See what the Mail & Guardian has rounded up as this week’s not-to-be-missed hot-ticket events.
Cape Town
♦ 2006 Standard Bank Young Artist winner Sylvaine Strike and 1986 Standard Bank Young Artist winner Andrew Buckland, along with Toni Morkel, star in the production Tobacco, and the Harmful Effects Thereof. The main character, Ivan, is told to give a lecture on the harmful effects of tobacco by his wife. Throughout the production he unpacks and explores this topic in a candid way.
WHEN Until June 13. WHERE The Baxter Theatre, Main Rd, Rondebosch, Cape Twn 7700. TIME 7.30pm. COST R120 to R150. INFO visit
Judith Sephuma
♦ Multiple award-winning singer Judith Sephuma is launching her latest jazz album, One Word. This performance is part of a six-city tour that includes Durban and Bloemfontein. Sephuma, who describes the album as Afrofunk, worked with Cape Town musician Mark Goliath and songwriters from Democratic Republic of Congo and Mozambique. She also sings some of the songs in Portuguese.
WHEN June 6. WHERE Artscape, DF Malan St, Foreshore, Cape Town 8001. COST R250 to R350. TIME 7:30pm. TICKETS Available at Computicket. INFO visit
Kyle Shepherd – the Claude Cozens Trio
♦ Jazz ensemble the Claude Cozens Trio promises to bring fire to the Artscape Arena with their upcoming performance. The trio, made up of pianist Kyle Shepherd, bassist Benjamin Jephta and drummer Claude Cozens, draws inspiration from genres such as fusion and hip-hop. There will be a special performance by Zoe Modiga, JitsVinger, Mark Fransman and Hilton Schilder.
WHEN June 5 and 6. WHERE Artscape Arena, DF Malan St, Foreshore, Cape Town 8001. TIME 7:30pm. COST R65. TICKETS Available at Computicket. INFO visit
via Mail & Guardian
