Show Archive
Browse and search the archive of shows and events presented at Alexander Bar from Oct 2012 (when the theatre opened) to August 2019.
Enough & More: In the Living Room
Sketch comedy and music collaboration Enough &More present a collage celebrating home and the relationships that fill it. Laugh and recognize the truth that sets us free.
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Just a Song and a Dance OLD
Not your average cabaret duo, “Just a Song and a Dance” looks at the women of PlumSong: a mother-daughter duo with a killer repertoire, kickass voices and a less-than-classic style of mother-daughter banter. PlumSong are at yet another gig, where they need to be (much to their dismay) background music and not a cabaret. Join Sharyn and Dara as they
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Nicky Schrire featuring Ariella Caira & Kevin Gibson
Nicky Schrire is an award-winning vocalist and composer. She has performed in New York, Los Angeles, Boston, London, Dublin and South Africa with musicians ranging from Sibongile Khumalo and Arno Carstens, to Grammy-nominated pianists Gerald Clayton and Gil Goldstein. Compared to songwriters like Joni Mitchell, Joan Baez and Tori Amos, she has performed extensively with cellist and founding member of
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A taste of shnit
A taste of what Playground Cape Town has to offer the world before the full blown festival in October.
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Ottoman Slap
Cape Town-based Ottoman Slap will heal your wounds, allay your sorrows and soothe your soul as they weave their music, originating in the soul of itinerant folk musicians and travellers. This six-piece outfit comprises a motley mix of creatives who somehow manage to bring a congruent and fresh take on a broad base of musical influences which include Middle Eastern,
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Wo!Man
Black Orchid Burlesque ZA is excited to present “Wo!MAN”, another Gender Bender variety showcase featuring creative performances pieces from some of your favourite burlesque and boylesque performers. This topsy turvy evening will be hosted by the Queen of Bawdy Banter herself, Proff. DD Boobs, and we guarantee you will leave laughing. So come on down and experience the world of
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The Woman Who Would Be King
Before Cleopatra, Nefertiti, or Joan of Arc...there was Hatshepsut, The Woman Who Would Be King.This fictional one woman play written and performed by Esosa E., is inspired by the life of Hatshepsut, the first female pharaoh and her journey to the throne. Hatshepsut was the fifth pharaoh of the 18th dynasty of Egypt, and is generally regarded by Egyptologists as
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XX
Kiss kiss… Back for its second season at the intimate Alexander Bar, XX is a naughty little rendezvous about our most intimate of acts: the kiss. Sister team Tara and Cleo Notcutt bring together four of Cape Town’s sassiest performers for your viewing pleasure. From hip hop to contemporary, and Michael Jackson to Prince, XX is a full on
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3 Funny Guys And A Pack Of Cards
Three of South Africa’s most loved comedy magicians perform together for their debut show, “3 Funny Guys & A Pack Of Cards” - a show filled with visual illusions, jaw-dropping sleight-of-hand magic and packed with belly laughter!
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Fortune Cookie
Australian improvster Mark Gambino, returning Cape Town improvster Candice D\'Arcy and resident Cape Town improvster Megan Furniss get together for three nights of improv mayhem. Unique, original and fun.
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Never Too Naked with Bambi Kellermann
Bambi Kellermann is Evita Bezuidenhout's sister - and that's where the family ties end. Whereas Tannie Evita is still the most famous white woman in South Africa, Bambi became a grand horizontal of the northern hemisphere and a super-stripper. NEVER TOO NAKED is the name of her game and she will be at the Alexander Bar on Thursday 11 and
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Actresses: An Adaptation Of Chekhov's "The Seagull"
Using the classic text of The Seagull, Black Hole Collective explores performance and performing gender. Three actresses pick apart Chekhov's creative constraints and reimagine his boundaries in an unpredictably intimate, ruthless search of soul and self worth. Lift our curtain, find your light and witness the songs of our soaring starlet.
