LE GRAND CIRQUE FANTAZIE - Joburg Theatre, Johannesburg, South Africa
Joburg Theatre brought you - for the first time in South Africa - the spectacular extravaganza known as LE GRAND CIRQUE. After 54 sold-out performances, it has become the most in-demand show from our patrons for a return visit. We are absolutely delighted that we can now announce an exclusive four-week triumphant return of LE GRAND CIRQUE with its new edition LE GRAND CIRQUE FANTAZIE.
LE GRAND CIRQUE FANTAZIE will run at The Mandela at the JoBurg Theatre in Johannesburg from 15 July - 8 August 2010.
WEST SIDE STORY in SOUTH AFRICA at JOBURG THEATRE 2017
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Perhaps the best Musical ever written – WEST SIDE STORY – explodes on to the stage at the Joburg Theatre in 2017.
The Fugard Theatre’s smash hit musical West Side Story transfers to Johannesburg by overwhelming popular demand!
After receiving rave reviews across the board from critics and audiences alike, Eric Abraham and the Fugard Theatre’s smash hit, all South African production of West Side Story will be presented at the Mandela Theatre (Joburg Theatre) in January 2017 by popular demand.
West Side Story, which enjoyed a staggeringly successful, sold-out run at the Artscape Opera House in Cape Town in July 2015, was the Fugard Theatre’s first out of house production five years on from the official opening in 2010.
Eric Abraham and the Fugard Theatre, the creators and producers of other outstanding runaway hits like The Rocky Horror Show, Kat & the Kings, Orpheus in Africa, Cabaret and District Six – Kanala, have created a phenomenal 100% South African production on an unprecedented grand-scale which left audiences mesmerised night after night.
Starlight Express at Joburg Theatre 2013
One of the best loved and longest running musicals in theatrical history explodes onto the South African stage with a brand new production helmed by acclaimed, award-winning director JANICE HONEYMAN.
Produced by the theatre's Chief Executive Officer, BERNARD JAY, the all-South African company promises to take you on the ride of a lifetime - with two hours of speed, spectacle, energy, daredevil stunts and turbo-charged excitement, combined with dazzling sets and costumes, extraordinary roller-choreography and some of Andrew Lloyd Webber's most memorable musical hits.
Essentially a rock musical, STARLIGHT EXPRESS follows a child's dream in which his toy train set comes to life; famously the actors perform wearing roller skates.
The Joburg Theatre 2013 production of STARLIGHT EXPRESS will be the first ever 'non-replica' interpretation officially licensed by Lloyd Webber and his Really Useful Theatre Company since the show's inception in 1984.
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Jo'burg Theater stages 'The Color Purple'
The first international staging of “The Color Purple Revival” is opening at the Joburg Theatre with an all-South African cast. The play is based on Alice Walker’s 1982 novel. CGTN's Julie Scheier has more
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The biggest African Musical ‘Sarafina!’ comes to Joburg Theatre.
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The biggest African Musical ‘Sarafina!’ comes to Joburg Theatre.
32 years of SARAFINA! in Commemoration of Youth Month
Committed Artists Theatricals in association with the Joburg Theatre, will be staging the Broadway renowned award winning production of Sarafina! from 14th to 24th June 2018 on the Mandela Stage at Joburg Theatre.
Directed by Dr Mbongeni Ngema, the show will be staged during Youth month to inspire and encourage young people while celebrating the centenary of South Africa’s finest humanitarian – the late statesman Nelson Mandela.
One of South Africa’s most iconic symbols of the struggle for social and political freedom and justice, Sarafina! was conceived and directed by Dr Mbongeni Ngema who has written and arranged the music and lyrics with additional songs by late Dr Hugh Masekela.
“It is befitting that South Africa’s most successful theatrical export is finally coming to the Mandela Stage at Joburg Theatre; a new generation of theatre goers will get to experience this rich musical legacy and re-ignite the believe within young people that South Africa is able to produce work that is amongst the best in the world”, says Makhaola Ndebele, Artistic Director at Joburg City Theatres.
Sarafina! was adapted to become a school set work and it is studied by learners in schools across the African continent. The play, which depicts students involved in the 1976 Soweto Uprising against apartheid, was created in June 1986 and premiered at The Market Theatre in Johannesburg in June 1987, with Leleti Khumalo in the title role as the school girl activist, Sarafina!.
