Grab a golden ticket to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Joburg Ballet!
Joburg Ballet will be putting on the world premiere of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory from 4 to 13 October.
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Ray White speaks with Elroy Fillis-Bell, CEO at Joburg Ballet.
Listen below.
The world premiere of a full-length ballet based on Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory will take place this weekend.
Joburg Ballet has planned an exciting opening night to kick off the 10-performance season.
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“This has never been created into a ballet in the world before.”
- Elroy Fillis-Bell, CEO - Joburg Ballet
Fillis-Bell describes the production as 'an explosion of imagination'.
“Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has the potential to become the next Nutcracker.”
- Elroy Fillis-Bell, CEO - Joburg Ballet
This will be Joburg Ballet’s first classically based full-length ballet since 2017.
The play will be on show at the Joburg Theatre, Braamfontein, Mandela stage, between 4 October and 13 October.
Tickets can be purchased on Webtickets or www.joburgtheatre.com.
Dates, times and prices:
* Fri 4 Oct at 7 pm (half price opening night): R290, R248, R225, R165, R120
* Sat 5 Oct, Sun 6 Oct, Sat 12 Oct, Sun 13 Oct at 2 pm: R580, R495, R450, R330, R240
* Sat 5 Oct, Fri 11 Oct, Sat 12 Oct at 7 pm: R580, R495, R450, R330, R240
* Wed 9 Oct, Thu 10 Oct at 11 am: R110 (performances to recorded music)
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