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Life, with Oli Booth
Life, with Oli Booth is a first hand account of young white South African comedian Oliver Booth trying to navigate the world around him. The show takes the audience on a roller-coaster of observations and opinions on subjects as mundane and exciting as quitting smoking, being a standup, motorcyclists and dogs at the park... Because what the world really needs
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Sleepless Dreams
One performance only, your last Chance to catch "Sleepless Dreams" before Stuart Jets off to perform at The Fringe World Festival in Australia.From the Standard Bank Ovation Award winning creators of “Illusive” and “Devilish” comes a true story of obsession, a story that starts with an out-of-print book hidden away in a secret library... Stuart turns the cards over and
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A Queer Love of Dix
Aletia Upstairs, cabaretist extraordinaire delivers an exploration of Weill, Brecht, and Weimar cabaret songs like Alabama Song, Falling in Love Again, Pirate Jenny, Barbara Song, and I Am a Vamp. Set in the world of expressionist painter Otto Dix, as Julia Berber – Anita Berber’s fictional sister, Aletia Upstairs relates the Weimar period to contemporary events with comedy and audience
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(W)asem
(W)asem is ‘n eenmanstuk werkswinkel produksie wat handel oor die speler en regisseur se eie ervarings met diskriminasie. Deur die allegorie van asem en sy vele vlakke in die mens word gedigte en stories verweef om twee kulture, twee velklere en een seksualiteit van twee jong mans weer te gee. Die gehoor word op ‘n treinrit geneem deur ons kleurvolle
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ImproGuise presents: FAKE PLACE
ImproGuise, Cape Town’s oldest and award winning improv troupe present "FAKE PLACE". This hilarious new, fully Improvised format is a homespun tale where a handful of highly skilled improvisers explore a fictional place and play all the loveable and eccentric characters in it. You the audience, provide us with the fictional town or place's name and the improvisers do the
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Godfrey Johnson in Cabaret
Multi-award winning actor, singer, composer and pianist Godfrey Johnson is known for his originality, humour and skill. He has been wowing international audiences for over twenty years and continues to do so with his eclectic and ground-breaking style. Come and enjoy an evening of song, pathos and comedy with Godfrey Johnson as he sings, plays and delights with material by Jacques
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Hezron Chetty | Tales From The Violin
World renowned violinist Hezron Chetty will be doing a unique show of live music and storytelling. The show will involve Hezron and his 3 piece band performing songs from his latest album mixed with stories from his musical travels. Expect a night that will take you on a journey into the mind of a traveling musician.
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LIAR!
What would happen if a cast walked onto stage without any scripts or stories - took any word from an audience member and then began! Discovering a series of characters and worlds moment by moment inspired by that word? That's The Long Shots: LIAR!The Long Shots are a long-form improv comedy troupe performing in Cape Town since 2011.
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Expectant
"Expectant" is a contemporary coming of age story told against the backdrop of a 400 year colonial history of young, white, English speaking South Africans; and how their identity revolves and dissolves around what it means to be “from this country”. Posed as the late-night conversation-stains of a young woman who finds out she’s pregnant and isn’t sure she can
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Nicky Schrire, Matthijs van Dijk, & Ariella Caira
Violinist Matthijs van Dijk, vocalist Nicky Schrire, and cellist Ariella Caira team up for a performance that celebrates collaboration and reinterpretation. The trio, on the heels of their sold out July debut performance, perform new music, from pop to classical, as well as revamped and reconstructed versions of songs by Nirvana, The Beatles and Massive Attack.
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Mary Swipes Left (but not really...)
