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Roland is an accomplished actor, musical director and producer and has crafted a solid niche for himself in popular musical theatre with productions such as I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, Coward & Cole and Edges. He holds a MMus Degree from Bath Spa University in the UK, and has written three original chamber musicals. Previously producing as ‘ROLSKA Productions’, Roland has been mounting high quality Musical Theatre, Cabaret and Revue since 2009.

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THE GOOD NEWS CABARET Will Play The Drama Factory This Month

Godfrey Johnson and Roland Perold - sharing one stage and a single piano – for a once-off, not-to-be missed, performance at the Drama Factory.  Delighting Durban in December, Cape Town gets the advantage of the now fully brewed coffee comedy and percolated piano playing that kept audiences clapping and critics celebrating. 
THE GOOD NEWS CABARET Comes to Alexander Upstairs

Johnson and Perold reunite to present a feast of comedy & music in their new cabaret. 
Roland Perold Brings A GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK To Cape Town's Rosebank Theatre

A GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK will play Cape Town's Rosebank Theatre for a season of four performances, offering audiences in the Mother City a chance to see Roland Perold in his charming cabaret of classic tunes from the golden age of American popular song.
Last Chance to Catch Roland Perold's A GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK at #NAF16's Albany Cabaret Club

With more than half of its run at the National Arts Festival's Albany Cabaret Club done, audiences have only a few more opportunities to see Roland Perold in his charming cabaret, A GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK.
BWW Review: Collaborating UO and Oakfields Students Deliver Promising SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD at #NAF16

SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD delivered an engaging 85 minutes of musical theatre, managing to explore a clear thesis while doing so. Like some of the musicals presented at the Student Arts Festival over the past few years, it raised the bar of what can be accomplished on this platform in this genre.
BWW Tonys Special: South African Theatre Pros on the 2016 Tony Awards

All eyes are on New York as the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League prepare to present the Tony Awards at the seventieth ceremony of its kind. On the morning of the awards, BroadwayWorld South Africa asked six local theatre professionals what the Tony Awards means to them and who they were hoping would bring home the bacon.
Fourth Plett Fringe Festival to Play The White House Theatre this June

The Kids of Kurland will present the fourth annual Plett Fringe Festival at The White House Theatre in Plettenberg Bay this June. The festival is in its fourth year and 2016 has an exciting line-up, the proceeds of which will provide a large economic and cultural boost for the Plettenberg Bay community and creates awareness of the Kids of Kurland charity.
THE PITCH - a New Play with Music about a Pitch for a Musical Play - to Premiere at the Alexander Upstairs in March

THE PITCH, a new musical play by Callum Tilbury and Roland Perold, will premiere at the Alexander Bar and Cafe's Upstairs Theatre this March. Tilbury has written the book for the show, also supplying additional lyrics for Perold's original score. Musical arrangements for THE PITCH are by David Lubbe.
BWW Previews: An A-Z of The 2015 National Arts Festival in Grahamstown

BroadwayWorld South Africa previews 26 productions at the NAF: an A-Z of shows waiting to engage and entertain you, along with booking and venue details.
Photo Flash: YOU BET YOUR LIFE Opens at Alexander Bar's Upstairs Theatre

Following a rave-reviewed debut at the 2014 National Arts Festival, the original South Africa's musical YOU BET YOUR LIFE! opened to a fabulous reception at the Alexander Bar and Cafe's Upstairs Theatre last week. Scroll down for a first look at cast members David Fick, Amy Trout and Roland Perold in what Beverley Brommert of the Cape Argus has called 'a devilishly humorous night out'!
YOU BET YOUR LIFE! Begins 5 March at Alexander Bar's Upstairs Theatre

Following a rave-reviewed opening at the 2014 National Arts Festival, Cape Town is in for a treat with the local premiere of South African musical, YOU BET YOUR LIFE!
2014 South African Theatre Retrospectives: Musical Theatre and Opera

The penultimate column in our 2014 South African Theatre Retrospectives deals with musical theatre and opera. Today we celebrate 'six of the best' opera and musical theatre productions from around the country - with two honourable mentions for an outstanding cabaret and revue - having already looked at some of the best plays and dance productions of the year.
Musical Theatre Double Bill to Play the Galloway Theatre, 28 June

A fun and funky musical theatre double bill is set to hit the stage of the Galloway Theatre as two brand new productions that are headed off to the National Arts Festival in July perform for one-night-only at this intimate new performance venue in Cape Town's Foreshore.
New Musical Theatre Festival for the Galloway Theatre, 26 - 28 June 2014

The Galloway Theatre in association with the Waterfront Theatre College, Rolska Productions and Steven van Wyk are pleased to announce a festival of three new musical theatre productions prior to the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown.
YOU BET YOUR LIFE! Coming to National Arts Festival, 3-13 July

You Bet Your Life! is a witty, new, all-South-African musical comedy that's set to rock Vicky's at the National Arts Festival from 3 to 13 July.
Musical Theatre Double Bill to Play the Galloway Theatre, 28 June

A fun and funky musical theatre double bill is set to hit the stage of the Galloway Theatre as two brand new productions that are headed off to the National Arts Festival in July perform for one-night-only at this intimate new performance venue in Cape Town's Foreshore.
BWW Reviews: Kick Back and Relax as Maxwell and Perold SHOW AND TELL at the Kalk Bay Theatre

SHOW AND TELL pairs the glamorous Michele Maxwell with the urbane Roland Perold in this intimate musical revue.
Ensemble Set for ROLSKA's YOU BET YOUR LIFE!

With rehearsals for the premiere of YOU BET YOUR LIFE! set to start soon, ROLKSA Productions has announced that a fresh young ensemble has been put together to stage and perform the musical at the National Arts Festival later this year. With the clock ticking until the world premiere, pre-production for this witty and rib-tickling new show has commenced with all players excited to be on board.
Michele Maxwell & Roland Perold to Perform at Kalk Bay Theatre, 7-31 May

Two of South Africa's most popular cabaret performers, the legendary Michele Maxwell and debonair Roland Perold, join together to bring music lovers a delightful new show at Kalk Bay Theatre from 7 to 31 May.
YOU BET YOUR LIFE! Secures Full Production for July 2014

With a successful week-long workshop behind it, ROLSKA productions is moving forward with the debut production of the new musical YOU BET YOUR LIFE! at the National Arts Festival later this year. ROLSKA Productions has developed a solid track record over the past few years, including shows like I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE, the popular musical comedy by Joe DiPietro and Jimmy Roberts, and Benj Pasek and Justin Paul's ubiquitous song cycle EDGES amongst their hit productions. ROLSKA Productions won a Standard Bank Ovation Award for their National Arts Festival run of I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE. The company is proud to be presenting a new musical created by South African writers on local stages this year.

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