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SPOTLIGHT: Cape Ballet Africa presented THE NUTCRACKER has the Michael Mitchell design touch
Michael Mitchell is pleased to note that "everything in this new THE NUTCRACKER is painted in accordance with long established techniques.

Beverley Brommert
5 days ago3 min read


SPOTLIGHT: TWELFTH NIGHT promises to delight with 1960s Italian charm at Maynardville
This Maynardville staging of TWELFTH NIGHT, “not just a trope-based comedy”, is set to evoke the dolce vita of vita of 1960s Italy.

Maria Kearns
Jan 292 min read


SPOTLIGHT: Chrissie Cartwright excited for Cape Town to experience the musical wonderment of CATS
"It's a story of redemption and forgiveness which drives the spirit of Christmas and deserves to be told clearly and cleanly," says Chrissie Cartwright.

Beverley Brommert
Dec 14, 20253 min read


SPOTLIGHT: Isabella Blair shares ALICE IN WONDERLAND ballet excitement
Isabella Blair, a leading artist with the Cape Town City Ballet, finds each début role a welcome opportunity. "A new role is daunting at first, but it improves with familiarity," is how she sums it up. See her next as Alice/The White Queen in ALICE IN WONDERLAND.

Beverley Brommert
Dec 3, 20253 min read


SPOTLIGHT: CTCB keeping ballet fresh and festive with ALICE IN WONDERLAND
ALICE IN WONDERLAND is an all-new work to be added to the repertoire in December this year, and there is more to justify this choice for the festive season than one might think.

Beverley Brommert
Nov 18, 20253 min read


SPOTLIGHT: Fearlessly entertaining THE VULGARIANS lives in the artistic tension between intellect and impulse, cruelty and compassion
Intensity is what draws Emily Child & Nicholas Pauling back to Louis Viljoen’s world again and again.

Marina Griebenow
Nov 2, 202515 min read


SPOTLIGHT: Enthusiastic and versatile Zolani Shangase in ORPHEUS McADOO
In the current iteration of David Kramer's musical ORPHEUS McADOO, triple threat Shangaze plays Ernest Logan, a minstrel singer/musician.

Beverley Brommert
Oct 11, 20253 min read


SPOTLIGHT: Maina Gielgud, doyenne of the ballet world, brings her traditional elegance to CBA’s GISELLE
Maina Gielgud is currently bringing her wealth of experience to bear on the talents of CBA ahead of the company’s staging of GISELLE.

Beverley Brommert
Sep 23, 20253 min read


SPOTLIGHT: Nico Scheepers reflects on his twin adaptions of Tennessee Williams' THE GLASS MENAGERIE
THE GLASS MENAGERIE being a kind of dream-like memory of the narrator blurring the lines between truth and subjective recollection, is the ideal play for a personal exploration and adaptation shares Nico Scheepers.

Barbara Loots
Aug 4, 20257 min read


SPOTLIGHT: Hannah Ward spreads her ballet wings as the Black Swan in SWAN LAKE
Cool elegance and polished execution are hallmarks of Cape Town City Ballet's soloist Hannah Ward, and she is ready for SWAN LAKE.

Beverley Brommert
Jul 4, 20253 min read


SPOTLIGHT: Mia Coomber, living ballet dreams with Cape Ballet Africa
Willowy Mia Coomber, one of Cape Ballet Africa's leading ballerinas, achieved what for many an aspiring young dancer is the stuff of dreams.

Beverley Brommert
Jun 7, 20254 min read


SPOTLIGHT: Lonwabo Mose steps into role of Ramfis in AIDA
On the immediate horizon is Lonwabo Mose's role in May this year in CTO's vibrant staging of AIDA, in which he is cast as the malevolent High Priest Ramfis.

Theatre Scene Cape Town
May 9, 20253 min read


SPOTLIGHT: Jenny Stead on luck, vulnerability, and the dark and twisted MRS. MITCHELL COMES TO TOWN
"The idea of getting the chance to spit out the words that Louis Viljoen has written is too good to pass on; it's all overwhelmingly exciting, and it doesn’t get better than that. I still pinch myself at the wild, beautiful ride of it all. I’m a lucky lady." - Jenny Stead, MRS. MITCHELL COMES TO TOWN.

Maria Kearns
Apr 25, 20256 min read


SPOTLIGHT: ACT ONE at Theatre on the Bay is a class act
The beautifully located ACT ONE is an excellent option for a pre-show meal, conveniently located upstairs at Theatre on the Bay.

Maria Kearns
Apr 10, 20253 min read


SPOTLIGHT: ‘Poirot’ and Brommert meet for high tea (or BLACK COFFEE) at the Mount Nelson
A mellow conversation with an actor impersonating the iconic detective Hercule Poirot fits with the gracious ambience of the Mount Nelson.

Beverley Brommert
Mar 31, 20254 min read


SPOTLIGHT: Guest artist Jerome Barnes takes centre stage partnering Hannah Ward in GISELLE
Guests artist Jerome Barnes takes centre stage partnering Hannah Ward in GISELLE at the Artscape.

Beverley Brommert
Mar 9, 20253 min read


SPOTLIGHT: An enlightening perspective of TRIPTYCH, WOMEN AT WAR
A conversation with Fred Abrahamse and Marcel Meyer, co-directors of TRIPTYCH, WOMEN AT WAR.

Beverley Brommert
Mar 5, 20253 min read


SPOTLIGHT: Jamie-Lee Money on the catharsis of creating SPIN CYCLES
Jamie-Lee Money is the type of performer we highly appreciate and admire, the type who makes theatre happen.

Barbara Loots
Feb 10, 20257 min read


SPOTLIGHT: Karvellas and Griffin share their DEAR EVAN HANSEN vision
Talking all things South African premiere of DEAR EVAN HANSEN with director, Greg Karvellas, and designer, Niall Griffin.

Barbara Loots
Jan 28, 20256 min read


SPOTLIGHT: Sandi Dlangalala steps into classic performance dream with MY FAIR LADY
Sandi Dlangalala, who steps into the role of Freddy Eynsford-Hill in the current production of MY FAIR LADY, was born to entertain.

Beverley Brommert
Dec 23, 20243 min read
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