There’s another wonderful mix of comedy, music and drama with the October programme at The Drama Factory.
5, 6 and 7 October at 19h30 | An Intimate Evening With Shiraz and Friends In Concert | Tickets cost R180 / R160
This five-piece band is comprised of two sisters, Anne Walsh and Helen Dooley with Bob Walsh, Jarred Pitout (vocals) and Mike Prenter (guitar). Anne, Helen and Bob are from the UK where they were part of the successful chart-topping family group The Dooleys. After retiring to SA in1982, they turned their talents to musicals for the local theatre. For the Drama Factory concert, Shiraz have brought back their former guitarist Terry Weyer, and enhanced the band with not one, but two more keyboard players, Estelle Louw and Allen Stidworthy, and drummer Chris Burgess making the band an eight-piece outfit.
12 October 19h30 | Andre the Hilarious Hypnotist | Tickets cost R150
After a two year enforced hiatus in the UK, due to the worldwide Covid pandemic, Andre (pictured left) returns to SA shores.
Andre The Hilarious Hypnotist celebrates a record breaking 31 years on stage as South Africa’s very own convener of the strange weird and wonderful. No two shows are ever the same as the show’s strength lies in the fact that every night’s volunteers are completely different, leading to a diverse hilarious action-packed evening performance. With every person reacting differently to Andre’s suggestion, not even Andre knows what to expect when he steps up on stage.
19 October at 19h30 | Masters of Rock – Mark Haze and Band | Tickets cost R220 / R200
Get ready to rock with seasoned singer-songwriter and performer Mark Haze as he pays tribute with this band to the music world’s greatest hit-makers. Hear songs from the greats like The Beatles, Queen, Aerosmith, Bon Jovi, Deep Purple, Journey, Van Halen, Guns N Roses, Pink Floyd, Elvis, Creedence Clearwater Revival and many more.
20 and 21 October at 19h30; 22 October at 16h00 | Shadow Boxing | Tickets cost R150 / R120
Shadow Boxing, starring Fleur du Cap winner Daniel Newton (pictured right), directed by award-winning director Mdu Kweyama, is about a 21-year-old heavyweight fighter burdened by the shadow of his father’s past and bigotry and his own internalised perceptions of masculinity. The show, recently had a celebrated critically acclaimed run at The Edinburgh Fringe festival, and has multiple sell out runs in South Africa.
27 October at 19h30 } James Stewart and John Ellis Live | Tickets cost R180 / R170
Blending piano, guitar, melody and vocal harmonies, singer-songwriters James Stewart and John Ellis will journey with their audience through the songs which inspired them to write their own – from interpretations of some of their favourite songs to intimate performances of their own.
30 October 19h30 | Casper de Vries | Semi Lewendig | Tickets cost R180 / R160
Nadat Covid vir die wêreld en Suid-Afrika beetgepak het, was daar ‘n stilstand in ons sosiale kringe, wat rampspoedig was vir baie instansies en funksies. Maar gelukkig het ‘n geleidelike terugkeer na die “normale” gang van sake begin, en restaurante, flieks, klubs, sportbyeenkomste , sosiale geleenthede en teaters het soos van te vore weer begin funksioneer. Die publiek het die nare virus vinnig as ‘n ongemaklike tydperk uit die onlangse verlede onthou. ‘n Paar tergende vrae bly egter nog onopgeklaar rondhang. Vrae soos “wat was toe die beste inenting om te kies?”, “kan so-iets weer gebeur?” en “wat het geword van Casper de Vries?”
Casper de Vries het inderdaad stil geword, maar nie as gevolg van Covid nie. ‘n Piepklein gogga het hom beetgekry en bedlêend gehad vir n lang tyd. Hy vertel alles oor sy stryd om weer normaal te kan funksioneer in die intieme solo-vertoning Casper de Vries Semi-Lewendig. Hy bespreek en skerts ook oor die toestand waarin die wêreld homself bevind en al die eiesoortige Suid-Afrikaanse dilemmas wat ons tans meemaak.
Where: The Drama Factory, Somerset West
All tickets: www.thedramafactory.co.za
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