JOBURG
Auto & General Theatre on the Square, Fifth St, Sandton, 011 883 8606, bookings 083 377 4969 or www.strictlytickets.co.za: Who’s Your Daddy? Comedy starring Chris Forrest. Ends May 31.
Classical music concerts. 12.45 for 1pm. R40. Go to the box office from 12.30pm. Friday: The Wits Trio – Zanta Hofmeyr, Malcolm Nay and Maciej Lacny.
Barnyard Theatre, Cresta Shopping Centre, Beyers Naudé Drive, Randburg: 011 478 5300: 80’s Rewind – The Total 80s Party. Ends May 31, Tuesdays to Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays 2pm. R100 to R170.
All Directions. A tribute to One Direction. Saturday. 2pm. R100.
Barnyard Theatre, Rivonia Crossing 2, cnr Witkoppen and Rivonia rds, Rivonia Rd: 011 234 2033: Bonfire Hearts – the Best of Acoustic Rock. Until May 31. R100 to R170.
Emperors Palace, 64 Jones Rd, Kempton Park, 011 928 1297/1213:
Theatre of Marcellus: Aspoestertjie (Cinderella). Ends May 31, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at 8pm, Saturdays at 11am, 3pm and 8pm, Sundays 11am and 3pm. R180 to R250 at itickets.co.za or Computicket.
Centre Court: Blacks Only Comedy Show. May 30. 8pm. R200 to R350 at Computicket.
Barnyard Theatre at Emperors Palace, book at 011 928 1108, barnyardtheatres.co.za or the box office:
80s Rewind – The Total ‘80s Party. Until May 31, Tuesday to Saturday at 8pm, Sunday at 2pm. R170.
Rock Royalty. A tribute to music legends. Until July 19. 8pm, Sundays at 2pm. From R100. Call 011 823 6933.
The Parlotones’ Antiques and Artefacts Tour. Launch of the new CD. Tomorrow. From R200, buy one get one free.
Goethe-Institut, 119 Jan Smuts Ave, Parkwood, (entrance off Newport Rd), 011 442 3232: The Last Supper. Gina Kraft’s series of performances. Thursday and May 28 at 7.30pm. Sunday and May 31 at noon. Free.
Gold Reef City, cnr Northern Parkway and Data Crescent, Ormonde, 011 248 6800:
The Lyric, 011 248 5000: What the EFF? with Nik Rabinowitz. Saturday. R200 to R385 at Computicket or the box office.
Home Affairs 2 with Celeste Ntuli. May 30. R165 to R335.
Joburg Theatre Complex, cnr Loveday and Hoofd sts, 011 877 6854, all bookings at 0861 670 670:
The Mandela Theatre, 158 Civic Blvd St, Braamfontein: Africa Day Celebrations: Friday: Luna (Cape Verde), Lira, Femi Koya and Abena Koomson (Nigeria, SA, Ghana/US). Saturday: Luna, Lira, Femi Koya and Koomson. 8pm. R100 to R200 at the theatre.
Market Theatre, 56 Margaret Mcingana St, Joburg, 011 832 1641:
The John Kani Theatre: Rain Dance with Vuyani Dance Theatre. A stand against xenophobia. May 28 to 30 at 8pm.
Barney Simon Theatre: People Are Living There by Athol Fugard Ends Sun day. R90 on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Montecasino, cnr William Nicol Drive and Witkoppen Rd, Fourways: 011 511 1818.
Pieter Toerien’s Montecasino Theatre: Fantastic 50! With the Von Memerty couple, Ian and Viv. Ends June 7.
Studio Theatre Morcambe. Until June 10.
POPart Performing Arts Centre: next to Arts on Main, 286 Fox St, CBD. Book at www.pop artcentre.co.za: The Storytellers Series. Tomorrow to Sunday.
Whisky & Cigarettes. A dark comedy starring Carla Fonseca and Glen Biderman-Pam. May 28 to 31.
Roodepoort Theatre, 100 Christiaan de Wet Rd, Florida Park, Roodepoort, 011 674 1356/7/8/9: Sangoma Makhuru and the Dinosaur. Musical theatre. Ends October 22. R150.
La Boheme by Big Wig Opera, starring Stéfan Louw, Natalie Dickson, Aubrey Lodewyk and Maudee Montierre. Friday at 8pm, Sunday at 3pm. R190 to R350 at www.bigwigopera.com or 0861 670 670.
Soweto Theatre, cnr Bolani and Bolani Link Rd, Jabulani, Soweto, 011 930 7461/2/3. Book at Computicket: Have You Seen Zandile? Ends Sunday.
Colour Me Human: A New World Musical. R80. Thursday to May 30.
UJ Arts Centre, cnr Kingsway and University Rd, Auckland Park, 011 559 3058: The Crucible, by Arthur Miller. May 26 to June 6. Book at Computicket. For school bookings, e-mail Kerry Lee Allen [email protected] or call 084 368 8813 or 011 559 3058.
Wits Theatre, East Campus, cnr Jorissen and Station sts, Braamfontein, 011 717 1376:
Agitatorium. A “No Fun” stand-up in which music, politics, art and “agitation” are mixed and interact, by and with Dror Feiler. Monday. 7pm. R50, students R10 at Webtickets, R55 and R15 at the box office.
Wits Music Room, 8th Floor, University Corner, Wits East Campus, Braamfontein: 011 717 1376: Motswako the Mix, Part 1. The best of Wits School of Arts’ classical and jazz student musicians. 7pm. Today. Free.
