Showing in May, June and July at Theatre On The Bay

There are three very dif­fer­ent pro­duc­tions on dur­ing the months of May, June and July at the pop­u­lar Theatre On The Bay in Camps Bay, Cape Town.  As always there are ticket price reduc­tions for some of the shows on a Thursday so you have no excuse not to treat your­self to some cul­tural fun!  See below for fur­ther inform­a­tion on what is com­ing up at Theatre on the Bay from May until July ... Continued

What's on at Theatre on the Bay in March

Perfect Wedding

Theatre on the Bay in Camps Bay always has a great line-up of pro­duc­tions and March and April are no dif­fer­ent.  If you are about to get hitched and have your hens party or stag do circled in red on the cal­en­dar then per­haps going to see a Perfect Wedding (on from March 16^th to April 9^th) will be worth your while!

The pro­duc­tion centres around Bill, who on the morn­ing of his wed­ding wakes up in the bridal suite to find a stranger, albeit a very attract­ive and naked stranger in the bed next to him!  The prob­lem is though that he can’t, for the life of him, remotely remem­ber how or where he was intro­duced to the beau­ti­ful woman and his post party hangover is not help­ing either.  Continued

Fascinating Aida Valentines Day package ...

Have you just woken up to the fact that Monday is Valentines Day and you haven’t got any­thing planned for your wife, hus­band, girl­friend, boy­friend or partner?!

Theatre on the Bay in Camps Bay has come to the res­cue with their Fascinating Aida Valentines Day pack­age.  For the princely sum of R275 per per­son you can enjoy a relaxed and decidedly dec­ad­ent even­ing sip­ping on bub­bly and snack­ing on deli­cious canapés in the new VIP room at the theatre before mak­ing your way to your seat in time for cur­tain up at 20h00 Continued

Evita showing at Theatre on the Bay

Theatre on The Bay

Evita is cur­rently show­ing at Theatre on the Bay in Camps Bay ... it’s so good and there has been such an over­whelm­ing response for tick­ets that the theatre has added a few extra dates to the show times.  So if you thought you’d missed out before get into the Cape Town Festive Season spirit and snap up a ticket!

The pro­duc­tion fol­lows the rise of a young and ambi­tious Eva; telling the story of the enorm­ous wealth and power she gained and how she became the much loved Evita ... Continued

'Dick and I' at Theatre on The Bay

'Dick and I'

If you are on the Theatre on the Bay’s mail­ing list (like I am) then you are in for a treat.  They are cur­rently offer­ing dis­coun­ted rates (online book­ings only) for their pro­duc­tion of ‘Dick and I’.

Based very very loosely on Shakespeare’s Tragedy of Richard the Third, Dick and I was first per­formed by Alan Committie back in 1998 and he now returns to the revised, updated text with addi­tional humor­ous bits!  Although in the past Dick and I has been a one man show, the hugely tal­en­ted Jo Galloway (from hits such as Boeing Boeing, CATS and Hairspray) joins Alan in this pro­duc­tion as his estranged East European girl­friend Petrie (I'm sure Shakespeare didn’t have that in mind when he penned the Tragedy of Richard the Third Continued

Defending the Caveman at Theatre on the Bay

Defending the Caveman

I’m feel­ing very smug; I’ve got tick­ets to a per­form­ance of Defending the Caveman at Camps Bay’s intim­ate Theatre on the Bay.  I first heard about Defending the Caveman when I was liv­ing in London (if I remem­ber cor­rectly it was on at the Apollo Theatre in Hammersmith) but I never got around to going, so when a friend told me that it was on at Theatre on the Bay I asked my cave­man to get us tickets!

Known as the ‘date show’ Defending the Caveman has enjoyed a phe­nom­enal, record-breaking run in theatres around the world and is back in Cape Town with Alan Committie in the lead­ing role.  The per­form­ance is both funny and inform­at­ive; a com­edy about the lifelong, baff­ling dif­fer­ences and sim­il­ar­it­ies between men and women! Continued

Unforgettable 'The Nat King Cole Story' — a review

Unforgettable

Nathaniel Adams Cole was born and had lived his life some 20 years before I was even born, how­ever he has still man­aged to influ­ence my life quite con­sid­er­ably. Who is this per­son you might be ask­ing your­self – then let me give you a few clues. I first heard this magic­ally vel­vet voice in my late grandfather’s lounge when he put on a record for me to listen to. Immediately I was cap­tured by the music, the melody and the sounds of Nat King Cole.

My grand­father  taught me a num­ber of things first and fore­most he taught me to live, love and dance pas­sion­ately and since his recent passing I have been reminded of many things — one of which being my slight obses­sion with the music of Nat King Cole ... Continued

I ♥ Camps Bay because ...

Camps Bay

Hi, I’m Chris von Ulmenstein from Whale Cottage Camps Bay in Camps Bay, Cape Town.

CAMPS BAY IS BEST KNOWN FOR its beau­ti­ful beach, hav­ing been awar­ded the Best Beach in South Africa accol­ade by the Sunday Times. It is also known for its beau­ti­ful sea views, with the palms on the beachfront, for its dra­matic back­drop of the Twelve Apostles, and its night­life, with an excit­ing mix of res­taur­ants, bars and cof­fee shops.

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Cultural Camps Bay

I often com­plain there's noth­ing to do in Cape Town in Winter (or after the sun sets in Summer). If this is a pop­u­lar refrain in your house­hold, an option you may be over­look­ing is the Theatre on the Bay in Camps Bay. This intim­ate theatre is home to numer­ous local and inter­na­tional shows from music­als and cab­aret to com­ed­ies and drama ... Continued

Trendy Camps Bay

Camps Bay

My friend Brian — tall, skinny and covered with tat­toos, is a waiter in one of the trend­i­est res­taur­ants in Camps Bay. I'm wait­ing for him to get off work in an hour so we can go down to the beach and to fill the time, he is giv­ing me the low-down on the mat­ing habits of the Greater Spotted Camps Bay Trendoid.

“See the guy over there wear­ing the giant mirrored sunglasses?” he asks. I look over to where he is ges­tur­ing. “You're gonna have to be more spe­cific than that, mate” I reply, “they're all wear­ing giant mirrored sunglasses.” He sur­repti­tiously points to a guy inex­plic­ably wear­ing a white suit on one of the hot­test days of the year. “He's some kind of big-shot archi­tect. “The model he's with is the new Guess girl,” he says, “and he just asked for one of our most expens­ive whis­keys, with a Coke mixer.” Money, it seems, can't buy good taste. Continued

Cape Rose Cottage Camps Bay

Cape Rose Cottage

Cape Rose Cottage enjoys breath­tak­ing views of the Atlantic Ocean and the most mag­ni­fi­cent sun­sets. Nestled in a quiet area under the Twelve Apostles lux­ury self cater­ing and B&B accom­mod­a­tion is offered for the dis­cern­ing trav­el­ler in two beau­ti­ful romantic suites each accom­mod­at­ing two people.

Your English hosts Pam and Steve, have cre­ated a tran­quil set­ting with a beau­ti­ful garden for the dis­cern­ing guest who is look­ing for lux­uri­ous self cater­ing accom­mod­a­tion in Camps Bay, in a "home away from home" haven in a safe, secure and peace­ful set­ting in one of the most beau­ti­ful areas in Cape Town.

Come and sample our lux­uri­ous romantic suites with beau­ti­ful decor, breath­tak­ing views and everything you could pos­sibly wish for. View: Cape Rose Cottage, Camps Bay, Cape Town