8 ENTERTAINMENT
PEOPLE'S POST | MITCHELL'S PLAIN Tuesday, 8 March 2016
Film man gets his just rewards A
successful local director and producer will be releasing his new South African romantic comedy drama, Sonskyn Beperk, this weekend. Penlyn Estate’s Maynard Kraak has had a long, fruitful career in the local entertainment industry. He has directed successful television shows like Generations, This Life, Binneland, Scandal, Parys Parys and Loitering in Jozi, produced the box office hit Knysna and produced, conceptualised and directed the romantic comedy Vrou Soek Boer. Maynard’s latest offering opens at cinemas on Friday. The film stars Anelle Bester and Neels van Jaarsveld. The story centres on the current obsession the world has with craft beer. The story starts in New York, before lead charac-
Maynard Kraak from Penlyn Estate is dedicated to giving young creatives a platform to show their mettle.
V DJ JP Silver and international saxophonist George Sax will be playing electro swing with guest instrumentalists for The Swing Café at Sticks McGee in Rondebosch every Friday from 19:30 to 22:00. Entry costs R20. Call 021 685 2871 to book.
ter Anya du Plessis travels back to South Africa where she must help her father save the family farm. Enter craft brewer Ruan who is looking for the perfect beer recipe. Things get complicated when he tries to steal Anya’s father’s recipe. As a producer, Maynard’s films have earned millions at the local box office. “The film is a celebration of South Africa’s diversity, in front of and behind the camera,” he says. With Sonskyn Beperk, Maynard aimed to give an opportunity for young creatives to show off their talents in an environment where they wouldn’t normally be able to be in a senior decision-making role or to demonstrate just how capable they are. “From writer through production to editor, that responsibility they were entrusted with bore tremendous dividends in the endproduct, of which I am especially proud,” Maynard adds. The movie’s star, Anelle, is a good example of this policy. The production team spent fourteen months in casting, “leaving no stone unturned” in their search for fresh talent: the result would mean giving Anelle a break she may not otherwise have gotten. “The love for what we do, the care for what we produce and the honesty with which we have pursued the creation of this film, can be felt from the first to last moments of the film.” Later this year, Maynard will release his highly anticipated English film Finders Keepers which, he says, is one of the most exciting projects he has ever worked on. This year will also see Maynard shooting action film Beast while he conceptualises the two films he plans on shooting next year.
V I Turned Away and She Was Gone, written and performed by Jennie Reznek, will be at the Magnet Theatre until Saturday. Tickets are available at Webtickets.co.za. V XX (kiss kiss) with Kelly Atkins, Rori Bingham, Marcus Mabie and Cleo Notcutt runs at the Alexander Upstairs Theatre until Saturday. Visit shows.alexanderbar.co.za for tickets and more information. V The Kingmakers with Pierre Malherbe, Rebecca Makin-Taylor and Brent Palmer will be at the Fugard Theatre until Saturday 19 March. Tickets are available at Computicket. V Sweeney Todd with Jonathan Roxmouth and Charon Williams-Ross will be on stage at Theatre on the Bay until Saturday 9 April. Tickets are available at Computicket. V District Six – Kanala, a David Kramer musical, will be on stage at the Fugard Theatre until Sunday 22 May. Tickets are available at Computicket.
V The Jungle Theatre Company will present Butterfly Dreams in the Company Gardens (the Paddocks opposite the museum) on Saturday at 10:30. The show is free, but donations will be taken after the performance. Visit www.jungletheatre.co.za for more. V Just Jinjer will be at Café Roux in Noordhoek on Saturday at 16:00. Tickets cost R200 for table seating or R120 for a spot on the grass. Visit www.caferouxsessions.co.za or www.webtickets.co.za to book. V Mel Jones, Martin Davis (UK), Yaaseen Barnes and Westley Cockrell will be at the Cape Town Comedy Club on Saturday. Tickets are available at Computicket. V Victor Tichart will be presenting a concert of chamber music by Bach, Beethoven, Bruch and Shostakovich, featuring Samantha Durant (violin) and Pearl Jung (cello), at the UCT College of Music’s Chrisholm recital room on Sunday at 15:30. Tickets cost R90 or R50 for students, including refreshments. Call 072 969 7297 to book.
