BOARDWALK
East and West collide with tragic results in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly. Christine Crouse directs and Albert Horne conducts the Cape Town Opera Voice of the Nation Chorus with Russian guest soprano Tatiana Monogarova as Cio-Cio San (Madama Butterfly) and South African tenor Rheinaldt Tshepo Moagi in the lead role of Pinkerton, the American naval officer. The Cape Town Opera production will be reprised at the Artscape Opera House on Thursday, September 25 and 27 at 7.30pm and Saturday at 6pm. R125 to R350 from Computicket or Artscape Dial-A-Seat at 021 421 7695.
The Cape Junior Ballet Company presents Alive at Bergvliet High School on Saturday at 7.30pm. R80 at the door (part of this will go to Cansa).
Catch Leonard Moss and Adri van der Hoven in Charles Fourie’s The Parrot Woman. Set against the backdrop of the Anglo Boer War, the play expores the ravaging effects of war. Tomorrow to September 29, Wednesday to Sunday at 8pm. Rosebank Theatre, 16 Alma Road, Rosebank. Tickets R100 from www.webtickets.co.za.
Richard’s Supper Stage, Sea Point, presents a French cabaret revue which revives the theatrical art of burlesque. Follies Burlesque opens tomorrow at 7pm for 7.30pm. Show and three-course meal: R285 from 076 144 4809.
The Last Ride is at Artscape Arena on Friday and Saturday. Written and directed by Thando Baliso, starring Masizole Marafana, Ziyanda Siyondo, Nceba Mpiliswano, Ayavuya Cekiso and Dumisani Siziba. One of the top plays of the 2009 Ikhwezi Theatre Festival. R50.
Dutch artists Niki Romijn and Erik Robaard return to Cape Town with Roos van Jou Mond: The Poetry of Ingrid Jonker, a tribute to the work of the South African poet who would have turned 80 this year. Kalk Bay Theatre from Thursday to Saturday at 8pm. R85 from www.kbt.co.za. Then moves to Swellendam, Wellington, Stellenbosch, Durbanville and Pretoria. Check www.nikiromijn.nl for more details.
In Blood at Artscape Theatre. Thursday at 8pm, Friday at 2pm and Saturday at 8pm. The two-act musical demonstrates the courage of Dude, a blind village girl who grows up in a household with an abusive HIV-positive stepfather. R100 to R140 at Computicket or call 021 421 7695.
Francesco Nassimbeni directs Jazz Lievenberg, Kim Kerfoot, Lusindiso Thyulu, Joanna Evans and Julian Jansen in Poetry for Dragons. Expect The Playgroup’s usual dreamy aesthetics and textual remixing plus elements of Shakespeare, Blake, Chaucer and the phone book. Theatre Arts Admin Collective, Observatory. Saturday to September26 at 7.15pm. R40. Call 021 447 3683.
Debby Jamieson and her three-piece band comprising Alan van der Merwe on piano, Ted Faulkner on bass and Ivor Jacobson on drums present a lighthearted comedy, song and dance cabaret, A Taste of Bette Midler, upstairs at Alexander Bar, 76 Strand Street, from Thursday to Saturday at 8pm. R80 from 021 300 1652.
Vivaldi’s Four Seasons with Camerata Tinta Barocca, soloist violinist David Juritz and Rodney Trudgeon narrating the sonnets. Simon’s Town Methodist Church. Sunday at 4pm. Tickets at the door: R90, R70 (concessions), R50 (students), R20 (children). Enquiries:083 684 7318.
Joburg Ballet, formerly the South African Mzansi Ballet, presents Celebration 5 at the Joseph Stone Auditorium, Athlone, on September 24 and 25 at 7.30pm. R120 to R150 at Computicket .
Professor Dorothy Driver from the University of Adelaide discusses Olive Schreiner’s From Man to Man at Gipca’s Great Texts on Thursday, September 26 at Hiddingh Hall, Orange Street, at 5.30pm. No booking is necessary. For more info contact the Gipca office at 021 480 7156.
David Kramer has adapted Willy Russell’s Blood Brothers to a Cape Flats setting. Stars Bianca Le Grange as Mrs Johnstone ( Idols first season semi-finalist 2002) and Elton Landrew as the Narrator. The story of two brothers separated at birth because of their mother’s desperate financial situation, but brought together again through friendship. Theatre on the Bay in Camps Bay until October 20. R100 to R280 at Computicket or 021 438 3300.
