Cape Town Boardwalk - August 18, 2015

Steenberg High School's big band plays at the Brass Band Extravaganza on August 25 at the Artscape Theatre.

Steenberg High School's big band plays at the Brass Band Extravaganza on August 25 at the Artscape Theatre.

Published Aug 18, 2015

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l Brass Band Extravaganza takes place on August 25 at the Artscape Theatre. Big band festival organised by jazz musician Ian Smith. 3pm. R40 at Computicket.

l Stage by Stage 2 runs from August 25 to September 5 at the Theatre on the Bay. Music by Jonathan Roxmouth. 8pm. R95 to R165 at Computicket.

l Cape Town Concert Series on Saturday at the Baxter Concert Hall. Three of South Africa’s favourite pianists, Albie van Schalkwyk, François du Toit and Franklin Larey, perform. 8pm. R150. Info: 021 421 7695.

l Comedy on Alma runs tomorrow at the Alma Cafe. Featuring comedians Mel Jones, Sne Dladla, Khanyiso Kenqa and Obed Plaatjies. 6.30pm. R40. Info: 021 685 7377.

l Heart of Redness runs from tomorrow to Saturday at The Fugard Theatre. Magnet Theatre, UCT drama graduates and some Cape Town Opera members come together under the direction of Mark Fleishman to create a musical version of the Zakes Mda novel, Heart of Redness. 7.30pm. R100 to R190 at Computicket.

l Sizwe Banzi is Dead runs from tomorrow to September 12 at the Baxter Theatre. Athol Fugard’s classic starring Atandwa Kani and Mncedisi Shabangu. 7.30pm. R100 to R150 at Computicket.

l Gomora ends Sunday at The Black Box. Produced by Rainbow Arts Organisation. The play focuses on a world that knows no love. 2pm. R30 at Computicket.

l Cry Havoc runs until September 5 at The Rosebank Theatre. An unnerving East-West love story about a naive British writer and an Egyptian university student who covertly live as lovers. 7pm. R120 at Webtickets.

l Fruit runs until August 29 at the Baxter Theatre. The carefully-layered, richly-textured play is written and directed by Paul Noko from Soweto’s Dala Arts and is performed in English with some Zulu by the 19 year-old Matshediso Mokoteli. 11am. R85 at Computicket.

l The Witness ends Saturday at the Waterfront Theatre School. A narrated musical drama written by Grammy Award winners Jimmy and Carol Owens, and brought to Cape Town by Legend Productions. 7.30pm. R110. Info: www. waterfronttheatreschool. co.za/booknow.

l Egoli runs until August 29 at the Baxter Theatre Centre. A woman living in the rural countryside of South Africa follows her husband to Joburg in search of him. 10am. R35 at Computicket.

l Schools’ Arts Festival runs until August 27 at the Artscape Theatre. The Schools’ Arts Festival gives learners the opportunity to showcase their talent on a professional stage. 7pm. R40 at Computicket.

l Marion Holm vir Beginners ends Saturday at the Theatre on the Bay. 8pm. R95 to R165. Info: 021 438 3301.

l Borderline ends Saturday at the Kalk Bay Theatre. Blasts you through the highs and lows, the humour and the perceptions of a naïve Afrikaner conscripted in 1976. 8pm. R125. Info: 079 361 8275.

l West Side Story ends Sunday at the Artscape Theatre Centre. 8pm. R95 to R400 at Computicket.

l Jou Ma se Comedy Club runs Wednesday to Sunday at The Pumphouse, V&A Waterfront. This week features headliner Carl Joshua Ncube. 8.30pm. R95 to R120. See www.joumasecomedy.com or call 021 418 8880.

l Comedy on Long every Thursday at Iconic Lounge, Long Street, CBD. R50. Info via Quicket. Facebook: www.facebook.com/ comedyonlong.

l Improguise every Monday at The Galloway Theatre. 8pm. Info: 072 939 3351.

l Comedy at Mercury Live, 43 De Villiers Street, Zonnebloem, on Wednesdays. From R30 at the door (open at 8pm). Stand-up comedy on the last Wednesday of the month, improvisation otherwise. Info: 021 465 2106.

l Comedy at Chilli Bar, 5 Victoria Road, Southfield, at 8pm on Thursdays. R30. See www.thechillibar.co.za

l Comedy at Obviouzly Armchair Backpackers & Pub, 135 Lower Main Road, Observatory, every Sunday. 8.30pm to 10.30pm.

l To appear in Boardwalk, e-mail all theatre-related information to Atiyyah Khan at [email protected] by Thursday afternoon for publication on Tuesday. Please put “boardwalk” in the subject line of your e-mail.

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