Category: Shows & Concerts

This season those living on the Northern Suburbs and Winelands don’t have to drive all the way to Kirstenbosch to enjoy Sunday afternoon concerts in a lovely setting. Backsberg is hosting a concert series running until the 31st of January with performers that wouldn’t normally play at Kirstenbosch. I went to watch aKing do an acoustic set…

I’m a fan of big stage productions. You might have read my rave reviews of Phantom of the Opera and The Lion King. I also enjoyed Beauty and the Beast, Mamma Mia and Lord of the Dance. Cats, however, was one production I did not enjoy. In fact I was close to doing what the…

On Broadway used to be situated on the corner of Somerset Road and Dixon St, Greenpoint. I went there several times, mainly to watch flamenco shows. I even ate there once (the food wasn’t great). But a few years ago, On Broadway moved to Shortmarket Street, into a bigger, better space. I went to the…

I was a bit surprised to find myself back at the Theatre on the Bay so soon. I’m quite selective about which plays I watch so after seeing Not The Midnight Mass recently, I thought it would be a while before I was tempted back again. Then I saw that Pythonesque was showing and it…

The last show I went to at the Theatre on the Bay was the fantastic Ennio, which I enjoyed tremendously (and I believe Ennio is back again in a few months time). Last week I went to see Not the Midnight Mass which I have heard about a few times but never really knew much about.…

5pm on a Sunday afternoon is an unusual time for a show at the Baxter (or anywhere for that matter). That combined with an uncooperative box office, nearly resulted in me not going to watch Banachek, but I persevered and made it to the show. I’m pleased I did because it was very entertaining (and…

Long time readers of Relax with Dax will know that I have been very anti the stadium being built in Greenpoint. I posted about this in April 2007 and there were some very interesting responses. I know I wasn’t alone in my viewpoint. However, the stadium in Greenpoint is now a fait accompli and we…

I haven’t been to Theatre on the Bay in Camps Bay for quite a long time. I went last night to watch Ennio and was reminded that it is a lovely little theatre. I do like it when you can take your drink in with you rather than having to down it when the ‘chimes’…

With hindsight, I’m surprised that I had to think twice about buying a ticket to the Michael Buble concert. I don’t actually have any of his music and R400 is a lot of money, but on the other hand, Kirstenbosch is a very special venue and I do like the kind of music he plays.…

Last night I went to watch the new Corne & Twakkie show at the Baxter. I didn’t get to watch their last Baxter show live, but I did see the DVD. This one is definitely an improvement, but it’s exactly what you’d expect from Corne & Twakkie. The humour of the show is based entirely…