Local Destination - A day in Johannesburg
part of the exclusive mixed-use Melrose Arch precinct
north of Johannesburg. Sip sundowners from your
table positioned in the rooftop pool as the sun sinks
below the Joburg skyline or, if the weather is not on
your side, enjoy late afternoon tea from a leather
couch in the hotel’s Library Lounge.
19h00 until late: Curtain call
Make your way back to the inner city for an
evening at the famous Market Theatre, housed in
a former Indian Fruit Market. Also known as South
Africa’s “Theatre of the Struggle” for staging of anti-
apartheid plays, the Market Theatre was founded in
1976 by famous lighting designer Mannie Manim and
legendary local playwright Barney Simon.
Current productions include A Touch of Madness (9
July – 24 August 2008) by Nicky Rebello, a play about
the tormented writer Herman Charles Bosman; Craig
Higginson and Mncedisi Shabangu’s Ten Bush (9 July –
24 August 2008), a tale of forbidden love and revenge
in a cursed village on the border of South Africa,
Swaziland and Mozambique; and Bollywood Love
Story – A Musical (4 September - 14 September 2008)
about a young man who moves to the city in search
of a better future.
Afterwards enjoy sophisticated dining with an
Experience Jozi in a day:
Africa twist at Moyo @ The Market or Gramadoelas
Restaurant, the well-known restaurant originally • Call Bill Harrop’s “Original” Balloon Safaris
opened by Brian Shalkoff and Eduan Naude in on +27 11 705 3201 or email them on
Hillbrow in 1967 to cater to all South Africans,
website@balloon.co.za
irrespective of their race. Since moving to the Market • Maponya Mall is located in Old
Theatre 12 years ago, famous guests such as Nelson Potchefstroom Road, Soweto. Call +27 11
Mandela, the Clintons and Elton John have sampled 938 4448
the restaurant’s distinctively local offerings. • Reserve your spot at Wandies restaurant
on +27 11 982 2796
• To visit Constitution Hill call + 27 11 381 3100
or email
visitorcentre@constitutionhill.org.za
• The Market Theatre can be found at 56
Margaret Mcingana Street, or call +27 11
832 1641
• The Melrose Arch Hotel is at 1 Melrose
Square, Melrose Arch. Dial +27 11 214 6666
or email:
info@melrosearchhotel.com
• Moyo @ The Market is based in Market
Theatre Precinct, 129 Bree Street, Newtown.
Call +27 11 838 1715 or email: bongi@
moyo.co.za
• To visit Gramadoelas, go to Bree Street,
Newtown. Call +27 11 838 6960 or email:
gramrest@global.co.za
www.elitemag.co.za
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