DURBANITES can look forward to a stunning showcase of new musical theatre works with the Cabaret and Beyond at Seabrooke’s Theatre from October 15 to 24.
The show features 20 new songs, from 21 local theatre composers, and is the culmination of a three-month writing collective facilitated by Roland Perold, at the behest of the Centre for Creative Arts at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
Director of the CCA, Ismail Mahomed saw this as the perfect venture to allow the organisation to add a live music theatre event to its bouquet of festivals.
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“Musical theatre straddles easily between entertainment and social commentary. It can be both playful and relevant,” he added.
The showcase is directed by Durban based theatre maker, Steven Stead.
“As a director, especially of musical theatre, it is very rare to get to work on material that is entirely new and original,” he said.
The talented cast of four includes Amanda Kunene, Sam Landers, Tshepo Kcokoane and Lyle Buxton. They will be guided through the new material by musical director and show pianist, Wessel Odendaal. Design will be done by Karabo Legoabe Mtshali.
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Composers for this project hail from across South Africa with participants from Durban, Johannesburg, Cape Town and Gqeberha.
The showcase will run from October 15 to 24 at Seabrooke’s Theatre on select days, with evening performances at 19:00 and on Sundays at 11:00. Tickets cost R100, with a two-for-one concession available to students. Preview night tickets (15 October) cost R70.
Bookings can be made at www.webtickets.co.za/
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