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Schalk Bezuidenhout is quickly becoming one of South Africa`s best and most loved comedians. Rumour has it that, if you stare at his jerseys for long enough, you can hear Christmas music... or get a headache. No wonder they call him: Jersey Boy.FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY. FOR R1 ONLY. Catch the one and only Schalk Bezuidenhout at POPArt 

7 Deadly Sins. 7 writers. 7 new stories. Jemma Kahn and her irreverent side-kick return in the eagerly anticipated sequel to the international cult hit The Epicene Butcher with stories that seduce the sinless and astonish the immoral. It’s unmissable and definitely not for children. Unless you are an awful parent.Directed by: Lindiwe MatshikizaWritten by: Tertius Kapp, Rosa Lyster, Lebogang

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica; color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff} span.s1 {font-kerning: none} As is tradition, we like to start the new year in the nude!And so, we bring you : Naked Girls Reading With our entire January program inspired by strong womxn, our readings for this series will focus on the trial-blazing womxn as well as will

Standard Bank Young Artist for Theatre 2018, Jemma Kahn brings us the final instalment of her bewitching kamishibai series for the last time ever in Joburg. What could follow on The Epicene Butcher and We Didn’t Come to Hell for the Croissants? An epic journey into the mouth of the wolf – a voyage of self-discovery, sexy Catholics and octopus

Performer James Cairns (Dirt, The Three Little Pigs, The Snow Goose) teams up with writer Gwydion Beynon (The Epicene Butcher, Amateur Hour) to tell the epic tale of El Blanco : The White One.One of only two Gold Standard Bank Ovation Award winners at this year’s National Arts Festival, El Blanco swept audiences off their feet during the show and

In this multiple award winning production, the art of kamishibai is mis-used by the creators to tell stories of lust, beauty, honour and violence; The culmination of which is something not unlike an ex-patriots experience of Japan. Expect beautiful pictures, and horrible ideas. 

POPArt Productions proudly presentsfrom the writer of The Epicene Butcher & El Blanco: Tales of the MariachiUNFAIR LADY 12 hysterical new stories in a hilarious and sometimes scathing satire based on the women's magazine industry with all it's fallacies, inconsistencies and general nonsense.  "Cringingly good. Painfully funny... a bad-ass send up of women's magazines" - Lauren Beukes"This stunning little number from

Sex! Need we say more? Probably not, but here it goes anyway…It’s a verb, it’s a noun, it’s an adjective, its an emotion, it’s a feeling… Whatever it is to you, it definitely means a lot. One of the most subjective experiences the world over, sex is quite simply, everywhere! Sex is fun, pleasurable, painful, it creates life, ends life,

"Dis soos om by n Japannese burlesk show in die Royal Hotel op Beaufort-Wes in te stap waar ‘n S&M-konferensie gehou word." -  BeeldWe Didn't Come to Hell for the Croissants has been performed to great acclaim both internationally and locally winning a National Arts Festival Silver Ovation Award in 2015. For the first time Jemma Kahn performs her particular brand

Back for a return season following a SOLD OUT run in 2018!It has a name… But CK spends her childhood convinced that she’ll be committed if anyone finds out… so she counts… Counts to contain… Toni and director, Sylvaine Strike, have woven together a compelling narrative exploring the life of fictional character, CK, a little girl burdened by the pathological carelessness of

Let's face it, we all seriously need a laugh right now!ZoomProv is improv live on the internet. Some games adapted, some totally made up -  and the same old players playing them! It's a great laugh. Players include James Cairns, Toni Morkel, Rachael Neary,  Jess Taylor, Martin Grendele, Ncumisa Ndimeni, Avril Cummins, Hayleigh Evans, Roberto Pombo and Eduardo Cachucho. Book (for free) below  and we will

"Wanneer trou jy?" Wat n goeie vraag, aan iemand wat verloof is. 'n Minder goeie vraag aan iemand wat nie verloof is nie. Kom ons lag vir 65 minute hieroor.

