Welcome to the official website of The Playhouse Somerset West
We are one of the oldest amateur dramatic societies in the Western Cape and are proud of our reputation for producing quality shows of all genres.
What’s on at the Playhouse…
What's on in 2013 Sume’s dance Studio 30 April – 11 May Guitar Kids & Friends 20 May – 21 May A Cause 4 Paws - Dance Extravaganza Alice Mennen 24 May – 25 May Boesman & Lena This is an English/Afrikaans production. 5 – 8 June Shirley Valentine 20 June – 22 June Return from Oz Newbury House 16 June – 22 June Dracula Philippe Pringiers 18 July – 27 July Dance After Dark - Balletopia 28 July – 17 Aug International School 18 Aug – 31 Aug Audition Notice: Who Did You Say You Were? 1 Sept Carnival of...
Welcome to the new home of the Hottentots Holland Dramatic Society online!
This is the new cyber home of The Playhouse and the Hottentots Holland Dramatic Society (HHDS). The HHDS is a 64 year old amateur dramatic society located in Somerset West, a short distance from Cape Town. We regularly stage theatre productions of...
Slice of Saturday Night
In a musical filled with wonderful, evocative 1960’s music (played live, on stage by SHIRAZ), a group of teenagers remind us all what it was, and is, like to be young; “Do you remember, What it was like...? Falling in love...
Much Ado About Nothing
Roxy Lombard and Thomas Agates appear together on stage for the first time in William Shakespeare’s timeless comedy Much Ado About Nothing set aboard a modern day cruise ship. This is the second HHDS production for 2013 and runs from 8 March until 23 March. Click to Enlarge Two young lovers, Claudio and Hero, are to be married imminently but the devious scheming of a resentful Prince looks set to thwart the nuptials. Meanwhile, marriage seems inconceivable for reluctant lovers Beatrice...
Bram Strokers Dracula – Audition Notice
Audition Notice: Sunday, 10 February 2013 @ 19:00 Based on Bram Stoker's famous novel. Dramatised by Hamilton Deane and John Balderstone We are looking for actors for the following parts: MALE 1) Count Dracula - tall, mysterious, distinguished 2) John Harker - young man, typical Englishman of public school class 3) Dr. Seward - intelligent, lives in world of books and patients, not man of action 4) Abraham Van Helsing - medium height, alert manner, air of resolution, incisive speech, always to point, resourceful action 5) Renfield - repulsive...
Much Ado About Nothing Audition Notice!
AUDITION NOTICE Sunday 09 December 6pm – 9pm Darryl Spijkers will be directing a hilarious and sassy production of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing for the Hottentots Holland Dramatic Society to show in March 2013. With abstract setting, much of the classical...
