Weekend Argus (Saturday Edition)
On the boards
Artscape Youth Month celebration THE inaugural month-long youth festival is on at Artscape June 3 to July 15. The varied programme includes a mash-up of drama, dance music and other genres.
The Cape Town College of Magic annual Imagine! Family Magic Spectacular is on June 3 at 5.30pm. Other performances of the magic show are sold out.
Smoortjies & Smoothies featuring Jitsvinger and Mervyn Africa is on June 23 – 24. They will explore “how musical traditions are passed on like family recipes.”
Jing’elweni ( Hanging from a Cliff), is on June 5-8. It is a community theatre project devised by director Thando Baliso and cast, in partnership with Uprising Arts Project.
It tells the story of young Kwindla who clings to her education as an escape from turmoil and poverty.
Tickets are R40-R300. Book at Computicket or at Artscape on 021 421 7695 or see www.artscape.co.za
Renaissance Wessel Pretorius has written and directed this comedy/drama which is on at Alexander Upstairs from Monday to June 10, at 9pm.
It is performed by Len-Barry Simons, Jazzara Jaslyn and David Viviers.
A night watchman in London’s National Gallery reflects about growing up gay in a small South African town. As he talks, works come to life – and stories are “told” by the objects. No under 13s. Tickets are R90/R100. Book at alexanderbar.co.za The Play that goes Wrong
This Oliver Award-winning comedy is on until June 17 at Theatre on the Bay.
It is an upper of a comedy. Alan Committie directs – except when the actors improvise. They are Robert Fridjhon, Sive Gubangxa, Russel Savadier, Craig Jackson, Roberto Pombo, Nicole Franco and Louis Viljoen. Tickets are R120-R220. Book at Computicket.
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