Siv Ngesi returns to the Baxter with the comedy Race Card until Saturday. Not suitable for children under 13 because of the language. R80 to R100 from Computicket.
The Fugard Theatre run of Richard O’Brien’s rock musical The Rocky Horror Show ends October 31. Paul du Toit ( Semi Soet, Liefling) as Brad, Jenny Stead ( Cardenio, The Comedy of Errors) as Janet, Pierre Van Heerden ( The Lion King, Chicago, Cats, Grease) as Dr Scott and Eddie, Brendan Van Rhyn ( Thoroughly Modern Millie, Tree Aan) as Dr Frank-NFurter. R110 to R230 at Computicket or call 021 461 4554.
Lilly Slaptsilli and Keiron Legacy present their Mince drag show at The Villa supper theatre, Cape Sun, Strand Street, CBD, on Sundays. Tickets: R300 at www.webtickets.com, which includes dinner. Buffet at 7pm, show at 8.30pm.
3 Tons of Fun will boogie your Sunday night away at Café Manhattan. 9pm. Free, but book at info@manhattan.co.za or call 021 421 6666.
Written and directed by Jervis Pennington, Coming Out is sort of the idiot’s guide to being a bit light in your slippers. Café Manhattan, Green Point. Wednesdays to Saturdays. 9pm. Tickets: R69 at info@manhattan.co.za or call 021 421 6666.
Madame Zingara’s The Miracle Show at the V&A Waterfront. Tuesdays to Sundays. R385 to R1 250 at 086 162 3263. Decadent dining and spellbinding cirque in one of the last mirror tents. Tickets includes meal.
Theatresports at Kalk Bay Theatre on Tuesdays at 8pm. Hilarious improvised comedy where you, the audience, decide on the show you’re going see. R60. Call 072 939 3351.
Comedy at Mercury Live, 43 De Villiers St, Zonnebloem. Tickets: from R30 at the door. Call 021 465 2106.
Comedy at Chilli Bar, 5 Victoria Rd, Southfield. Tickets: R30. See www.thechillibar.co.za.
Funny Bones comedy every Tuesday at Purple Turtle, cnr Long and Shortmarket sts, CBD. 8pm. R30. Call 021 424 0811.
Comedy on Monday evenings at Ragazzi Club, 33 Long St, CBD. 9pm. R40. Call 079 616 6333.
Comedy on Long at Zula Sound Bar, Long St, CBD, every Wednesday evening. Call 021 424 2442.
Comics at Work every Sunday at Obz Café, Observatory. Tickets: R20. Call 021 448 5555.
Comedian Kurt Schoonraad’s Jou Ma Se Comedy Club at the River Club, Observatory, on Thursdays at 8.30pm. R40 to R80 at www.webtickets.co.za. Call 079 495 3989.
Jungle Theatre Company presents Die Vallende Maan from Wednesday, September 25 to Saturday, September 28 at 10.30am at Artscape Arena. Directed by Jaqueline Dommisse and starring Stacey Francke, Unathi Speelman, Candice Waries and Vincent Meyburgh, this interactive play for young people draws on themes from a traditional Khoisan myth about the moon falling out of the sky. Performed mainly in Afrikaans, it weaves English and Xhosa into an original story based in the Klein Karoo. R50 from Computicket.
Mike McCullagh brings Abba to life in a new tribute show at the GrandWest Roxy Revue Bar from September 27 to November 9, every Wednesday to Saturday at 8.30pm. R90 from Computicket.
The Cape Cultural Collective – musicians Ncebakazi Mnukwana, poets Khadija Heeger, Christopher Ferndale and Toni Stuart – directed by Jaqeline Dommisse – present uHadi, a poetry and music performance with the Khoi/Nguni bow and spoken word on Friday, September 27 at The Magnet Theatre, Observatory at 8pm. R60 from zenariah7@gmail.com or call 082 441 0433.
Cape Town City Ballet returns to Artscape from Thursday, September 26 to 28 with Pas de Deux, a programme that showcases the romance, magic and beauty of the ballerina and the danseur on stage in perfect unison. With extracts from Don Quixote, Romeo and Juliet, Le Corsaire and The Merry Widow, the performance will celebrate dance partnerships from many favourite ballets. R130 to R150 from Computicket or Artscape Dial-a-Seat at 021 421 7695.
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