/ 23 October 2014

Don’t Miss This: October 24 – 30

Catch Pieter-Dirk Uys's show Adapt or Fly  at Johannesburg's Market Theatre in Newtown.
Catch Pieter-Dirk Uys's show Adapt or Fly at Johannesburg's Market Theatre in Newtown.

Cape Town

  • As part of the Cape Town Month of Photography, Film and New Media, photographer Kyle Weeks presents the Ovahimba Youth Self Portraits series — a focus on Ovahimba youth culture in the northern Kunene region of Namibia. WHEN Until October 31 WHERE Johans Borman Fine Art, 16 Kildare Road, Newlands INFO Call 021 683 6863 or visit johansborman.co.za
  • Obie Oberholzer presents Photography through the Ages, a selection of prints taken between 1977 and 2002 before the photographer turned to the digital format. Oberholzer has travelled extensively through Africa and has authored 12 photographic books. WHEN Until November 8 WHERE David Krut Gallery, Montebello Design Centre, 31 Newlands Avenue INFO Visit www.davidkrutprojects.com

Durban

  • The Last Anniversary, an innovative new opera, is a culmination of creative input from five countries and tells the story of the tribulations of an African traveller in a European airport. The opera features an original score described as an eclectic combination of beautiful operatic music and a selection of new fusion-style African and European jazz music. The drama centres on racial profiling as encountered by travellers at immigration desks around the world. WHEN October 24 (and at the Market Theatre in Johannesburg from October 30 to November 2) WHERE The Stable Theatre, 115 Johannes Nkosi Street. INFO Tickets can be bought from Computicket.

Johannesburg

  • The Johannesburg’s Women’s Theatre Festival is not just about women’s stories but about giving emerging women directors a platform to tell their stories. The 10 featured directors each bring their own unique tale to the stage — from coloured identity and romance to the bizarre. WHEN Until October 26 WHERE Olive Tree Theatre, 2nd Floor, Yarona Mall, corner of Watt Avenue and 3rd Street, Alexandra COST Tickets cost R60 and are available from Computicket and at the door INFO Visit www.womenstheatrefestiva.wix.com/olivetree or phone Kerryn Irvin on 082 577 5293. 
  • Comedians Chris Forrest, Deep Fried Man and Warren Robertson have joined forces for the ensemble show Funnier than Them. Launched at the 2014 Grahamstown festival, the show blends elements of crowd interaction, improvisation and animation. WHEN Until October 25 WHERE Theatre on the Square, Sandton INFO Tickets cost R130 from www.strictlytickets.com
  • Pieter-Dirk Uys’s show Adapt or Fly offers a candid and comedic perspective on present-day South Africa. Uys returns, holding up the cracked mirror of satire to a 20-year-old democracy, using humour as his weapon of mass distraction. WHEN Until October 26 WHERE Market Theatre, Newtown INFO Ticket prices start from R83 and are available from Computicket.