likely most appropriate. An incredible level of detail adds a dozen extra layers – costumes that contort to reflect a character’s emotional state; a tiny peephole in a giant curtain, used just once, but revealing the specific headspace; the precise movements of one or both of the actors as they contort their bodies to fit an hilarious description of their appearance. Strike and Buckland, along with director Toni Morkel, ensure that nothing in this tidal wave of creativity exists purely for the sake of filling a gap, with each nuance helping to first establish an understanding of the story and then to inspire a feeling of ever-growing wonder at the poetic, desolate, hysterical, exultant genius of it all.” – Bruce Dennill, pARTicipate

Age restriction: PG-10
Duration: 1 Hour 15 minutes – no interval

Bookings at webtickets.co.za

Booking link: https://www.webtickets.co.za/v2/search.aspx?search=firefly

 

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MASTER CLASS – Johannesburg Season 2023

CAPE TOWN OPERA presents MASTER CLASS starring SANDRA PRINSLOO as MARIA CALLAS, Pieter Toerien’s Montecasino Theatre from 15 March to 2 April, 2023.


From 15 March to 2 April 2023, Pieter Toerien in association with Cape Town Opera (CTO) will present MASTER CLASS at Pieter Toerien’s Montecasino Theatre, a riveting play written by the late American playwright, librettist and five-time Tony Award winner Terrence McNally (Kiss of the Spider Woman, Love!Valour!Compassion!, Ragtime, The Lisbon Traviata).

Directed by CTO’s Artistic Director Magdalene Minnaar, with musical direction by José Dias, the two-act play stars Sandra Prinsloo as Maria Callas and features well-known arias by Verdi, Puccini and Bellini. Prinsloo, in a purely acting role, will be joined by a stellar supporting Cape Town Opera cast including Soloist Brittany Smith together with CTO’s Judith Neilson Young Artists Alida Scheepers and Tylor Lamani as the aspiring opera singers mentored by Callas. Musical Director José Dias takes on a dual role as pianist and actor. Costume design is by Maritha Visagie and lighting design is by Magdalene Minnaar.

“Cape Town Opera is delighted to be presenting this superb piece of theatre,” says Magdalene Minnaar. “From having one of South Africa’s greatest actresses playing Callas to being back at Pieter Toerien’s beautiful Theatre on the Bay during the100th anniversary of Callas’ birth is very special.”

Master Class is a portrait of Callas in the context of the master classes she gave at the Juilliard School in New York in 1971, at a time when she herself had not sung in six years. In the play she is seen working with three students – two sopranos and a tenor. Aside from her biting wit, she is often blunt and even harsh in her efforts to mentor and prepare the singers for the cut-throat world of operatic performance. The play’s riveting theatricality is truly ignited by Callas’ emotional outbursts and the soaring arias performed under her guidance.

2023 marks the 100th anniversary of Maria Callas’ birth. Born in New York in 1923 to a family of impoverished Greek immigrants, Callas’ rise to stardom and her recognition as the greatest dramatic singer of all time remains unchallenged. In Master Class, Terrence McNally, who was a devoted fan of ‘La Divina’ and watched all of her performances at the Metropolitan Opera House, recreates her genius, recounts her triumphs and tribulations and reveals the tempestuous personality that often led to clashes and disputes with opera managers and colleagues during her career.

As the five-hander play progresses, the daunting diva shares insights and memories, recalling her experiences on the world’s grandest opera stages, her marriage to the wealthy industrialist Meneghini and her highly publicised and ultimately heart breaking affair with Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis. While her life recollections in the play are vivid, McNally once explained that Master Class was never meant to be a docudrama, but rather a work of fiction. It is foremost about the price an artist must often pay in the pursuit of excellence and greatness.

Master Class is at Pieter Toerien’s Theatre at Montecasino in Johannesburg from 15 March to 2 April 2023. Tickets cost from R180 to R280 through 011 511 1988 or or via Webtickets.

Booking link: https://www.webtickets.co.za/v2/Event.aspx?itemid=1524418851

No under 13’s.

 

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Terrence McNally’s Master Class at Theatre On The Bay 21 Feb – 11 March 2023

Pieter Toerien and Cape Town Opera present Terrence McNally’s Master Class.

To celebrate the centenary of Maria Callas’ birthday, Pieter Toerien and Cape Town Opera present Terrence McNally’s Tony Award winning play, Master Class.

Starring multi-award winning actress Sandra Prinsloo as the glamorous and commanding opera diva Maria Callas in her 1970’s swan song, in the closing act of her life.

The play features incidental vocal music by Giuseppe Verdi, Giacomo Puccini, and Vincenzo Bellini.

Directed by Magdalene Minnaar.

Dates: 21 February to 11 March, 2023 at Pieter Toerien’s Theatre On The Bay.

Duration: Approx’ 2-hours including a 20-minute interval.

Age restriction: No under 13

Ticket prices:

R180 Row A Stalls

R220 Rows B, K Stalls / & CC Balcony

R280 Rows C – J / AA & BB Balcony

Boxes sold as 4: R280 each seat

To book CLICK HERE,

or dial (021) 438-3300/1.

Press release:

CAPE TOWN OPERA presents MASTER CLASS starring SANDRA PRINSLOO as MARIA CALLAS, at Theatre on the Bay from 20 February 2023

From 20 February to 11 March 2023, Pieter Toerien in association with Cape Town Opera (CTO) will present MASTER CLASS at Theatre on the Bay, a riveting play written by the late American playwright, librettist and five-time Tony Award winner Terrence McNally (Kiss of the Spider Woman, Love!Valour!Compassion!, Ragtime, The Lisbon Traviata).

Directed by CTO’s Artistic Director Magdalene Minnaar, with musical direction by José Dias, the two-act play stars Sandra Prinsloo as Maria Callas and features well-known arias by Verdi, Puccini and Bellini. Prinsloo, in a purely acting role, will be joined by a stellar supporting Cape Town Opera cast including Soloist Brittany Smith together with CTO’s Judith Neilson Young Artists Alida Scheepers and Tylor Lamani as the aspiring opera singers mentored by Callas. Musical Director José Dias takes on a dual role as pianist and actor. Costume design is by Maritha Visagie and lighting design is by Magdalene Minnaar.

“Cape Town Opera is delighted to be presenting this superb piece of theatre,” says Magdalene Minnaar. “From having one of South Africa’s greatest actresses playing Callas to being back at Pieter Toerien’s beautiful Theatre on the Bay during the100th anniversary of Callas’ birth is very special.”

Master Class is a portrait of Callas in the context of the master classes she gave at the Juilliard School in New York in 1971, at a time when she herself had not sung in six years. In the play she is seen working with three students – two sopranos and a tenor. Aside from her biting wit, she is often blunt and even harsh in her efforts to mentor and prepare the singers for the cut-throat world of operatic performance. The play’s riveting theatricality is truly ignited by Callas’ emotional outbursts and the soaring arias performed under her guidance.

2023 marks the 100th anniversary of Maria Callas’ birth. Born in New York in 1923 to a family of impoverished Greek immigrants, Callas’ rise to stardom and her recognition as the greatest dramatic singer of all time remains unchallenged. In Master Class, Terrence McNally, who was a devoted fan of ‘La Divina’ and watched all of her performances at the Metropolitan Opera House, recreates her genius, recounts her triumphs and tribulations and reveals the tempestuous personality that often led to clashes and disputes with opera managers and colleagues during her career.

