LAUGHABLE

Stuart Taylor returns to our theatre stages with his quintessential mix of hilarious stories and witty punchlines in Laughable.

Everything in his life is fair game: from his other half to his offspring, trying to stay fit in his forties, and keeping up with the Joneses (or the Jabulanis or the Jaffers) in the suburbs. You’ll be ‘able’ to laugh at it all (see what we did there?). So, in a world filled with traffic jams, potholes and loadshedding, don’t worry, because laughter is here to save the day… or at least distract us from the tough stuff.

Get Laugh-ready, Laugh-willing & Laugh-able with Stuart at Montecasino from 30^th June – 2^nd July. Grab your tickets ASAP and join Stu for an evening of prescription LOL’s that doesn’t require medical aid or a doctor’s note!

Ticket prices range from R150 – R230 and available at www.webtickets.co.za

The show runs for 75mins and is rated PG13.

Follow Stuart on social media:

Facebook:        Stuart Taylor Comedian

Instagram:       @stuart_taylor_comic

“The hills are alive, with the sound of music…”

Presented by Pieter Toerien, with Cape Town Opera, The Sound Of Music returns to South Africa in 2023/4. 

The world’s most loved musical returns to South Africa this December!

Pieter Toerien, with Cape Town Opera, presents the much-anticipated revival tour of Rodgers & Hammerstein‘s classic musical, The Sound Of Music.

Performances begin at the Artscape Opera House on 14 December 2023; the show is the perfect holiday treat for the entire family.

Johannesburg theatre fans will soon after have an opportunity to revel in this full-scale musical masterpiece, from 27 January 2024 at The Teatro at Montecasino.

“Of all the shows we have presented over the years, The Sound Of Music remains in the top five most requested shows by our audience. We are thrilled to be able to present this wonderful show to a whole new generation of musical fans”, says Toerien.

The Sound Of Music marks the 11th and final collaboration between legendary lyricists Rodgers & Hammerstein, and features a treasure trove of popular show tunes, including ‘My Favorite Things’, ‘Edelweiss’, ‘Climb Ev’ry Mountain’, ‘Do-Re-Mi’, ‘Sixteen Going On Seventeen’, and many more.

The inspirational story, based on the memoir of Maria Von Trapp, follows a young nun in-training who serves as governess to the seven children of the imperious Captain Von Trapp, bringing music and joy to the household. But as the forces of Nazism take hold of Austria, Maria and the entire Von Trapp family must make a moral decision.

The original stage production won six Tony awards, including Best Musical, and was then adapted into the five-time Oscar-winning film, which went on to become the most-successful movie musical of all time.

Directed by Steven Stead, this new production, with sumptuous sets and costumes, and songs that will stay with you long after the curtain comes down, will be a stellar theatrical event.

Bookings now open at webtickets.co.za

Booking link: https://www.webtickets.co.za/v2/search.aspx?search=The+Sound+Of+Music

Group bookings:

For Cape Town group bookings email dean@theatreonthebay.co.za

For Johannesburg group bookings email geraldine@montetheatre.co.za

Media Enquiries:

For Cape Town media enquiries contact dean@theatreonthebay.co.za

For Johannesburg media enquiries contact mark@montetheatre.co.za

Mzansi Ballet is very happy to announce that we will staging Swan Lake. The ballet Swan Lake is arguably the world’s most popular classical ballet and for the Ballet lovers the brand new Mzansi Ballet production will include the Black Swan pas de deux, the White Swan pas de deux, the cygnets and the big swans.

The exploration of the character of the magician, Von Rothbart, – performed by the acclaimed Naledi award winner Ms Cathy Specific / Brendan van Rhyn – will form part of this exciting new production. The ballet will be staged and choreographed by Angela Revie and Liane Lurie and will be directed by Dirk Badenhorst. The cast will include Angela Revie, Shana Dewey, Veronica Louw, Javier Monier Jr., Marlon Frometa, Joshua Williams, and Aviwe November in the lead roles.

The production will be staged at the Pieter Toerien Theatre, Montecasino from 19 July to 20 August 2023. Tickets are available at Webtickets. Ticket prices range from R150 to R350.

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)

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

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!

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

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.

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!

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

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!!

‘BEING STEVE’

Click HERE to book!

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

SANDT presents

BALLET is BEAUTIFUL

19 – 29 October 2022

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

Deon Meyer & Coenie de Villiers

KAROO SUITE 2

Karoonagte

16 – 27  November

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

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

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

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

‘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

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 24^th of August to the 11^th 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!

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.