The powerhouse musical took Broadway by storm in January 1988 during black history month culminating in a 2 year run on Broadway in Manhattan New York City and a 5 year tour of the United States of America. Concurrently a second cast of Sarafina! premiered in 1988 and went on to tour the world for 4 years which included the UK, Europe, Australia, Japan and West Africa.
Sarafina! was later converted into a Hollywood Feature Film starring Whoopie Goldberg, Leleti Khumalo, Dr Mbongeni Ngema, Dr. John Kani and Dr.Mirriam Makeba with the sound track produced by Dr Mbongeni Ngema and Quincy Jones. This captured the imagination of the world and this engraved Sarafina! as a symbol of African triumph and hope the world.
The NAACP (National Advancement of Coloured Peoples) movement saluted this giant endeavour by an African Son of the soil, Dr Mbongeni Ngema, with 11 image awards in Hollywood Beverly Hills. A Grammy award nomination and 5 Broadway Tony Award nominations were bestowed in his honour.
January 2017 saw the return of Sarafina! at the Pretoria State Theatre to an audience exceeding 50,000 during its stay from February 2017 to April 2017.
Johannesburg National School of the Arts - Dance Spectrum, 2015
Johannesburg National School of the Arts - DANCE SPECTRUM, 2015.
Phenomenal Woman - poem by Maya Angelou
Music: E.S. Posthumus - Isunova Pi
The NSA Dance Spectrum 2015 was held at the Nelson Mandela Theatre (Johannesburg Civic Theatre) - the dancers were phenomenal!
Phenomenal Woman
BY MAYA ANGELOU
Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.
I’m not cute or built to suit a fashion model’s size
But when I start to tell them,
They think I’m telling lies.
I say,
It’s in the reach of my arms,
The span of my hips,
The stride of my step,
The curl of my lips.
I’m a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That’s me.
I walk into a room
Just as cool as you please,
And to a man,
The fellows stand or
Fall down on their knees.
Then they swarm around me,
A hive of honey bees.
I say,
It’s the fire in my eyes,
And the flash of my teeth,
The swing in my waist,
And the joy in my feet.
I’m a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That’s me.
Men themselves have wondered
What they see in me.
They try so much
But they can’t touch
My inner mystery.
When I try to show them,
They say they still can’t see.
I say,
It’s in the arch of my back,
The sun of my smile,
The ride of my breasts,
The grace of my style.
I’m a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That’s me.
Now you understand
Just why my head’s not bowed.
I don’t shout or jump about
Or have to talk real loud.
When you see me passing,
It ought to make you proud.
I say,
It’s in the click of my heels,
The bend of my hair,
the palm of my hand,
The need for my care.
’Cause I’m a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That’s me.
KWELA BAFANA+ presented by The SIBIKWA PLAYERS at the Market Theatre Johannesburg EPK
A musical journey that will leave you dancing and wanting more... - Gwen Ansell, Business Day
Following sold-out performances at the Victory Theatre last year, Kwela Bafana+ is once again about to take Jozi by storm. Starting 25 May, put on your most fabulous dancing shoes and head for the Market Theatre, where Bra B Ngwenya and the Kwela Bafana Band will get your feet tapping to the vibrant tunes reminiscent of South African townships in the 50s.
A distinctive style of music was born from the shabeen scene in the 1950s. It was funky and audacious and could liven up a dance floor in a moment. It was also layered with innuendo as it descriptively portrayed township life during an era in the country when people were faced with apartheid's ugliness, which included the devastation of forced removals. To survive these adverse times, music became an escape and, although it was often uplifting, the undertones of tragedy and fear were always evident. The hauntingly evocative penny-whistle or kwela -- meaning get up or kwela kwela describing the police vans - was made famous through kwela music during these times. It was this fabulous 50's street music, with its magical jazzy undertones, which had revellers living up the night life inside the noisy walls of the shabeens, where kwela sounds, non-stop action and the never-ending flow of beer kept people's hopes and dreams alive.
No payment on arrival PLEASE!
Ticket Prices
Tues R75, Wed & Thurs R95, Fri & Sat R160, Sun R120
Kwela Bafana+, A Night in a 50's Shabeen, is an engaging musical story, which brings to life the unforgettable sights and sounds of South Africa during a decade known for producing a distinctive flavour in song and dance. Directed by renowned Sibikwa Art Centre founders Phyllis Klotz and Smal Ndaba, with musical direction by the multi-talented Themba Mkhize - who has among his many accolades arranged and composed the music for both the Confederation and World Cup - and choreography by the internationally-acclaimed Todd Twala, Kwela Bafana+ will warm the hearts of an eclectic and multicultural audience.