As the five-hander play progresses, the daunting diva shares insights and memories, recalling her experiences on the world’s grandest opera stages, her marriage to the wealthy industrialist Meneghini and her highly publicised and ultimately heart breaking affair with Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis. While her life recollections in the play are vivid, McNally once explained that Master Class was never meant to be a docudrama, but rather a work of fiction. It is foremost about the price an artist must often pay in the pursuit of excellence and greatness.

Master Class is at Theatre on the Bay from 20 February  to 11 March 2023.

Tickets cost from R180 to R280 through 021438000/1 or or via Webtickets https://www.webtickets.co.za/v2/event.aspx?itemid=1524296688 <https://www.webtickets.co.za/v2/event.aspx?itemid=1524296688> . No under 13’s.

To watch an interview with playwright McNally on Master Class, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiwckxtDzg8 <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiwckxtDzg8>
ENDS

Soprano Maria Callas at the Paris Opera in 1958. Creator: RDA | Credit: Getty Images
Copyright: 2013 RDA

 

 

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JONATHAN ROXMOUTH’S KEYCHANGE – MY FAVOURITE PIANISTS – CAPE TOWN 2023

Jonathan Roxmouth’s KEYCHANGE – My Favourite Pianists

15 March to 8 April 2023

Tuesday to Friday @ 20h00
Saturday @ 15h00 and 20h00

BOOK TODAY at www.webtickets.co.za

In his brand new show, KEYCHANGE, Jonathan showcases the various piano based comedians, singers and entertainers who have shaped and influenced his musical tastes through various phases of his life. Backed by a fantastic 5 piece band, Jonathan will be playing and belting out the music of piano rockers such as JERRY LEE LEWIS, ELTON JOHN and BILLY JOEL, pianists like LIBERACE, RICHARD CLAYDERMAN and DAVID FOSTER, singers such as CAROLE KING, BURT BACHARACH and FREDDIE MERCURY all in a personal pianistic performance that is perfect for all music lovers. Expect Jonathan’s trademark tongue-in-cheek humour, pianistic flair and a few surprises along the way!

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Catch the Mzansi Tenors at Theatre On The Bay from 25 – 28 January, 2023

Pieter Toerien and RMB present the Mzansi Tenors at Theatre On The Bay from 25 – 28 January, 2023.

After triumphant appearances around the country, the Mzansi Tenors, hosted by Richard Cock and supported by Rand Merchant Bank, are coming to Theatre on the Bay for a short season, from 25 – 28 January 2023.

Their programme includes all your favourite tenor arias and South African hits, and with ten tenors performing in their signature Afro-opera style.

“You are sure to get shivers down your spine”, says Richard Cock.

This is a proudly South African performance which will inspire you for the year ahead.

Don’t miss the thrilling experience of ten tenors singing moving arias, signature African pieces,  Neopolitan favourites and musical theatre memories.

Tickets range from R150 – R275.

Bookings through  Webtickets.

In proud collaboration with Rand Merchant Bank.

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Return Season: COME TOGETHER – The Beatles Covered/Uncovered at Theatre On The Bay 1 – 11 February 2023

LAMTA Presents ‘COME TOGETHER – The Beatles Covered/Uncovered’

COME TOGETHER – The Beatles Covered/Uncovered from 1 – 11 February, 2023.

What makes The Beatles’ songs so timeless? And what has made so many artists from Frank Sinatra, McFly, Michael Bublé, to Tina Turner cover their work?

COME TOGETHER – The Beatles Covered / Uncovered, is an exuberant, energetic, and entertaining dance production presented by the Cape Town based Performing Arts Academy LAMTA (The Luitingh Alexander Musical Theatre Academy).

After a sold out run at the Theatre on the Bay in Cape Town in June and a phenomenal season in Johannesburg in November, COME TOGETHER is back! The production features close to 40 up-and-coming young talents in a diverse selection of dance genres including contemporary, tap and commercial dance, and is wonderfully entertaining to audiences of all ages. The LAMTA Dance Production has become a calendar highlight in Cape Town, so be sure not to miss your opportunity to see them back at Theatre on the Bay in February!

Besides the fantastic choreographic aspect of the show, COME TOGETHER adds another creative perspective into the music of the Beatles, as the songs in the show are all covers performed by famous (and some not-so-famous) artists, an exciting playlist of songs that were originally performed by a band who are arguably the most successful act of the 20th century.

LAMTA has once again welcomed some of South Africa’s top choreographic talents including Michelle Reid, Jared Schaedler, Hope Maimane, Figure of 8 Collective, Natalie Fisher, Robin van Wyk, Brigitte Reeve Taylor, Ashley Searle, and Duane Alexander to work with our students and to bring to life the stories behind some of the Fab Four’s greatest works.

Book through Webtickets, or contact Sharon on 066 564 1816

Tickets are R250 per person.
10+ Students Group Bookings: R150 per person, through Sharon on 066 564 1816

Click HERE to book online!

Theatre On The Bay Performance Schedule:

Wednesday 1st February 20:00

Thursday 2nd February 20:00

Friday 3rd February 20:00

Saturday 4th February 16:00 & 20:00

Tuesday 7th February 20:00

Wednesday 8th February 20:00

Thursday 9th February 20:00

Friday 10th February 20:00

Saturday 11th February 16:00 & 20:00

Visit LAMTA for more details.

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James Grace – Suenos 2023

SUEÑOS

JAMES GRACE (Guitar)

CARLI OLIVIER (Compañía Sophia Spanish Dance)

1 – 12 MARCH PIETER TOERIEN’S THEATRE, MONTECASINO, JOHANNESBURG

12 – 22 APRIL THEATRE ON THE BAY, CAPE TOWN

Sueños (Dreams) is the third collaboration between internationally acclaimed and 2020 SAMA (South African Music Award) winning guitarist JAMES GRACE and leading choreographer and principal dancer of South Africa’s foremost Spanish dance company Compañía Sophia, CARLI OLIVIER.

Sueños is inspired by the indescribable beauty and romance of Andalucía, which have captured the imaginations of great minds from Shakespeare, who stated, “Every inquisitive traveller keeps Granada in his heart, without ever having visited it”, to Lorca, who commented, “Granada is the perfect dream and fantasy, forever ineffable…”

Including music from Grace’s all-Spanish discography and featuring a selection of previously unrecorded works, complimented by original choreography by Olivier, the cast of Compañia Sophía are joined onstage for a special guest appearance by dancers from Johannesburg-based contemporary ballet company, WGRUV Dance International, in a unique and pioneering fusion of traditional Spanish and contemporary forms.

BOOK NOW!

