Hilarious SinderFella Adult Panto to 30 Dec

SinderFella is the hilarious and entertaining adult pantomime with all of our favourite Durban drag artists in top gear this year.

Durban View Guesthouse made up a table of 10 and we all laughed so much, it really was a fun evening and one of the best of the adult pantos which see their 16th year in Durban over the festive season.

Tickets are R150 and can be booked through the link here. Be sure not to miss out on Anthony Stonier and Thomie Holthausen's best show ever.

Guests Bertus, Hennie, Ralph, Andre, Stefan and Freddie at SunCoast before the show

Durban's adult "below the belt" hilarious panto with drag

Drag it is

The guesthouse was abuzz tonight with the twittering/tweeting of the ladies in Drag for Ezra's Birthday Drag party...

Lulu, the lady of the house - guesthouse co-owner Llewellyn

OMG, is this me really doing it? - guesthouse co-owner Dave

The birthday Princess with her lovelies

Face on, Face off

The ladies in waiting

Lulu, Francis and The Pink Lady

The nails!!!

Hot Happening at the Guesthouse this long weekend

It’s hot and happening in Durban this long-weekend – yes Tuesday 24^th Sept is a public holiday so we’re offering a special deal to encourage you to take Monday off…

Book for any 3 nights over the period Fri 20^th – Tues 24^th Sept paying our single rate of R580 per night and your partner or toyboy stays FREE. The deal includes breakfast . And then the following weekend, it a ...

FRI 27 SEPT DRAG PARTY - FaceBook event

It’s fabulous, famous, Ezra’s DRAG bash at the Guesthouse, so provided you’re dressed in drag you’re welcome to join the party. For those less adventurous, just come and enjoy Durban’s warm weather and hospitality. (Normal rates apply for the Drag weekend) 

Book your room if we still have space through Llewellyn on durbanview@gmail.com or Dave on 0837033329.

Come have some fun and play in Durban!

 

Durban Pride

Our guests Genevieve in drag at the Babylon and Bent Pride After-Party, seen here with guesthouse owners Llewellyn (left) and Dave (right), and in the following pics, Gareth Dallas from Manhunt and DJ Chris who all stayed with us for the few days of Pride ending last night with the after-Party at Boulevard in Florida Road.

Adult Panto "Alice in Wonderland" - now on in Durban

Dave with Thomie (rabbit, right)

If you guys get a chance, please book to see our Durban gay boys in drag for the performance of "Alice in Wonderland" now on at SunCoast Casino until January. Anthony Stonier as the Queen (naturally) and our part-time Guesthouse Manager Thomie (as Rabbit) were hilarious. We made up a table on a bring-your-own supper theatre basis, and the gay boys brought a feast. Wonderful evening. Poor Lee got dragged up onto stage as well.

Lee, Mark, Jeremy, Llewellyn and Ian

Night with Madame Zingara

Llewellyn booked a table weeks in advance as bookings opened and a group of 16 of us enjoyed the Madame Zingara spectacular in Durban this weekend. In the photos are Cathy Specific compere and comedienne of the Show with Dave, Llewellyn and Jeremy; in the second photo dressing up for the occasion is Theuns and Llewellyn - Theuns will be opening a new street cafe and restaurant at the reknowned BBB site in Durban soon - and in the bottom photo Dave gets cozy with Madama Zingara hereself. The show is fully booked out for the 3-month tour in Durban, the acrobatic feats (and guys) were fantastic and the food spectacular.

Elections and Erections

ELECTIONS & ERECTIONS is a personal journey through the minefield of fear and fun on the eve of South Africa’s most crucial general election. Pieter Dirk Uys celebrates the two issues that were illegal for most of his life in South Africa: democracy and sex.

Shows at Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre from
Tue 17 Feb to Sat 28 Feb
Shows take place from Tuesday to Saturday at 8pm and Sundays at 3pm with extra 5pm shows on Fridays and Saturdays. Tickets, available from Computicket, are R80 for the preview on February 17 and otherwise range from R90 to R120.

