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5 days ago | 
weekendspecial.co.za | Karen Rutter
South African theatre company KickstArt Theatre, in association with the Baxter Theatre, is bringing its pantomime magic to Cape Town for the first time this winter, with Jack and the Beanstalk running from 3 to 27 July 2025. After enchanting Durban audiences for nearly three decades, KickstArt Theatre is ready to spark a new family tradition in the Mother City.
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6 days ago | 
weekendspecial.co.za | Karen Rutter
To commemorate her 20 year-anniversary on the SA music scene, Simphiwe Dana (pictured left) will be exploring the many amazing songs from her repertoire in Simphiwe Dana: 20 Years of Song at the Baxter Theatre Concert Hall on Friday 27 and Saturday 28 June 2025. This show will be an opportunity for Dana to explore the various textures of her work to date: an intuitive, multi-layered effort from a mature artist at the top of her creative powers.
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1 week ago | 
weekendspecial.co.za | Karen Rutter
The little festival with a big heart. That’s one way of describing the unique Journey to Jazz experience in Prince Albert, which had both artists and audiences aglow with a feeling of cultural and emotional connection. KAREN RUTTER was swept up in the joy:For the third time in as many years, the Journey to Jazz festival was held in Prince Albert, this past weekend, running from 1 to 4 May.
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1 week ago | 
weekendspecial.co.za | Karen Rutter
Comedian Kurt Schoonraad takes to the stage in Cape Town with his latest one-man show, Funny Side Up, which will run from 12 to 17 May 2025 at the Baxter Theatre. Bringing his signature wit, warmth, and uniquely South African humour, Funny Side Up sees Kurt tackling the absurdities of modern life, from navigating daily chaos to finding silver linings in an ever-changing world.
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2 weeks ago | 
weekendspecial.co.za | Karen Rutter
A DOLL’S HOUSE, PART 2. Lucas Hnath. With Bianca Amato, Zane Meas, Charlotte Butler and Simone Neethling. Directed by Barbara Rubin. Pictures: Fiona MacPherson. Baxter Studio. KAREN RUTTER reviewsNora’s back. But what has been going in the 15 years since she slammed the door on her family so momentously in A Doll’s House? Henrik Ibsen’s play, regarded as highly controversial when it was premiered nearly 150 years ago, featured proto-feminist Nora Helmer.
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2 weeks ago | 
weekendspecial.co.za | Karen Rutter
Get ready to lose yourself in a feast of big Filmed For IMAXblockbuster titles from April to July 2025. The films bring to life stories from some of the world’s most visionary filmmakers who are opting to film with IMAX. Through the Filmed For IMAX programme, filmmakers partner with IMAX to harness the company’s technology, from pre-production to release, to deliver the world’s most immersive cinema viewing experience.
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3 weeks ago | 
weekendspecial.co.za | Karen Rutter
Guns, roses, tilled soil and feathers – these are just some of the items to be found scattered throughout Christiaan Olwagen’s bold, irreverent and visually magnificent production of Hedda Gabler, which will runs at the Baxter Theatre with English and Afrikaans seasons. This award-winning reworking of Henrik Ibsen’s play about one of the theatre’s most enduring femme fatales is brought into the 21st century with the distinctively fiery title character played by Rolanda Marais.
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3 weeks ago | 
weekendspecial.co.za | Karen Rutter
Cape Town Opera (CTO) presents Verdi’s Aida from 23 to 31 May 2025 at Artscape. Set against a backdrop of war, forbidden love, betrayal, and cultural conflict, CTO’s Artistic Director, Magdalene Minnaar, unveils a bold, Africanfuturistic reimagining of this iconic opera. Featuring an all-South African cast, this new production transports the opera into a vivid, imagined milieu, where visual storytelling merges with cutting-edge animation and a striking minimalist set design.
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3 weeks ago | 
weekendspecial.co.za | Karen Rutter
Imagine this – a ship filled with young, talented scientists and activists from around the world, drawn together to address pressing environmental challenges. Except this is no eco-friendly fantasy, it’s very real. And it’s happening right now, on a yacht moored at the V & A Waterfront in Cape Town. From now until the end of April, the three tall masts of the historic Oosterschelde yacht mark the South African home of Darwin200, a unique global environmental project and adventure.
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4 weeks ago | 
weekendspecial.co.za | Karen Rutter
ComUnity Festival, a driving force in Cape Town’s vibrant youth scene, returns on 26 April 2025 at The Ostrich. In celebration of Freedom Day (27 April), this 12-hour showcase unites musical talent, cutting-edge fashion, and local cuisine to honour democracy, freedom, and South Africa’s rich culture. The ComUnity Festival makes its debut at The Ostrich this year, transitioning from its longtime home at the Old Biscuit Mill in Woodstock.