WHAT THE CRITICS SAY:

ROMANZA (2022)

“You are left wanting more!” (StepOut Gauteng)

“Experience Spain right here in Johannesburg. Dramatic, intense, fun and full of energy!” (Galore SA)

“Simply exquisite” (Carolyn Styen, HOT 1027)

RECUERDOS (2018)

“The grammar and vocabulary of the choreography conjures up a storm of Spanish dance protocol blended with a touch of utter magic” (Robyn Sassen, robynsassenmyview.com)

“A stunning visual experience” (Sheila Chisholm, weekendspecial.co.za)

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Alan Committie – LIVE and LET LAUGH – Theatre on The Bay 2022

Alan Committie is BACK! In his TWENTY FIFTH solo stand up show, taking inspiration from the 25 JAMES BOND movies that have been released over the last 60 years.

From 13 December, 2022 – 21 January, 2023 at Theatre On The Bay.

This brand new comedy show – **Live and Let Laugh** – was tested on some Jozi audiences earlier this year and this is what they had to say:

***“After the stress or recent years, it’s so good to have sore ribs again.***

***His latest show is  an absolute must see “***

***“It was definitely right up there with one of his best shows.***

***This show certainly has it all and is a great night out “***

***“Awesome show! Full of laughs from beginning to end!***

***Absolutely loved it “***

***“Excellent!***

***Non stop laughter.***

***Worth it!”***

***“Book now! You will not be sorry!***

***Alan Committie  is highly professional,***

***extremely talented and hysterically funny”***

***“Funny, witty, clever, with the gift of changing the perception of time, 90+minutes seem like 10 minutes. “***

Live and Let Laugh includes a special appearance by intrepid international (read: large parts of Free-State and Upington) security guard Mr Johann Van Der Walt and his “Jaws”esque dentures….

You can also expect a flip-chart, attractive women (in the audience), action and suspense galore (will there be enough staff to deal with interval bar rush?) and a climactic ending (which may or may not involve a xylophone, two rabid porcupines and an inflatable Renaut Clio)…..

Bookings are now open and our first performance on the 13th of December is already SOLD OUT so get buying now…..

BOOK HERE!

See you at the theatre!

**The names Committie. Alan Committie.**

Double Ho Ho…
Licence to laugh

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NOW ON STAGE! BUDDY: THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY – THE WORLD’S MOST SUCCESSFUL ROCK & ROLL MUSICAL ROCKS SOUTH AFRICA!

NOW ON STAGE!

BUDDY: THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY – THE WORLD’S MOST SUCCESSFUL ROCK & ROLL MUSICAL,

NOW ON STAGE AT THE ARTSCAPE OPERA HOUSE!

Jethro Tait as Buddy in Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story! Photography by Gustav Klotz.


Pieter Toerien presents a brand-new, full-scale stage production of the HIT rock ‘n roll jukebox musical, ‘Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story’, LIVE & ROCKIN’ at the Artscape Opera House, until 16 April.Directed by the West End’s Nick Winston (Fame, Cats, Chess, Annie, Bonnie And Clyde), this fresh and unique jukebox musical follows the incredible journey of Buddy’s meteoric rise to the top of the record charts during the golden days of rock ‘n’ roll – bigger and better than ever seen before in South Africa.Dynamic set and costume designs by Fleur du Cap award-winner, Niall Griffin (‘I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change’, ‘Hedwig And The Angry Inch’, ‘Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’), and musical direction by Naledi award-winning Wessel Odendaal (‘The Phantom Of The Opera’, ‘Here’s To You – The Simon And Garfunkel Songbook’, ‘Avenue Q’, ‘The Sound Of Music’).
BOOKINGS NOW OPEN AT WEBTICKETS!
Leading the all-South African cast is singer-songwriter frontman Jethro Tait as the legendary Buddy Holly. This dynamic young performer has the crowds rocking and rolling, like it’s 1958

Introducing Jethro Tait as Buddy Holly, in Pieter Toerien’s new exciting production to hit SA in 2023! (Instagram).

The ensemble includes the best in South African talent: Bethany Dickson (Matilda – The Musical, Grease, The Sound Of Music) and Keaton Ditchfield (Evita, Saturday Night Fever, West Side Story), with Michael Stray, Chad Baai, Gianluca Gironi, Thoko Jiyane, Che-Jean Jupp, Gerard Van Rooyen, Koketso Mere, Gabriela Dos Santos, Nic Sedgewick, Virtuous Kandemiri, Sindiswa Ndlovu, Stephan Bezuidenhout, and Morgan Marshall.Included are all the favourites; songs such as “That’ll Be The Day”, “True Love Ways”, “Oh Boy”, “Peggy Sue”, “Chantilly Lace”, “La Bamba”, “Rave On”, “Johnny B. Goode”, “Everyday”, and many more!

The duration of the show is approximately 2-hours and 25-minutes (including a 20-minute interval).
Age restriction: suitable for ages 8+.

‘Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story’ runs at the Artscape Opera house from 28 March to 16 April, 2023, and the Teatro at Montecasino from 22 April until 28 May, 2023.

Tickets ranging from R150 to R500 are available through webtickets.co.za.

BOOKING LINK: https://www.webtickets.co.za/v2/search.aspx?search=buddy

The Cast Of Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story ROCKS Artscape! Photography by Gustav Klotz.

For Cape Town media enquiries contact dean@theatreonthebay.co.za
For Jo’burg media enquiries contact mark@montetheatre.co.za
Production photography by Gustav Klotz.
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Lewis Carroll’s ALICE IN WONDERLAND – Jo’Burg 2024 – Main Stage

VR Theatrical presents
Lewis Carroll’s
ALICE IN WONDERLAND
11 July – 28 July
Pieter Toerien’s Montecasino Theatre – Main Stage

Perfect FUN for the whole FAMILY!!

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JONATHAN ROXMOUTH’S KEYCHANGE – MY FAVOURITE PIANISTS – JOHANNESBURG 2023

Jonathan Roxmouth’s KEYCHANGE – My Favourite Pianists – RETURN SEASON

11 Oct – 29 Oct 2023
Wednesday to Friday @ 20h00
Saturday @ 15h00 and 20h00
Sunday 14h00

BOOK TODAY at www.webtickets.co.za

For the first time in almost 8 years, Jonathan Roxmouth is back at the piano at Pieter Toerien’s Montecasino Theatre! In his brand new show, KEYCHANGE, Jonathan showcases the various piano based comedians, singers and entertainers who have shaped and influenced his musical tastes through various phases of his life. Backed by a fantastic 5 piece band, Jonathan will be playing and belting out the music of piano rockers such as JERRY LEE LEWIS, ELTON JOHN and BILLY JOEL, pianists like LIBERACE, RICHARD CLAYDERMAN and DAVID FOSTER, singers such as CAROLE KING, BURT BACHARACH and FREDDIE MERCURY all in a personal pianistic performance that is perfect for all music lovers. Expect Jonathan’s trademark tongue-in-cheek humour, pianistic flair and a few surprises along the way!

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LAMTA Presents ‘BEING STEVE’ at Theatre On The Bay from 16 to 26 November, 2022.

****  Click HERE to book! ****
The Luitingh Alexander Musical Theatre Academy
Presents

‘BEING STEVE’

What do Sondheim, Schwartz and Flaherty have in common? Well, they all share the same first name, but what is more binding is their illustrious Broadway careers as composers and lyricists of some of the world’s most beloved and award winning musicals!

