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ARTSCAPE NEWS
6 Nov, 2013 - 20 Nov, 2013
Artscape steps up pack
The Artscape Theatre Centre steps up the pace in the run up to the summer holiday season with a smorgasbord of multicultural entertainment. The programme for the next two weeks includes comedy, opera, drama, an art exhibition, music and an awards ceremony.
Guys and Dolls – Until 10 November 2013 (± 2,5 hrs)
HURRY, this is your last chance to enjoy this slick musical tale at the Theatre with high stakes gambling, well-meaning missionaries and unlikely romance that will sweep you from the bustling streets of 1930s New York City to the tango rhythms of a Cuban nightclub, from the comedy of the risqué Hot Box to the drama of an underground craps game. Tickets range from R165 to R250.
Media info: Adrian van Stolk, 083 258 6571, adrian.vanstolk@consequent.co.za.
The View – Until 9 November 2013 (± 65 min)
DON’T miss this acclaimed stage production at the Arena. A young man sits in a prison cell in space, looking down at a ruined earth. Come and discover why he has been imprisoned through a series of conversations with various people from his life. Described as poetic and brilliant, The View has received various international and local awards and nominations. Tickets range from R50 to R85.
Media info: Themba Mzondi, 078 113 5216, themba@sceproduction.co.za.
Legacy – Until 1 December 2013
THIS collection by realist painter Marc Alexander in the Marble Foyer comprises seventeen works, including six recent portraits. His inspiration is spurred by his many years as a pastor to the exiled and destitute in the inner-city of Pretoria.
Media info: Marc Alexander, 021 785 2875, 072 388 8655, junctionmarc@gmail.com.
Claire Phillips and Loyiso Bala – 10 November 2013 (± 90 min)
TWO of Cape Town’s top musical performers are performing together for the first time at an enthralling evening of home grown musical entertainment at the Opera House. This historic live performance offers an intimate musical experience of Claire’s eclectic style and smooth vocals, blended with South Africa’s multi award winning king of R&B. Tickets range from R150 to R200.
Media info: Gwen Ironsi, 072 656 1906, gwen@pamberi-communications.co.za.
Bookmark Awards – 14 November 2013 (± 5 hrs)
THIS glamorous awards ceremony at the Opera House is dubbed the ‘Oscars of Digital’. Now in its sixth year, the event acknowledges excellence, creativity, execution and innovation in the digital industry. Tickets cost R750.
Media info: Vicky Johns, 021 461 9822, 071 611 4269, vicky@weareseed.co.za.
Pretty Yende Live in Recital – 16 November 2013 (± 2 hrs)
PIET Retief, Mpumalanga-born musical wonder, Pretty Yende returns to the Artscape Opera House. This once off concert promises opera lovers and classical music enthusiasts a “pretty amazing” evening in the company of Pretty Yende and her accompanist. Tickets range from R200 to R400.
Media info: Debra de Souza, 082 822 9478, debranne@icon.co.za.
iSystem – 16 to 30 November 2013 (± 85 min)
THE second presentation in the 2013 Artscape Spring Drama Season at the Arena is about a policeman that is accused of shooting an innocent, unarmed bystander. The inquest that follows reveals not only the cracks in his psyche, but those in the “system” he risks his life for. This play fearlessly confronts issues of police corruption. Tickets range from R50 to R85.
Media info: Themba Mzondi, 078 113 5216, themba@sceproduction.co.za.
Russel Brand Live- Messiah Complex Tour – 19 and 20 November 2013 (± 2 hrs)
COMEDIAN, actor and author, Russell Brand includes the Artscape Opera House in his first ever world stand-up comedy tour. Keeping in line with his comedic style, the tour, officially named “Messiah Complex”, is a dissection of various social and religious figures and the reality of their lives through comparisons of each other. Tickets range from R300 to R500.
Media info: Debra de Souza, 082 822 9478, debranne@icon.co.za.
The Barber of Seville – 20 to 24 November 2013 (± 3 hrs)
AS its hair-raising contribution to the month of Movember, Cape Town Opera presents Rossini’s hilarious opera, The Barber of Seville, at the Theatre. The nimblest barber in Seville, Figaro is the go-to man for a close shave. And there are close shaves aplenty in this comic opera when Figaro helps the love struck Count Almaviva abduct his sweetheart Rosina from her nasty guardian Don Bartolo. Tickets range from R100 to R175.
Media info: Lesley Liddle, 021 410 9820, 071 684 2839, lesleyl@capetownopera.co.za.
Coming soon
*99% Xhosa Comedy – 22 November 2013
*Cadence – 28 November to 7 December 2013
*BitterSweet – 29 November to 4 December 2013
*World Aids Day Gala Concert – 1 December 2013
Bookings: Artscape Dial-A-Seat at Tel: 021 421 7695
Computicket at Tel: 0861 915 8000 or http://www.computicket.com
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