Relax with Dax

Normally when you invite people to an a capella show they tell you they can’t make it because they have to bath their goldfish or attend the opening of their garage door. I invited a bunch of people to hear D7 perform at On Broadway last night and I was sufficiently vague about who was [...]

This review is a bit late to help you because tonight is the last show. But I’m sure the show will be on again soon and it also gives me an opportunity to talk about the new On Broadway. On Broadway has moved to what was the old New Space Theatre next to the Grand [...]

Stomp has one set, eight cast members and no words, but it offers 90 minutes of foot tapping entertainment. Using everyday items as opposed to musical instruments, the small cast creates music with a rhythm that you can’t escape (Gloria Estefan did warn you). I attended the Sunday afternoon matinee and have to say that [...]

I would not categorise myself as an art aficionado. However, I do appreciate art and the more I learn, the more appreciative I become. Cape Town is certainly a creative hub in South Africa and we are fortunate to have so much high quality art available to us. I attended the Design Indaba a short [...]

If you have limited knowledge of the history of theatre, then like me you won’t now what Vaudeville means. But these days, we need not be ignorant for long. Google and Wikipedia come to the rescue again and provide us with the following definition: Vaudeville was a theatrical genre of variety entertainment in the United [...]

There are many options for entertainment in Cape Town this season. Kirstenbosch concerts, Cats and Vaudeville are just some of the many options. The Aqua Festival at the V&A Waterfront definitely needs to make the list as well. I went attended the carols and the Johhny Clegg concert and they were both fun evening, especially with [...]

This season those living on the Northern Suburbs and Winelands don’t have to drive all the way to Kirstenbosch to enjoy Sunday afternoon concerts in a lovely setting. Backsberg is hosting a concert series running until the 31st of January with performers that wouldn’t normally play at Kirstenbosch. I went to watch aKing do an acoustic set [...]

I’m a fan of big stage productions. You might have read my rave reviews of Phantom of the Opera and The Lion King. I also enjoyed Beauty and the Beast, Mamma Mia and Lord of the Dance. Cats, however, was one production I did not enjoy. In fact I was close to doing what the [...]

On Broadway used to be situated on the corner of Somerset Road and Dixon St, Greenpoint. I went there several times, mainly to watch flamenco shows. I even ate there once (the food wasn’t great). But a few years ago, On Broadway moved to Shortmarket Street, into a bigger, better space. I went to the [...]

I was a bit surprised to find myself back at the Theatre on the Bay so soon. I’m quite selective about which plays I watch so after seeing Not The Midnight Mass recently, I thought it would be a while before I was tempted back again. Then I saw that Pythonesque was showing and it [...]

The last show I went to at the Theatre on the Bay was the fantastic Ennio, which I enjoyed tremendously (and I believe Ennio is back again in a few months time). Last week I went to see Not the Midnight Mass which I have heard about a few times but never really knew much about. [...]

5pm on a Sunday afternoon is an unusual time for a show at the Baxter (or anywhere for that matter). That combined with an uncooperative box office, nearly resulted in me not going to watch Banachek, but I persevered and made it to the show. I’m pleased I did because it was very entertaining (and [...]

Long time readers of Relax with Dax will know that I have been very anti the stadium being built in Greenpoint. I posted about this in April 2007 and there were some very interesting responses. I know I wasn’t alone in my viewpoint. However, the stadium in Greenpoint is now a fait accompli and we [...]

I haven’t been to Theatre on the Bay in Camps Bay for quite a long time. I went last night to watch Ennio and was reminded that it is a lovely little theatre. I do like it when you can take your drink in with you rather than having to down it when the ‘chimes’ [...]

With hindsight, I’m surprised that I had to think twice about buying a ticket to the Michael Buble concert. I don’t actually have any of his music and R400 is a lot of money, but on the other hand, Kirstenbosch is a very special venue and I do like the kind of music he plays. [...]