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Area
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TH = Theatre
(click
below)
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Dir
=Director
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Chor =Choreographer
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*
(asterix) = Cast
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Script
=Playwright
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(click
on NAME
for details)
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All = Suitable
for ALL ages
PG = Exercise
Parental Guidance
L = Language,
N
= Nudity, V =
Violence
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Pieter-
maritzburg
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Hexagon
TH
Drama
|
Art
of Charf
* Elize Cawood &
Wilson Dunster
Script:Paul
Slabolepszy
Dir:Bobby
Heaney |
2
- 5 Aug [PG]
Delightfully funny
& moving play.
A man confused by
modern life?
A straight-talk kinda
woman... |
Pieter-
maritzburg
|
Hexagon
TH
Hypnotist
|
Andre
The
Hilarious Hypnotist
* Andre & the
Audience |
15
- 19 Aug [All]
Still funny, still
fun. |
Pieter-
maritzburg
|
Hexagon
TH
Musical Revue
|
To
Broadway & Back
* Kate Normington |
25
& 26 Aug [All]
Humour, Musicals,
Jazz standards
& some favourites
incl. Memory,
All that Jazz, Seasons
of Love... |
Pieter-
maritzburg
|
Hilton
College TH
Dance
|
Royal
Academy(of Dance)
* Sudents of the Academy |
5
Aug [All]
3pm & 6pm |
South
Coast
|
Riverbend
Conference
Centre
Drama
|
Bosman's
Women
* Barbie Meyer &
Monique Rutter
Dir: Bets
Basson |
4
Aug [All]
Back by popular demand
after success
at Grahamstown Festival |
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Esplanade
|
BAT
Centre
Festival
|
Celebrating
Women
* Drummers, Poets,
Musicians
& more |
7
- 12 Aug [All]
Celebrating the women's
march
50yrs ago that radically
changed
the future of South
Africa. |
|
Esplanade
|
BAT
Centre
Concert
|
Freedom
Concert
* Busi Mhlongo
& Mahotella Queens |
12
Aug [All]
Honouring the women
of the struggle
and entertaining the
people thoroughly. |
|
Esplanade
|
BAT
Centre
Festival
|
Durban
Drumbeat Festival
*  Richard
Ellis,  King
Zorro, Inhlansi,
Mlilo, Drumshack Massive,
Young Basadzi,
Root & Wings Fire
Performers... |
26
Aug [All]
Showcasing South African
&
international, traditional
& modern
drumming and a huge
range
of drum types. |
Esplanade
Whilson's
Wharf
|
Catalina
TH
Comedy
|
Tokoloshi
Come
& Go (click
here)
* Neon Anthems:
 Jacobus
van Heerden
&  Liam
Magner |
2
- 8 Aug [All]
African Storytelling
madness.
Winners: Best
New SA Script
& Male Performance.
Sellout at Grahamstown
Fest. |
Esplanade
Whilson's
Wharf
|
Show
of
the
Month
Catalina
TH
Drama
|
Sophiatown
(click
here)
*  Lulu
Sofilas, Gugu
Mzobe,
 Cindy
Ngidi...
Dir: Jerry
Pooe |
10
- 27 Aug [All]
The story of a vibrant
community that
gave urban African
culture
its rhythm & style. |
Esplanade
Whilson's
Wharf
|
Catalina
TH
Comedy-Drama
|
Woza
Albert (click
here)
* Thami Sibiya &
Khaya Mthembu
Dir: Shaun
Gray |
30
Aug - 10 Sep [PG-L]
A comic story of what
would happen if
the second coming
were to have
happened during the
dark days of apartheid. |
|
Berea
|
Courtyard TH
Musical
|
Sis'strata
in da Hood
* Dept of Drama Strudies
students
Dir: Robin
Singh Chor: Mdu
Mtshali |
9
- 12 Aug [All]
Adapted from ancient
Greek comedy.
Out of frustration
of being neglected,
women take things
into their own hands. |
|
Durban
|
Durban
Country Club
Pop Opera
|
Starlight
Pop Opera
* Dr Leslie B. Dunner, Linda
Bukhosini,
Bongani
Tembe, Melanie Lowe,
Shanthan Pillay, Crystal
Tryon,
Veramarie Meyer, Abbey
Artico
& Dbn Serenade
Choral Soc
& Kearsney College
Choir |
6
Aug [All]
Great for the whole
family.
Gates open 3pm, Starts
5:30pm. |
UKZN
Howard
|
Elizabeth
Sneddon
TH
Hypnotist
|
High
Voltage Humour
* Andre
the Hilarious Hypnotist |
24
Jul - 13 Aug [All]
Back by popular demand,
Andre has
more tricks up his
hypnotic sleeve. |
UKZN
Howard
|
Elizabeth
Sneddon
TH
Drama
|
Workshop
Negative
* Thato Oliphant,
Bonny Banks
& Darryl Steveni
Script:Cont
Mhlanga |
8
- 12 Aug [All]
Internationally successful
show
about Zimbabwe. The
Playwright
will be there to answer
questions. |
UKZN
Howard
|
Elizabeth
Sneddon
TH
Dance TH
|
Jomba
Dance Festival
* Various national
&
international Performances |
14
- 27 Aug [All & PG]
Annual showcase of
fantastic, artistic,
creative physical
movement. |
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Hillcrest
|
Heritage
TH
Musical Revue
|
Behind
The Mask
* Rory Rootenberg
& Lana English
Dir & Script:Michelle
Simson
Artistic Consultant:Ian
von Memerty |
1
- 6 Aug [All]
Webber to Afrikaans
liedjies,
Robbie Williams to
Freddie Mercury.