What do you get when you add good music to stories of "modern" dating? Don't know? Well, come join Mary Hould in her one woman Cabaret and find out. Be prepared to be shocked, amused and delighted as you hear all about her Tinder tales of "woe" accompanied by a wide variety of music spanning multiple genres (folk/pop to musical
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ImproGuise presents: The Easy Inn- An Improvised Soap Opera
ImproGuise, Cape Town’s award winning and longest running improv troupe who also brought you Soapathon, an epic soap opera lasting 15 hours, start 2019 off with a dramatic, hilarious and entirely improvised Soap opera, called The Easy Inn. Based on audience suggestions this slick ensemble will bring to life world of the “Easy Inn” and all the juicy characters that
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The Incident
Presented with support from the Swedish Embassy, Pretoria; the Swedish Author Fund; and Bilimankhwe Arts. Grateful thanks to Michaela Waldram-Jones; Goldsmiths Theatre dept, University of London; and Poplar Union.Presented at the NationalArts Festival 2018.“Why do I have to represent a whole race when I just want to represent me?” The Incident is a new provocative play by Swedish playwright Joakim Daun
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ImproGuise presents: Pop-Up Improv
Following on from their last successful three nights of improvised ‘Fake Place” at Alexander Bar in Sept, ImproGuise, Cape Town’s oldest and most loved Improv troupe, take to their favourite stage in Cape Town to bring you their special brand of high risk and hilarious, long form improv, this time in the form of three most loved audience favourites. Choose
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Lance Herman
Lance Herman - Cape Town based Singer & Songwriter - teams up with bassist Ryan McArthur & drummer Jonno Sweetman to play a selection of original songs and compositions. While the music revolves around songs Lance has written, the live show takes on a life of its own; Jazz-style improvisation & free-Play combines with tightly scripted Song-Stories; Ship In the
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Refocused
Greg Gelb is back with a new show entitled "Refocused" which is full of top-quality magic and that Gelb humour that audiences have come to love. The show reminds audiences of what’s important in life. Refocused is all about the laughter, all about the magic and all about the interactions. Audience members can expect top quality magic as they saw
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Stripped Bare!
Everybody knows that Black Orchid Burlesque SA is notorious for props and gimmicks in their acts, so we decided to take them away. The challenge is to create a performance piece that pays homage to the roots of burlesque and the quintessential essence of the cheeky bumps and grinds, the delightful tease of a seductive stocking peel and the power
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Show Up
Show Up is an experimental one woman show where actress Ursula Botha explores the behind the scenes of show business. It is a Universal narrative for the strong hearted as Ursula takes her audience on an honest account of the ups/downs, breakdowns/breakthroughs and the humour/ heartaches that come with taking the road less travelled.
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The Late Night Boylesque Show
Boylesque is a tongue in cheek variety show, which pays tribute to 20th century style burlesque comedy and striptease performances, but with a twist - this revue has a distinct South African flavour. It is a fun journey through a variety of genres and styles of performance from comedy, cabaret, ballet and drag, to current street dance styles like voguing
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Cabaret Unzipped | Songs & Satire
Godfrey Johnson, joined by Nicholas McDiarmid, returns ‘Unzipped’* refreshed, renewed and a little reprised. First performed in 2016, Beverley Brommert (Cape Times Review) found “Unzipping Godfrey Johnson proves a stimulating experience…” and discovered “the layered and complex personality of this artist: sentimental, profound, impish…bright with some dark places.” ‘Cabaret Unzipped’ weaves the songs of Bowie, Brel, Amos, Weill and originals, with
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Jerry, an unconventional Hero & Dude, wa’s my Bakkie? - a double feature
Jerry: An Unconventional Hero - Directed by Ian van der Westhuizen How does Jerry, a shy computer-nerd, wind up inside an interrogation room? In a convoluted tale of action and absurdity, Jerry faces shady, larger-than-life characters as he's thrust into dangerous situations. He has to be brave and he has to learn that anyone can be a hero, even a nerd.
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White Guilt
White Guilt is a play about wrongs and rites of passages so dark you'll need your best friend to hold you through the night. Good times gone bad. Bromance gone badass. Theatre gone gangsta. Haters gon’ hate.
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Pop10vsPhax17
The Phax Trio's September Concert Series consists of two separate performances on the 10th and 17th. On the 10th the Trio will present popular music by Adele, Lana del Rey, Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, Pharell Williams, Elton John,Taylor Swift, Lukas Graham and Sia arranged for Saxophone, Euphonium and Tuba.On the 17th the Trio will present their own original music
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The Things You Left Behind
An accident. Who was there? What did they see? What really happened? A white carguarda mother hooked on therapyan American who came to South Africa and decided to staya paramedic bored with lifea struggling drag artist and lover of all things FrenchFive people’s experiences of a life.
