Cabaret

Besides the name of the theatrical form, the word can also refer to the popular 1966 stage musical and the 1972 film. See below.

= The term "cabaret" =

The term as used in South Africa
In South Africa the form is sometimes referred to as Kabaret, mainly under the influence of Afrikaans-speaking theatre practitioners, and most notably theorist and playwright Hennie Aucamp (Kabaret is the actual name of the form in Afrikaans), since

See also Cabaret in South Africa

South African productions
1969: First produced in South African by Taubie Kushlick in April 1969.

1995: Produced by ArtsCape (Nico Theatre), directed by Marthinus Basson, featuring Anthea Thompson as Sally Bowles, Charl-Johan Lingenfelder, Paddy Canavan, Karin van der Laag, June Wells. Opened on Saturday, August 26, 1995. Nico Theatre, Cape Town. Musical director: Trevor Harper. Choreographer: Julian Brandon. Scenic and costume designer: Michael Mitchell. Lighting designer: Malcolm Hurrell. Sound designer: Robin Shuttleworth. Assistant director: Alfred Rietmann. Production Manager: Marius Golding. Stage hands: Sidney Savage, Abdullah Douti, Moegamat Cloete, Ricardo Kinnear, Mark Messina, Chris Baatjies. CAPAB Musical Theatre in association with Nedbank.

Cast: Emcee: Charl-Johan Lingenfelder Sally Bowles: Anthea Thompson Clifford Bradshaw: Brian Heydenrych Ernest Ludwig: Chris Vorster Fraulein Schneider: Paddy Canavan Fraulein Kost: Karin van der Laag Herr Schultz: Johan Malherbe Ensemble: Robert Butler, Sue de Moyencourt, Toby Frost, Beverley Gush, Janine Holthuysen, Vivienne Marques, Didi Moses, Lindsay Redman (dance captain), Tara Robb, Russell Boast, Arno Botes, Ulric Charteris, Shaun Allan Ede, Paul Harris, Tavis Jones, Pierre Neethling, Martin Pienaar, Adrian Poulsen, David Scales, David Thomas, June Wells, Jeanne Voigt, Ian Duncan, Norman Pudney (speciality acts). Orchestra: T. Harper - piano accordian H. Radloff - piano N. Rojas - reeds E. Backhouse - trumpet V. Wilkinson - trombone S. Robinson - guitars/banjo M. Robinson - string bass S. Coltrini - drums/percussion

1996: A co-production by the Schools of Music and Dramatic Art of the University of the Witwatersrand was directed by Fred Hagemann in 1996 presented through special arrangement with DALRO.

2006: Staged by the Port Elizabeth Gilbert & Sullivan Society in 2006, directed by Robin Williams.

2012: Produced by KickstArt Productions at Montecasino Theatre, directed by Steven Stead with Samantha Peo, Sacha Halbhuber and Kate Normington. Set design by Greg King, costumes by Neil Stuart-Harris, choreography by Janine Bennewith and lighting by Tina le Roux.

2015: Produced by Eric Abraham and the Fugard Theatre, directed by Matthew Wild, with Charl-Johan Lingenfelder, Claire Taylor, Daniel Buys, Mike Huff, Michele Maxwell, Shannyn Fourie, Ludwig Binge, Matthew Berry, Sven-Eric Müller, Michael Wallace, Lara Lipschitz, Jenna Robinson Child, Delray Burns, Kyle Jardine, Chloe Perling, Pulane Rampoana and Adrian Galley. The technical team included Louisa Talbot (Choreographer), Charl-Johan Lingenfelder (Musical Supervisor), Mark Malherbe (Sound Design), Daniel Galloway and Ben du Plessis (Lighting Design), Tina Driedijk (Set Design) and Penny Simpson (Costume Design).