With works spanning over many decades, Musical Theatre would not be the same without the genius of Stephen Sondheim, Stephen Schwartz, and Stephen Flaherty. Between them, the three “Steves”, have either composed the music for or written the lyrics to such mega-hit musicals as Sweeney Todd, Into The Woods, Sunday In The Park With George, Wicked, Godspell, Pippin, Anastasia, Once On This Island and Ragtime to name just a few.

For its final production of the year, the Luitingh Alexander Musical Theatre Academy (LAMTA) are excited to present “Being Steve”, a tribute to three Broadway legends that will renew your faith in music and the performing arts in a way that only the music of Sondheim, Schwartz and Flaherty can.

‘BEING STEVE’ runs from the 16 to the 26 November at the Theatre on the Bay.

Tickets are R250 per person.

Bookings through Computicket or Ingrid at pr@lamta.co.za | 083 273 8284

Click HERE to book!

10+ Student/Scholar Group Bookings: R150 via Ingrid at pr@lamta.co.za | 083 273 8284

Performances as follows:

Wednesday 16 November: 8pm
Thursday 17 November: 8pm
Friday 18 November: 8pm
Saturday 19 November: 4pm & 8pm
Tuesday 22 November: 8pm
Wednesday 23 November: 8pm
Thursday 24 November: 8pm
Friday 25 November: 8pm
Saturday 26 November: 4pm & 8pm

See you at the Theatre!

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CAPE TOWN OPERA’S L’ELISIR D’AMORE FOR THEATRE ON THE BAY: 13-16 OCT 2022

Bel canto genius Gaetano Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore (The elixir of love) is presented by Cape Town Opera, a touring production made possible by the unfailing generosity of the Judith Neilson Head Trust.
After a successful tour to Ermelo and Sasolburg last month, Cape Town Opera will present the delightful production in the Mother City at Theatre on the Bay in Camps Bay from 13-16 October 2022.

Conroy Scott as Doctor Dulcamara

True to the tradition of romantic comedy, L’elisir d’amore ticks all the requisite boxes of popular entertainment; perhaps as a corrective antidote to the two serious operas composed by Donizetti immediately before its première in May 1832, it lives and breathes tongue-in-cheek joie de vivre.
The production will be directed by the company’s imaginative Artistic Director, Magdalene Minnaar, with a piano reduction of the orchestral score entrusted to pianist José Dias. Costume design is by Rabia Davids and Maritha Visagie, who also designs the set,while Fiona du Plooy is responsible for movement direction.
The cast features Puerto Rican tenor Juan Hernández as Nemorino, Brittany Smith as Adina, Conroy Scott as Doctor Dulcamara, Van Wyk Venter as Belcore and Linda Nteleza as Giannetta.
Magdalene Minnaar explains that, after Cape Town Opera’s joyful production of Le nozze di Figaro, the team decided to forge on with another comic opera as an antidote to the misery of Covid-19: “We want to offer our audiences colour, jokes and glorious melodies.” She adds that among these melodies are arias so popular that they will be familiar even to those who do not regularly follow opera. As for context, Minnaar states, “In our version of ‘Elisir’, we have created an Escher-esque dream world in which Adina is tested by the mad scientist and ‘encyclopedic doctor’ Dulcamara. He is an alchemist with a Frankensteinian flair for ingenious chemistry, which he uses to bend the rules of chance, thereby sculpting an alternate reality as a human experiment. Like Spalanzani in Les contes d’Hoffmann with his mechanical doll or a more modern-day Circe, he sends Adina into this alternate realm where two contrasting love prospects test her: the sweet and slightly average Nemorino and pompous, presumptuous Belcore.”

Juan Hernández as Nemorino & Brittany Smith as Adina

There is never much room for doubt that a happy ending is inevitable in this plot which is as flimsy as tissue paper but utterly charming. Add Donizetti’s beguiling score and lyricism to the high-spirited comedy, and you have all the pleasure that an evening of opera at its sunniest can produce.
Like vintage wine, Elisir has aged beautifully over nearly two centuries: join us in taking a sip and letting the magic do its work.
Conroy Scott as Doctor Dulcamara & Brittany Smith as Adina

Conroy Scott as Doctor Dulcamara & Brittany Smith as Adina

With thanks to Ian Burgess-Simpson Pianos, who are providing a wonderful Kawai GL-20 piano for the performances at Theatre on the Bay.
Performances:
Thursday 13 October at 7:30pm
Friday 14 October at 7:30pm
Saturday 15 October at 6pm
Sunday 16 October at 3pm
Booking link:
Or call Theatre On The Bay on (021) 438-3301
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People’s Theatre presents Mr Hare meets Mr Mandela

Peoples Theatre is proud to  present Mr Hare meets Mr Mandela: on tour at Pieter Toerien’s Montecasino Theatre!

A limited run happening from

27 September – 09 October

Warm your hearts with the tale of how Mr Hare takes on the biggest lost-and-found adventure. An original production of one of Chris van Wyk’s last stories, Mr. Hare Meets Mr. Mandela is on tour at Monte Casino!

The show is a stage adaptation of  a book by Van Wyk with illustrations by Paddy Bouma. Directed by Daniel Geddes, with a cast of four dynamic, charismatic professional actors who engage the audience with active participation, fun, comedy and adventures!|

Mr Hare Meets Mr Mandela is a tale about bravery, honesty and persistence, as well as the significance of being literate, something dear to the late Madiba’s heart.

Mr Hare finds an R200 note and, of course, it belongs to Mr Mandela because it has his face on it…or so the illiterate Mr Hare thinks. Mr Hare sets off to return the note to its rightful owner. With a brand-new script, joyful music and characters aplenty, the show promises to be fun for the whole family, as well as teaching children the many wonders of stories and being able to read them. The moral of the story is that if we do not learn from our experiences, we are bound to repeat them, and poor Mr Hare believes it is fine to be illiterate. This show runs one hour with no interval.

Show times for schools are Monday to Friday at 9am and 11am.

PLEASE BOOK EARLY TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT

SPECIAL SCHOOL PERFORMANCES AT R100 PER LEARNER
1 COMPLIMENTARY TICKET FOR AN EDUCATOR PER 20 LEARNERS
Extra educators @ R100 each. Accompanying parents @ R100 each.

for bookings or enquiries

Phone Sne at the Peoples Theatre on 011-877-6841
or email info@peoplestheatre.co.za

Or contact Geraldine at Montecasino 011 511-1988

Geraldine@montetheatre.co.za

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LAMTA presents COME TOGETHER – Jo’Burg Season 2022

LAMTA presents COME TOGETHER – A Beatles inspired dance production

Pieter Toerien’s Montecasino Theatre

9 Nov – 13 Nov

 

What makes The Beatles’ songs so timeless? And what has made so many artists, from Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley to Nina Simone and even Linkin Park cover their work? COME TOGETHER – The Beatles Covered / Uncovered is LAMTA’s exuberant, energetic and entertaining dance production for 2022, where once again a host of top South African choreographers will uncover the stories behind some of the Fab Four’s greatest works – as covered by famous (and not so famous) musicians and songwriters alike. The Beatles wrote universal ‘words of wisdom’, encouragement and love, and their melodies are full of emotional depth, so it’s no wonder that everyone wants to sing their songs. The Luitingh Alexander Musical Theatre Academy which is housed on top of the glorious Theatre on the Bay, is home to the next generation of exciting South African talent. Their dance productions have become a calendar highlight, so make sure you ‘come together, right now’ and book your tickets!

