People of Note - Pumeza Matshikiza

There is a play running at the Baxter Theatre called FEEDBACK, which is described as an extraordinary murder mystery that, under the unique and unconventional vision of Andrew Buckland who also wrote the play. Andrew is one of South Africa’s most celebrated theatre-makers and actors with a career spanning several…

Cape Town Opera’s sparkling production of Rossini’s hugely popular opera The Barber of Seville is playing to packed houses at the Theatre on the Bay. Playing the leading role of the barber is the baritone William Burger and I spoke to him on People of Note this week about the…

A new 9 part series is about to be aired on SABC 3 in the channel called True Crime. It’s called Looking Into Darkness and has been directed by the award-winning film and documentary maker Peter Goldsmid and presented by the Forensic Investigator David Klatzow. The series concentrates on femicide…

I wonder if you’ve ever heard bells emanating from the City Hall bell tower? And I don’t mean the bell of the clock. There is a fascinating instrument in the bell tower called a Carillon which as an interesting history. It has been re-furbished and completely overhauled by someone who…

Cape Town City Ballet’s production of Tchaikovsky’s famous ballet Swan Lake opens at the CTICC this week.  Dancing the role of Odette is the South African ballerina Kirstel Paterson who has enjoyed a hugely successful career and has won numerous prestigious awards.  Rodney trudgeon spoke to Kirstel on People Of…