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Woensdag, 16 Desember 2015
What’s On | Wat’s Waar V The Lilliput Children’s Theatre Company will be presenting The Elves and the Shoemaker at the Nassau Theatre in Newlands at 10:00 daily until Friday 18 December. Tickets cost R60 at Computicket. V We didn’t come to hell for the croissants: Seven deadly new stories for consenting adults with Jemma Kahn and Roberto Pombo will be at the Alexander upstairs theatre until Saturday 19 December. Visit shows.alexanderbar.co.za for tickets and more.
Get to know ’em: Crimson House will be headlining this year’s
Little Known Blues Fest at Hillcrest Quarry on Saturday 9 January from 13:00. The festival aims to provide a platform for lesser known blues acts and will include Steel String Junkies, Urban Blues, Bluerocracy, Bluz Cruz, Borderline, Bluesboy and Blue Jets while Tony Shine will hold things together as the MC before the festival ends with an allstar jam session. Tickets cost R100 at the gate and children under 13 enter free. PHOTO: HYLTON BOUCHER
V Cape Town City Ballet will be presenting The Nutcracker until Thursday 24 December. Tickets are available at Computicket. Visit www.capetowncityballet.org.za for more about show times and the annual “Fairy Parade”. V 99 Hits will be on stage at Barnyard Willowbridge from Tuesday until Thursday 31 December. Visit www.barnyardtheatre.co.za for bookings and more. V Stuart Taylor’s 2015 in Revue with Stuart Taylor, Mel Jones and Oscar Petersen will be at The Baxter Theatre until 9 January (Tuesday to Saturdays). Tickets are available at Computicket. V Janice Honeyman will be presenting Bangalory’s Back for the little ones at the Baxter Golden Arrow studio until Saturday 9 January at 10:00 and 12:00, Tuesdays to Saturdays. Tickets are available at Computicket.
Go out rocking: Blues
meets Rock will be ending off the year with one last party at the Durbanville Golf Club on Friday from 20:00. Jesse Jordan (pictured) will be on stage with Pebbleman, Boulevard Blues, Redeye Riaan (vocals) and Nick Becker (sax) from Crimson House, as well as Nhoza Sitsholwana and mystery guests. The evening will include a lucky draw with a Fender guitar, a Paul Bothners voucher, cash and a mystery Christmas gift up for grabs. Tickets cost R80 at the door or call 021 976 8120 to book a table.
V Kings, Queens and Divas, a tribute to the “aristocracy” of music, will be on stage at GrandWest’s Roxy revue bar until 9 January 2015. Tickets at Computicket. V Platform 9 Two Park Station starring Theo Jantjies (Xander, 7de Laan) and Maurice Paige (Calvin, Isidingo) will be on stage at the Baxter’s Golden Arrow studio until Saturday 16 January. Tickets are available at Computicket. V Comedy on Roll presents an open mic night at Obviously Armchair in Observatory on Wednesdays from 21:30. R30. Follow @ComedyOnARoll on Twitter for more. V Chommiez is terug op die verhoog in die Drostdyteater vanaand (Woensdag 16 Desember) met ’n splinternuwe produksie met die naam Krimis Crisis 2. R100. Bespreek by info@drostdyteater.co.za of 087 943 3189. V James Grace will be presenting Guitar Hero, a tribute to the guitar icons of the 20th Century at the UCT College of Music’s Chisholm recital room tonight (Wednesday). Visit www.jamesgrace.co.za or call 072 434 0345 for more information or to book. V Andriëtte Norman en haar orkes kuier vanaand (Woensdag) en Donderdag by Die Boer. R150. Bespreek by 021 979 1911 of www.dieboer.com.
Free concert at City Hall: Alvon Collison has gathered some of
his favourite performers to present The Spirit of Christmas, a nativity play on Tuesday 22 and Wednesday 23 December at 18:30. The free concert takes place at Cape Town City Hall and features Shannon Lewis and Faried Swartz play Mary and Joseph amongst others. This is the 20th anniversary of Alvon’s Christmas show which has been seen by 25 000 people already. Pictured with him are Alexandra Becker, Zulfa Brown, Fatima Brown, Bianca Becker and Luzaan Lucas. For more information call 021 551 0969.
