Music
Listing shows 1 to 10
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The Monkey King & Other Tales
10 Aug 2012 - 12 Aug 2012
A triple bill following the magical, mysterious and mischievous characters from ancient Chinese Myth and Folklore including Farewell my Concubine and The Romance of Rainbow Bridge.Main House
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Isango Ensemble: Aesop's Fables
13 May 2012 - 2 Jun 2012
A vibrant and moving new musical for all the family from 8 to 80, based on a brilliant script by Peter Terson. The recent history of South Africa provides a context for the story when, as a slave, Aesop realises that liberty comes with responsibility as he learns some real truths from animals he encounters on his journey to Mount Olympus. Inventive and beautiful choreography add to the atmosphere of this powerful moral tale.
Main House
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Isango Ensemble: The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
12 May 2012 - 3 Jun 2012
A brand new musical adaptation by Stephen Lowe of one of the most popular and influential socialist novels of the 20th century, this production is set in an apartheid-era Cape Town of the 1950s and is emotionally charged with popular songs of the period together with many of the powerful songs of the Struggle.
Main House
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Isango Ensemble: La Boheme - Abanxaxhi
11 May 2012 - 1 Jun 2012
Opening in Cape Town at the end of February 2012, this re-imagining of Puccini's classic is set in the townships of present-day South Africa. Featuring a magnificent score played by an orchestra of marimbas (which won huge acclaim when used in The Magic Flute) and steel pans together with the world-class voices and extraordinary acting talent of the Ensemble. Pauline Malafane (Queen of the Night in The Magic Flute) will sing Mimi.
Main House
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Soul Sister
14 Apr 2012 - 5 May 2012
A new musical inspired by the life and times of Ike and Tina Turner.
Main House
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Reasons to be Cheerful
28 Mar 2012 - 1 Apr 2012
An acclaimed coming of age tale, featuring Ian Dury and the Blockheads' greatest hits with a scorching live band. Graeae's hit musical makes a triumphant return to London, following an acclaimed UK tour, standing ovations and mass sing-alongs all round.
Main House
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Spiritualized
19 March 2012
ATP Concerts By arrangement with Freetrade present Spiritualized.
Main House
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Shadowball
15 March 2012
Julian Joseph and Mike Phillips’ compelling jazz opera tells the fast-paced story of Negro League baseball players and their jazz compatriots struggling to achieve their dreams, in a time of segregation.
Main House
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Eugene Onegin
9 March 2012
Tchaikovsky’s romantic classic Eugene Onegin is a revival of the critically acclaimed ETO show which last toured in 2007.Main House
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The Barber of Seville
8 Mar 2012 - 10 Mar 2012
Rossini’s masterpiece The Barber of Seville is effervescent, vocally brilliant and a work of comic genius.Main House