Cape Town Boardwalk - August 25, 2015

Ngokomzekeliso Wakhe (In His Image) is a piece that runs as part of the Artscape Heritage Festival which runs from Thursday to September 27 at the Artscape Theatre.

Ngokomzekeliso Wakhe (In His Image) is a piece that runs as part of the Artscape Heritage Festival which runs from Thursday to September 27 at the Artscape Theatre.

Published Aug 25, 2015

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l Gone Camping runs until September 5 at the Alexander Bar. An interweaving blend of South African characters set on a campsite near Clanwilliam. 7pm. R80. Info: 021 300 1088.

l Cape Town Opera performs on Sunday at 33 Salt River Road, Cape Town. 3pm. R140. Info: 086 123 4448.

l Sarafina! runs from Sunday to September 3 at the Baxter Theatre. Sarafina! is a South African musical by Mbongeni Negema that depicts the students involved in the Soweto Riots in opposition to apartheid. It represents a school uprising on June 16, 1976. 7.30pm. R60 at Computicket.

l Artscape Heritage Festival runs fromThursday to September 27 at the Artscape Theatre. Through various disciplines, Artscape will question identity, with a focus on “who we are, what we are and what we have been”, encouraging young and old to reclaim and restore the important stories of our heritage, to challenge misappropriations and find healing. Productions include Inkundla, Siembamba and Izityhilelo Zobuze. More info at www.artscape.co.za.

l Akwaba runs from Monday to September 4 at the Baxter Theatre. 10am. R40 at Computicket.

l Jonga/ Kijken and Connections– a double bill – runs on September 1 and 2 at the Artscape Theatre. Jonga is Xhosa and means “to look”. It is a highly energetic production by Jazzart Dance Theatre (Cape Town) and DOX (Utrecht, Netherlands). Connections is created by Fana Tshabalala, Thulani Chauke from Dance Forum (Joburg) and Anna Maria Suijkerbuijk from ISH Dance (Netherlands). 8pm. R100 at Computicket.

l McGregor Poetry Festival runs from Thursday to Sunday in McGregor, Western Cape. R50 at Computicket.

l Brass Band Extravaganza today at the Artscape Theatre. Big band festival organised by jazz musician, Ian Smith. 3pm. R40 at Computicket.

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

l Sizwe Banzi is Dead runs until September 12 at the Baxter Theatre. Athol Fugard’s classic starring Atandwa Kani and Mncedisi Shabangu. 7.30pm. R100 to R150 at Computicket. (Read the review on page 22).

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

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

l Egoli ends Saturday 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 School’s Arts Festival ends Thursday at the Artscape Theatre. The festival gives pupils the opportunity to showcase their talent on a professional stage. 7pm. R40 at Computicket.

l Jou Ma se Comedy Club runs from Wednesday to Sunday at The Pumphouse, V&A Waterfront. This week features headliners Vittorio Leonardi, Stuart Taylor, Westley Cockrell and Paul Cowan. 8.30pm. R95 to R120. For more info, 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 happens every Monday at The Galloway Theatre, Port Rd, V&A Waterfront. 8pm. Info: 072 939 3351.

l Comedy at Mercury Live, 43 De Villiers Street, Zonnebloem, on Wednesdays. Tickets: 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 with resident comedian and host, Christopher Steenkamp. 8.30pm to 10.30pm. For more info, see http://armchairsundays.com/.

l To appear in Boardwalk, please e-mail all your 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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