 

Duration: 2 halves of 45 minutes

Interval: 20 minutes

Age Restriction: None

Ticket Price: R250

 

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SANDT presents BALLET is BEAUTIFUL – Theatre on the Bay Season 2022

SANDT presents

BALLET is BEAUTIFUL

19 – 29 October 2022

Choreography By Veronica Paeper, Dane Hurst, Sean Bovim & Adele Blank

 

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Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf – Jo’Burg Season Oct 2022

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf

By Edward Albee

Direction by Sylvaine Strike

 

Edward Albee’s WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF celebrates a 60th anniversary production in South Africa!

 

Gloucester Productions is proud to announce a 2022 production of a theatrical classic at Theatre on the Bay in Cape Town and Pieter Toerien’s Montecasino theatre in Johannesburg.

 

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf is regarded by many as one of most powerful  plays ever written and this year it celebrates it’s 60th  anniversary.

 

Back in 1962, audiences and critics alike could not get enough of Edward Albee’s masterful play. A dark comedy, it portrays husband and wife George and Martha in a searing night of dangerous fun and games with a younger couple, Nick and Honey, who get caught up in the battle.

 

By evening’s end, a stunning, almost unbearable revelation provides a climax that has shocked audiences for years. With the play’s razor-sharp dialogue, witty and hilarious scenarios and the stripping away of social pretense it has been described as  “a brilliantly original work of art, surging with shocks of recognition and dramatic fire” (Newsweek)

 

The production is in the wonderfully capable hands of a multi award-winning team:

 

Sylvaine Strike (Fleur du cap best director for Endgame) directs a stellar cast including:

 

Alan Committie (Fleur du cap best actor for Richard III),

 

Robyn Scott (Fleur du cap best actress for Elizabeth – Almost a woman)

 

Sanda Shandu (Fleur du cap nominee for best supporting actor King Kong)

 

and Berenice Barbier (making her professional stage debut)

 

The show is designed by Wolf Britz (fleur du cap best lighting design Valsrivier)

 

Director Sylvaine Strike muses:

“On the auspicious occasion of its’ 60th anniversary, directing Edward Albee’s extraordinary Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf feels like an electrifying rite of passage, and I am both humbled and thrilled! This superbly penned dark comedy is a beast; a timeless classic that plays out over the length of a single evening during which Bourbon and Brandy are consumed in vast quantities by its four protagonists. Mischievous mind games are only the tip of the liquor fueled iceberg leaving the audience no option but to ride its deliciously wild rollercoaster of hilarity, cruelty and madness.

 

I am so excited to be working with an absolutely luminous cast. The iconic roles of the evening’s hosts George and Martha played by the two formidable theatrical forces that are Alan Committie and Robyn Scott, and introducing the terrific Sanda Shandu and Berenice Barbier in the roles of their innocent guests Nick and Honey.”

 

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf will run at Theatre on the Bay from Friday 16th September to Saturday 8th of October with performances every Tuesday to Saturday at 8pm and a Saturday matinee at 4pm

 

It will then move to Pieter Toerien’s Montecasino Theatre in Fourways, Johannesburg where it will run from Friday 14th October to Sunday 6th of November.  There will be performances Wednesday to Saturday at 8pm and matinees on Saturday and Sunday at 3pm.

 

The production carries a suggested age appropriate restriction of no under 13’s.

 

Tickets are now available through Computicket

or by calling the theatre:

Montecasino: 011 511 1988

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Deon Meyer & Coenie de Villiers – KAROO SUITE 2 – Karoonagte – Jo’Burg Season 2022

Deon Meyer & Coenie de Villiers

KAROO SUITE 2

Karoonagte

16 – 27  November

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Deon Meyer & Coenie de Villiers – KAROO SUITE 2 – Karoonagte – Theatre on the Bay Nov 2022

Deon Meyer & Coenie de Villiers

KAROO SUITE 2

Karoonagte

1 – 12 November

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A Christmas Carol Comes To Theatre On The Bay from 30 Nov to 11 Dec, 2022

Pieter Toerien’s Theatre On The Bay brings you VR Theatrical’s A Christmas Carol, from 30 November until 10 December, 2022 – offering families an opportunity to experience the magical world of Charles Dickens this festive season.


Starring Ashley Dowds, with Amber-Dawn Burnhams.

Introducing several ghosts and characters from his past, present and future, this magical play takes the audience on an emotional journey from the old Scrooge’s tight-fisted, miserly ways, to the new Scrooge – spreading goodwill and cheer through his generous spirit. Perfect for the entire family, this outing is bound to become a family tradition!

This classic holiday favourite comes to life as you have never seen before, featuring captivating animation and spell-binding music!

Making excellent use of puppetry and audiovisual effects, this inspired, charming piece of theatre will warm your heart and renew your love for the magic of theatre, and the true meaning of Christmas generosity and kindness!

Well-known Cape Town-based actor, Ashley Dowds is set to play Ebenezer Scrooge (previously portrayed by Jason Ralph, Charles Bouguenon, and Tiaan Rautenbach), the tight-fisted, miserly grump who, after three visitations, is transformed, spreading goodwill and cheer through his generous spirit.

Ashley Dowds is supported by Amber-Dawn Burnhams, who plays a multitude of roles.

Devised, Adapted and Directed by Elizma Badenhorst.

Music by Wessel Odendaal.

Animation by Naret Loots.

Lighting Design by Francois van der Hoven.

Setting and Props by Nadine Minnaar.

Produced for the stage by VR Theatrical.

Production images supplied by VR Theatrical.

“The perfect show to celebrate humanity, family, and above all, generosity of spirit!” – Broadway World, South Africa.

“A Christmas Carol radiates both innocence and quiet charm, qualities rarely found in many modern productions that rely on larger casts, slick set design and a more complex stagecraft. An intelligent and entertaining family-friendly production, it’s simply perfect for the festive season” – What’s On In Johannesburg.

“The excellence of the visual storytelling is one thing, but perhaps the greater mark of this production’s success is that you leave the theatre inspired.” – Bruce Dennill, Participate.

“The show is so intimate, and lovely!” – The Citizen.

Performance times: Tuesdays to Saturdays at 7:30pm & Saturday matinees at 4pm.

Tickets range from R180 – R220; from Computicket or the Theatre On The Bay box-office (021) 438-3300/1.

Booking link: https://tickets.computicket.com/event/a_christmas_carol/7192153

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Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf – Theatre on the Bay – Sept 2022

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf

By Edward Albee

Direction by Sylvaine Strike

 

Edward Albee’s WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF celebrates a 60th anniversary production in South Africa!

 

Gloucester Productions is proud to announce a 2022 production of a theatrical classic at Theatre on the Bay in Cape Town and Pieter Toerien’s Montecasino theatre in Johannesburg.

 

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf is regarded by many as one of most powerful  plays ever written and this year it celeberates it’s 60th  anniversary.

 

Back in 1962, audiences and critics alike could not get enough of Edward Albee’s masterful play. A dark comedy, it portrays husband and wife George and Martha in a searing night of dangerous fun and games with a younger couple, Nick and Honey, who get caught up in the battle.