V Myddle Earth will be at the Blah Blah Bar in the city centre on Wednesday at 20:30. Entry costs R30. Call 082 349 8849 for bookings or more information. V Kurt Schoonraad, Martin Davis (UK), Yaaseen Barnes and Westley Cockrell will be at the Cape Town Comedy Club on Wednesday and Thursday. Tickets are available at Computicket.
CIRCUS IN THE CITY: Zip Zap
Circus School will give circus fans a behindthescenes look into circus life. The instructors from the school’s “dare to dream” pro gramme will present their new show Emaceleni Sideways at the Zip Zap Dome in CBD on Friday 11 March at 19:00 and Saturday 12 March at 15:00 and 19:00. Some of the acts in Emaceleni Sideways include handtohand acrobatics. Visit www.zipzap.co.za for more.
V Musicology, a chronological journey through the history of music, featuring Candice Michelle, is at the Kalk Bay Theatre from tonight until Saturday 19 March. Visit www.kalkbaytheatre.co.za for tickets or more information. V Comedy on a Roll presents an open mic night at Obviously Armchair in Observatory on Wednesdays from 21:30. Entry costs R30. Follow @ComedyOnARoll on Twitter for more.
V The Shaun Jacobs Band will be at Café Roux in Noordhoek from Wednesday until Friday at 20:30 (dinner will be served from 19:30). Entry costs R150. Visit www.caferouxsessions.co.za or www.webtickets.co.za to book. V Counterpoint will be presenting Emma du Preez, Jonny Luck and Francesca Biancoli at the Blah Blah Bar in the city centre on Thursday at 20:30. Tickets cost R60 from Quicket.co.za or R80 at the door. V Stone Jets and Mobbing Bali will be at the Blah Blah Bar in the city centre on Friday at 21:30. Entry costs R50. Call 082 349 8849 for bookings or more information. V DeFINitioN will be playing blues rock covers at the Bay Sports Bar and Restaurant in Constantia on Friday from 19:00. Entrance is free. Call 021 794 0652 for more. V The Glenn Robertson Jazz Band will feature different guest acts at Kaleidoscope Café in Claremont every Friday at 19:30. Tickets cost R120, including a meal. Call 021 674 5761 to book or email ghrobertson@ kaleidoscope.org.za. X1R6F2H9-QK080316
V Carl Weber, Martin Davis (UK), Yaaseen Barnes and Westley Cockrell will be at the Cape Town Comedy Club on Friday and Sunday. Tickets are available at Computicket.
V Al Bairre and Bye Beneco will be at Kirstenbosch on Sunday as part of the Summer Sunset Concert Series. Visit www.webtickets.co.za to book.
V The Musicanti Chamber Orchestra will be performing with soloists Henk Pretorius (oboe), David Little (clarinet), Glyn PHOTO: JOAN WARD Partridge (bassoon) and Len WorthingtonSmith (horn) at St Martini Church, Long Street on Sunday from 18:00. Tickets cost R70, R40 for students and R10 for scholars at the door. V Jose Dias will be performing the work of Beethoven for the Richard Wagner Society at Kingsgate, Beach Road, Sea Point on Sunday from 18:30. Tickets cost R230 for members or R250 for guests and include wine and a buffet. Email jillycohen@absamail.co.za or call 082 459 6225 for bookings or more information. V The Barleycorn Music Club meets at Villager Football Club, 11 Lansdowne Road, Claremont on Mondays at 20:00. Entrance is (usually) R20 for members and R30 for non-members. Visit www.barleycorn.org.za. V Comedy on a Roll will present an open mic night at I heart IT, Main Road, Rondebosch on Monday nights from 20:00. Entry costs R20. Follow@ComedyOnARoll on Twitter. V Sacs High School will be presenting The Pirates of Penzance with help from Springfield, Sans Souci, Westerford and Rustenburg schools as well as the Sacs High Concert Band from Tuesday 15 until Thursday 17 March at 19:00. Tickets cost R40 or R20 for children. Email musicadmin@sacollege.org.za to book. V Cape Town Opera will be presenting Salome at the Artscape Opera House on Tuesday 15, Thursday 17 and Saturday 19 March. Tickets are available at Computicket.