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Dance Umbrella 2012
17 Feb 2012 - 04 Mar 2012Dance Umbrella 2012 will be the 25 MINUS 1 equals the 24th edition of this internationally acclaimed dance platform and the programme will feature a celebration of contemporary dance, performance art, Afro-fusion, dance film and video and internationally renowned South African choreographers. The shows featured at the Market Theatre are: EXIT/EXIST by Gregory Maqoma Directed by James Ngcobo, music composed by Simphiwe Dana Main Theatre 17 & 18 Feb @ 20h30 & 19 Feb @ 15h00 The core of this piece is memory; rephrasing the notion of existence and the notion of simply existing in order t...
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Shwele Bawo
14 Feb 2012 - 18 Mar 2012Tshabi Girl Productions in association with the Market Theatre presents Shwele Bawo Shwele Bawo looks at the juxtaposition of old traditions fighting for survival against modern ways in South Africa and the effect this has on society. Through the story of the protagonist, Dikeledi Nkabinde, told retrospectively from Dikeledi’s place of imprisonment, many themes create multiple layers for thought: identity crises among men and women; the disintegration of family structures; women and child abuse; relationships; incest; the power of the media and the inequalities in our justice system...
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Woza Albert
10 Jan 2012 - 05 Feb 2012SOLD OUT UNTIL 5 FEBRUARY 2011 NEW SEASON FROM 12 MARCH 2012 The Market Theatre, by arrangement with DALRO (Pty) Limited, presents Woza Albert! Written By Percy Mtwa, Mbongeni Ngema and Barney Simon. Starring Mncedisi Baldwin Shabangu and Hamilton Ntokozo Dlamini. Directed by Prince Lamla. Woza Albert! is one of the plays for which South African theatre is best known internationally. Its physical style of storytelling was to inspire and influence theatre companies around the world – and it is one of the best examples that define South African theatre in all its vibrancy, innovation and huma...
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Yellowman
10 Jan 2012 - 05 Feb 2012The Market Theatre, by arrangement with Josef Weinberger Plays Limited, London, presents presents Yellowman Back by Popular Demand Following its phenomenal success at three South African Arts Festivals and a tour of Holland, acclaimed US playwright Dael Orlandersmith’s compelling love story, Yellowman, returns to the Market Theatre. Director Lara Bye once again confirms her passion for powerful storytelling with this explosive two-hander, beautifully and unforgettably brought to life by David Johnson and Mwenya Kabwe, who won a Fleur Du Cap for Best Actress for her role as Alma. Yellow...
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Somewhere on the Border
10 Jan 2012 - 12 Feb 2012Kosie House of Theatre and The Market Theatre presents Somewhere on the Border Writer: Anthony Akerman Director: André Odendaal Designer: Kosie Smit The horrors of a lost generation will be brought into stark relief when Somewhere on the Border, written by Anthony Akerman and directed by Andre Odendaal, is presented at the Market Theatre from 10 January to 12 February. The play was written by Akerman while in exile, intercepted in the post and banned as a publication by apartheid censorship because the language was considered “offensive” and the...
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Napo Masheane and The Fat Black Women Sing
08 Dec 2011 - 11 Dec 2011Village Gossip Production in association with the Market Theatre Laboratory presents Napo Masheane and The Fat Black Women Sing Renowned, acclaimed and celebrated poet Napo Masheane is poised to set the stage alight with her latest reworked offering titled Napo Masheane and The Fat Black Women Sing and the launch of her new poetry anthology “Fat Songs For My Girlfriends”. This evocative theatrical performance marries the best of spoken word and jazzy songs that are set to dazzle audiences at the Market Theatre Laboratory from the 8 - 11 December 2011. As a writer, poet and director Napo Ma...
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The UNiTE to End Violence against Women Film Festival
06 Dec 2011 - 10 Dec 2011From the bedroom to the battlefield: 6 -10 December 2011 To coincide with the annual 16 Days of Activism Campaign, UNDP and UNFPA in collaboration with the Department of Arts and Culture, Department for Women, Children and People with Disabilities, the Films and Publications Board (FPB), UNWomen, UNICEF, and foreign missions such as the Jamaican High Commission, British High Commission and the Department for International Development (DFID); with Women of the Sun and Nayanaya Pictures are hosting a 16 Days of Activism Film Festival entitled ‘From the Bedroom to the Battlefield’. Fil...