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V The Rainbow Puppet Theatre will present a special Christmas production of carols and The Christmas Rose puppet show at their theatre at the Constantia Waldorf School from Thursday until Sunday at 17:00. R40. Call on 021 783 2063 or email therainbow.puppettheatre@gmail.com to book. V Goran Krivokapic will perform a solo show with guest appearances by James Grace and Chloe Murphy at the UCT College of Music’s Chisholm recital room on Thursday as part of the Magnum Opus international guitar series. Visit www.jamesgrace.co.za or call 072 434 0345 for more information or to book. V Pieter Smith tree Vrydag by Die Boer op. Kaartjies kos R120. Bespreek by 021 979 1911 of www.dieboer.com. V Boulevard Blues, Pebbleman and Jesse Jordan, Redeye Riaan and Nick Becker from Crimson House, Nhoza Sitsholwana and mystery guests will be at Durbanville Golf Club on Friday for Blues meets Rock. Tickets cost R80 at the door or from 021 976 8120. V ISO will be at the V&A Waterfront on Friday from 19:00 for a free performance. V Abdullah Ibrahim will perform a solo concert at
By Die Boer: Jonathan van die OosRand
kuier van Maandag 21 tot Woensdag 23 Desember by Die Boer met Radio Raps Life 102. Kaartjies kos R120 en is by 021 979 1911 of aanlyn by www.dieboer.com beskikbaar.
the Maynardville Amphitheatre in Wynberg on Friday from 20:00. Tickets are available at www.webtickets.co.za. V The Glenn Robertson Jazz Band will feature different guest acts at Kaleidoscope café in Claremont every Friday from 19:30. Tickets cost R120 including a meal. Call 021 674 5761 to book or send an email to ghrobertson@kaleidoscope.org.za. V Spektrum Spelers bied Saterdagmiddag vanaf 13:30 Spekkies vir die kleinspan by Die Boer aan. R60. Bespreek by 021 979 1911 of www.dieboer.com. V Jannie du Toit is Saterdagaand met Susan Mouton en Gerhard Niemand by Die Boer in Eggo van jou oë te sien. R120. Bespreek by 021 979 1911 of www.dieboer.com. V Jesse Clegg will be at the Drostdy theatre in Stellenbosch on Saturday. R120. Email info@drostdyteater.co.za or call 087 943 3189 to book. V ISO will be at the Manilla Bar in CBD with Abbey Grange on Saturday from 21:00. R80 at the door. V Mel Botes kuier Sondag met sy nuwe vertoning Imaginary Friends met musiek van sy gunsteling-kitaarhelde by Die Boer. R180. Bespreek by 021 979 1911 of www.dieboer.com. V The Barleycorn Music Club meets on Mondays at 20:00 at Villager Football Club, 11 Lansdowne Road, Claremont. Entrance is (usually) R20 for members and R30 for non-members. Visit www.barleycorn .org.za for more. V Comedy on Roll will present an open mic night at I heart IT, Main Road, Rondebosch on Monday nights from 20:00. R20. Follow @ComedyOnARoll on Twitter for more. V Jonathan van die Oos-Rand kuier van Maandag 21 tot Woensdag 23 Desember by Die Boer met Radio Raps Life 102. R120. Bespreek by 021 979 1911 of www.dieboer.com. V The Mitchell’s Plain Crusader Christmas Band and the Apostle Choristers will be at the V&A Waterfront Amphitheatre on Tuesday from 18:00 to 20:00. Entrance is free. V Alvon Collison and a cast of 50 performers will be presenting The Spirit of Christmas Nativity Play at Cape Town City Hall from 18:30 on Tuesday 22 and Wednesday 23 December. Entrance is free. V The Salvation Army Band and the Cape Town Gospel Choir will be at the V&A Waterfront Amphitheatre on Wednesday 23 December from 18:00 to 20:00. Entrance is free.
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens is here. The highly anticipated movie has released at Ster-Kinekor theatres today (Wednesday). This is the first film in the new Star Wars sequel trilogy. The Star Wars saga continues with this sev-
enth entry – the first under the Walt Disney Co. umbrella. The Episode VII story will feature the forces of the First Order, an offshoot of the Galactic Empire, aligned against the Resistance, sprung from the Rebel Alliance. The story material is not based on Star Wars Legends,
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