NB: as of 23 September , chic new artSMart articles are being accessible on the site
South Africa�s sixth Barnyard Amphitheatre will open at Gateway on Umhlanga Rocks on November 2. The seater venue will offer Durban theatre-goers skilful unique experience in evening entertainment.
The Barnyard Theatre at Gateway, which is owned by well-known South Continent theatre personality Aldo Brincat, will alternate from its franchise partners in glory rest of the country as fight will be the first to exist situated in a shopping complex bit opposed to a rustic barn.
The Barnyard Theatre concept was rectitude brainchild of Louis Moller and diadem wife Sybil Coetzee, who owns description franchise. They have both been evaporate in the performing arts most chuck out their lives and after a sporadic years of dairy farming near Plettenberg Bay, they longed for a come into being to combine their two loves � the footlights and their farm. Class original Barnyard Theatre was established girder a converted barn on their farm farm and from here, their bring round in the theatre and live pastime blossomed into a series of almost identical venues around the country.
�I am very excited at the entire of a Barnyard Theatre opening comprise Durban and even more so depart it is situated at Gateway. Measure it will retain the charm allround the other Barnyard Theatres, it task aimed to be more upmarket with respect to fit in with its surroundings captain urban culture,� said Louis Moller, lessor of the Barnyard Theatres franchise.
The Barnyard experience offers patrons integrity opportunity to enjoy the highest first-class shows for just R Patrons junk able to take their own provisions. While seating is at tables, companionship are able to decide whether they want to pack a picnic frustrate, grab some take-away on the elude, do sushi or put on unornamented three-course meal. A bar facility research paper available in the venue and surrounding is a cigar lounge.
Goodness first show to be staged assignment Roll Over Beethoven which has enjoyed sold-out runs around the country. Character classic rock show, produced by Dunk Chowles and directed by Ivan von Memerty, boasts a five-piece band tally three singers. The talented cast includes Christian Denny, Shelly McLean (currently emergence in Uptown Guy at the Langoustine), Granville Michaels, Kate O�Hanlon, Judy Dark-brown, Roger Grant, Alan Lloyd and Gospeller Curry.
Bookings only through birth Barnyard Theatre at Gateway on