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SCENE IT: WE WILL ROCK YOU delivers the vibe at Artscape
WE WILL ROCK YOU, now this is what I call a large scale rock musical with a (heart)beat.

Barbara Loots
May 16, 20234 min read
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SPOTLIGHT: SELL-BY-DATE Q&A with the legendary Pieter-Dirk Uys
We asked PDU about his approach to theatre and how it has brought him to his new show, SELL-BY-DATE, soon onstage at Theatre on the Bay.

Barbara Loots
May 13, 20236 min read
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SCENE IT: MY FELLOW SOUTH AFRICANS hits the purposive satirical nail on the head
MY FELLOW SOUTH AFRICANS, an entertaining satirical take on contemporary SA, merging wit & commentary in a provokingly entertaining manner.

Barbara Loots
May 11, 20233 min read
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SCENE IT: Love and betrayal collide spectacularly in THE PEARL FISHERS
Love, betrayal, rage & redemption, what more do you need for an impressive love triangle? Bizet's PEARL FISHERS delivers on all...

Barbara Loots
May 11, 20233 min read
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SCENE IT: CRUISE brings an 80s lifetime to stage
CRUISE focusses on what should have been Michael’s last day on earth, after he lived life to the fullest in response to his HIV+ diagnosis.

Barbara Loots
Apr 17, 20234 min read
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SCENE IT: The BUDDY HOLLY STORY musical driven by nostalgia
BUDDY – THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY, presented by Pieter Toerien by arrangement with Alan Janes, is currently onstage at the Artscape.

Barbara Loots
Apr 4, 20234 min read
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SCENE IT: The DEVIL SONG is in the vices
The Dal Segno Theatre presented DEVIL SONG, currently onstage at the Avalon Auditorium of the Homecoming Centre…

Barbara Loots
Mar 30, 20233 min read
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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
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SCENE IT: Herb’s got a friend in a lamp called Pixar
What would happen if the cute couple from UP did not have a long and happy life together or if the emotions in INSIDE revealed themselves...

Barbara Loots
Mar 24, 20233 min read
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SCENE IT: Roxmouth bares his heart in KEY CHANGE at Theatre on the Bay
Jonathan Roxmouth is currently onstage at Theatre on the Bay with his new show, KEY CHANGE, until 8 April 2023.

Barbara Loots
Mar 22, 20233 min read
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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
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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
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SCENE IT: MY HART IS ‘N MUURBAL takes a comedic look at loss
Barbara Loots After a successful run at the 2022 Vrystaat Kunstefees, where it walked away with the best debut production bragging...

Barbara Loots
Mar 8, 20233 min read
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SCENE IT: Prinsloo shines as McNally’s Callas
McNally's MASTER CLASS gives audiences gives audiences a glimpse into the essence of Maria Callas, from the playwright’s perspectives.

Barbara Loots
Feb 26, 20235 min read
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SCENE IT: HAMLET and the missing connect
That it takes great skill to envision and realise the puppets that form an integral part of the latest staging of HAMLET is undisputed.

Barbara Loots
Feb 26, 20233 min read
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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
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SCENE IT: You cannot go home (again and again)
Barbara Loots CALLING US HOME (previously ‘Calling Me Home’) is back at the Artscape in the hope of capturing the hearts of audiences on...

Barbara Loots
Feb 17, 20235 min read
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SCENE IT: Bottom's Dream, a MIDSUMMER delight
Barbara Loots The current staging of Shakespeare’s A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM reveals a crisp take on the two overlapping stories at the...

Barbara Loots
Feb 9, 20233 min read
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SCENE IT: Ballet meets pantomime with CTCB’s CINDERELLA
Barbara Loots It is not often that you hear an audience giggle and squeal with mirthful delight right after a marvelous pirouette has...

Barbara Loots
Feb 7, 20233 min read
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SCENE IT: Punchy HANSARD reflects the present in the past at the Baxter Theatre
Barbara Loots Simon Woods' HANSARD is currently on at the Baxter Theatre, with Graham Hopkins and Fiona Ramsey, under the direction of...

Barbara Loots
Jan 31, 20232 min read
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