Boy Ngwenya, an original member of the Woodywood Peckers and the famous King Kong cast, brings authentic 50's flair and personality to his performance. Then, accompanying Bra B, audiences can look forward to the award-winning talents of actress Velaphi Khumalo, who has, in previous Kwela productions, become one of the shows biggest attractions. Khumalo is a tour de force to be reckoned and brings some seriously powerful vocal talents to her performance.
This fabulous musical theatre features numbers from the classic, King Kong, songs by Victor Ndlazilwane of the Woodywood Peckers and Dambuza Mdledle of the Manhattan Brothers. These kwela songs became a hallmark sound in the South African township jazz genre and were sadly lost in the intense political history of those times. Now, Kwela Bafana will pay homage to the rich heritage of this definitive 50's-style, urban township music.
Insist on speaking to Anthony for that special ticket price¡
Call the Special Ticket Hot line Now 083-246- 4950
Season Dates: 25th May -- 24th June, 2012.
Tuesday to Saturday 8pm, Sunday 3pm
20 -25% discounts for block booking (excluding Tuesdays)
This EPK produced by Paul Tilsley and multi-camera unit at Competent Artistes
'Africa Day Groove' 2019; Soweto theatre - Johannesburg South Africa - Oha TV.
Africa Day Groove 2019; Soweto theatre - Johannesburg SA. Oha TV.
south africa, congo, senegal, nigeria - SOWETO ; JOHANNESBURG ; SOUTH AFRICA ; THEATRE ;
2019;
Theatre: Colour Purple @ Joburg Theatre
Mbuso Khoza presents The Battle Of Isandlwana @ The Joburg Theatre part 1
Joburg Ballet
Last year The South African Mzansi Ballet changed its name from Mzansi Ballet, to what is now known as Joburg Ballet. This came after the City of Johannesburg injected R8-million funding to this initiative. One of the events highlighted in their program is the rejuvenation of the city, and one of the ways to do this is through dance.
Sunjata at the Market Theatre Johannesburg
Cameron Kemp talks about the play he's in
SIZWE BANZI IS DEAD: excerpt from Market Theatre Johannesburg production onstage till December 14
SIZWE BANZI IS DEAD
26 Nov 2014 - 14 Dec 2014
Venue: Main Theatre
Duration: 90 Minutes
Age Restriction: 13
The Market Theatre, in association with McCarter Theatre Centre and Syracuse Stage, presents
SIZWE BANZI IS DEAD
by arrangement with DALRO (Pty) Limited
A play by Athol Fugard, John Kani and Winston Ntshona
A new production of the award-winning classic play Sizwe Banzi is Dead will premiere at the Market Theatre in November 2014 for a limited season, before touring international stages in 2015.
The creative collaboration between Athol Fugard, John Kani and Winston Ntshona produced South African classics in the early ’70s that dominated the theatre landscape locally and globally – with Sizwe Banzi is Dead and The Island being among their most revered works that continue to be reproduced around the world today. The Broadway run of the two plays earned Kani and Ntshona a joint Tony Award for best actor in a play in 1975.
Forty years later, Sizwe Banzi is Dead is back in a new incarnation, starring a new generation of South African actors, Atandwa Kani and Mncedisi Baldwin Shabangu, are award-winning actors with impressive stage pedigrees. The new production of Sizwe Banzi, directed by John Kani, will see these two exceptional talents sharing a stage for the very first time as they recreate the iconic characters made famous by Kani and Ntshona all those years ago.
Production information
Playwrights Athol Fugard, John Kani and Winston Ntshona
Director John Kani
Lighting designer Mannie Manim
Stage manager Lebeisa Molapo
Performance times Tues-Sat: 20h15
Sun: 15h15
NB: Tickets cost R83 on Tuesdays and Wednesdays!
To make block bookings, please contact Anthony Ezeoke or Neo Letsogo on 011 832 1641 ext 121 or 135.
Television production by Competent Artistes. competentartistes.tv
Sister Act at Joburg theatre 2015
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SISTER ACT WILL HAVE ITS FIRST SOUTH AFRICAN PRODUCTION IN 2015
Bernard Jay, Executive Producer at Joburg Theatre in Braamfontein, announces the South African première production of the feel-amazing musical comedy SISTER ACT.
