Amici String Quartet featuring Shane Woodborne at Endler Hall

ON Friday 19 April, the Amici String Quartet will give the South African premiere of internationally acclaimed South African born composer Shane Woodborne’s third string quartet and after the interval, he will join the quartet as second cellist in Schubert’s great String Quintet in C major D956. It is a work of sublime beauty and […]

Annette Bening headlines new family whodunnit Apples Never Fall

NEW from Liane Moriarty (Big Littles Lies and Nine Perfect Strangers) and based on her New York Times bestseller of the same name, international ensemble drama Apples Never Fall comes to M-Net (DStv Channel 101) from Monday, 15 April at 8pm and follows a mysterious disappearance in the seemingly normal Delaney family. Everyone in West Palm Beach […]

Wheel of Fortune South Africa spins onto S3

THE legendary Wheel of Fortune will spin onto our screens on Monday, 8 April, with an exhilarating local version allowing sharp risk-takers to win loads of moolah and the most magnificent prizes. Wheel of Fortune South Africa will be broadcast on S3 (formerly known as SABC3) Mondays to Fridays at 7.30pm. “We are extremely excited […]

Pick of the month on Showmax: Tokyo Vice

FOR a series that is so dramatically and strikingly gorgeous to watch, the publicity stills for Tokyo Vice are rather disappointing (except for the one above, which I found with Google images, thank you). Looking at them doesn’t make me want to watch it, but I have watched it already and highly recommend it. You […]

Rural cop drama Ridley and season 2 of Beyond Paradise on BritBox

THE highly-anticipated return of BritBox Original Beyond Paradise season two arrives on BritBox this month. The spin-off to the award-winning Death in Paradise series sees Kris Marshall and Sally Bretton back in rural Devon coping with family life. Zahra Ahmadi joins Marshall with the pair’s characters making a dynamic cop partnership solving crimes in this […]

Alan Committie stars in Peter Shaffer’s classic play Amadeus

Presented by Gloucester Productions at Pieter Toerien’s Theatre On The Bay from 12 April – 18 May, this 2024 staging of Peter Shaffer’s classic play Amadeus stars Alan Committie as Salieri. The powerful, thrilling story about passion, jealousy and vengeance debuted in Johannesburg and now Cape Town audiences will get to enjoy this Tony award-winning […]

Chase the Dawn and experience sunrise on Table Mountain

CHASE the Dawn is an exciting SANParks-approved overnight trail adventure taking place on May 18, 2024, amid the picturesque landscapes of Table Mountain National Park in the beautiful city of Cape Town. The trail begins at sunset, providing participants with the opportunity to witness the stunning beauty of the sunset, and concludes at dawn, offering […]

Prix fixe lunch menus at LDR Restaurants until October

THE Luke Dale Roberts Group of Restaurants, a culinary powerhouse renowned for its innovation and excellence, has introduced prix fixe menusuntil 31 October 2024 at all LDR restaurants. Patrons can relish a delectable four-course lunch experience at The Pot Luck Club in Cape Town (and Johannesburg, The Shortmarket Club in Rosebank), and TTK Fledgelings in […]

From weird to wonderful, the hot cross bun debate rages again

WITH Easter within sight, those divisive little squares of baked goods come out of hiding and its fans versus foes as people defend their favourite hot cross bun. Do you serve your hot cross bun fresh, or lightly toasted, with butter, plain or with Marmite? What’s normal to one person may seem unique – or […]

Benguela Cove’s Best of Wine Tourism accolade

BENGUELA Cove Wine Estate, in the Walker Bay wine region, is the global winner in the Cape winelands of the prestigious Best Of Wine Tourism Awards 2024. This recognition, bestowed by the Great Wine Capitals Global Network during the 20th anniversary of the awards, is a testament to Benguela Cove’s dedication to innovative wine tourism […]