Congratulations to one of our Adult Students, Amy Trout, who has reached her dreams and become the lead in 'Kat the Kings' at the Fugard Theatre

Kat and the Kings play at the Fugard Theatre

Congratulations go to Amy Trout, our former student in our Adult classes in Newlands who is taking the lead female role in 'Kat and the Kings'. A big round of applause for her! She is becoming part of a long line of Helen O'Grady students who have acted in this professional theatre.

The feel good, fast-paced David Kramer and Taliep Petersen production Kat and the Kings is live at the Fugard Theatre in District Six from 1 May to 2 September 2012.
Originally scheduled to conclude in early August, the show's run was extended to accommodate an explosion of Cape Town demand.

This is the first time ever the smash hit musical will play in the heart of the area that inspired its setting. Featuring a dazzling, new Cape Town cast and a 6-piece live musical band led by director and saxophonist Don-veno Prins, audiences can look forward to a stage exploding with action and talent.

Kat and Kings follows the journey of Kat Diamond (played by Dean Balie), the self-professed best singer and dancer in District Six,  as he struggles to assert his career in the midst of a repressive 1950s apartheid regime. After singing outside the Westminster Café and performing at The Claridges Hotel in Durban, Kat forms an acappella group, The Cavalla Kings, with his friends in the neighbourhood: Ballie (Carlo Daniels), Bingo (Grant Peres) and Magoo (Zak Toerien).  With a little help from Magoo’s sister Lucy Dixon (Amy Trout), the group’s American doo wop and rock and roll sound soon becomes a sensation in the District, and the rest is history.

Over a decade ago the high-energy performance won Olivier Awards in London’s West End for “Best New Musical” and “Best Actor”, and then went on to receive Tony nominations for its stint on NYC’s Broadway in 1999.