THE OLD MUTUAL THEATRE ON THE SQUARE AT SANDTON'S NELSON MANDELA SQUARE IS THE PERFECT VENUE FOR FESTIVE SEASON SHOWS / FUNCTIONS / CORPORATE ENTERTAINMENT/ PRODUCT LAUNCHES AND PRESENTATIONS
The Old Mutual Theatre on the Square at Sandton's Nelson Mandela Square is the perfect entertainment venue!
Old Mutual Theatre on the Square, Nelson Mandela Square at Sandton City
Celebrating its 15th year with 15 productions!
2011 Theatre Line-Up
Daphne Kuhn will be serving a delicious a la carte menu of fine theatre for 2011 to whet the appetite - meaty new local and international plays, satisfying revivals, steamy musicals, spicy comedies, cool classical music and hot, sizzling jazz. The theatre will proudly host the Cape Town hit and award winner, LONDON ROAD by Nick Spagnoletti, directed by Lara Bye in late February. But for starters in January, there will be a return season of the popular production TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE, followed by Barbara-Anne Puren's CASUAL SAX.
In addition to the line up for the first few months, audiences can look forward to a musical revue with Judy Page; the hilarious comic opera, THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE by Gilbert and Sullivan, directed by Greg Homann; a new South African play by Les Morrison, THE PRIZE OF PEACE to be directed to Clare Stopford; and a return visit by Israeli actor, Roy Horovitz with his production MY FIRST SONY.
And just when you thought we couldn't serve any more, the theatre will resume its weekly classical music lunch hour programme on Fridays from the 14th January. There will be four seasons of chamber music concerts in association with the Johannesburg Philharmonic orchestra and Sunday night JAZZ CONCERTS - as well as the Gauteng High One-Act School Play Festival in May.
| Mark Sampson's
Africa Clockwise: 1st - 19th Nov |
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Is Mark Sampson’s Africa Clockwise a stand-up comedy show?
Or a show about taking his family in a giant green 10-ton truck around Africa in a clockwise direction?
Or a show about how the wisdom of Africa can show us the way to cope with climate change?
The answer is all of the above!
Our ecological clock is ticking, but don’t be alarmed. This laughter-packed, solar-powered off-the-grid ECOmedy will make you feel so much better about the end of the world as we know it…
Mark Sampson is a master of taking unwieldy subjects, and turning them into comedy gold. His previous hit stand-up show Missing Links explored 6 million years of evolution, while Feels Funny tackled depression – both were sell-out successes. In Africa Clockwise, SA’s most adventurous and thought-provoking comedian continues his revolutionary journey in his most demanding quest yet.
Come and discover how Sampson plans to challenge his children to cope with climate change on a 2 year trek around the coast of Africa – and challenge his audience to ‘BEAT THE HEAT’ as the crazy host of a global warming game show. Africa Clockwise is groundbreaking, hilarious - and 100% Eskom-free!
“Mark Sampson seeks to entertain and educate through his brand new stand-up act. Poking fun at the modern consumerist lifestyle and its impact on global warming, Sampson hilariously explores what it means to ‘go green’ in this day and age. Extremely funny” - CUE 2011, National Arts Festival.
For this production, Mark Sampson has received a supporting grant from BASA.
There are special group bookings discounts - and on Tuesdays nights tickets are two for the price of one!
Fundraisers and dinner show packages as well as school group outings and can also be arranged.
Performances will take place from Tuesdays – Friday at 8.15 and Saturdays at 6pm and 8.30 pm
Don’t miss this fun-filled family show for all! |
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| DEEP FRIED MAN: 21 November - 3 December |
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Daniel Friedman is the DEEP FRIED MAN
winner of the SA Comedian of the Year in
DEEPLY FRIED
21 November - 3 December
For Two Weeks Only
This November, award-winning musical comedian Deep Fried Man brings his debut one-man show
Deeply Fried to Sandton's Old Mutual Theatre on the Square.
