Cape Town Boardwalk - October 14, 2014

Aubrey Sekhabi's gripping thriller, Silent Voice, runs until November 1 at the Baxter Theatre.

Aubrey Sekhabi's gripping thriller, Silent Voice, runs until November 1 at the Baxter Theatre.

Published Oct 14, 2014

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• Quartet ends Saturday at the Masque Theatre. Set in a retirement home for professional musicians, the play focuses on the lives of four once-great opera singers. 8pm. R60. Info: 021 788 1898.

• The Marriage of Figaro runs from Saturday to October 26 at the Artscape Theatre. Cape Town Opera is proud to present WA Mozart’s comic masterpiece of impetuous love, The Marriage of Figaro (Le Nozze di Figaro) The Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra, under maestro Jeremy Silver, will accompany this production. 6pm. R150 to R390 at Computicket.

• Love and Prozac runs from October 21 to November 2 at the Kalk Bay Theatre. A comedy sketch show about dating directed by John Trengove. Performed by Sonia Esgueira. 8.30pm. R120. Info: www.kalkbaytheatre.co.za.

• Jeeves and Wooster in Perfect Nonsense ends November 8 at the Theatre on the Bay. When a country weekend getaway takes a turn for the worse, Bertie Wooster is unwittingly called on to play matchmaker, but also to steal a creamer from Totleigh Towers. Naturally, the ever-dependable Jeeves is there to prevent Bertie from making a fool of himself in front of Wodehouse’s finest. R95 to R165 at Computicket. Info: 021 438 3301.

• Old Kit Bag ends Saturday at the Rosebank Theatre. A musical set at the end of World War I. 8pm. R120 at www.webtickets.co.za.

• Hotel Vleispaleis ends tomorrow at Die Boer, Durbanville. A comedy about four women who come together under difficult circumstances. 8.30pm. R140. Info: 021 979 1911.

• That’s What She Said ends Saturday at the Galloway Theatre. A one-woman show about how social media affects our daily lives. 8pm. R80. Info: 021 418 4600.

• Violet Online ends Saturday at the Alexander Bar. A 40-something divorcee’s adventure into online dating. 9pm. R90. Info: 021 300 1088.

• The Baxter Theatre Dance Festival ends Saturday at the Baxter Theatre. The event aims to provide emerging and established choreographers and dance companies with an opportunity to present their work.8pm. R100 at Computicket.

• Venus and Adonis ends Sunday at The Fugard Theatre. Based on the classical myth, it tells the story of Venus’ affair with Adonis and his death from a wound inflicted by a boar. 6pm. R130 at Computicket.

• Silent Voice ends November 1. Aubrey Sekhabi’s high-octane armed heist thriller. 8.15pm. R100 at Computicket.

• Dirty Words ends Sunday at the Kalk Bay Theatre. Filthy and funny, this show pulls back the covers on erotica, chat sex, dirty talk and naughty, sexy grammar. 8.30pm. R120. Info: 079 361 8275.

• The Symphony Choir of Cape Town will perform Haydn’s Nelson Mass and Vivaldi’s Gloria on Friday at the St George’s Cathedral. 8pm. R140 at Computicket.

• Athol Fugard’s Hello and Goodbye ends October 25 at the Alexander Bar, CBD. Set in the 1960s against a gritty Port Elizabeth, it tells the story of two dirt-poor white South Africans, an estranged brother and sister, who meet again after 12 years. 7pm. R90. Info: 021 300 1088.

• The Rocky Horror Show ends November 2 at The Fugard Theatre. 8pm. R90 to R310 at Computicket.

• Jou Ma se Comedy Club runs from Wednesday to Sunday at The Pumphouse, V&A Waterfront. 8.30pm.R95. www.joumasecomedy. com or call 021 447 7237.

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

• Comedy at Mercury Live, Zonnebloem, on Wednesdays. Tickets from R30 at the door (opens 8pm). Stand-up on the last Wednesday of the month, improvisation otherwise. Info: 021 465 2106.

• Comedy at Chilli Bar, Southfield. 8pm on Thursdays. R30. See www.thechillibar.co.za.

• Comedy at Obviouzly Armchair Backpackers & Pub, Observatory, every Sunday. 8.30pm to 10.30pm.

• To appear in Boardwalk, e-mail all production information to Atiyyah Khan at Atzushka@ gmail.com by Thursday. Please put “boardwalk” in the subject line.

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