Drama and Dance
Accra What's on
Choreographer Faustin Linyekula from the Democratic Republic of Congo dances his new solo work Le Cargo.
The work is a sort of self portrait worked out within the context of the history and the vio...
Cape Town What's on
Jersey Boys is a multi award winning Broadway musical, which tells the true story of the front man Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, a group of unknown kids from New Jersey, who soon became internat...
Cape Town What's on
On Women’s Day, this special performance, entitled Belles of the Ballet, is performed by the corps of the Cape Town City Ballet. It pays tribute to ballerinas such as Camille, Carmen and Delilah...
Cape Town What's on
Cirque de la Symphonie is a new production, which brings the magic of the circus into music halls. The aim of this production is to adapt artistic performances, which are widely diffused around theatr...
Cape Town What's on
After the great success of the South African tour in 2011, Stars of the Ballet Moscow return to South Africa with a new tour, programmed by Yuri Vetrov, acclaimed and honoured Russian artist and forme...
Nairobi What's on
15-27 Jan. The Heartstrings Kenya presents this theatrical play, entitled Resolutions broken in Kenya and directed by Sammy Mwangi and Victor Ber.
This hilarious comedy tries to explain to the publ...
Nairobi What's on
18-26 Jan. This play, entitled The Jury, was adapted from Reginald Rose’s Twelve Angry Men.
The plot centres on the deliberation of a jury in a homicide trial. The initial, nearly unanimous,...
Cape Town What's on
The Three Little Pigs at Baxter
16 Jan-9 Feb. This drama, entitled Three Little Pigs, is directed by the multi award winning artist Tara Notcutt and stars Rob van Vuuren, James Cairns and Albert Pretorius.
This psychological and...
Accra What's on
2 Feb. The young producer Eyram Adorkor presents his new comedy, entitled Lovers Agony, produced by Kritikproduction.
Adorkor, who showcased in 2012 the theatrical play LiebesNe(s)t (Lovenet), focu...
Cape Town What's on
20 Nov 2012-12 Jan 2013. The Baxter Theatre stages a new show, entitled I Don
Addis Ababa What's on
Dance & Circus Performance by Krafff
7 Dec. Alliance Ethio-Française stages this dance and circus performance by Krafff. Four performers will undertake a surprising ballet of fold, crumple, twist and tie, which will give life to a...
Nairobi What's on
Theatrical Play My Brilliant Divorce
26 October-10 November 2012. The Phoenix Players present My Brilliant Divorce, directed by Geraldine Aron.
It hilariously explores the life of a 40-something woman, named Angela, who suddenly retur...
Nairobi What's on
19-21 October 2012. This hilarious and confusional comedy of misunderstanding, entitled The Hot Mamas, tells the story of a Kenyan named Kinyua, who is on his first holiday with his wife Nyakenya in K...
Nairobi What's on
5-20 October 2012. This theatrical play, entitled Side Effects, tells the story of Frank, who has been hospitalized for a rare complaint for one week in a private nursing home by his wife June. Whilst...
Accra What's on
6 October 2012. This theatrical play, entitled Lovenet, is written by Asiadu Yirenkyi and Evans Eyram Adorkor.
It tells the story of the 16 years old Alice, who is dating two men apart from her off...
Accra What's on
A Drama on the Abolition of Death Penalty
28 September 2012. This play deals with the abolition of the death penalty, which remains part of the Ghanaian Criminal Code.
This drama, presented by Amnesty International Ghana in co-operation wi...
Nairobi What's on
Happy Birthday by The Phoenix Players
14-29 September 2012. The Phoenix Players present Happy Birthday, a play directed by George Munga.
The plot tells of Bernard, who invites his mistress, Brigit, to his home on her birthday in presen...
Cape Town What's on
Santa’s Story Show at the Fugard Theatre
29 August-9 September 2012. The Fugard Theatre hosts this one-woman show, entitled Santa’s Story, performed by the multi award-winning and internationally-acclaimed opera singer opera singer Avi...
Nairobi What's on
Theatrical Play: If I Were You
24 August-8 September 2012. The Phoenix Players present this theatrical play, entitled If I Were You and directed by Caroline Odongo.
It tells the story of an ordinary family, the Rodales, who hide...
Dar Es Salaam What's on
24 September-7 October 2012. This Contemporary Dance Festival, better known as Visa 2 Dance, gathers international dance companies and choreographers, who will perform life along with Tanzanian artist...