Love & Prozac, the SMASH-HIT  comedy on the horrors of dating in your thirties is coming to JHB!  The show has played major venues across the country to critical acclaim - " Astounding, hilarious, a must-see!"The Star. It also earned the actress a MBOKODO Award nomination for excellence in the field of comedy.1 actress. 13  Sidesplittingly funny characters - Love

** STANDARD BANK OVATION AWARD WINNER: NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL 2016YOU SUCK (And Other Inescapable Truths) documents the spirited misadventures of a Grade 9 Afrikaans underdog and her crucial survival-advice as a minority in an Anglophile high school.It's about falling apart, fitting in, and getting even. It’s also hilariously funny, with Klara Van Wyk’s portrayal of the gum-snapping, rambunctious teen earning

POPArt Performing Arts Centre is proud to present our first administrative workshop for the year- Funding : a bifocal look with Ismail Mahomed. The workshop will focus on the basics of funding proposals looking at it through the eyes of the applicant and the funder.Market Theatre CEO and former artistic director of The National Arts Festival, Ismail Mahomed has had

The ‘Virgin’ and the ‘Whore’. Two waitresses prepare themselves for another nauseating night on the battlefields of Horrifying Hospitalica! Armed with toothpick, their razor-sharp wit, and ripe, suck-able tits, they don their aprons, hoist their fishnets and limber up to perform In Whorefish Bloomers!An adaptation of Pam-Grant and Stannard’s underground 1980s feminist ‘cabaret’. Two young actresses take on Lori and

Ahead of a 2019 international tour for this outstanding piece,  POPArt is proud to welcome back Kafka's Ape for 3 nights only! Adapted & Directed by: Phala O. Phala Original Design by: Liesel N. Retief Cast: Tony Bonani Miyambo Kafka’s Ape is a solo performance adaptation of Franz Kafka’s ‘A Report To An Academy’ about a primate’s struggle to overcome the confines of captivity.

THE GLITTER HORROR SHOW IS BACK!From the makers of fringe smash hit "Father, Father. Father!" comes an all new absurd dark comedy... KIDCASINO follows two kids as they run free in Sun Star Casino's Arcade. Left to their own devices while their mother risks it all at the slot machines, these siblings indulge in tokens, tickets, chewing gum, soda, fast food,

Dangled is an adaptation of Nikolai Gogol’s short story Diary of a Madman by multi award winning writer Louis Viljoen and performed by multi award winning actor Rob van Vuuren. A dark psychosexual horror comedy, Dangled promises to disturb, entertain and terrify in equal measure.Dangled has won the 2016 Standard Bank Silver Ovation Award, the Audience Choice Award at the

After a successful run in 2017 at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown and the Baxter Theatre in Cape Town, Whistle Stop is back on the POPArt stage this Valentine's weekend!Winner of a Standard Bank Silver Ovation Award and a PANSA New Writer’s Award, this is a love story like no other. A man, a woman, a bench and all the hidden thoughts

Dis Koue Kos, Skat tells the devastating, yet hilarious story of Clara Brand- a woman going through the dramatic phases of a divorce after her husband leaves her for her best friend.Ons maak ons kennis met Clara Brand, korrespondent van faam. Sy skreeu om wraak, want haar man het haar gelos vir een van haar vriendinne!Dis ’n vreeslose, soms skreeusnaakse

THE CHILLI BOY is a theatrical phenomenon that has had South African audiences flocking to theatres for many years. Writer, Geraldine Naidoo, cleverly created a hilarious play that tackles issues of cultural identity, racial difference and masculinity in an extraordinary and highly entertaining way. After numerous sell-out seasons in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town as well as a season on

Joburg's only real true life storytelling show... Where we share everything from the strange and embarrassing to the absolutely absurd. Less like a campfire and more like a dinner party... with a lot of wine, where the truth really flows... For our first event for 2019 - it's another awesome SLAM edition. Inspired by International Storytelling platform "The Moth"'s STORY SLAM format, we will

