What`s on Gauteng

GAUTENG | GUIDE
What’s on Gauteng
THE DAILY WOAH!
29 May – 28 June
Stand-up comedy
Smart, slick and funny, Trevor Noah
is South Africa’s favourite comedian
and rapidly becoming a household
name in both the UK and US. His busy
international schedule means Lost In
Translation, on at The Teatro at Montecasino, is his first new oneman show since his sold-out It’s My Culture season in 2013. Tickets
are R350, available at Computicket.
Please note: Check out the Daily Show on Comedy Central soon
for more of this guy.
AFRIKAANS IS LEKKER!
4 June
text: christian schroeder; pictures: supplied
Live music
Hugely popular Afrikaans rock star
Ghapi will be sweeping through the
East Rand to amaze and entertain with
his drumming and singing skills. Now
well into his career, this singer-songwriter will be at the Die Blou
Hond Theatre at Casa Toscana in Pretoria this month, belting out hits
such as ‘Hoe Groot is U’, ‘Look up to the Son’ and ‘Houtkruis.’ Tickets
are R290, including a free dinner, available at Computicket.
Please note: What’s better than a live music show? A live music
show that comes with a free meal.
A MYRIAD OF MUSICAL
TALES
5 June
Music concert
Mafikizolo Homecoming – Our Story is
a musical journey of the iconic band’s
music. For the first time in the band’s
almost 20-year history, Mafikizolo will share the stage with special
guests at The Globe at Silverstar Casino. Not only will the audience
be entertained by amazing vocals, but a narrator will take fans
through Mafikizolo’s journey with tales of their successes and
failures. Tickets start at R150, available at Computicket.
Please note: Bring tissues, this one could get emotional.
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THIS ONE’S FOR
THE DADS
12-14 June
Motoring show
Clarkson, Hammond and
May Live will be hitting
our shores this month to
entertain and exhilarate
audiences at the Ticketpro Dome. Expect plenty of stunts,
supercars, challenges and the irreverent humour you know and
love from the trio. Tickets start from R395, available at
www.clarksonhammondandmay.co.za.
Please note: The Stig is still looking for another home.
HYPNOTIC HUMOUR
11-21 June
Comedy show
Andre the Hilarious Hypnotist
returns to the Emperors
Palace Casino for yet another
spectacular season. With a live
band, some strange mental
magic and a heap of new
hilarious hypnotic routines, Andre is ready to entertain, amaze and
astound audiences of. Tickets are R120, available at Computicket.
Please note: Never listen to his voice, unless he doesn’t ask
you to.
FROZEN IN TIME
20 June – 8 August
Exhibition
The Ice Age Exhibition is a
3 000m2 exhibition on at the
Sandton Convention Centre.
Featuring animals such as the
mammoth, saber-toothed tiger, giant sloth and doedicurus, this
exhibition is specifically designed to be respectful of scientific
research while also celebrating the delightful, entertaining side of
natural evolution. Tickets are R145, available at Computicket.
Please note: The only ice age most South Africans are interested in
is a Castle beer.
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KWAZULU-NATAL | GUIDE
What’s on KZN
GET IT IN THE
BASKET
3 and 5 July
Exhibition
The Harlem Globetrotters
will be touching down on
African soil for the first time in
more than 20 years to wow an
audience of excited basketball
enthusiasts at the Durban ICC. The boys (and one girl) are much more
than entertainers though – their hoop skills are second to none. Tickets
are R150-R650, available at Computicket.
Please note: What’s taller than a basketball player? Not much.
A DAY AT THE RACES
4 July
Horse racing
The Durban July, South Africa’s most
glamorous horse race, is back for a
whopping 118th consecutive year at the
Greyville Racecourse, offering not only
an exciting day of spurring on your favourite oddly named animal, but
a chance to rub shoulders with SA’s most fetching celebrities as well.
Tickets are R220, available at Computicket.
Please note: What’s shorter than a jocky? His horse’s legs.
text: christian schroeder; pictures: supplied
BOOM, BOOM, BOOM! WE
WANT YOU IN OUR TENT
9-11 July
Party
If you get too bored of watching the
horses (and jockeys) vy for the top
spot, visit the Jack Daniel’s Boomtown marquee at the Durban
July. Boomtown is positioned as the number one social experience
at the event, offering guests a combination of world-class
hospitality, luxurious lounges and an unrivalled stage and sound
experience. Book your packages now through Computicket, or email
[email protected] or call 031 566 3837.
Please note: Unfortunately, the real Jack Daniel won’t be present.
But you can enjoy his liquid counterpart, instead.