SISTER ACT will open on the stage of The Mandela at Joburg Theatre on July 14th and run until August 16th 2015.
“As a theatre producer, you see musicals in the West End and on Broadway and you come out saying ‘We must to do that in South Africa’” says Jay. Then so often the production rights for this part of the world are not yet available, or one of our competitors in the industry already has them locked up. So you keep trying. And when you ‘hit lucky’ it’s like New Year’s Eve! Ever since seeing SISTER ACT at the London Palladium in 2009, I’ve been aching to do a South African production. I believe that our audiences will adore it.”
Market Theatre JOHANNESBURG: 'CLOSER' excerpts
This production of Closer, directed by Sello Maake Ka-Ncube, was staged at the Market Johannesburg in 2010Television production excerpts by Paul Tilsley and Competent Artistes. competentartistes.tv
KWELA BAFANA ONSTAGE AT THE MARKET THEATRE JOHANNESBURG EXTRACT 1
A musical journey that will leave you dancing and wanting more... - Gwen Ansell, Business Day
Following sold-out performances at the Victory Theatre last year, Kwela Bafana+ is once again about to take Jozi by storm. Starting 25 May, put on your most fabulous dancing shoes and head for the Market Theatre, where Bra B Ngwenya and the Kwela Bafana Band will get your feet tapping to the vibrant tunes reminiscent of South African townships in the 50s.
A distinctive style of music was born from the shabeen scene in the 1950s. It was funky and audacious and could liven up a dance floor in a moment. It was also layered with innuendo as it descriptively portrayed township life during an era in the country when people were faced with apartheid's ugliness, which included the devastation of forced removals. To survive these adverse times, music became an escape and, although it was often uplifting, the undertones of tragedy and fear were always evident. The hauntingly evocative penny-whistle or kwela -- meaning get up or kwela kwela describing the police vans - was made famous through kwela music during these times. It was this fabulous 50's street music, with its magical jazzy undertones, which had revellers living up the night life inside the noisy walls of the shabeens, where kwela sounds, non-stop action and the never-ending flow of beer kept people's hopes and dreams alive.
No payment on arrival PLEASE!
Ticket Prices
Tues R75, Wed & Thurs R95, Fri & Sat R160, Sun R120
Kwela Bafana+, A Night in a 50's Shabeen, is an engaging musical story, which brings to life the unforgettable sights and sounds of South Africa during a decade known for producing a distinctive flavour in song and dance. Directed by renowned Sibikwa Art Centre founders Phyllis Klotz and Smal Ndaba, with musical direction by the multi-talented Themba Mkhize - who has among his many accolades arranged and composed the music for both the Confederation and World Cup - and choreography by the internationally-acclaimed Todd Twala, Kwela Bafana+ will warm the hearts of an eclectic and multicultural audience.
Boy Ngwenya, an original member of the Woodywood Peckers and the famous King Kong cast, brings authentic 50's flair and personality to his performance. Then, accompanying Bra B, audiences can look forward to the award-winning talents of actress Velaphi Khumalo, who has, in previous Kwela productions, become one of the shows biggest attractions. Khumalo is a tour de force to be reckoned and brings some seriously powerful vocal talents to her performance.
This fabulous musical theatre features numbers from the classic, King Kong, songs by Victor Ndlazilwane of the Woodywood Peckers and Dambuza Mdledle of the Manhattan Brothers. These kwela songs became a hallmark sound in the South African township jazz genre and were sadly lost in the intense political history of those times. Now, Kwela Bafana will pay homage to the rich heritage of this definitive 50's-style, urban township music.
Insist on speaking to Anthony for that special ticket price¡
Call the Special Ticket Hot line Now 083-246- 4950
Season Dates: 25th May -- 24th June, 2012.
Tuesday to Saturday 8pm, Sunday 3pm
20 -25% discounts for block booking (excluding Tuesdays)This extract produced by Paul Tilsley and multi-camera unit at Competent Artistes
Kofifi Theatre Company
Kofifi Theatre Company presents the 1986 play 'Sophiatown' -- this clip is from the Soweto Theatre run April 2013. For more information contact: thmcentre@mweb.co.za
Produced by the Trevor Huddleston Centre, with guest director Alexander Gifford from the UK, this production commemorates three important legacies from South Africa's history: (i) the Centenary of the Native Land Act 1913 that began the process of white people appropriating land from black people which led to forced removals across the country, starting in Sophiatown in 1955 (under the Native Resettlement Act; (ii) the centenary of Father Huddleston's birth, June 15 1913 -- Huddleston was a life-long activist against racism and apartheid, who spent 12 formative years in Sophiatown between 1943-1955; and (iii) 100 years of Sophiatown being a neighbourhood (1912).