Shows at the Nelson Mandela Theatre stage of The Joburg Civic Theatre from March 3rd until March 15th 2009. All tickets are R150

Pink Mynah Festival 2008

The first ever Gay and Lesbian festival in KwaZulu-Natal, to be held in Pietermaritzburg, will feature a parade, picnics, film screenings, workshops and parties.
The Gay and Lesbian Network will be hosting the festival from 29 November to 6 December 2008. The event encompasses World Aids Day and as such many workshops will be held on that topic.
However, it's not just all serious business - the festival kicks off on Saturday, 29 November with a carnival-style street parade through the Capital, and includes such events as nightly film screenings (courtesy of Out In Africa G&L Film Festival), workshops on various topics, an exhibition, and so on...
The grand finale of the festival is the Mr. and Miss Gay KZN pageant.
For more information, pageant application forms, to register as a volunteer or to sponsor, please contact:
Ponie on 033 342 6165Anthony on 072 536 2978Emma on 072 024 4899

Overview of The Queer Zulu Natal Festival Program
Saturday, 29th November - Festival Opening at 8.30am: Press and Public Welcome, Street Parade, entertainers, expo, After Party
Sunday, 30th November - 1 - 5 pm: Community Picnic - Various entertainment sports & games
Monday 1 December - World Aids Day Partner with Department of Health on World Aids Day campaign with workspops and Film screenings
Tuesday, 2nd December - 10.30am: Workshops, Pink Tuesday at Café Vacca Matta and film screenings
Wednesday, 3rd December - 10:30: Workshops & Film screeningse (lesbian film)
Thursday, 4th December - 11am Workshops
Friday, 5th December - 8pm: Kismet Hotel Christmas Party
Saturday, 6th December - 5pm: Mr and Miss KwaZulu Natal Pageant

So lets support this "family" event. Come stay with us at Durban View Gay Guest House and drive through for the day to attend the events of your choice.

Does your Angel look like this?

Not to be missed

Awesome, Spectacular, Extravagant, Exotic, even homo-erotic are some of the words to describe this decadent exotic and fantastic dinner and Show we attended at the SunCoast Casino complex last night.

Cape Town's Coast of Dreams production of Madame Zingara's Aphrodisia is wowing Durban audiences and if you are in Durban between now and the 31st August, you have to spend the R300 per person on a ticket to this show. It was excellent value with a gourmet 4 course meal that excited the taste buds and had those in our group vowing to come back. The two semi-clad guys in the Show who did spectacular manouvres and acrobatics were also enough to warrant a second visit alone, whilst the stained glass, wooden panneled and mirrored opulent marquee was a marvel to behold. We were also impressed with the exhuberance of all of the cast and staff who were out to woo and bedazzle all of the 300 plus audience who were mezmerised by the performance. You can dress up too, and here's a pic of LLewellyn with some boobies Ian bought for us at the well-stocked party shop at the show.

For reservations contact: 021 426-2458 or 0861MADAME (0861 623263) or join our table Friday 4th July when we take our Guests to the Show before the following day's July racing event of the year,the Vodacom Durban July.