The show, which won a Standard Bank Ovation Award when it debuted at the 2011 National Arts Festival in Grahamstown, is an hilarious and uniquely South African mix of music, comedy, satire and parody. Armed with just his guitar, Deep Fried Man invites you to watch him braai some holy cows as he takes on a diverse array of topics including life in South Africa, his Jewish roots, sex, modern life and social media.
Deep Fried Man has had much success since the start of his comedy career less than two years ago, winning the Newcomer Award at the inaugural Comics Choice Awards as well as the Parkers Comedy Showdown.
He has made various TV appearances, including being resident musical comedian on the most recent series of LOL; has performed at some of SA's biggest comedy events including the Heavyweight Comedy Jam and the Jozi Comedy Fest and has opened for a run of Trevor Noah's one-man show Scratch That.
Now he proudly invites you into his strange world for the Deeply Fried experience. Deep Fried Man's brand of humour is quirky, bizarre and at times controversial. Like deep fried food, his music is extremely cooked and very tasty, but definitely quite bad for you.
Funnier than Freshly Ground! More musical than Barry Hilton! Cheaper than The Phantom of the Opera! Deeply Fried is not to be missed!
"Fantastic… Creative improv, great rapport with audience, jumps genres all the time… I love his sense of humour. Wacky and unique". - Zapiro
There are special group bookings discounts - and on Tuesdays nights tickets are two for the price of one!
Fundraisers and dinner show packages as well as school group outings and can also be arranged.
Performances will take place from Tuesdays - Friday at 8.15 and Saturdays at 6pm and 8.30 pm
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| Season in the Sun: December 6 - 24 |
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Godfrey Johnson stars in
Season in the Sun
a unique magical cabaret featuring the familiar works of
Brel, Coward, Porter and even Madonna,
as well as fabulous new works by Godfrey Johnson
--- IDEAL ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE FESTIVE SEASON ---
Fleur du Cap winner, Godfrey Johnson will be presenting Season in the Sun,
a musical celebration with a healthy dose of comedy and pathos.
The show will include songs by Jacques Brel, Noel Coward, Cole Porter, Madonna, Kurt Weill
and new material by Godfrey Johnson.
In 2007, Johnson won The Fleur du Cap Award for best performance in a cabaret and has been nominated twice for his one man shows, "Flirting with Coward" and "The Shadow of Brel",
both directed by Sanjin Muftic in Cape Town.
In 2010 he performed with Pieter-Dirk Uys in the award-winning "Bambi Sings the FAK and other struggle Anthems" at The Fugard Theatre and was also responsible for the musical arrangements.
Johnson has performed over 20 one-man shows and has appeared at every arts festival in South Africa as well as performing in Montreal, Amsterdam and recently performed at The Jermyn Street Theatre in London with Claire Watling in "Kissed by Brel".
He has starred in numerous films, television programmes and musicals; as Riff Raff in "The Rocky Horror Show" and as Noel Coward in "Noel and Marlene" opposite Pieter-Dirk Uys.
Most recent film credits include the lead in David Moore's, "Once Upon a Road Trip" and Robert Silke's "The Satyr of Springbok Heights". He also directed the musical "The Cape Town Show" in 2010 and 2011.
What the press have said about Johnson.
"His interpretations are from the heart, with deep understanding." - Meganshead
"Casts a spell that you never want broken." - Zane Henry - Argus Tonight
There are special group bookings discounts
- and on Tuesdays nights tickets are two for the price of one!
Fundraisers and dinner show packages as well as school group outings and can also be arranged.
Performances will take place from Tuesdays - Friday at 8.15 and Saturdays at 6pm and 8.30 pm
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FRIDAY LUNCH HOUR CLASSICAL CONCERTS
2011 Line-up at the Old Mutual Theatre on the Square
The Old Mutual Theatre on the Square is delighted and proud to announce that the lunch-hour classical music concerts will continue as usual every Friday at 12h45 for 1pm.
