People of Note

Three South African musicians with flourishing international careers have formed the chamber music group, the Jeffrey Armstrong Trio. The good news is that they will be performing at various venues in the Western Cape this August.

The distinguished violinist Jeffrey Armstrong is Rodney Trudgeon’s guest on People of Note this week. Based in Germany, Jeffrey regularly performs in some of Europe’s leading concert halls.

People of Note – Sunday at 6 pm and again on Thursday at midday. Brought to you by Pieter Toerien Productions .

The Rocky Horror Show returns to @Theatre On The Bay on 28 August.

Pieter Toerien’s hugely successful production of The Rocky Horror Show is returning to The Theatre on the Bay after it’s massively successful run in Johannesburg. The show stars Craig Urbani as Frank n further and has been directed by Stephen Stead. In the role of the narrator, a traditional male role, is Natasha Sutherland and Rodney Trudgeon invited her into the People of Note studio to talk about the challenges the character has to face during the show.

People of Note – Sunday at 6pm and again on Thursday at midday. Brought to you by PTP

In a career spanning over 50 years, Aviva Pelham has enchanted audiences, brightened stages and spread the love of song in South Africa and abroad. Aviva’s passion for mentorship and inspiring young talent is legendary. The fifth Aviva Pelham Operetta Competition is on Tuesday, 18 August, at the Baxter. On People of Note this week, Rodney speaks to Aviva Pelham about her remarkable career.

People of Note, Sunday at 6 pm and again on Thursday at midday, brought to you by PTP. And Agatha Christie’s thriller The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is on at Theatre on the Bay.

Cape Town Opera has recently appointed a Librettist-in-Residence to help their new project called Staging Stories, an incubator for new South African Opera. ALAN OLEJNICZAK is based in San Francisco, although he has numerous Artist in Residence around the world. On People of Note this week, Rodney Trudgeon spoke to Alan about his work.

People of Note, Sunday at 6pm and again on Thursday at midday, brought to you by PTP. And Agatha Christie’s thriller The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is on at Theatre on the Bay.

In People of Note this week, a look behind the scenes at a theatre, where so much magic happens. Rodney Trudgeon’s guest will be set designer DENIS HUTCHINSON who has worked on shows ranging from experimental theatre via contemporary dance and musicals to ballet and opera. He’s also worked on South African productions in New York, Senegal, Uganda and Tanzania.

People of Note – Sunday at 6pm and again on Thursday at midday. Brought to you by PTP. Agatha Christie’s thriller The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is on at Theatre on the Bay.

A fun musical has just opened at the Arena theatre called Something Rotten and it is being presented by the Waterfront Theatre School. In People of Note this week, Rodney Trudgeon spoke to the founder and director of the Waterfront Theatre School, Delia Sainsbury who founded it with her husband Keith Galloway 34 years agao.

People of Note – Sunday at 6pm and again on Thursday at midday. Brought to you by PTP. And Agatha Christie’s thrilling play The Murder of Roger Ackroyd opens at Theatre on the Bay this week.

Rodney Trudgeon’s guest on People of Note this week is the young, dynamic violinist Miclen LaiPang who has established himself as one of the most compelling and versatile artists of his generation. He stunned Cape Town audiences recently with his performance of the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto and he is now playing at the Stellenbosch International Chamber Music Festival.

People of Note – Sunday at 6pm and again on Thursday at midday. Brought to you by PTP. And A Little Night Music is on at Theatre on the Bay.

G&S Cape Town is presenting one of the most loved comic operas by Gilbert and Sullivan, The Pirates of Penzance. The production promises to be not only great fun but also beautifully and originally staged. Rodney Trudgeon spoke to the Music Director and Conductor of G%S, Alistair Cockburn about the opera.

People of Note – Sunday at 6pm and again on Thursday at midday, brought to you by PTP. Killer Queen is in its final week at Theatre on the Bay.

The award winning musical by Stephen Sondheim, A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC opens on 30 June at Theatre on The Bay. It involves a world of seduction, wit and aching romance and the all start cast includes Kate Normington as Countess Charlotte Malcolm. Rodney Trudgeon invited Kate into the People of Note studio to talk about this fascinating play.

People of Note, Sunday at 6pm and again on Thursday at midday, brought to you by PTP and Killer Queen continues its run at Theatre on the Bay.

Rodney Trudgeon’s guest on People of Note this week is the newly appointed chairperson of the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra – Lucien Lewin. A former trombonist with the orchestra, he went on to build a distinguished legal career, now bringing both musical and legal insight to this new role.

People of Note with Lucien Lewin on Sunday at 6 pm and again on Thursday at midday, is brought to you by Pieter Toerien Productions.