 

By the evening’s end, a stunning, almost unbearable revelation provides a climax that has shocked audiences for years. With the play’s razor-sharp dialogue, witty and hilarious scenarios and the stripping away of social pretense it has been described as  “a brilliantly original work of art, surging with shocks of recognition and dramatic fire” (Newsweek)

 

The production is in the wonderfully capable hands of a multi award-winning team:

 

Sylvaine Strike (Fleur du cap best director for Endgame) directs a stellar cast including:

 

Alan Committie (Fleur du cap best actor for Richard III),

 

Robyn Scott (Fleur du cap best actress for Elizabeth – Almost a woman)

 

Sanda Shandu (Fleur du cap winner for best supporting actor King Kong)

 

and Berenice Barbier (making her professional stage debut)

 

The show is designed by Wolf Britz (fleur du cap best lighting design Valsrivier)

 

Director Sylvaine Strike muses:

“On the auspicious occasion of its’ 60th anniversary, directing Edward Albee’s extraordinary Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf feels like an electrifying rite of passage, and I am both humbled and thrilled! This superbly penned dark comedy is a beast; a timeless classic that plays out over the length of a single evening during which Bourbon and Brandy are consumed in vast quantities by its four protagonists. Mischievous mind games are only the tip of the liquor fueled iceberg leaving the audience no option but to ride its deliciously wild rollercoaster of hilarity, cruelty and madness.

 

I am so excited to be working with an absolutely luminous cast. The iconic roles of the evening’s hosts George and Martha played by the two formidable theatrical forces that are Alan Committie and Robyn Scott, and introducing the terrific Sanda Shandu and Berenice Barbier in the roles of their innocent guests Nick and Honey.”

 

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf will run at Theatre on The Bay from Friday 16th September to Saturday 8th of October with performances every Tuesday to Saturday at 8pm and a Saturday matinee at 4pm

 

It will then move to Pieter Toerien’s Montecasino Theatre in Fourways, Johannesburg where it will run from Friday 14th October to Sunday 6th of November.  There will be performances Wednesday to Saturday at 8pm and matinees on Saturday and Sunday at 3pm.

 

The production carries a suggested age appropriate restriction of no under 13’s.

 

Tickets are now available through Computicket

or by calling the theatre:

Theatre on the Bay: 021 438 3300

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Paul Slabolepszy’s FORDSBURG’S FINEST – Theatre on the Bay – Aug 2022

Pieter Toerien presents
Paul Slabolepszy’s new hit play
FORDSBURG’S FINEST
Starring Paul Slabolepszy & Chi Mhende
Directed By Bobby Heaney
Theatre on the Bay, 19 Aug to 10 Sep

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Paul Slabolepszy’s FORDSBURG’S FINEST – Johannesburg Season September 2022

Pieter Toerien presents
Paul Slabolepszy’s new hit play
FORDSBURG’S FINEST
Starring Paul Slabolepszy & Chi Mhende
Directed By Bobby Heaney
Pieter Toerien Theatre, Montecasino, 14 Sep – 9 Oct

 

Performances are Fridays to Sundays. Please check HERE for performance dates/times.

What Cape Town critics had to say:

Mariane Thamm Daily Maverick

Eatplaydrink-Cape Town

 

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Mzansi Ballet – The ABBA Show – A Cinderella Story – RETURN SEASON!

Come join Mzansi Ballet’s spectacular and family friendly, The ABBA Show – A Cinderella Story at The Pieter Toerien Theatre at Montecasino. A modern telling of the classic tale of Cinderella set to the timeless music of ABBA. World class Choreography by Angela Revie, Xola Willie and Michael Revie.
With out-of-this-world costumes and sets designed by Fashion designer extraordinaire, David Hutt.
Featuring special guest, the fabulous Cathy Specific and a cast of world class dancers, Angela Revie, Xola Willie, Michael Revie, Aviwe November, Veronica Louw, Tsebang Sipambo and Alison Sischy amongst others.
Come dressed in your ABBA regalia to compete and be crowned on-stage as best dressed in the ball.
Do not miss out on the hottest ticket in town!

28 Dec – 22 Jan
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The Last Five Years – Johannesburg Season 2022

THE LAST FIVE YEARS, COMING TO MONTE

 

‘…saw it… LOVED it! – Hadley Titus, Fleur Du Cap Judge

‘…a JOY TO WATCH from start to finish.’ – David Viviers, award-winning actor

‘…a WORLD-CLASS production.’ – Melissa Haiden, award-winning actress

‘…it’s a KNOCK-OUT!’ – Robyn Cohen for The Cape Robyn

‘… BEYOND entertaining – it is THRILLING!’ – Bruce Dennil for pARTcipate

‘…a show you DON’T want to miss!’ – Faeron for Broadway World South Africa

 

Following a sold-out debut season at Theatre on the Bay in Cape Town, The Last Five Years is coming to the legendary Pieter Toerien Theatre at Monte Casino from 30 November 2022 to 11 December 2022.

Winner of a Drama Desk Award and named one of TIME Magazine’s 10 best shows of 2001, Jason Robert Brown’s The Last Five Years has captivated audiences with a score of mesmerising brilliance and an ingenious libretto. Numerous international productions established the musical’s place as a masterpiece of modern musical theatre.

The Last Five Years is a one-act drama-comedy telling the bittersweet love story of Catherine Hiatt, a struggling actress, and Jamie Wellerstein, an up-and-coming novelist. This old story of love-found and love-lost is told in a fresh and new manner. Cathy reflects on their relationship from end to first meeting, whilst Jamie’s story moves chronologically. They meet only once, in the middle of the show.

Featured in the coveted role of Jamie is Fleur-Du-Cap nominee, Anthony Downing and playing opposite him as Cathy, is Fleur-Du-Cap nominee Zoë McLaughlin. At the helm of the creative team is award-winning director Paul Griffiths with musical direction by Jaco Griessel. To fully realise Jason Robert Brown’s vision, the cast will be accompanied live on stage by an ensemble of six musicians.

 

 

Directed by Paul Griffiths

Musical direction by Jaco Griessel

Starring Anthony Downing and Zoë McLaughlin

Running time: 90 minutes, no interval

Age restriction: PG-13

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COME TOGETHER – The Beatles Covered /Uncovered, Theatre On The Bay 1-11 February

What makes The Beatles’ songs so timeless? And what has made so many artists, from Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley to Nina Simone and even Linkin Park cover their work? COME TOGETHER – The Beatles Covered / Uncovered is LAMTA’s exuberant, energetic and entertaining dance production for 2022, where once again a host of top South African choreographers will uncover the stories behind some of the Fab Four’s greatest works – as covered by famous (and not so famous) musicians and songwriters alike. The Beatles wrote universal ‘words of wisdom’, encouragement and love, and their melodies are full of emotional depth, so it’s no wonder that everyone wants to sing their songs. The Luitingh Alexander Musical Theatre Academy which is housed on top of the glorious Theatre on the Bay, is home to the next generation of exciting South African talent. Their dance productions have become a calendar highlight, so make sure you ‘come together, right now’ and book your tickets!

