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PRESS: Fiona Ramsay and Graham Hopkins star in Simon Woods' HANSARD at the Baxter
Fahiem Stellenboom Theatre luminaries Fiona Ramsay and Graham Hopkins, directed by Robert Whitehead, star in Simon Woods’ witty and...
Theatre Scene Cape Town
Jan 10, 20233 min read
PRESS: Premiere of new Louis Viljoen Play, THE GRASS WIDOW at The Baxter’s Masambe this February
Louis Viljoen Louis Viljoen’s alluring new play, THE GRASS WIDOW, premieres at the Baxter’s Masambe Theatre from 31 January to 11...
Theatre Scene Cape Town
Dec 30, 20222 min read
PRESS: A bumper line-up with top comedians, TV & stage stars, and a New Year’s Eve party at Baxter
Fahiem Stellenboom Comedy, comedy and more comedy, bring laughter and joy to The Baxter’s festive season line-up, with three hilarious...
Theatre Scene Cape Town
Dec 30, 20224 min read
SCENE IT: AUNTY MERLE serves a tonic
If it’s beginning to feel like the world’s moving too fast… spare a thought for the intrepid Aunty Merle.
Maria Kearns
Dec 8, 20223 min read
PRESS: Proudly SA cultural music production, THE JIVE CULTURE SHOCK, returns to the Baxter
Clayton Morar The uniquely Capetonian musical production with Cape Minstrels & Malay Choirs, THE JIVE CULTURE SHOCK, returns for yet...
Theatre Scene Cape Town
Dec 7, 20223 min read
PRESS: SA acting trio back with PLATFORM 9: COMING HOME at Baxter this festive season
Clayton Morar Top South African actors Theodore Jantjies and Maurice Paige are heading to Platform 9: Coming Home this December with...
Theatre Scene Cape Town
Dec 7, 20222 min read
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
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
PRESS: Marc Lottering returns to Baxter with latest festive season instalment of AUNTY MERLE
Baxter Theatre Following the award-winning success of the hit musical comedy, AUNTY MERLE IT’S A GIRL, comedic legend, Marc Lottering,...
Theatre Scene Cape Town
Nov 25, 20222 min read
SCENE IT: It’s a Sex Life, Jim, but Not as We Know It
Maria Kearns What counts as a successful first date in a human breeding facility? In Dinner with the 42s, staying alive until the...
Maria Kearns
Nov 10, 20222 min read
SCENE IT: 'WHAT'S YOUR BUDGET?', an ode to friendship
Barbara Loots Daniel Richards and Tankiso Mamabolo's WHAT'S YOUR BUDGET? is currently providing audiences at the Baxter Theatre with a...
Theatre Scene Cape Town
Oct 12, 20222 min read
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
PRESS: Chantal Stanfield returns to Baxter with, From Koe'siestes to Kneidlach - With Kids!
Baxter Theatre Following the success of her debut production, Chantal Stanfield returns with the sequel, FROM KOE'SIESTES TO KNEIDLACH -...
Theatre Scene Cape Town
Nov 30, 20203 min read
SCENE IT: Muckridge, the vengeful cowboy for the broken man
Mariana Malan Decades ago a local group The Staccatos had a hit with “Cry to me”. In a teenager’s frame of reference they described...
Mariana Malan
Oct 19, 20202 min read
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...
Barbara Loots
Feb 24, 20202 min read
SCENE IT: WOOLWORTHS, a shout in the Dark
Maria Vos After a dark, ominous opening full of menacing footsteps and panicked scurrying, Juliet Jenkin’s ‘choral satire’ WOOLWORTHS...
Maria Kearns
Feb 20, 20202 min read
SCENE IT: No such thing as ‘a f*ck devoid of history’ for THE HUCKSTERS
Maria Vos Two people meet at an industry event, share a laugh at the bar, and go to bed together. What could possibly go wrong? If you’ve...
Maria Kearns
Jan 23, 20201 min read
SCENE IT: Blooming brilliant Rabinowitz at the Baxter
Barbara Loots Throughout the years, Nik Rabinowitz has established himself as a great stand-up comic who knows how to deliver rapid-fire...
Barbara Loots
Dec 10, 20192 min read
SPOTLIGHT: Dalin Oliver serves up comedy realness with his FACE FOR RADIO
Barbara Loots Once upon many a comedy nights between 2011 and 2013, a young performer named Dalin Oliver took to the stage, frequently...
Barbara Loots
Aug 18, 20176 min read
SPOTLIGHT: Davids & Van Rooi talk about the “passion project” WOMAN ALONE
Barbara Loots We were so excited about the one woman play Woman Alone hitting the Cape Town theatre scene, after it received rave...
Barbara Loots
Sep 3, 20154 min read
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