DOCKYARD SHOWS FOR 2009

Dockyard Theatre has programme in place for 2009

Running from March to May, It Happened in the 1980’s is about an aging rocker who was a big recording success in the 1980’s when he wore Big Hair and make up tries to re-create the image and look that brought him fame during the height of his youth.

He assembles a bunch of likely lads (and ladies), dons his 1980’s war paint, and recreates his ideal era of music.

The show features a string of 1980’s classic hits by groups like The Thompson Twins, Hall & Oates, Huey Lewis & the News, Men at Work, Adam and the Ants, Boy George and Culture Club, Tears for Fears, Nick Kershaw, The Communards and loads more. So if you grooved to these sounds and bopped along to the synthetic pop sounds of the 1980’s, this show is a must for you.

In April 2006, The Dockyard ran The Hall of Fame series which featured tributes to some of the biggest music icons of the 2oth Century. As each tribute show only ran for 10 performances each, many patrons missed out and did not see some of the shows. The Dockyard has decided to bring back the best of these shows and run them for longer, in an overall season that runs from May to August

The Dockyard Hall of Fame series kicks off with a tribute to Sir Elton John featuring the talents of recent So you think you can sing 2008 winner Zach Hill. This will run from early May till mid June. From mid June until the end of July, Dockyard will see the staging of the Tribute to Sir Paul McCartney. From early August till end of September the final of the Hall of Fame series will run with a tribute to George Michael.

From late September to mid October the Dockyard takes audiences in a VW Beetle through some of the best musical “Jols” of all time in Soundtrack of the 70’s. The 1960’s were over, the age of protest past, the war in Vietnam ended in 1975, kitchens were orange and lounges were chocolate brown. We listened to Ozzy Osbourne, Santana, The Bay City Rollers, and Leo Sayer. We dined at the Old Roma and paid only a “Fist Full of Dollars” to see The Good the Bad and the Ugly. We also saw TV for the first time in South Africa.

Rounding off the year and running from mid October till early January will be Let’s Get This Party Started. In the usual tradition of the Dockyard Supper Theatre, the mood will be a party one. End your year with a bang with hits by some of the best-loved performers from the past and present. The emphasis is on really letting your hair down with Beyoncè, Black Eyed Peas, Phil Collins, Pussy Cat Dolls, John Mayer, Michael Jackson, and lots more.

For more details or bookings, call the Dockyard on 031 201 9147.