Despite its past, Sophiatown today is again one of the most diverse suburbs in South Africa. Kofifi Theatre Company is based in a heritage site and works in the historic house of Dr A B Xuma -- one of only four buildings to survive the Sophiatown demolitions between 1955-1962.
- see what's on in our historic suburb, from daily tours, photographic gallery, the heritage centre hosting live jazz monthly.
Naledi Theatre Awards 2019 @ Joburg Theatre - Joburgtv Entertainment - 20 May 2019
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EXCERPTS FROM 'ASINAMALI', ONSTAGE AT THE MARKET THEATRE JOHANNESBURG TILL 18 AUGUST 2013
ASINAMALI
16 Jul 2013 - 18 Aug 2013
Venue: Barney Simon Theatre at the Market Theatre
Age Restriction: 13
One of the greatest hits of the South African stage, the multi-award-winning musical drama, Asinamali!, is returning to the Market Theatre. A show of immense vitality, sadness and humour, makes for compelling theatre, mingling exhilarating dance and mime with hypnotic choral singing.
Written by Mbongeni Ngema, this is a tale of five black prisoners brought together in a South African prison. Each of these men have a story, as one gleefully tells of his affair with his white master`s wife; another lustily acts out the life of his hero, an urban con-man. Others tell of their frustrating, humiliating search for work permits. Others speak of their involvement with Dube`s movement, yet all spit out their contempt for the police informers who contributed to his death.
Directed by Market Theatre Laboratory graduate, Prince Lamla of Woza Albert!, this classic South African play was inspired by events that surrounded the 1983 rent strike in the Lamontville township, led by the martyred activist Msizi Dube, in which the rallying cry was `Asinamali!` - which is Zulu for ``We have no money!`` The play has since gone on to travel widely internationally and is one of the most important plays from apartheid South Africa.
For more information please visit our website, markettheatre.co.za or Tel: 011-832 1641 or book via Computicket.
Excerpts filmed by Competent Artistes, competentartistes.tv.
Saffron Book Launch | Joburg Theatre | Johannesburg
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Chatting to one of the contributing authors, Nabihah Plaatjes, of
SAFFRON: A collection of personal narratives by Muslim Women edited by Dr Zaheera Jina Asvat, published by African Publishing, at the book launch at the The Fringe at Joburg Theatre.
SAFFRON: A collection of personal narratives by Muslim Women is an anthology of writing that draws on the lived realities of Muslim women. Food and cooking, hardship and conflict, intimacy, baby-making, children, living with in-laws and self-esteem are some of the experiences unpacked in this collection of poignant personal narratives. This collection will remind and reassure that, although life brings with it many challenges, you as a woman are never alone in what you go through – many women walk the journey with you.
With Contributions from:
Shakira Akabor, Feroza Arbee, Afzad-Al, Najma Ansari, Adela Bootha, Saaleha Idrees Bamjee, Saffiya Ismail Cassim, Maymoona Rajah Chohan, Sabera Chothia, Khairun-Nisaa Dadipatel, Quraisha Dawood, Mariam B. Daya, Ayesha Desai Yasmin Denat, Papatia Feauxzar, Gouwa Gabier, Jamela Garda, Maimoonah Gori, Rehana Gunduwalla (Moosajee), Somayya Hansrod, Waasila Jassat, Zaheera Jina, Safeera Kaka, Fatima Kazee, Raashida Khan, Sumayya Mehtar, Shauqeen Mizaj, N. Moola, Zayboon Motala, Hina Nafe, Nabeela Noorani, Khalida Moosa, Nurnazida Nazri, Dilshad Parker, Nabihah Plaatjes, Layla Abdullah-Poulos, Shaakira Rahiman-Saleh, Mumtaz Moosa Saley, Yumna Samari, Fatima Bheekoo-Shah, Hawa Bibi Shahaboodien, Aneesa Bodiat-Sujee, Safiyyah Sujee, Safiyyah Surtee, Razina Theba, Zara Valli
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