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WeekendSpecial is an Arts and Lifestyle website that focuses on theatre, music, comedy, film, travel, tech and more
Cape Town, South Africa
Joined December 2016
A Tribute to Telemann concert review https://t.co/ToK0NbO6Vg
#ErikBosgraaf @erikbosgraaf #WeekendSpecial @WkdSpl #Recorder #Baroque @FreiburgBaroque
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Albert Combrink reviews A Tribute to Teleman - he says Erik Bosgraaf's breathtaking virtuosity sparks from many years of close familiarity with these works.
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Spem in Alium concert review https://t.co/BwmEupmxEL
@WkdSpl #CapeTownBaroque #ThomasTallis @thomastallis #Choral #EarlyMusic #Baroque @earlymusictoday
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Albert Combrink reviews Spem in Alium - Lutesong Consort, True Voices, Erik Dippenaar & Dale de Windt (organ) were conducted by Patrick Cordery.
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Dance Intersect – Opening night at Artscape
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Dance Intersect featured four distinct works, each world-class - it reminded reviewer Dot Blake just how many ways the human body can move to tell stories.
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Chicago review: Polished, must-see production
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This latest production of Chicago is a slick, polished must-see production, says Beverley Brommert in her review.
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Our soloist this week. Tassilo Probst . Thanks @WkdSpl
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Tassilo Probst will join the CPO on 4 September 2025, to perform the 1st Wieniawski Violin Concerto in the second concert in Spring Symphonies.
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We want your story! The 2026 Commonwealth Short Story Prize has begun 📚 Citizens of Commonwealth countries aged over 18 can enter. Stories should be between 2,000–5,000 words and must be unpublished fiction. Entry is free, and you can write on any theme. Five regional winners
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The Importance of Being Earnest: NT Live review
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The NT Live version of The Importance of Being Earnest is an unmistakeably high camp take on this calssic, says Megan Choritz.
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Everybody’s Talking About Jamie – review
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Everybody's Talking About Jamie is a sparkling, joyful and very professional production. Do go and see it while you can.
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Sisters Shining women’s month gig highlights art, resilience, unity
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Sisters Shining will feature acclaimed poets, musicians and dancers in a concert which honours women’s cultural impact in South Africa.
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An Apprenticeship with Sorrow – Review
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An Apprenticeship with Sorrow is beautiful, says Megan Choritz after seeing this brave new work at the Theatre Arts.
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The Place of the Stars – VOX review
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The Place of the Stars, a choral concert from VOX under John Woodland's astute direction, recently celebrated the winter solstice of 2025.
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Rescue Remedy review at Theatre Arts
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Rescue Remedy is original, refreshing, and inspiring theatre, beautifully performed and directed, says Megan Choritz.
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Dale Washkansky at the AVA Gallery
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Dale Washkansky is exhibiting two profound pieces at the AVA Gallery, Foresting Over the Nakba, and Watching the Sky Fall.
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VOX Cape Town Eternity in an Hour review
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Albert Combrink reviews VOX Cape Town's Eternity in an Hour performance - the invitation he says was to “submerge yourself in a soundbath of the sublime”.
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