New Year’s Eve at the Baxter
There will be three shows to choose from
NEW Year’s Eve at the Baxter Theatre Centre this year offers three festive shows to choose from, culminating in one of Cape Town’s most popular and exciting parties, said to be perfect to herald in the good tidings of 2019.
There’s Marc Lottering’s mega-hit production Aunty Merle, the Musical; Nik Rabinowitz’s latest comedy, Dry White; and Real Art Wednesdays’ vibrant RAW Fest.
The hugely popular, usually soldout New Year’s Eve Bash will once again see some of the artists lead the countdown on December 31 to get the revelry started as the fun continues in the foyer after the performances and the party begins.
All shows will start later on the night, and ticket prices will include entrance to the party, a complimentary glass of bubbly or juice, a live band, and a DJ on the decks, who will play many favourite tunes to help ring in the new year with joy and goodwill.
After two sold-out seasons and four Fleur du Cap nominations, comedic genius Lottering returns with his beloved character in Aunty Merle, the Musical.
Written by Lottering and directed by Lara Foot, with music written by Tarryn Lamb and Lottering, choreography by Grant van Ster and musical direction by Alistair Izobell, Aunty Merle, the Musical is regarded as one of the undisputed highlights of the Cape festive season.
It runs until January 12 at 7.30pm nightly, with Saturday matinee performances at 2pm.
Firm favourite Rabinowitz finds the humour in lessons learnt during Cape Town’s recent water crisis in Dry White. Rabinowitz’s hilarious comedy reminds audiences about the panic of the recent water crisis.
He is still battling to understand some millennial talk in a South African context. He covers being “woke”, love, infidelity, transphobia, B-grade celebrities and, of course, the land issue. He tackles all these topics while recovering from his early onset of a mid-life crisis, in this hilarious one-man show.
For the first time ever, The RAW Fest will bring together 180 amazing acts in 20 high-energy shows, exclusively at the Baxter Golden Arrow Studio.
RAW (Real Art Wednesdays) is an event that showcases some of the best performers from Cape Town in many different genres and styles, like singers, bands, comedians, dancers, rappers, poets and beat-boxers, packaged into one show. The programme runs until January 5, all at 8.30pm nightly.
Booking is now open at Webtickets on 086 111 0005, online at www. webtickets.co.za