Maria Sharapova after winning the French Open against Romania's Simona Halep at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris on Saturday.
JOHANNESBURG
- Legendary 1970s Springs rockers the Radio Rats will perform at a reunion gig. They’ll be supported by acts such as the Hip Replacements and Them Particles. WHEN April 11. WHERE The Bohemian, 167 Perth Road, Westdene. COST R80.
- Folk artist Jeremy Loops, Toya Delazy, Flint, Meet Spark and Grassy Spark will headline the Cool As Folk Jozi 2015 event. The six-hour show is to celebrate “people and the planet”. A cycle, skate or walk through the city to the main event will promote the use of green transport. It will start at 6.30pm. WHEN April 10. WHERE Bassline. TIME Doors open at 7.30pm. COST R90 for pre-sold tickets at quicket.co.za or R110 at the door. INFO Visit greenpop.org
- The award-winning play, DET Boys High, which was workshopped in the 1990s, is back with a young and vibrant cast. The 80-minute comedy deals with “substandard education” in South Africa, corruption among teachers and the battle between urban and traditional culture. It’s set in a boys’ high school toilet and incorporates music. WHEN April 13 to 19. WHERE Soweto Theatre. COST R50. INFO Call 011?930?7461/2/3 or book online at sowetotheatre.com
The cast of DET Boys High (Supplied)
- The tragicomic Crazy In Love tells the story of a father and daughter searching for a missing bride and mother. The father, Leon, is abandoned at the altar and decides to travel the country with his daughter, Ginny, in search of his lost love. Crazy In Love was first presented at the 2013 National Arts Festival Fringe and won the Best International Production prize at the 2014 Amsterdam Fringe Festival. The play is a creation of the “open door collective”, A Conspiracy of Clowns, and was inspired by the novel Until I Find You by John Irving. The cast includes Andrew Buckland and Liezl de Kock. WHEN Until April 12. WHERE The Market Theatre. TIME Tuesday to Saturday at 8pm and Sunday at 3pm. INFO Visit markettheatre.co.za
- Dubbed “one of the most versatile and in demand trumpet players in South Africa”, Marcus Wyatt will take to the stage for the Marcus Wyatt, Afrika Mkhize & Siya Makuzeni Trio event for a night of jazz. Wyatt performs in big and small ensembles and his latest one is made up of pianist and producer Mkhize and trombone player and vocalist Makuzeni. WHEN April 11. WHERE The Orbit Jazz Club and Bistro. TIME 8.30pm. COST R120. INFO Visit theorbit.co.za
PRETORIA
- Local political analysts have had a lot to say about the State of the Nation address. Now comedians are weighing in on the topic. The Tshwane Comedy Nights features stand-up comedy acts Kagiso Lediga (co-executive producer and director of Late Nite News with Loyiso Gola), Gavin Kelly, who has featured on Comedy Central’s Live at Parkers, Simmi Areff, who has appeared many times on LNN, and Stig Dlamini, who recently performed at the annual Soweto comedy festival. WHEN April 11. WHERE The South African State Theatre. TIME 8pm. TICKETS Available at online.computicket.com
- Port Elizabeth-born trumpeter and flugel player Feya Faku and jazz crooner Kevin Maduna will entertain audiences at Jazz and African Music Nights. Faku has performed with renowned jazz artists such as Thandi Klaasen, Pat Matshikiza, Bheki Mseleku, Abdullah Ibrahim and Dutch saxophonist Paul van Kemenade. Maduna may be young but he already hopes to bring “a modern sound to the jazz scene”. WHEN April 10. WHERE The South African State Theatre. TIME 8pm. TICKETS Available at online.computicket.com
Trumpeter and flugel player Feya Faku
DURBAN
- Chester Missing and his alter ego Conrad Koch, of Late Nite News with Loyiso Gola fame, is taking the Chester Missing Roadshow on tour “one last time”. The puppet asks questions that not many humans are brave enough to ask. He has interviewed political heavyweights such as Gwede Mantashe, Zwelinzima Vavi and Helen Zille. The roadshow promises to be “a riot of world-class ventriloquism and cutting-edge political commentary”. WHEN April 10. WHERE Izulu Theatre, Sibaya Casino. TIME 8pm. COST R120. TICKETS Available from online.computicket.com.
CAPE TOWN
- Dance duo Grant van Ster and Shaun Oelf are presenting two of their shows under the title, A Double Bill of Dance. They will stage their 2014 production, Architecture of Tears, and their new dance piece, Most Honest Man, which focuses on the relationship between Shakespeare’s characters Iago and Othello. WHEN Until April 18. WHERE Baxter Flipside. TIME 7pm. TICKETS Book at Shoprite, Checkers or at online.computicket.com
- Taste of Cape Town is back with three days of food tasting. This is its eighth anniversary and will feature boutique exhibitors, artisan producers and premium drink brands. WHEN April 10 to 12. WHERE Green Point Cricket Club. COST R60 to R750. INFO Visit tasteofcapetown.com
This is the Taste of Cape Town’s eighth anniversary
Vereeniging
Award-winning bassist Herbie Tsoaeli recently released his African Time Quartet in Concert album and now audiences will get a chance to see him live at his one-night-only performance. He’ll be joined by musicians Bonolo Nkoane on drums, Wandile Molefe on piano, Orlando Vemerheque on sax and Sibusiso Mkhize on trumpet. WHEN April 11. WHERE Iketleng Pub, 4 Tungsten Road, Vereeniging. TIME Doors open at 6pm. INFO For bookings contact Sello Mokau on 083 304 1627.