South Africans are known to be able to laugh at themselves. So... Let’s talk about race, baby. Facilitated by comedian, Tats Nkonzo, ‘Whites: a conversation about race’ is a safe space for comic and crowd, alike, to engage in candid, uncomfortable and necessary convos around race.All material is based on TRUE LIFE JOKES. No phones. No recordings. Just honesty.R100 online. R 120

Fasten your wigs and lock up your partners… Blaq Widow is back and on the prowl… her venom is 15 times more powerful than that of the rattle snake. Brace yourselves for an unexpected visit from Blaq Widow’s long time friend, Queen Bling. Prepare to be assaulted by glitz, glamour, blinding colour and glitter. Get ready Jozi because we have lip

At once darkly comic, tragically poignant and wonderfully uplifting, Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads is widely regarded as a modern classic. Exciting and innovative South African exciting talent, Fiona Ramsay and Janna Ramos-Violante star, accompanied on piano by Tony Bentel and keenly directed by Vanessa Cooke. This is a fresh new look at some of Alan Bennett’s pieces, which are compelling,

A robust, hilarious, story about three old friends on their way to bury a fourth. A story of male friendships.   From the soap star actor Sam, with an ego the size of Everest, to the exhausted new father Grant, who's terrified of his post-natal wife, and to Wayne, a man whose life has fallen through the cracks but who hasn't realised it

"The packed auditorium rose as one with a 'Bravo Pieter!' and the standingovation was thunderous. An artist who can still cause a major traffic jam outside the theatre!" - Laetitia Pople (DIE BURGER 9 July 2015)Pieter-Dirk Uys presented the world premiere of his new memoir 'The Echo of a Noise' at the National Arts Festival in 2015. Having performed alone on the stages

Dating in the 21st century is so easy yet so hard. DICK OR DATE? is a dramatic comedy that takes you on a love journey with three close but very different friends: Nelly (a hopeless romantic and social media fanatic), Ashley (a privileged young lady who exclusively dates white men) and Maggie, real name, Magogodi (a sex obsessed serial dater who

A land of twists and turns where lying has consequences for a little girl, a pirate ship with talking vegetables, two homeless thoughts named Fear and Doubt, a hunchbacked man struggling with forgiveness and a boy, a dog and a splintered heart… these are just some of the wacky things you can expect to encounter in this original production, penned

Directed by the award winning Lara Bye and performed by the unique Godfrey Johnson, Vaslav takes the art of cabaret to a new level.   It was nominated in three categories for a 2015 Fleur du Cap Award.    Vaslav Nijinsky was a visionary and daring performer who changed people’s perceptions of male performers and of dance in general. For

Cohen – A Tribute is an exploration of the life and works of the late Leonard Cohen. It features his music and poetry interspersed with anecdotes from his life and other literary writings. You can expect early hits such as Suzanne and So long Maryanne, the haunting Famous Blue Raincoat and Who By Fire?, lighter works such as Tower of

"Text Me When You Arrive : How to not get raped and killed in South Africa" is a powerful, satirical and physical exploration of the plight of the every day South African women through the lens of a playful YouTube channel. The three ladies explore how she navigates her way through the “rules” set by rape culture, patriarchy and social

Funny, clever, silly, and a little bit naughty. This is a revue style comedy show performed by a hot comic duo. Based on observations of South African life, the different sketches, routines, and parody music numbers range from ridiculous to laugh-out-loud hilarious. Naked Knitting is fresh pure entertainment. "The pair humour the audience with several short skits comprised of wonderful musical

Getting dumped sucks. No one knows this better than Mark. A 20-something who seems to be in a perpetual string of short lived relationships that end in disaster. The only constant in Marks’ otherwisechaotic life is his best friend Annie- an outspoken, intelligent bombshell in the midst of an identity crisis.Mark decides that he is not going to trust fate

