People of Note - Christoph Franke

Pieter Toerien’s hugely successful production of The Rocky Horror Show is returning to The Theatre on the Bay after it’s massively successful run in Johannesburg. The show stars Craig Urbani as Frank n further and has been directed by Stephen Stead. In the role of the narrator, a traditional male…

In a career spanning over 50 years, Aviva Pelham has enchanted audiences, brightened stages and spread the love of song in South Africa and abroad. Aviva’s passion for mentorship and inspiring young talent is legendary. The fifth Aviva Pelham Operetta Competition is on Tuesday, 18 August, at the Baxter. On…

Cape Town Opera has recently appointed a Librettist-in-Residence to help their new project called Staging Stories, an incubator for new South African Opera. ALAN OLEJNICZAK is based in San Francisco, although he has numerous Artist in Residence around the world. On People of Note this week, Rodney Trudgeon spoke to…

In People of Note this week, a look behind the scenes at a theatre, where so much magic happens. Rodney Trudgeon’s guest will be set designer DENIS HUTCHINSON who has worked on shows ranging from experimental theatre via contemporary dance and musicals to ballet and opera. He’s also worked on…

A fun musical has just opened at the Arena theatre called Something Rotten and it is being presented by the Waterfront Theatre School. In People of Note this week, Rodney Trudgeon spoke to the founder and director of the Waterfront Theatre School, Delia Sainsbury who founded it with her husband…