The Mail & Guardian round up of this week’s not-to-be-missed hot-ticket events, included these for Cape Town.
Cape Town
♦ The 1960s Tony award-winning Broadway musical Cabaret, featuring music by John Kander and Fred Ebb and based on stories by Christopher Isherwood, has made a comeback. The Cape Town show is directed by Matthew Wild and features Charl-Johan Lingenfelder and Claire Taylor. The story is set in pre-World War II Berlin and follows the life of Sally Bowles, a singer in the underground Kit Kat Klub, where she and her ensemble take the stage nightly to encourage the crowd to forget their troubles.
WHEN Until June 13. WHERE The Fugard Theatre, Corporation Street, Cape Town 8001. COST R100 to R280. INFO Visit
♦ Another Broadway classic, Little Shop of Horrors, is being staged with a cast that includes Alan Committie as Seymour Krelborn and Michael Richard as Mr Mushnik, directed by Steven Stead, with design by Greg King. Krelborn works and lives in a “rundown flower shop on Skid Row” and looks for ways to make his shop a success. He decides to buy “an exotic plant” that eventually attracts customers. But in the end the plant becomes more of a headache for Krelborn.
WHEN Until June 6. WHERE Theatre on the Bay, 1 Link Street, Camps Bay, Cape Town. TIME 8pm from Monday to Friday and Sunday; 4.30pm on Saturdays. COST R225 to R300. INFO Call 021 438 3300 or visit
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