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Smiles & Cries
24 Nov 2011 - 04 Dec 2011PODIUM…THE COMEDY MERCHANTS PRESENT SIYABONGA RADEBE’S – SMILES & CRIES PROUDLY BROUGHT TO YOU BY DStv COMPACT Enlivened by the recent successes of live local stand up comedy, popular actor and rising comedy star Siyabonga Radebe’s brings to life his much anticipated one man stand up comedy show – Smiles & Cries. It will run at the Market Theatre from the 24 November to 4 December 2011 and is bound to allow audiences to see Siya like they have never seen him before. Smiles and Cries is about the trials and tribulations of a young township boy from Kwazulu Natal and his jo...
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Voices Against Abuse
24 Nov 2011 - 24 Nov 2011“DON’T LOOK AWAY”, a powerful two-hander play written and directed by acclaimed theatre director and actor Jerry Mofokeng, will tour Limpopo, Mmumalanga and the North Western Province during the 16 Days of Activism period from 25 November to 12 December. Funded by the Foundation for Human Rights, the play focus on issues relating to violence against women and children. Strategic partnerships between government and civil society and business, have been established to ensure that the play is seen by as wide an audience as possible in Limpopo , Mmumalanga and the North West Province. ...
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Rhetorical
15 Nov 2011 - 20 Nov 2011The Market Theatre, Goethe Institute, Kaaitheater Brussels and Siemens Stiftung presents Rhetorical by Paul Mpumemlelo Grootboom and Aubrey Sekhabi ONE WEEK ONLY! An initiative of the Siemens Stiftung in cooperation with the Kaaitheater (Brussels), the Market Theatre (Johannesburg), Festival Iberoamericano de Teatro de Bogota and the Museum of Contemporary Art Zagreb is proud to present the first series of staged speeches: Rhetorical, scripted by Mpumelelo Paul Grootboom and Aubrey Sekhabi and directed by Mpumelelo Paul Grootboom. Rhetorical is a reminiscence work giving a rhetorical analy...
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You Can’t be Serious
14 Nov 2011 - 19 Nov 2011Fresh from a scintillating Bafunny Bafunny tour, Nik Rabinowitz returns to The Market Theatre for a limited season of his sell out hit-and-run show, You Can’t Be Serious. Apart from satirizing the state of the Rainbow Nation, SA’s only Jewish comic to have been born in a stable examines the plight of Gays and Libyans, Tea Girls, as well as Cape Town’s Great Previously Advantaged Sharks. He also begs the question: “Just because most toilet bowls are white does it mean they are all criminals?” Says Nik of his latest offering: “We all know that laughter is the best medi...
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The Border
04 Nov 2011 - 05 Nov 2011The Market Theatre in association with Dance Forum invites South African dance fans to join them for two free performance of a new work created by Norwegian playwright, director and choreographer Jo Strømgren which will be presented on 4 & 5 November 2011 at the Market Theatre, Johannesburg. In partnership with the Norwegian Embassy this company will be coming to South Africa to present The Border, a theater performance that recently premiered in Norway – and received great reviews! The Border tells of a man and a woman of different nationalities who share a workplace in a Consulate f...
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Touched
02 Nov 2011 - 06 Nov 2011Touched premiered at the 2011 Grahamstown National Arts Festival, where it had a successful season and all three performances were well received. On from the 2 - 6 November 2011 at The Market Theatre, this is one of the best student productions to be produced by the Market Laboratory. Touched is a play unfolding in two acts. It looks at issues of unconditional love, tradition and modern marriage. Just four years into their marriage, a modern couple faces stumbling blocks. Husband Gift loses his job and becomes a stay-at-home husband, while his wife keeps them afloat financially. There’s a ...
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Sello Galane’s Pula Concert
28 Oct 2011 - 29 Oct 2011This year the Pula concert highlights the plight of the people of Somalia, through the hope for a rebirth as captured in the spirit of the song ‘Oh Fican’. The concert also celebrates all musicians who have departed and recorded in Max Mojapelo’s classic ‘Beyond memory: a book on the history of South African music.’ This book will be available at the concert. Be ready to get yourself all the Free Kiba CDs and DVDs as well. In the last 11 years, Dr Sello Galane has composed and arranged up to 100 Free Kiba compositions, detribalized the concept by adapting it to a format of music th...
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Girl in the Yellow Dress
27 Sep 2011 - 11 Dec 20112 NALEDI AWARDS Best New South African Play Best Performance by an Actress in a Lead Role 1 FLEUR du CAP Best Director The Girl in the Yellow Dress premiered at the National Grahamstown Arts Festival in 2010 followed by a sold-out seasons at both the Baxter Theatre in Cape Town and the Traverse Theatre for the duration of the Edinburgh Festival. It then transferred to Live Theatre in Newcastle, the Citizens Theatre in Glasgow and the Stockholms Stadsteater – again playing to full houses. Coming home, it played to almost full capacity from its first day – and now returns to the Market ...
