lLive with Ivy, by Nicholas Ellenbogen. co-starring Claire Berlein. Rosebank Theatre, 16 Alma Road, Rosebank. Ends February 8, Wednesday to Saturday. 8pm. R60 to R100 at www.web tickets.co.za or call 074 101 5066.
lOrganist, conductor and teacher, Barry Smith, presents Notes from a Musical Journey, a lecture performance on Monday. Celebrates 50 years of music making in Cape Town accompanied by the St George’s Singers and the St George’s Chamber Orchestra. Baxter Concert Hall, Rondebosch. Programme: Bach, Haydn, Handel, Beethoven, Schubert and Brahms. With local musicians in solo performances. 8pm to 10pm. R130 to R150 at the door. Tel: 021 650 2885 or visit www.summerschool.uct.ac.za.
lStuart Lightbody presents Illusive on Thursday at The Alexander Theatre. ‘Pure sleight of hand artistry, immersed in psychology and wrapped in imagination, this show delivers an experience of wonder that is rare, beautiful and illusive.8pm. R90. Call 021 300 1652 or visit www.alexanderbar.co.za.
lThe Great SA Burlesque Express on Friday at the Alexander Theatre. 9pm. R120 at www.quicket.co.za. Call 021 300 1652 or visit www.alexanderbar.co.za.
lCape Town Tango Ensemble album launch featuring Stanislav Angelov, Petrus de Beer, Albert Combrink and Charles Lazar on Saturday at Artscape Theatre. 8pm. R100 to R120 at Computicket.
lSongwriter Laurika Rauch performs on Saturday at the Paul Cluver Amphitheatre, Grabouw. Gates open at 5pm, show at 7pm. Food, beverages and Paul Cluver wines on sale. Picnics welcome. R280 at Computicket.
lImproguise will present their second Improv Festival at the Kalk Bay Theatre from January 29 until February 8. Catch long-form improvisation at Wednesday Westerns, Crime Thursdays, Friday Family Musicals and Saturday Superscenes. R60, R50 for students,with family weekend specials, R180 for a family of four. To book, call 072 939 3351.
lCatch Theodore Jantjies, Kim Cloete and high school students Dealan Fredricks (Schoonspruit Sekondêre, Malmesbury), Elandre Schwartz (Hoër Skool Despatch), Llewellyn Steenkamp (Hoër Skool Zwartkop, Centurion), Nicolette van Schalkwyk (Hoër Skool Bellville) in Die Agtervolger. January 28 to February 1 at Artscape Arena. 3pm. R75 at Computicket.
lAlfred Hinkel presents Kaapstad Dans in collaboration with the Cape Dance Company and the Cape Academy of Performing Arts. 7pm from January 28 to February 1. R80 at Computicket.
lSleeping Beauty on Ice runs from Thursday to February 9 at Artscape Theatre. The Imperial Ice Stars from Russia together with 26 Olympian, European, national and world championship skaters take to the stage in a breathtaking production of the classic fairy tale. 7.30pm. R125 to R400 at Computicket.
lBittersoet runs from January 28 to February 1 at Artscape Arena. 8pm. R100 at Computicket.
lThe Firebird runs on Sundays until February 14 at the Maynardville Open Air Theatre. Danced to the music of Stravinsky, the exotic firebird belongs in the sylvan setting of Maynardville Park at 8.15pm. R110 to R130 at Computicket. .
lTo Kill a Koeksister. A comedy murder mystery starring Andrew Simpson. Ends Saturday at The Kalk Bay Theatre. 8pm. R75. Book at www.kalkbaytheatre.co.za.
lShakespeare’s The Tragedy of King Richard III at the Maynardville, OpenAir Theatre. Mondays to Saturdays until February 22. 8.15pm. R110 to R160 at Computicket.
lLove and Prozac ends February 8 upstairs at the Alexander Theatre. R100 (R90 online). A onewoman comedy about love, performed by Sonia Esgueira and directed by John Trengove. 9pm. Call 021 300 1652 or see www.alexanderbar.co.za.
lLara Foot’s adaptation of Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol stars Mark Lottering as the eponymous Scrooge with Shaleen SurtieRichards, Andrew Buckland, Christo Davids, Nur Abrahams and Poseletso Sejosingoe. Ends Saturday. 7.30pm nightly with matinees at 3pm on certain days. Check www.baxter.co.za for details. R100 to R200 at Computicket.
lKaalgat Productions presents Platform 9, written and directed by Christo Davids (Errol in 7de Laan) and starring Maurice Paige (Calvin in Isidingo) and Theodore Jantjies (Xander in 7de Laan). The play tells the story about Cape Town and its people. Baxter Golden Arrow Studio. Ends Saturday. 8.15pm. R80 to R100 at Computicket. More information at www.baxter.co.za.
lTheatreSports at Kalk Bay Theatre on Tuesdays at 8pm. The improv show features two teams taking direction from the audience. R60, call 072 939 3351.
lJou Ma se Comedy Club at The Pumphouse, V&A Waterfront. Today. 8.30pm. R80 at Computicket. See www.joumasecomedy.com. Call 021 447 7237.
lDavid Muller, directed by Celia Musikanth, in More Oom Schalk Stories! at the Masque Theatre, Muizenberg. Ends Sunday. Shows at at 3.30pm and 6.30pm. Tel: 021 788 1898.
lTheatresports runs every Tuesday nights at the Kalk Bay Theatre. South Africa’s longest running, awardwinning and hilarious theatre improvisation show. 8pm. R60. Tel 072 939 3351.
lMadame Zingara’s After Ever show at the V&A Waterfront. Tuesdays to Sundays. R410 to R1 250. Seven days a week until January 22. Decadent dining and spellbinding cirque in one of the last mirror tents. Tickets includes a fourcourse meal. Book by calling 086 162 3263.
lComedy at Mercury Live, 43 De Villiers Street, Zonnebloem, on Wednesdays. Tickets from R30 at the door (open at 8pm). Standup comedy on the last Wednesday of the month, improvisation otherwise. Call 021 465 2106.
lComedy at Chilli Bar, 5 Victoria Road, Southfield, at 8pm on Thursdays. R30. See www.thechillibar.co.za.
lComedy at Obviouzly Armchair, 135 Lower Main Road, Observatory, every Sunday. 8.30pm to 10.30pm.
• Email all theatrerelated information to Atiyyah Khan, subject boardwalk, at [email protected] by Thursday.