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The Finkelsteins are coming to Dinner
A play about love, death and blow jobs. While grappling with a sense of alienation and the spirit of his tragically deceased mother, Nate, a gay artist falls in love with James, his delightfully strange and unusual model. As their relationship grows, we discover why we are on earth, what Walt Whitman really meant, if James Franco is gay and
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Irit Noble
Comedy Diva Irit Noble is an award-winning comic slash singer, renowned for her stylish one-woman shows and her work at Madame Zingara, SABC3, Cape Talk Radio. Oh, and her sex advice column in Cosmo. Her incisive, risqué shows are a mix of stand-up comedy and song parodies including hilarious versions of 9 To 5, Fever, and Taylor Swift’s Trouble. “My
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At the Edge of the Light
Fresh from the 2018 NAF Main Programme, At the Edge of the Light has been given 4 stars and described as ‘a salutary experience and noteworthy theatre’ (Beverley Brommert, Cape Times) and ‘a terrific, suspenseful yarn’ (Brett Adkins, The Herald) with audiences describing it as ‘gut-wrenching’ with ‘exceptional performances’ and ‘eerie and gripping and I didn’t want it to end’.
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Naked Girls Reading Cape Town presents Crash Course
What is Naked Girls Reading?Naked Girls Reading is a nude literary salon that takes place in twenty cities around the world and on five different continentsAt each event, a small cast of beautiful ladies removes their clothing (yes, all of it) and reads personal selections to an adoring audience. It is entertaining, magical, often funny, sometimes heart wrenching and really
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Anthology: Young Bloods
Three writers, two actors, and one director come together to create an anthology of short plays on the theme 'Young Bloods'.For this instalment of Anthology the task has been set for the young bloods of Cape Town. A young waitress has the worst first day at a trendy restaurant in Kei-Ella Loewe's "Eat, Dear." Louis Roux's "Coma Null" takes a
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James Grace - Unplugged
Acclaimed guitarist James Grace makes a welcome return to the Alexander Bar in ‘Unplugged’, an intimate solo performance featuring a selection of Spanish guitar favourites, with works from his recently-released sixth studio album, Chilled. 'Unplugged' features just Grace and his guitar, performing works that have earned him critical international acclaim and two SAMA nominations for Best Popular Classical and Best
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Mthwakazi
Xho-pera, indigenous bow music, a musical journey, this is Mthwakazi. Hailing from the Eastern Cape, Mthwakazi and her partner, acoustic guitarist and songwriter, Luyolo Lenga will thrill you with their vibrant and unique performance that combines the old with the new, the magical with the real. Join us for an intimate performance of this incredible duo that are warming the
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Porno 88
porn |pôrn| (also porno |ˈpôrnō|) informalnoun1 pornography.2 films, television programs, books, etc., regarded as catering to a voyeuristic or obsessive interest in a specified subject : a thrilling throwback to the golden age of vampire movies—gothic porn of the highest order.Three friends, three actors, two producers, one narrator, one warehouse, twenty four bats, five and a half marital aides, 60
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An Extraordinarily Ordinary Life
Introducing singer Janine Cupido singing ten new songs from composer Jervis Pennington (The Soft Shoes, Scribble, A Town called Fokol-Lutho) woven into and drawn from his often hilarious, somewhat shambolic, tragicomic youth and truth. Undersized and underfed at school, the most sea-sick Midshipman in SA Naval history and reluctant 80's pop teen-idol, the author takes us on a ride from
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Henry and the Sand
Henry and the Sand is a one man play that stars Scot Cooper as Henry, the last man left on earth. His world is now sand... Literally, the earth is now a desert. A post apocalyptic drama set in Southern Africa. Henry and the Sand (Previously 'The Loner') premiered at the National Arts Festival this year to great reviews for
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Naked Girls Reading Cape Town presents Queerly Beloved 2017
Naked Girls Reading Cape Town is back with the 2017 edition of Queerly Beloved – with an all-new reading list dedicated entirely to LGBTQI stories, queer readings and queer writers!What is Naked Girls Reading?Naked Girls Reading is a nude literary salon that takes place in twenty cities around the world and on five different continents. At each event, a small
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The Sudden Shark: Stories, Obsession and How a Great White Saved my Life
Join comic author, columnist and screenwriter Darrel Bristow-Bovey who has an obsession with sharks (and one shark in particular). He has travelled the world to find that shark, to swim with it and to confront his deep-seated fear of it. In the process he discovered that his obsession is a key to unlocking creativity and understanding one of the deep
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