10 Jul 12
An unparalleled night of comedy var…
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An unparalleled night of comedy variety, with blended stand-up, music, audio-visual and sketch - all of it hysterical and beautifully produced - which just happens to see seven comedians receive a magnificent Waldo statuette - which is awarded by their fellow comedians for excellent work. See top co…
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29 Jun 12 - 06 Jul 12
Characters who can act, without hin…
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Characters who can act, without hindrance or guilt, upon their whims and desires are not very nice people-are they? How does Villain dance her villainy? As they say, "the search for a scapegoat is the easiest of all hunting expeditions". Villain is this year`s New Voices production.
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03 Jul 12 - 08 Jul 12
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The Kinetic Theatre Collective proudly presents a deeply moving and physically charged new production from choreographer/composer, NicoScheepers. The Wedding is an innovative, emotional look at the limitations of tradition and the veiled complexities of contemporary relationships.
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29 Jun 12 - 04 Jul 12
A blend of beginnings, endings, lov…
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A blend of beginnings, endings, lovers, cries, laughter, hope, pain, prayer, blessings, celebration, death and birth helps to crystallize the concept of terroir, "the landscape that influences and shapes the many characters of wine". These "varieties" unfold in a carefully selected multi-layered hap…
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28 Jun 12 - 02 Jul 12
"And man will keep on taking and ta…
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"And man will keep on taking and taking, until there is nothing left to take".The Tale of Qedusizi and the Rhino draws critical attention to the plight of the rhino. In an explosion of drum beats, physical theatre and African storytelling, the sad reality of rhino poaching hits home.
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28 Jun 12 - 08 Jul 12
How long can you survive before sel…
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How long can you survive before selling your dreams? A mouth-watering collaboration between Andrew Buckland (Mistero Buffo, The Well Being), Rob Murray (Pictures of You, Benchmarks), and Ubom! (Breed, Wreckage). This is a visual and clowning tour de force and a tragicomic, deeply moving, and exhilar…
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04 Jul 12 - 07 Jul 12
Transition explores what it is to b…
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Transition explores what it is to be young and frustrated. It is set in a rehab institute, where two different people, from two different worlds, meet and find solace. Through these meetings a black comedy arises as ideals clash and the cocaine addict and the Christian boy begin to heal.
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12 Jul 12 - 29 Jul 12
Horn of Sorrow deals with the pligh…
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Horn of Sorrow deals with the plight of the Black Rhino when it was close to extinction in 1987. The audience follows the life of little Thembalethu (a Black Rhino) as she grows up in a Game Reserve dealing with the dangers that lurk in the African bush.Horn of Sorrow, a moving play that speaks for …
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30 Jun 12 - 08 Jul 12
After sold-out shows at 11 festival…
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After sold-out shows at 11 festivals, critically acclaimed Hats returns to wow audiences with its fun-filled, fast-paced, whacky visual feast for the young and old. Buddy, a mime artist and Pal, a fine artist, along with the hats that changed their lives, share an intriguing story of a friendship so…
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06 Jul 12 - 08 Jul 12
"Investment is what happens when th…
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"Investment is what happens when the performers before us seem bound up unspeakably with what they are doing. We are watching people, not representing something but going through something. They lay their bodies on the line and we are transformed, not as audience to spectacle but witnesses to an eve…
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03 Jul 12 - 05 Jul 12
Provocations, revelations and viole…
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Provocations, revelations and violence.Tender is the day the demons go away. An explosive exploration of South African life, experienced through a multiplicity of perplexed, curious and searching perspectives.
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28 Jun 12 - 08 Jul 12
Memento.Reminder.Sou. Nicola Elliot…
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Memento.Reminder.Souvenir.Relic. Nicola Elliott and Underground Dance Theatre come together for the first time to bring you a programme of 3 sophisticated new works. Rooted in classical training, offset by postmodern aesthetics, Keepsake Minus 3 will inspire, provoke and lead you astray.
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28 Jun 12 - 01 Jul 12
Birth, death and beyond! Is life a …
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Birth, death and beyond! Is life a cycle? What make the cycle complete? If it is a cycle, where does it start and does it ever end? Life Cycle is a physical theatre production that interrogates, imitates, explores and captures various moments of the human life cycle.
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28 Jun 12 - 06 Jul 12
Lovborg`s Women is a spoofing of th…
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Lovborg`s Women is a spoofing of the theatrical genres of naturalism and realism. It is fast and furious, and its comical, physical feats define a reconsideration of naturalistic scenes seen through the eyes of Steven Berkoff, DV8 and Third World Bun Fight.
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28 Jun 12 - 07 Jul 12
Winner of the Standard Bank Silver …
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Winner of the Standard Bank Silver Ovation Award for Physical Theatre 2011, Mafeking Road is a not-to-be-missed whirlwind trip through the Groot Marico. Described by the Cape Times as "a brilliant piece of entertainment that will remind you of the magic of storytelling and the joy of physical theatr…
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28 Jun 12 - 08 Jul 12
This is the story of mother (mother…
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This is the story of mother (motherly, motherlike, mothered, motherless, mother lode, motherf****r). And so the race begins. A disturbingly playful investigation of the mother / daughter relationship.A marriage between complex choreography and intricate vocal scoring in which the underbelly of the "…
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28 Jun 12 - 01 Jul 12
This was a village of people who li…
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This was a village of people who lived happily and peacefully on their land practising their customs and tradition until one day, when the white man came to their lives and established the wealth of their land. Not only did they lose their wealth but also their tradition and customs.
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05 Jul 12 - 07 Jul 12
Chasing is a visual explosion with …
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Chasing is a visual explosion with fast-paced choreography and an innovative physical language that explores the tragic and turbulent life of South African poet and icon, Ingrid Jonker. The production explores her experiences of marginalisation, desire and belonging as encapsulated by the intensity …
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