Upcoming Durban theatre shows: start your year with laughter and music

Bump & Grind

Durban comedy legends Aaron McIlroy and Lisa Bobbert-McIlroy are kicking the new year off with this high-energy musical sketch comedy that fuses song and dance with quick-fire character comedy and heart.

Created under the direction and choreography of Daisy Spencer, the show will feature several characters such as fan favourites Bruce and Charmaine, as Elvis impersonators, pensioners Beatrice and Max, and super-sage Dr Veejay.

There will also be  AI androids, Latin dance sensations and an Irish preacher with stand-up ambitions. Theatregoers can also enjoy music from Elvis Presley to The Beatles, Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey.

Where: Talloula in Outer West Durban.

When: From January 30 to February 01. Show times are at 7pm.

UPCOMING

The Chain -The Fleetwood Mac Story 

This production chronicles the legendary British blues band and their more than 30-year ascent in the music industry.

Starting in 1967, they later became a California-based pop group in the mid-Seventies. In between came a period where Fleetwood Mac shuffled personnel and experimented with styles, all the while releasing solid albums with chart-topping hits.

The REALS, with Durban favourites Dawn Selby on the keyboard, Barry Thomson on the guitar, Robz Millar on the bass, and Mali Sewell on drums, will cover all the great hits of Fleetwood Mac, which will also feature regular guest, Durban singer Marion Loudo,n as well as guitarist Colin Peddie. 

Where: The Rhumbelow Theatre.

When: February 7 to 8, show times differ.