WHATS ON @ STATE THEATRE what to do in Pretoria THINGS TO DO IN PRETORIA

OPERA THEATRE

Opera Africa’s first production of 2012, sponsored by the NLDTF, will be a sparkling celebratory affair.

REBECCA MALOPE
Opera, 25 February

Prepare to be taken on an emotional and spiritual journey by a woman who needs no introduction and who’s saying power within the music industry has given her the title of the unrivalled South African “Queen of Gospel”.

DRAMA THEATRE

ARENA THEATRE

RENDEZVOUS THEATRE

JAZZ & AFRICAN MUSIC NIGHTS
Rendezvous 3, 17 & 24 Feb

The South African State Theatre in association with TMI presents Jazz & African Music Nights.

MOMENTUM THEATRE

OPERA THEATRE

JOYOUS CELEBRATION 16 TOUR
Opera, 5 - 8 April

In true Joyous Celebration fashion, the group will kick off their 2012 Joyous 16 tour over the Easter weekend at the South African State Theatre.

DRAMA THEATRE

MY VROU SE MAN SE VROU
Drama, 28 May - 10 June

Die oorspronklike stuk, Run for your Wife, hou die rekord vir die langs-lopende klug op Londen se Wes-einde en het ook rekords in Suid-Afrika laat spat.

AZIKHWELWA
Drama, 10 April - 13 Mayl

Azikhwelwa is a musical production celebrating the 55th anniversary of the 1957 Alexandra bus boycotts.

ARENA THEATRE

15 MINUTES OF FAME
Arena, 24 – 29 April

Esther Nasser, Artistic Director of the much-much acclaimed Tshwane Dance Theatre (TDT) will be staging the next installment of the company’s very successful program of dance under the heading ’15 Minutes of Fame’.

THE BLACK HERMIT
Arena, 9 - 27 May

Should Remi, the first of his tribe to go to university, return to his people from the city? Should he return to his Thoni, his brother’s widow, whom he has had to marry under tribal custom?

RHETORICAL
Arena, 23 March - 22 April

This production is a kind of rhetorical analysis of Thabo Mbeki’s legacy through some key events during his presidency and some of his most famous speeches.

RENDEZVOUS THEATRE

TSHWANE COMEDY NIGHT
Rendezvous, 17 & 31 March

TSHWANE COMICS NIGHT will showcase the freshest and hippest up-and-coming comedic talent that our Capital city has to offer. Show you support for our local laugh magicians.

JAZZ & AFRICAN MUSIC NIGHTS
Rendezvous, 2, 16 & 30 March

The South African State Theatre in association with TMI presents the, Jazz and African Music Nights.

MOMENTUM THEATRE

SORRY, WRONG NUMBER
Momentum, 12 – 30 June

Melodrama originally meant what the word hints at drama with music. It’s a form of theatre in which music is used to shape the audiences’s emotional responses to what happened on stage.