Breathtaking voices
to leave
you spellbound. |
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Hillcrest
|
Heritage
TH
Musical
Tribute
|
The
Jazz Singer
* Grant Bell, Wallace
Knock
Band: Barry
Thomson, Mally Sewell,
Glen Turrell...
MusDir: Dawn
Selby |
8
Aug - 10 Sep [All]
Tribute to Musical
Genius
- Neil Diamond.
Sweet Caroline, Love
on the Rocks,
Solitary Man, Porcupine
Pie & more |
Dbn
Central
|
Playhouse
Loft
Drama
|
Shwele
Bawo (a grave injustice)
* Motshabi Tyelele,
Mary Makhatho
Dir: Lynne
Maree,
Set:
Sarah
Roberts |
3
- 12 Aug [PG]
A woman accused of
murdering her
husband deals with
media issues, flawed
judicial systems,
moral degeneration
& traditional
vs modern attitudes. |
Durban
Central
|
Playhouse
Opera
Ballet
|
Paganini
(One
Act Ballet)
* Stars of the Ballet
Moscow Dancers
Chor:
Leonid Lavrovsky |
1
& 2 Aug [All]
Mesmerizing, unique,
elegant performance
featuring many world-renowned
soloists and laureate
award winners |
Durban
Central
|
Playhouse
Opera
Music
|
Women's
Festival Gala Concert
* Deborah Fraser,
Judith Sephuma,
Thandiswa Mazwai |
19
Aug [All]
A powerful session
of music with
world class entertainers. |
Durban
Central
|
Playhouse
Opera
Gospel Musical
|
Tehillah
Music Explosion
*  Nkanyiso
Bhengu, Nqubeko Mbatha,
Ntokozo Mbambo, Simphiwe
Khumalo,
Ntoh Nala & more |
18
& 19 Aug [All]
25 voices, 9 dancers,
live band.
Uplifting energetic
devotion. |
Durban
Central
|
Playhouse
Opera
Dance
|
Dance
Connexion
* South African Society
of Dancing |
26
Aug [All]
Annual fundraiser
to invite international
instructors. Tap,
Modern, Ballet. |
Durban
Central
|
Playhouse
Drama
Drama
|
A
Coloured Place
*  Chantal
Snyman, Crystal
Tryon
Dir & Script:
Malika
Lueen Ndlovu |
4
& 5 Aug [All]
Celebrating diversity
of our ancestry. Get
to laugh at our issues
& ludicrous judgment |
Durban
Central
|
Playhouse
Drama
Dance
|
Side
By Side
* Phenduka Dance TH
& Flatfoot Dance
Co.
Chor:S’bonakaliso
Ndaba
& Lliane Loots
Set & Costume:
Mervyn
McMurtry |
10-12
Aug [All]
Exciting collaboration
exploring women's
spirituality
will blow you away. |
Durban
Central
|
Playhouse
Drama
Festival
|
'Madhur
Tarang'
by
Sargam Music
* Ravi Rugbeer, Shanjeet
Teeluck,
Sam Rugbeer
& Pravika Kathak
Kendra Dancers |
26
Aug [All]
FREE
Evening of classical
&
semi-classical music
& dance |
|
Berea
|
Rhumbelow
TH
Musical
Tribute
|
Tom
Jones & Johnny Mathis
*  Gino
Veronie & Kobus van Niekerk
Band:Colin
Penn and his Pennants |
10-12
Aug [All]
Bing Crosby, Cliff
Richard, Tony Bennett,
Frank Sinatra, Liberace,
Satchmo,
Ella Fitzgerald &
more |
|
Berea
|
Rhumbelow
TH
Musical
Tribute
|
Sweet
& Hot
*  Karen
Campbell-Gillies
& Charles Kusner |
25,
26, 27 Aug [All]
This cabaret celebrates
the coffee bean
which, like love and
life, is strong,
satisfying & addictive. |
|
Mhlanga
|
The
Barnyard
Gateway
Musical Revue
|
Jukebox
Hero
* Liezel Peters, Shanthan
Pillay,
Matthew Stewardson,
Naseera Timm |
18
Jul - 27 Aug [All]
Over 50 great songs
from the
50's to the 90's &
Audience choice |
|
Mhlanga
|
The
Barnyard
Gateway
Musical Revue
|
Hot
Chocolate (click
here)
*  Ramaine
Barreiro, Ernie
B
 Lulu
Dikana,  Joel
Zuma
&  Vanessa
Moodley, |
29
Aug - Sep - 1 Oct [All]
Vibrant, soulful and
playful show.
Louis Armstrong, Chuck
Berry,
Little Richard,
James Brown etc |