Duration: 2 halves of 45 minutes

Interval: 20 minutes

Age Restriction: None

Ticket Price: R250

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Shirley Valentine returns to Theatre On The Bay 3 – 13 August 2022

“Shirley Valentine’

Venue: Pieter Toerien’s Theatre On The Bay.

Dates: 3 – 13 August 2021.

Shirley Valentine returns to Theatre On the Bay!

Shirley Valentine is an award-winning British one-woman play by Willy Russell. A bored, middle-aged housewife, Shirley is trapped in a stale, loveless marriage. Her children are all grown up and she frequently talks to the wall in her kitchen while preparing her husband’s regular evening meal of egg and chips. Shirley feels stuck in a rut and finds solace in her daily glass of wine as she muses over the lack of excitement in her life. When her best friend asks her to go to Greece with her for 2 weeks, Shirley jumps at the chance with a mix of exhilaration and jittery nerves. Leaving a note for her husband that simply reads “Gone to Greece – Back in two weeks” Shirley leaves for her holiday.

While relaxing on holiday, she rediscovers the woman she used to be and the happiness that she has been missing. Shirley embarks on a passionate affair with Costas, a local Greek man, and realizes that there is more to life than the dull, mundane existence she leads back home in Liverpool.

Making a radical decision, she leaves her friend at the airport and goes back to the hotel she has been staying at to ask for a job. Finally, she is living the life she has dreamed of and rediscovered the self-confidence she has lost.

Starring Natasha Sutherland.

Direction by Gina Schmukler.

Ticket prices: R180 – R230 through Computicket or (021) 438-3300.

Running time: Approx’ 100 mins, with a 20-minute internal.

Note: Tickets sold in pairs.

PG (Adult themes).

Booking link:

https://tickets.computicket.com/event/shirley_valentine/2589540

 

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James Grace’s ROMANZA at Theatre On The Bay 12 – 23 July 2022

James Grace’s ‘ROMANZA’

Venue: Pieter Toerien’s Theatre On The Bay

Dates: 12 – 23 July 2022

James Grace returns with Romanza

Starring James Grace on guitar, accompanied by Carli Olivier’s Compañía Sophia Spanish Dance Company.

Following sold-out seasons of RECUERDOS at both Pieter Toerien’s Theatre on the Bay in 2017 and the Pieter Toerien Theatre at Montecasino in 2018, internationally acclaimed and award-winning South African based guitarist JAMES GRACE once again joins forces with COMPAÑíA SOPHIA, directed by Spanish Dance choreographer and principle dancer CARLI OLIVIER to present their brand-new production, ROMANZA; a Spanish-inspired guitar and dance programme featuring music from Grace’s recent SAMA-winning album ANADALUZA – MUSIC OF SPAIN III, including specially arranged works by composers including Albéniz, de Falla, and José Galván with original choreography by Olivier.

As always, allow the sway of skirts electrified by flamenco dancers with the sounds of guitar and castanets transport you to the beauty and romance of Spain.

Praise for RECUERDOS (2018):

“…the grammar and vocabulary of the choreography conjures up a storm of formal Spanish dance protocol blended with a touch of utter magic.” – Robyn Sassen.

“…a stunning visual experience…” – Sheila Chisholm, www.weekendspecial.co.za.
Ticket prices: R180 – R250 through Computicket or (021) 438-3300.

Running time: Approx’ 90 minutes, with a 20-minute internal.

Note: Tickets sold in pairs.

No age restriction.

Booking link: https://www.webtickets.co.za/v2/Event.aspx?itemid=1523868477

 

 

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MARC LOTTERING in ‘UNCLE MARC’ at Theatre On The Bay 28 June – 9 July 2022

Marc Lottering in ‘UNCLE MARC’

Venue: Pieter Toerien’s Theatre On The Bay

Dates: 28 June – 9 July 2022

Marc Lottering in Uncle Marc

UNCLE MARC is Marc Lottering’s latest stand-up comedy show which has been playing to packed houses around the country. The show runs at Theatre On The Bay, from 28 June until 9 July 2022.

Lottering is 54 and is determined to go into this chapter of his life, sexy as hell, at whatever cost.

UNCLE MARC has had fans in stitches and Capetonians now have a final opportunity to catch the show prior to Lottering heading off to Leicester Square Theatre in London.

Marc Lottering is one of South Africa’s top comedians. He is the recipient of several theatre awards and has also written two hit musicals.

UNCLE MARC is not suitable for children.

Ticket prices: R180 – R220 through Computicket or (021) 438-3300.

Running time: Approx’ 80 minutes, no interval.

Booking link:

https://tickets.computicket.com/event/uncle_marc/7184109

 

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ANDRE SCHWARTZ & AMANDA STRYDOM IN BREL/PIAF at Theatre on the Bay 24 May – 11 June 2022

‘BREL/PIAF

Venue: Pieter Toerien’s Theatre On The Bay

Dates: 24 May – 11 June 2022

A stylish revue of the timeless songs of Brel and Piaf, performed by Andre Schwartz and Amanda Strydom, accompanied by Coenraad Rall & Dawid Boverhoff.

Ticket prices: R200 – R300 through Computicket or (021) 438-3300.

Running time: Approximately 120 minutes, no interval.

Note: Tickets sold in pairs.

All Ages.

Booking link:

https://tickets.computicket.com/event/brel_piaf/7184079

 

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‘Your Song – The Music Of Elton John’ at Theatre On The Bay 4 – 21 May 2022

‘Your Song – The Music of Elton John’

Venue: Pieter Toerien’s Theatre On The Bay

Dates: 4 – 21 May 2022

Your Song – The Elton John Songbook

The legendary music of Sir Elton John – presented live on stage by Anton Luitingh, Amy Campbell & Tshepo Ncokoane.

Ticket prices: R150 – R250 through Computicket or (021) 438-3300.

Running time:  100 minutes, with a 20-minute interval.

Note: Tickets sold in pairs.

All ages.

Booking link:

https://tickets.computicket.com/event/your_songs___the_music_of_elton_john/7184841

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‘The Trolley Dollies in The Triplets of Bellville’ at Theatre On The Bay 12 – 30 April 2022

‘The Trolley Dollies in The Triplets of Bellville’

Venue: Pieter Toerien’s Theatre On The Bay

Dates: 12 – 30 April 2022

The Trolley Dollies in The Triplets Of Bellville.

Who hasn’t heard of The Trolley Dollies™? Come on! During the course of the last 5 years, they’ve opened a theatre, produced 13 original productions, appeared in every magazine and newspaper this side of Uitenhage and peered down at you from any billboard that stood still long enough to be climbed by an arthritic, middle-aged drag queen! In short, from 2016 onwards, the Mother City was bombarded, terrorized and titivated by the self-proclaimed Queens of the Sky, and there appeared to be no stopping them.

And then, at the end of 2021, they mysteriously disappeared.

What in the name of Judy Garland happened to them?

The truth is, after all those years of being cooped up in a little theatre on Bree street, Cathy, Holly and Molly can barely stand to be in the same room anymore. These three sisters from different misters, like any other siblings, have many skeletons in their collective closet, and their day of reckoning has arrived.

The claws are out, the “T” is being spilled and the dirty laundry is being given a very public airing…

Chomping at the bit to get the DL on these XL size queens? Buy a ticket!