Tickets are R30 and will include coffee and biscuits.
The concerts will now be run and produced independently by the theatre. For a glorious, stress-free musical treat on Fridays, come to the theatre at lunchtime, where a dynamic line-up of concerts by South Africa's finest classical musicians is being devised. A platform will be given to new and exciting young talents, repertoires and recitals by established performing artists, instrumentalists, opera singers and visiting international musicians.
During this year an exciting programme will include a winter and summer season of chamber music concerts in association the JPO (Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra). In addition there will be a choice of quality fare for all tastes from classical to contemporary. All this and more, in the intimate environment of the theatre with its warm ambience, accessible and safe parking - and its surrounding restaurants and coffee bars for lunch, as well as visits to art galleries, shops and the library on the Nelson Mandela Square.
To encourage supporting of the arts and audience development at the theatre, there will be a ticket draw each week. Two lucky winners at each concert will receive complimentary tickets for an evening theatre performance at the Old Mutual Theatre on the Square.
JPO Season
11th November
Goldberg Chamber Players
Allan Thompson (clarinet), Wessel Beukes (cello), Anna Jones (piano)
Bruch Eight Pieces for Clarinet, Cello and Piano
18th November
The Madrigal Ensemble
David Tombak (violin), Olga Korvink (violin), Marianna Vonk (Viola), Michael Kustanovich (Cello)
25th November
Trio Venato
Viara Markova (violin), Toni Ivanova (cello) and Nadia Iankova-Loureiro (piano)
Works by Mendlesohn and Ravel
2nd December
Miro Chakaryan (violin) Susan Mouton (cello) and Anneline Ball (piano)
10th December
Festive Season Programme
Jacobus Swart (piano) and Ivo Ivanov (violin)
We reserve the right to alter or change programmes without prior notice.
For further media info. call Daphne Kuhn or Mika Stefano on tel. 011-883-8606
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THEATRE TIMES AND SPECIAL OFFERS
20:15 Tues - Fri and 18:00 & 20:30 on Saturdays
DINNER/SHOW PACKAGES - R320 +/- plus at leading restaurants on the Nelson Mandela Square - Lekgotla Restaurant, Montego Bay, The Butcher Shop and Grill and Wangthai. This includes a three course meal as well as the theatre tickets.
THE HIRE OF THEATRE (200 seats)
for corporate functions, presentations etc including all technical facilities, use of auditorium, foyer for function etc: R6,000 exclusive per day.
HIRE OF THEATRE FOR A CORPORATE FUNCTION - R6,000.00 per day excluding VAT
HIRE OF THEATRE FOR A FUNCTION AND TO INCLUDE SHOW (catering can be arranged)
for 200 people: R110 x 200 according to the show
HIRE OF THEATRE FOR A FUNCTION AND TO INCLUDE SHOW (catering can be arranged) for 200 people: R110 x 200 according to the show
FUNDRAISERS - we offer you a special discount - R90 x 200 seats - you mark up the price
The usual Ticket price range is listed below BUT PLEASE check above under each production listing for more detail:
NORMAL TICKET PRICE - R120.00 - R200.00
STUDENTS / SENIORS - R80.00 - R100.00
SCHOOL GROUPS - R50.00
GROUP BOOKINGS - Less 10% for 10 or more
LIFE MEMBERSHIP: R1,500.00
FRIENDS OF THE THEATRE: R200 / R250 per year
CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP: R8,000.00 p.a. plus VAT
FUNDRAISERS - For Sold Out houses (200 tickets)
R100 x 200 You mark up the ticket price!
Children's Theatre: R50
ENQUIRIES: CALL DAPHNE KUHN (Owner/Producer) on tel 011-883-8606
BOOKINGS:
- Online: www.strictlytickets.com;
- Call the Box Office on tel 011 883 8606
- Call the Webtickets Call Centre on 0861 22 55 98 or
- for further information call Daphne Kuhn on 083 377 4969
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