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SCENE IT: Cape Town Opera's beautiful SONGS OF SHAKESPEARE not to be missed at Maynardville
Barbara Loots Another beautiful night at Maynardville, courtesy of the Cape Town Opera. We were delighted with the sounds of the SONGS OF...

Barbara Loots
Jan 28, 20232 min read
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SCENE IT: CT Philharmonic Orchestra enchants with Mendelssohn's Midsummer Opus at Maynardville
Barbara Loots The magic of the Maynardville Open-Air Festival is back under the guidance of the dynamic team of VR Theatrical until 5...

Barbara Loots
Jan 20, 20233 min read
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SCENE IT: Intriguing STAR+CROSSED at the Artscape
Barbara Loots It’s not every day that you get to say that you saw a new musical onstage. So it is understandable that the opening of...

Barbara Loots
Dec 20, 20223 min read
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SCENE IT: THE NUTCRACKER brings the festive season magic
Barbara Loots THE NUTCRACKER is a celebration of youth through a belief in magic, and what time of year is more magical than the festive...

Barbara Loots
Dec 14, 20224 min read
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SCENE IT: DOUBLE STAR, a lonely relationship explored
Barbara Loots DOUBLE STAR, currently onstage at the Baxter's Masambe Theatre is a new play by Andi Colombo. It follows the story of two...

Barbara Loots
Dec 2, 20222 min read
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SCENE IT: HE HAD IT COMING, a political satire anthem for the women of SA
Barbara Loots If the title of the latest Mike Van Graan play has you humming a cell block tango, you are excused for being accurately...

Barbara Loots
Dec 2, 20222 min read
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SCENE IT: LAMTA triple threats keep great company
Barbara Loots On Friday my heart did a happy dance thrice over as it was completely entranced by the performances in the LAMTA presented...

Barbara Loots
Nov 21, 20223 min read
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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
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SCENE IT: Joyful RHAPSODY delights
Barbara Loots Zip Zap Circus' RHAPSODY – A PHILHARMONIC CIRCUS, onstage at the Artscape Opera House until 6 November 2022, is a joyful...

Barbara Loots
Nov 4, 20222 min read
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SCENE IT: A charming SURGE of conscience
Barbara Loots SURGE, currently onstage at Magnet Theatre (until 22 October 2022) and soon setting out to enchant schools, is a charming...

Barbara Loots
Oct 21, 20222 min read
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SCENE IT: FORDSBURG’S FINEST revisited at Theatre on the Bay
Barbara Loots The Paul Slabolepszy written, FORDSBURG’S FINEST, is currently pulling on the nostalgic heartstrings of audiences at...

Barbara Loots
Sep 5, 20223 min read
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SCENE IT: IKIGAI, an exquisite ballet delight
Barbara Loots Cape Town City Ballet’s latest offering, IKIGAI, is a theatrical delight. It is onstage at the Artscape Theatre until 28...

Barbara Loots
Aug 21, 20222 min read
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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
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SCENE IT: MEPHISTO Rises Again
Barbara Loots Over the years Cape Town has been treated to the talent of up-and-coming actors, such as the Mechanicals, with performances...

Barbara Loots
Aug 29, 20212 min read
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SCENE IT: Reflecting on the courage of THE UNLIKELY SECRET AGENT
Barbara Loots The Drama Factory, in Somerset West, is currently home to the play, THE UNLIKELY SECRET AGENT, created by writer, actor and...

Barbara Loots
Jun 17, 20214 min read
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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
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SCENE IT: Teasing, tantalizing EROS at Gate69
Barbara Loots Life needs a reset way back to the first apple… and the Trolley Dollies™ are ready to push all the buttons to do just that....

Barbara Loots
Apr 6, 20212 min read
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SCENE IT: 11th Zabalaza Festival a celebration of life
Barbara Loots There is no denying that the theatre industry has been hardest hit by the impact of the Covid-19 devastation in South...

Barbara Loots
Mar 24, 20212 min read
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SCENE IT: The joy of CAT & LUCY
Barbara Loots Luring the audience in with beautiful vocals and a lovely rendition of ‘That’s Life’ (which will make any Frank Sinatra...

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Mar 4, 20202 min read
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SCENE IT: WHEN WE AWAKE, powerful storytelling at the Baxter
Barbara Loots WHEN WE AWAKE at the Baxter Theatre is a colourful telling of a dark tale, a rhyme with (apparently) no reason, all which...

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Feb 24, 20202 min read
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