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SPOTLIGHT: Q&A with LAMTA's Duane Alexander about VINTAGE JUKEBOX
LAMTA opens their new dynamic dance production, VINTAGE JUKEBOX, at Theatre on the Bay on 14 June 2023. It's a celebration of roaring 20s!

Barbara Loots
Jun 14, 20233 min read


SPOTLIGHT: Q&A with Shakespeare Schools Festival's Blythe Stuart-Linger
We found out more about the SSFSA experience and his role in it from Managing Director, Blythe Stuart-Linger, in this Q&A.

Barbara Loots
May 8, 20236 min read


SPOTLIGHT: Bel canto tenor Levy Sekgapane comes home for THE PEARL FISHERS
Cape Town Opera’s much anticipated staging of THE PEARL FISHERS at the Artscape Theatre this May sees the return of Levy Sekgapane.

Barbara Loots
May 1, 20235 min read


SPOTLIGHT: Dhlomo’s Killer Queen shines bright in WE WILL ROCK YOU
Barbara Loots Londiwe Dhlomo is no stranger to the world of entertainment. An actress, singer and dancer of note, she’s made her mark on...

Barbara Loots
Apr 24, 20236 min read


SPOTLIGHT: Diepeveen’s TROPHY WIFE and more at the KKNK
Sue Diepeveen is no stranger to the theatre world. She is the founder of The Drama Factory, but also a producer, director and actor.

Barbara Loots
Mar 29, 20238 min read


SPOTLIGHT: Keaton Ditchfield embraces his BUDDY HOLLY show legacy
Barbara Loots The Pieter Toerien Productions presented jukebox musical, BUDDY - THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY, directed by Nick Winston will be...

Barbara Loots
Mar 20, 20233 min read


SPOTLIGHT: Falstaff Play Co., the new kid on the independent theatre scene
There's a new theatre production company on the theatre scene, FALSTAFF PLAY CO., the brain child of Daniel Newton and Aidan Scott.

Barbara Loots
Mar 12, 202311 min read


SPOTLIGHT: José Dias on the magnificence of Callas in McNally’s MASTER CLASS
MASTER CLASS, the 1995 play oferrence McNally about Maria Callas, is being staged at Theatre on the Bay in the year that sees the diva’s 100

Barbara Loots
Feb 19, 202310 min read


SPOTLIGHT: Q&A with Andi Colombo on ‘i want to write you a submarine’
Barbara Loots A theatre-maker with the soul of a poet, Andi Colombo is ready to leave her heart on the stage in 'i want to write you a...

Barbara Loots
Nov 18, 20225 min read


SPOTLIGHT: A Reflection on the Sins of THE GOOD DAD
Barbara Loots DIE GOEIE PA, an Afrikaans translation of Gail Louw’s most recent play, THE GOOD DAD (A LOVE STORY) is currently onstage at...

Barbara Loots
Jul 2, 20228 min read


SPOTLIGHT: GERTRUDE STEIN AND A COMPANION Q&A with Shirley Johnston & Lynita Crofford
Barbara Loots GERTRUDE STEIN AND A COMPANION is onstage at Theatre on the Bay from 2 to 5 February 2022. It explores the extraordinary...

Barbara Loots
Feb 2, 20226 min read


SPOTLIGHT: It's been 10 YEARS, and we're still here!
It has been 10 years. What began as a lark quickly became a healthy obsession. We are still here and so are you, dear reader.

Theatre Scene Cape Town
Jan 6, 20223 min read


SPOTLIGHT: Q&A with Director Fred Abarhamse about ‘THE LADY AOI’
Barbara Loots Abrahamse & Meyer Productions brings Yukio Mishima's THE LADY AOI to the Artscape Theatre from 17 November to 4 December....

Barbara Loots
Nov 17, 20214 min read


SPOTLIGHT: Brendan van Rhyn (aka Cathy Specific) spills the EROS Tee
Barbara Loots We are very excited to see theatres slowly, but surely, reopening and adapting to the new-normal of Covid-19 protocols. The...

Barbara Loots
Apr 22, 20217 min read


SPOTLIGHT: #10TheatreFacts by Nwabisa Plaatjie on FLORENCE & WINE IN THE WILDERNESS
Barbara Loots A compelling double bill comprising of Florence and Wine in the Wilderness, currently onstage at the Baxter Theatre, have...

Barbara Loots
Sep 10, 20196 min read


SPOTLIGHT: Adam Godley shares his extraordinary THE LEHMAN TRILOGY experience
Barbara Loots The 5-star, Olivier Award nominated, masterpiece that is The Lehman Trilogy will be captivating Capetonian theatre-lovers...

Barbara Loots
Aug 23, 20194 min read


SPOTLIGHT: 'All About Eve', Karen, and Monica Dolane
Barbara Loots Award-winning actress Monica Dolan is currently onstage at the Noël Coward Theatre in London as Karen in All About Eve,...

Barbara Loots
May 3, 20196 min read


SPOTLIGHT: Rory Kinnear in 'Young Marx', the man before Das Kapital
Barbara Loots Rory Kinnear, known for his roles in The Threepenny Opera, Othello, and television's Penny Dreadful, is set to entertain...

Barbara Loots
Jun 10, 20187 min read


SPOTLIGHT: Philip Quast on Sondheim and the follies of us all
Barbara Loots In Stephen Sondheim’s Follies you meet two couples (and the memories of their younger selves) attending the 30th reunion of...

Barbara Loots
Feb 15, 20189 min read


SPOTLIGHT: Exclusive IMMORTAL creative 'reveal'
Barbara Loots Niall Griffin and Nicola Mayer, two of the creative minds behind the highly anticipated and covertly conceived Immortal,...

Barbara Loots
Nov 17, 201710 min read
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