The Tragedy of Macbeth takes us into the mind of one of Shakespeare’s most conflicted characters; Macbeth, a valiant military leader whose dormant desire for power is awakened when a mysterious prophesy foresees his becoming king. Allured by the promise of greatness, and spurred on by his wife, Lady Macbeth, he takes it upon himself to ensure the prophesy is

“A unique experience” by merging the ancient cry of Southern Africa with the hybrid art of Southern Spain, a new art is created... ...it is a new way of moving by bringing great traditions together to create FlamenKhoi. Tswana, Khoi San and Flamenco, as if from the same soul, share a means of expression that have an organic commonality that unifies

African Ubuntu is central to the evaluation of modern society. Imagine an ideal world with no hunger for power, no crime or any issues, concerns, or cares for generations to come. Boy Ntulikazi’s story is how challenges determine the way individuals reflect on the world around them. Boy Ntulikazi’s past has damaged him mentally, leaving him unstable.Ntulikazi the man assumes

An adaptation of Sophocles Antigone. ADAPTED BY MAHLATSI MOKGONYANADIRECTED BY MAHLATSI MOKGONYANA AND BILLY LANGAFEATURING:NYAKALLO MOTLOUNG, JOVAN MUTHRAY, MLINDELI ZONDI, CAMPBELL JESSICA MEAS, BINNIE CHRISTIE, STAR TLALI. SANELISIWE JOBODWANA.In Thebes of the seven gates tensions are high someone has disobeyed the law, But no worries there is another thing coming for those who dare go against Creon’s orders; all hell will break loose

Brilliantly Broadway, is a musical programme comprising of masterpieces from some of the worlds most loved shows. This one man theatrical production stars Clint Lesch who performs numbers composed by Broadway legends like Andrew Lloyd Webber, Leonard Bernstein, Cole Porter, George Gershwin and Stephen Sondheim. The entertaining selection comprises energetic numbers including Something’s Coming  (West Side Story), intense ballads like Not

Winner : Standard Bank GOLD ovation award, National Arts Festival, 2017Winner : Best Ensemble & Best Choreography, Naledi Theatre Awards 2017 (nominated for best new South African Script, Best Director, Best Costume design)The play is set in the Free State where cultural norms and traditional practices still play an important  part in the community. Tau lives in a conflict of

Sillage is the disquieting story of three generations of South African women and how their matriarchy sustains them.Described as the trail of scent left behind when a person walks past you – 'sillage' is a French word used in perfumery associated with olfactory memory. The play is about a relationship between a mother and daughter packing up their family home.They

In 2015 the Advanced Actors Academy began and all of the three plays have actors, writers, directors and producers who partook in the academy’s training course. This evening of Originals was initiated by Steven Feinstein as a vehicle to further develop and extend new skills in directing, producing and writing for the stage. Feinstein has mentored each production but allowed

Standard Bank Ovation Award and Cape Town Fringe Fresh Award WINNER! is back for a celebratory pop up performance! "This is what theatre should, and can be."- Weekend Special."Mystical made manifest "-The Critter"World-Class performance..."- theatre sceneCT "Tswalo is intelligent theatre"-artscomments"A must see"-CueTswalo is a body of poems constructed to fragment a narrative that is carried in both physicality and Voice. It is

Artificially Infeminated is Claudine’s debut one woman stand up comedy show that explores the intricacies of being cis gender female, pale white, chubby Jewish and middle child in Jo’burg #millenialslovelabels. Claudine explores everything from her childhood infatuation with Raphael (the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle), to her current infatuation with her double chin. Other topics include thigh gaps, complaining and how

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Life four Rent tells the stories of four women dealing with the struggles of life through out the 70's, 80's, 90's and now.

With Pieter-Dirk Uys as 'Madame Bambi Kellermann' and Godfrey Johnson at the piano."BAMBI IN KABARET""Bambi is a gift from Pieter-Dirk Uys we should treasure while we have her with us." CAPE TIMES"Dit is alles en nog meer as wat 'n kabaret behoort te bied." DIE BURGER"Bambi still has teeth and she's cracking nuts!" SUNDAY TIMESThere seems to be no end to the