Robin Hood Adult Pantomime

ROBIN HOOD 11th Annual Durban Adult Panto Oct 23 - 27 @ The Hexagon. Oct 30 - Dec 31;@ The Chris Seabrooke Theatre at DHS from Oct 30 Bookings and enquiries: 074 190 6239. It was a time of lawlessness and corruption, When honest decent folk lived in fear of thieves and brigands When the gold-hungry wealthy oppressed the poor. It was in fact, a time a lot like ours… Yes boys and girls, after many years happily spent sullying the memory of our best loved fairytales, this year's festive adult pantomime takes us back in time to the legendary green Sherwood Forest - before they smoked the green, ran a freeway through it and attempted to rename it after an obscure Libyan camel-breeder. Of course, this being pantomime there's bound to be more G-strings twanging than bow strings but, rest assured, the familiar faces will all be there. Staring Thomie Holthauzen as Friar Tuck, Rowan Bartlett as Little John, Clare McIlroy as Maid Marion, Sean de Klerk as Robin Hood & Anthony Stonier as Princess Joan of Collins. This show has it all: a dazzlingly dirty script, saucy singalongs and timeless (well they seem to last forever) songs in a classic tale of true love, good versus evil and the sheer joy of shooting sharp pointy things at other people - all this in a pristine forest setting with more bush than Paris, Lyndsay and Britney combined. Written and directed by Anthony Stonier
Just one more reason to come to Durban and stay at our exclusively gay Durban View Guesthouse.

da Mincy fun

I was supposed to take the camera last night for some pics of the guys we took to see the fabulous, famous Mince drag show. But like a savage I forgot and this cellphone shot of Llewellyn, Mince Star Clive and myself, Dave, is all I have to show for the magnificent performance. We took Eddy, Ira, Brett and Bill, guests staying with us at the guesthouse,to the show as well and we were joined by another 15 friends - so much drinking and laughter was had by all. Well done Clive and Martin (best drag mime artists we have seen) - please bring your shows back to Durban soon!!!

Mince will be back in Durban

WONDERFUL NEWS: It has just been confirmed by the gurls that "The Da Mincey Code" will be coming to Durban between the 3rd and 5th October 2007. It will play at the Heritage Supper Theatre, so book your seats to this outstanding dinner drag show soon.

We have booked tables for the show on the 5th October so if you are interested in attending and would like to join our table then please email us at email: Llewellyn or send an sms to 0823772322 This is a show that is not to be missed and if you are coming from far then come stay with us for the night at our Guesthouse.

Divas Drag Caberet and forthcoming Events

Forthcoming Gay Events...........

The Lounge Sat 2 December

The Lounge is stepping up it's entertainment schedule for the festive season and Sat 2 December sees them stage a Drag Divas caberet. The Lounge is Durban's only gay pub and club and should see the 'girls' strutting their stuff to a packed audience. For more info call owner Andre on 0725 3333 41.

Midlands Pink Festival Fri 24 - Sun 26 November

The Midlands Pink Festival is this weekend at Nottingham Road, KZN Midlands area with a number of participating pubs, theatre venues and hotels. Visit their website at http://www.pinkfestival.co.za for all the info.

330 Point Road Clubbing Sat 25 November http://www.330.co.za

Yes, Durban's famous 330 Club will re-open for a one-night thrash this Saturday. Of interest to gay folk is the traditional gay-friendly pub and dance-floor which created a dent in our social offerings when the Club closed it's doors earlier this year. Welcome back 30's!!!!

Let's go to the Panto together

We are organising a group to go together to the Snow White drag Panto on Thurs 16 November.. a few drinks at our guesthouse http://www.durbanview.co.za before we go.. each bring a small plate of snacks and then on to the show.. should be great fun as a group.

If you are interested in joining us, please let Llewellyn know urgently and he will make a block booking. Just sms or phone him on 082 377 2322.

Snow White - the adult panto

Until Dec 31, Snow White - the adult panto - will be wowing Durban audiences at the Catalina Theatre. Starring Anthony Stonier, Peter Court (as "Fairy Nuff"), Karen Campbell-Gillies, Damon Thomas and Rowan Bartlett, the panto is a giggle-a-minute with racey dialogue most of which can be taken either way - if you know what I mean, writes Durban Theatre critic Tommy Ballantyne of the Sunday Tribune. It’s another ribald, rambunctious excuse for Peter Court to wedge himself into a frock and unleash what is laughingly referred to as his singing voice on a quivering public.

Tickets for the theatre at the waterfront Wilson's Wharf are obtainable on 021-3056889 or 082 553 5903 at R80pp.