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What’s on
Garden Route
RACE, RACE, RACE
YOUR BIKE
13-15 June
Mountain bike race
The RECM Knysna 200 is back
and ready for an even more
daunting and exhilarating mountain bike race. This year, in
celebration of the event’s fifth anniversary, each entry includes
a ticket into a draw for a R50 000 unit trust, courtesy of RECM.
Entry fees vary, visit www.recmknysna200.co.za for more info.
Please note: Drinking and driving is a bad idea. Drinking and
mountain biking even more so.
GET MAD READY FOR
PLETT
25 June – 18 July
Festival
The second (now) annual Plett
Music, Arts and Drama (MAD)
Festival will take place in and around the greater Plettenberg Bay
area this month, and promises to be a true crackerjack item on the
list of local art events. This year’s line-up includes the Plett Fringe
Theatre and the Plett Food Film Festival, in addition to live music and
great company. Tickets vary, visit www.plett-tourism.co.za for more.
Please note: A coastal town is all wonderful and fun, until the alien
octopi invade.
WINTER IN THE WOODS
3-5 July
Food festival
The Knysna Oyster Festival is
probably one of the most popular
annual food events in the Western
Cape. It’s also something of a celebration of the good life and has
taken place every year since 1983. Marketed as the ‘Best 10 Days
of Your Winter’, ticket prices vary for the almost 100 events and
activities. Visit www.oysterfestival.co.za for more info.
Please note: Oysters are said to be a powerful aphrodisiac, so take
care not to overdo it. Or don’t.
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GUIDE | WESTERN CAPE
What’s on Western Cape
Exhibition
The internationally acclaimed exhibition,
Tutankhamun: His Tomb and His
Treasures, will be on show at GrandWest this
month, and will run for the next few months.
This exhibition presents the king’s faithfully
reconstructed tomb and over 1 000 perfectly
replicated burial treasures – as they were discovered over 3 300
years ago! For information and tickets, visit www.tut-exhibition.co.za.
Please note: Be careful when shouting for your mummy at
this exhibition.
SO LONG, KENNY
18 June
Live music
Multi-award winning country music
icon Kenny Rogers returns to South
Africa for a final performance. With
hits including ‘The Gambler’, ‘Lucille’,
‘Islands in the Stream’, ‘She Believes in Me’, and ‘Lady’, Kenny has
sold more than 120-million albums worldwide, making him one of
the best-selling male artists of all time. Tickets are R395-R620,
available at Computicket.
Please note: Farewell concerts are one of the most recurrent
things in the world.
BRONWEN POINTS
6 June
Live music
Legendary local soprano and awardwinning opera singer Bronwen Forbay
will perform a multitude of classics
– including Brahms’ ‘Liebeslieder’,
‘Neue Liebeslieder’ and ‘Zigeunerlieder’
– at the Endler Hall at Stellenbosch
University this month. Organisers promise an enchanting evening
filled with some of your favourite sounds and melodies from the
classical genre. Tickets are R125-R145. For more information, visit
www.bronwenforbay.com.
Please note: Work is for people who don’t go to the opera.
Comedy show
After five long years, Tim
Plewman once again dons the
caveman’s skins and steps
onto the stage to add to his
1 544 sold-out performances of
the longest-running and most
successful solo comedy show in South African theatre history.
Defending the Caveman will run at the Baxter Concert Hall,
and tickets are available at Computicket.
Please note: Wife: ‘I look fat. Can you give me a compliment?’
Husband: ‘You have perfect eyesight.’
AWARD-WINNING TIPPLE
12 June
ONEREPUBLIC IN
THE REPUBLIC
21 June
Wine festival
The Old Mutual Trophy Wine
Show is your best annual
opportunity to taste the top awardwinning wines of the year, as judged by an international panel of
connoisseurs (colloquially known as wine snobs). This show will
include some of SA’s most award-winning wineries and vineyards,
and won’t disappoint your taste buds (but maybe the entire rest
of your body the next morning). Tickets are R175, available at
Computicket. Visit www.trophywineshow.co.za for more info.
Please note: Sniff, swivel, sip and gulp obnoxiously loudly.
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CAVEMAN RETURNS
20 June – 4 July
JUNE 2015
Music concert
Colorado’s finest export, the
world-famous indie/rock
hybrid band OneRepublic,
will be performing at the Grand Arena, GrandWest, this month.
Expect the hits that made us love them in the first place and some
new songs, including ‘Feel Again’, ‘If I Lose Myself’ and the popular
‘Counting Stars’. Tickets are R395-R595, available at Computicket.
Please note: OneRepublic should come with the same ‘Addiction
Danger’ labels as cigarettes.
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text: christian schroeder; pictures: supplied
STEP INTO THE TOMB
2 June – 27 September