Competitions:
The Imbewu Trust’s 2015 SCrIBE Scriptwriting Competition entries are open. It is a platform for writers to have their work developed with prizes including a run at a Cape Town theatre and the opportunity to receive feedback at a week of staged readings with audience and industry professionals. Scripts should be in English, no longer than 40 pages or 80 minutes long with a maximum of five cast members. The judges want original content of outstanding quality that share the diverse range of South African stories. Deadline is July 31. Information and entry forms available at www.imbewuarts.com.
PRETORIA
South African State Theatre, 320 Pretorius St, 012 392 4000. Book at Computicket:
Arena: Mother of All Eating, by Zakes Mda. Until May 30.
Fishers of Hope, by Lara Foot. Ends Saturday.
Atterbury Theatre, cnr Daventry and Lynnwood rds, Lynnwood Bridge Centre, 012 471 1700 or 082 841 0783. Book at Computicket or the door: Piano recital with Ben Schoeman. 7.30pm. Friday. R150, R110 students and pensioners.
Pure Rocco with Rocco de Villiers. 4pm. Sunday. R150, R180.
Wild Frontier – A Tribute to Gary Moore with Nathan Smith and band. 8pm. May 28. R140 to R180.
Die Hele Boksemdaais with Amanda Strydom. May 29. 8pm. R140, R160.
Rooikappie. 11am. May 30. R90.
Gesonde Seks “Die Stripshow”. (No children under 15). May 30. 8pm. R1654, R185.
Barnyard Theatre, Parkview Shopping Centre, cnr Garsfontein Rd and Netcare St, Moreleta Park, Pretoria, 012 368 1555: Bonfire Hearts – the Best of Acoustic Rock. Until May 31. R100 to R170.
Brooklyn Theatre, cnr 13th and Thomas Edison sts, Menlo Park, 012 460 6033, 012 346 3474 or iSalon in Brooklyn: Othello by Think Theatre. Ends Friday. Daily at 9am and noon, Tuesday to Friday. R75 scholars and pensioners, R100 adults. Book with Doreen Stanley at 033 343 4884 or 084 556 0668.
Violin and Guitar Romance with Slovak-Hungarian duet Sandor Javorkai and Miriam Rodriguez Brullova. Sunday at 3pm.
The Impressario. Mozart’s comical one-act opera Der Schauspieldirektor. May 27 and 29 at 8pm, May 31 at 3pm.
Fiesta Strings. May 28 at 8pm, with Slovak-Hungarian duet Sandor Javorkai and Miriam Rodriguez Brullova, and Czech violoncello player, Petr Nouzovsky.
Laughing Chefs, 217 Soutpansberg Rd, Rietondale, Pretoria Moot, Esrida 072 511 4946, Maggie at 082 823 7846: Sheraaz and Friends.Tomorrow. 7pm. R40.
Vrede & Lust. A wine pairing. May 27. 7pm. R280.
Jazz evening with Lizandra von Hagen. May 28. 7pm. R40.
Pierneef Theatre, cnr Pierneef and Mogg aves, Villieria: 012 329 0709, tickets at the door: Die Padda wou gaan Opsit. Saturday at 10am.
Die Klaagliedere van ds. Tienie Benadé with Frank Opperman, text by Dana Snyman, directed by Gerrit Schoonhoven. Sunday at 3pm.
ZK Matthews Hall, Unisa, Muckleneuk: The Concert Choir and Jazz Band from Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania will perform on Sunday at 4pm. They will perform works by Mozart, American composers and African-American spirituals/gospel songs. R100 at the door and R80 Students/pensioners.
University of Pretoria, Lynnwood Rd, Pretoria, 012 420 3644:
Musaion, 012 420 2947/4183: Symphony Goes African, with UP Camerata performing Nesun Dorma with the orchestra conducted by Gerben Grooten. May 29 at 6.30pm for 7pm. R120 adults, R90 students and pensioners, at Computicket.
Masker Theatre, 012 420 3644: Choreografieprogram 1, directed by Bailey Snyman. May 28 to 30. 7pm. R40 at iTickets.
Auditions:
Auditions are being held for Palissander, one of South Africa’s premier chamber choirs, based in Pretoria. The choir tours overseas every second year and auditions are held for a short period for members who can join the choir on its tour in July. There are vacancies for a first tenor, a second tenor and a baritone. Previous choral experience and sight-reading ability are strongly recommended. Rehearsals are on Thursday evenings from 7.15pm to 9.30pm at the University of Pretoria. For more information, contact the conductor, Sarita Hauptfleisch, at [email protected] or call 082 784 0409.
Call for Submissions:
Community Theatre Arts Development Programme and Arts Festival 2015 announces its call for submissions. Commuinity theatre artists and any arts organisations in any art disciplines in Tshwane, interested in being part of this year’s programme can e-mail [email protected]; cc [email protected] or call 012 382 2564. The month-long multi-purpose programme will showcase performances by community theatre groups from Tshwane. The Department of Entertainment Technology will again conduct various training, interactive support and development sessions with the community theatre organisations. These include technical support, a series of workshops concerning technical theatre and drama aspects of performing arts. Deadline for submissions is June 6.
l Please e-mail theatre and production information to [email protected] (subject: “Boardwalk”) by Thursday afternoon for publication on Tuesday.