Off-the-grid theatre shows to try

Tired of theatre spaces riddled with selfie-taking weirdos who need online gratification that they took part in something culturally significant? You’re not alone.

If you want theatre experiences without these people – look no further than these shows.

Italian Jazz

World-renowned ECM jazz pianist Giovanni Guidi teams up with the Marcus Wyatt Quartet this weekend for a stylish concert for jazz lovers.

The perfect collaboration between South African and Italian jazz legends, the once-off show builds on Brooklyn Theatre’s reputation of really bringing unique experiences to the public.

Guidi is an Italian jazz pianist who is well-known as a bandleader and a sideman for trumpeter Enrico Rava.

The show takes place on Saturday. For more information visit brooklyntheatre.co.za

Lord of the Flies

Ayanda Bulose made his directorial debut with the classic allegory Lord of the Flies last night.

After a number of years honing his skills as a director, Bulose presents a fierce team of UJ Arts and Culture’s Arts Academy students to bring this tale of fear and power to life.

Lord of the Flies stars talented students and is on stage at the Con Conway Theatre at the UJ Bunting Road Campus until Saturday.

For more information visit arts.uj.ac.za

Playlist

Featuring 15 scenes, Playlist is an exciting new format of theatre that acknowledges the emerging trend towards short-form theatre.

Craig Morris has performed across a diverse range of styles and genres and has accumulated an impressive canon of theatre short scenes and vignettes.

The audience is presented with a playlist, from which they select the works they would like to see (running for about 50 minutes). Therefore no two performances are the same.

And, to cap it all, the list features pieces ranging from clowning, contemporary dance, comedy, slapstick to deeply moving abstract pieces.

Shows run until Sunday. Visit popartcentre.co.za

Beefcakes

Holly Diamond brings in spring with her new Thursday night show at Beefcakes Illovo.

Visit beefcakes.co.za/illovo.

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