The Mail & Guardian rounds up this week’s hot-ticket events.
Here’s the selection for Cape Town.
FINE ART
Whatiftheworld, 1 Argyle Street, Woodstock, Cape Town:
Foreign Bodies is a group exhibition of new work by Sanell Aggenbach, Julia Rosa Clark, Pierre Fouché, Dan Halter, Mohau Modisakeng, Athi-Patra Ruga, Rowan Smith and Moffat Takadiwa. Until January 23.
Are We Good Enough features portraiture by Lakin Ogunbanwo. Until January 23.
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AVA Gallery, 35 Church Street, Cape Town:
Cape Town Salon: The AVA pays tribute to more than 20 years of Rose Korber’s Salon exhibitions. Until January 23.
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THEATRE
The Baxter Theatre, Rondebosch, Cape Town:
Platform 9 – To Park Station stars actors Maurice Paige and Theodore Jantjies (see photo above) and is directed by Christo Davids. It’s performed in Afrikaans and English and it follows the lives of two friends, Theo, a chef, and Mau, an aspiring rapper, who embark on a train journey to Jo’burg’s Park Station from Cape Town to work at an event. The friends meet other interesting characters on the train and face several obstacles. Until January 16, 7.30pm. Tickets cost R110.
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FILM
The Labia, 68 Orange Street, Cape Town:
The comedy-drama Joy, which has been nominated for two Golden Globes, stars Hollywood A-listers Jennifer Lawrence, Robert de Niro, Bradley Cooper and Edgar Ramirez. The film is loosely based on the story of Joy Mangano, a self-made millionaire. She was a divorced mother with three children in the early 1990s when she invented the Miracle Mop and became an overnight success. January 8 to 14.
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COMEDY
The Baxter Theatre, Rondebosch, Cape Town:
Stuart Taylor teams up with fellow comedians Mel Jones and Oscar Petersen in his latest comedy offering, Stuart Taylor’s 2015 in Review. The three reflect on matters ranging from load-shedding to politicians. The show is directed by Brent Palmer, with additional material written by comedians Martin Evans and Yaaseen Barnes. Until January 9. Tickets cost R100 to R200.
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via Mail & Guardian