Blood may be thicker than water, but so is arsenic!

Ticket prices: R250 – R350 through Computicket or (021) 438-3300

Running time: Approx’ 75 minutes with no interval.

Note: Tickets sold in pairs.

PG16.

Booking link: https://tickets.computicket.com/event/the_trolley_dollies_in_the_triplets_of_bellville/7184022

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James Grace – ROMANZA – Jo’Burg 2022 season

ROMANZA

 

JAMES GRACE (Guitar)

CARLI OLIVIER (Compañía Sophia Spanish Dance)

 

12 – 23 JUL THEATRE ON THE BAY, CAPE TOWN

27 JUL – 7 AUG PIETER TOERIEN THEATRE, MONTECASINO, JOHANNESBURG

 

Following sold-out seasons of RECUERDOS at both Pieter Toerien’s Theatre on the Bay in 2017 and the Pieter Toerien Theatre at Montecasino in 2018, internationally acclaimed and award-winning South African based guitarist JAMES GRACE once again joins forces with COMPAÑíA SOPHIA, directed by Spanish Dance choreographer and principle dancer CARLI OLIVIER to present their brand-new production, ROMANZA; a Spanish-inspired guitar and dance programme featuring music from Grace’s recent SAMA-winning album ANADALUZA – MUSIC OF SPAIN III, including specially arranged works by composers including Albéniz, de Falla, and José Galván with original choreography by Olivier.

 

As always, allow the sway of skirts electrified by flamenco dancers with the sounds of guitar and castanets transport you to the beauty and romance of Spain. Book now!

 

 

Praise for RECUERDOS (2018):

 

“…the grammar and vocabulary of the choreography conjures up a storm of formal Spanish dance protocol blended with a touch of utter magic.” (Robyn Sassen)

 

“…a stunning visual experience…” (Sheila Chisholm, weekendspecial.co.za)

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The Trolley Dollies in THE TRIPLETS of BELLVILLE – Jo’Burg 2022

The Triplets of Bellville

 

Who hasn’t heard of The Trolley Dollies™?

Come on! During the course of the last 5 years, they’ve opened a theatre, produced 13 original productions, appeared in every magazine and newspaper this side of Uitenhage and peered down at you from any billboard that stood still long enough to be climbed by an arthritic, middle-aged drag queen! In short, from 2016 onwards, South Africa has been bombarded, terrorized and titivated by the self-proclaimed Queens of the Sky, and there appeared to be no stopping them.

And then, at the end of 2021, they mysteriously disappeared.

What in the name of Judy Garland happened to them?

The truth is, after all those years of being cooped up in a little theatre in Cape Town, Cathy, Holly and Molly can barely stand to be in the same room anymore. These three sisters from different misters, like any other siblings, have many skeletons in their collective closet, and their day of reckoning has arrived.

The claws are out, the “T” is being spilled and the dirty laundry is being given a very public airing…

All of the above set to the tune of your favourite 80’s hits, obviously!

Chomping at the bit to get the DL on these XL size queens? Buy a ticket!

 

Catch The Trolley Dollies™ at the Pieter Toerien Montecasino Theatre from the 24th of August to the 11th of September. Bookings through Computicket and the theatre box office.

 

The Triplets of Bellville carries an age restriction of 16; it’s a family affair, but not family friendly. Blood may be thicker than water, but so is arsenic!

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Mzansi Ballet – The ABBA Show – A Cinderella Story

Come join Mzansi Ballet’s spectacular and family friendly, The ABBA Show – A Cinderella Story at The Pieter Toerien Theatre at Montecasino. A modern telling of the classic tale of Cinderella set to the timeless music of ABBA. World class Choreography by Angela Revie, Xola Willie and Michael Revie.
With out-of-this-world costumes and sets designed by Fashion designer extraordinaire, David Hutt.
Featuring special guest, the fabulous Cathy Specific and a cast of world class dancers, Angela Revie, Xola Willie, Michael Revie, Aviwe November, Veronica Louw, Tsebang Sipambo and Alison Sischy amongst others.
Come dressed in your ABBA regalia to compete and be crowned on-stage as best dressed in the ball.
Do not miss out on the hottest ticket in town!

27 May – 19 June
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SHIRLEY VALENTINE Jo’Burg RETURN SEASON! 22 June – 3 July

BACK BY HUGE PUBLIC DEMAND!

SHIRLEY VALENTINE – JO’BURG RETURN SEASON 2022

VR Theatrical presents

Willie Russel’s iconic play
SHIRLEY VALENTINE

22 June – 3 July

Some of you will remember her. Willy Russell’s heroine of the 80’s. She played the West End and Broadway, won numerous accolades and was celebrated in film. Her name was Shirley Valentine, before she became Shirley Bradshaw, a middle aged woman, lost in her role as mother to two grown children, and wife to a husband in a somewhat stale marriage. When a friend offers her a trip to Greece, a long forgotten exuberance begins to bubble up in her. Shirley’s journey is a celebration of many a contemporary woman, balancing motherhood, marriage and self-actualisation. Shirley Bradshaw is the ‘original gangster’ of self-care and self-love – a beacon of empowerment. Long before we had hashtags, we had Shirley.

“We believe that what Shirley has to say is important. And it is more relevant than ever,” says Jaco van Rensburg from VR Theatrical. “My business partner grew up knowing the movie and it was his idea to option it. When I watched it – and later read it – I knew he was spot on! It is relatable, oh so funny and even more relevant today!”

The play will be directed by Gina Shmukler – a true lady of the theatre who has worked extensively in New York City and all over the world, but returned to SA stages a couple of years ago, juggling numerous other creative projects.

And who do you cast in such an iconic role? Someone who has done it all – been on Egoli and Scandal, knows and loves the theatre, has won awards, written books and lived life a little. Enter stage, Natasha Sutherland, who is “over the moon playing Shirley!”

Performance times: Wed-Fri @20:00, Sat @16:00 & 20:00, Sun @15:00

R150-R220

Discounts for Students and Seniors available through the Theatre Office on 011 511 1988 or the Box office.

Age restriction: PG 13 Adult Themes and some fruity language.

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A Christmas Carol – Jo’Burg Season 2023

A CHRISTMAS CAROL
By Charles Dickens
Adapted for the stage by Elizma Badenhorst
Direction by Elizma Badenhorst

Main Theatre
24 Nov – 10 Dec
Wed – Fri @ 7pm, Sat @ 3pm & 7pm, Sun @ 2:30pm

Ebenezer Scrooge’s “Bah, Humbug!” has never been more apt! After a rather tough 2023, A CHRISTMAS CAROL offers families an opportunity to experience the magical world of Charles Dickens this Holiday Season.

Introducing several ghosts and characters from his past, present and future, the play takes us on an emotional journey from the old Scrooge`s tight-fisted, miserly ways, to the new Scrooge, spreading goodwill and cheer through his generous spirit. Perfect for the entire family, this outing is bound to become a family tradition!

This classic holiday favourite will come to life as you have never seen it before, wearing a brand new jacket featuring animation and music. This production is a sumptuous banquet for the eyes, ears and imagination; a sensory delight for any tired soul.

Running Time: 60 mins
Cast: tbc
Music: Wessel Odendaal
Animation: Naret Loots

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