Zingara is what they say it is, a big experience, a spectacle, an extravaganza. From the olde world Spiegel mirror tent, to the milly waiters sporting the best selection of big- hair wigs I’ve seen in ages, to the MC, performers & audience, no-one is exempt from a dose of …
Theatre
I love the tradition of eating out before going to la theatre, making a night out into an event. To this end, Side Dish is a fabulous eatery at one of the City’s best entertainment venues, Theatre on the Bay in Camps Bay. The restaurant is run by one of …
This is a beautiful amphitheatre called Oude Libertas, just outside Stellenbosch in Cape Town, about a 40 minute drive from the City. Every year they present a summer season of fabulous entertainment – music, dance, song, all done in a perfect setting. Last night La Rosa, South Arica’s most established …
I’m doing the publicity for a new Afrikaans play by Athol Fugard called Die Laaste Karretjiegraf. Google Fugard, he is world famous & was once on the cover of Time magazine. He has lived in the USA for years & many great actors have performed in his plays- he wrote …
In this fascinating production, South African musician, song writer & director David Kramer, a living legend, brings together musicians from areas such as the Karoo, the Hardeveld & the country Botswana…people who plays their unusual handmade instruments, in a unique way. Their music comes from a handmade violin (fenjoro), a …
With the multi talented Fiona du Plooy, actress, singer, dancer, Pilates instructor, choreographer…we were at the delightful Alexander Bar in Strand Street (corner Strand & Loop) last night to see the fabulous one man play Fully Committed, in the new theatre recently opened upstairs. The play stars the wonderful Pieter …
What a beautiful performance last night by opera Diva Zanne Stapelberg & pianist Kathleen Tagg, at the Fugard Theatre. It was the launch of their first CD. The show is called Soul of Fire, playing for 2 nights only. Between them, these 2 artistes bring tremendous depth, passion & joy …
4 of the cast of 6, in Kat and the Kings at the iconic Fugard Theatre in District Six. People from Afar you must see the show, for a walk back in time to the Apartheid era…it’s an upbeat, dynamic, high energy musical, co written by David Kramer & the …
Singer, songwriter, director, creative…David Kramer…famous also for his pork pie hats & red *veldskoen shoes. I took this as he was being interviewed about his upcoming new show, Kalahari Karoo Blues, at the Baxter Theatre next month. * Veldskoen (pronounced “FELL-skoons”) are Southern African walking shoes made from veg tanned …