ARTSCAPE NEWS

Artscape sizzles with two hit musicals

The Artscape Theatre Centre sizzles this week with two hit musicals opening. The programme for the next two weeks includes two dance shows and a treat for the young at heart to warm the winter cold.

Jersey Boys – From 19 June 2013 (± 2,5 hrs)
THE remarkable rags to riches story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, starts today at the Artscape Opera House. This is an absolute “must-see” Broadway musical about the real-life story of how four poverty-line kids from the wrong side of the tracks became one of the greatest successes in pop music history. Tickets range from R100 to R390.

Media info: Debra da Souza, 082 822 9478, debranne@icon.co.za.

My Space – 20 to 23 June 2013 (± 85 min)
THIS iKapa Dance Theatre presentation at the Arena explores the sharing of space in intimate relationships, the controlling of spaces by government and the ownership of public space by a society. The triple bill explores the concept of space in different circumstances; Changing Spaces by Celeste Botha, Power by Lulu Sala and Mine! by Theo Ndindwa & Tanya Arshamian. Tickets cost R100.

Media info: Theo Ndindwa, 021 447 0914,076 040 9098, info@ikapadancetheatre.co.za.

Make Way for Noddy – 22 June to 6 July 2013 (± 60 min)
JOIN Noddy, Big Ears, Tessie Bear and all their Toyland friends in the Theatre Foyer. It is Tessie Bear’s birthday. Noddy writes her a song but everyone he meets, feels it is not an impressive gift. What should Noddy do? Naughty Sly and Gobbo are up to their tricks too. Big Ears cannot sleep. He asks Noddy to get special ingredients for a sleeping spell. Noddy forgets and brings the wrong things.  Oh, dear Noddy! Tickets cost R60.

Media info: Linette de Kock, 021 461 3746, 082 224 1030, linette@design-pr.co.za.

Boy Meets Boy – 29 June to 20 July 2013 (± 2,5 hrs)
THIS smash hit and very topical musical comedy at the Arena is a light hearted story set in the 1930’s of mistaken identities and a romance between two men culminating in their marriage. Tickets cost R100.

Media info: Teddy Davies, 021 434 2064, 083 396 3132, tedldles@absamail.co.za.

Jazzart Azishe! – 4 to 7 July 2013 (± 2 hrs)
THE Jazzart Dance Theatre brings works from across South Africa to the annual Azishe! Dance festival at the Theatre. They will share the stage with the Daveyton Arts Foundation from Gauteng, Lumanyano Cultural Group from the Eastern Cape, Dreamfinder Trading and Project 302 from KwaZulu-Natal, and one of its Cape Town community partners. Tickets cost R70.

Media info: Lorna Houston, 021 410 9848, 079 495 9758, operations@jazzart.co.za.

Coming soon
*My Vrou se Man se Lyk se Tas – 10 to 21 July 2013
*Liewe Heksie – 17 to 19 July 2013
*Networking Forum – 20 July 2013
*Break – 26 to 28 July 2013
*Family Symphonic Fun – 28 July 2013
*Shakespeare Schools Festival – 29 July to 1 August 2013

Bookings: Artscape Dial-A-Seat at Tel: 021 421 7695 – Computicket at Tel: 0861 915 8000 or http://www.computicket.com