Category Archives: Concerts

Lalah Hathaway’s SA Debut Headline Tour

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The Intimate Evening Series, a collaboration between Liberty and leading local promoter Showtime Management, are proud to announce “An Intimate Evening with Lalah Hathaway”, a  four-concert tour presented by Liberty at Montecasino’s Teatro, Johannesburg on  Friday, 19 January and Saturday, 20 January at 8pm and a 6pm concert on Sunday, 21 January 2024.

The Cape Town concert will be at Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden on Saturday, 27 January 2024 at 7pm.  Tickets are available at showtime.co.za and webtickets.co.za.

Lalah Hathaway is a five-time GRAMMY® Award-winning singer/songwriter, producer, and ten-time nominee. Undeniable music royalty and a thirty-year music industry veteran, Lalah’s music transcends genre – from R&B ballads to pop standards and soulful jazz – she has collaborated with today’s top hitmakers, including Pharrell Williams, Kendrick Lamar, Dr. Dre, Anderson Paak, Robert Glasper, Rapsody, Snoop Dogg and Esperanza Spalding. Lalah has also shared the stage with music legends, from Prince to Stevie Wonder to Herbie Hancock.

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Pet Shop Boys’ “Dreamworld: The Greatest Hits Live” At The Royal Arena Copenhagen At Ster Kinekor Cinemas

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The celebrated English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys’ concert film of their greatest hits tour, DREAMWORLD: The Greatest Hits Live, will be screened in selected Ster-Kinekor cinemas on 31 January and 04 February 2024, in celebration of the duo’s 40th anniversary.

Directed by the renowned leading live performance director David Barnard, the 14-camera 4K shoot ensures an immersive big screen experience.

This exclusive two-screening event showcases Pet Shop Boys’ electrifying and critically acclaimed tour, Dreamworld: The Greatest Hits Live captured from the Royal Arena in Copenhagen on 07 July 2023. It features primary vocalist Neil Tennant and keyboardist Chris Lowe in an uplifting and exhilarating performance during a lavish stage show with full back-up band and mesmerising visual backdrops, performed to an exuberant, sold-out audience.

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Gimme, Gimme, Gimme “Mamma Mia”

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“Honey, honey!” It’s time to party!  Island style!  The new look production of MAMMA MIA! opens at Cape Town’s Artscape Theatre Centre on Wednesday, 06 March 2024 for a limited season ending on Sunday, 07 April 2024. Thereafter the show moves to Montecasino’s Teatro, Johannesburg opening on Friday, 12 April 2024. Tickets are on sale at www.showtime.co.za and www.ticketmaster.co.za

Featuring a full South African cast, crew and band headed by the Award-winning South African creative team MAMMA MIA! combines the finest talent this country has to offer both on and off stage. “It’s the name of the game”. Produced by leading SA promoter Showtime Management, this major international “guaranteed feel-good musical” features the timeless ABBA songs composed by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, including Knowing me, Knowing You; Dancing Queen; I have a Dream;  Voulez Vous and many more.

Written by Catherine Johnson, MAMMA MIA! is the enchanting tale of family and friendship that unfolds on a Greek island paradise. “Lay All Your Love on Me!” On the evening of her wedding, daughter and bride-to-be Sophie invites three men from her mother’s past back to the island they visited 20 years ago in the hope of discovering which one is her father.  “Does Your Mother Know?” MAMMA MIA! is a story of love laughter and friendship – it’s a wedding, it’s a  party. Come celebrate with the ultimate guaranteed feel-good musical. “I Do, I Do, I Do!”

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Global Comedy Sensation, Russell Peters, Returns to South Africa in 2024

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After four years, iconic comedian Russell Peters brings his unique brand of humour back to South Africa in 2024 for a 3-city tour around the country.

Peters has solidified his place in the comedy hall of fame with his unparalleled ability to connect with diverse audiences. From his early days performing in local clubs to becoming a global sensation, Peters has a knack for weaving hilarious tales from his own life and South Africans can catch Russell Peters: Live on 9th February at Durban ICC, 10th February at SunBet Arena Time Square, Pretoria and 11th February at GrandWest, Cape Town.


Tickets will go live on Ticketpro soon. Register with the Blu Blood Royalty Club to get Early Bird access: https://tinyurl.com/BBRoyaltyClub.


Russell Peters has come a long way from the 19-year-old doing stand-up at open mics in Toronto. With a career spanning decades, he has set attendance records at venues all around the world, was named one of Rolling Stones’ 50 Best Comics of All Time, released numerous comedy specials and has several awards under his belt for his hosting, producing and acting talents.

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‘Aunty Merle – Things Get Real’ Comes To Johannesburg

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Following hot on the stiletto heels of the smash hit musical comedy, Aunty Merle It’s A Girl, Marc Lottering and a dynamic cast return to the stage with the hit sequel Aunty Merle Things Get Real from 16 February to 3 March 2024 at Theatre of Marcellus, Emperors Palace in Johannesburg.

Two years have gone by since we last visited Aunty Merle on Belgravia Road and things are about to get real…really real!  Aunty Merle Abrahams has survived Covid-19 and lockdown and is navigating her way through the darkness of loadshedding.  But now her loving husband, Dennis, is keeping a secret from her.  One which is about to turn Merle’s world upside down.  Her spirits may sink even lower than her sunken lounge.

“When I started creating this story, the world found itself in a delicate space post-Covid, along with South Africa facing its own burning issues.  The challenge was to acknowledge the realities of the world Aunty Merle was living in but to also keep the audience laughing,” shares Lottering on where he drew inspiration for the new offering.

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