Brendan Peyper flies high!

Lefra Productions has just announced that the South African superstar, Brendan Peyper, is to play the role of Buddy in the brand-new musical, BUDDY – THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY, written by well-known West End author Alan James, which is to be presented at the Emperor’s Palace’s Theatre of Marcellus from 15 May to 10 June 2018.

Frans Swart, producer of BUDDY – THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY, says he is thrilled that Brendan has agreed to play Buddy. “I have been watching Brendan for quite a while now, and he is incredibly talented. At the first photo session, we put black-framed spectacles on him and gave him a guitar, and bam! there was Buddy Holly right before my eyes!”

Buddy Holly was very young when he was killed in a plane accident. “Yes,” Swart said, “he was only 23 when the died, but he was actually the pioneer of rock ’n’ roll. In his brief life, he wrote many more hits than many other singers. One only has to think of songs like Peggy Sue, That’ll be the day, Oh Boy, Maybe Baby, True Love Ways, Heartbeat and many others.

Well-known Saranti Rheeders is the musical director, with Frans Swart as director.

Charlize Theron is done having children

The 42-year-old actress is a single parent to Jackson and two-year-old August - who she adopted as babies - and is unsure she could "make it work" with another child to raise.

She said: "I know families that are bigger than mine and it totally works for them.

"I think you have to know what you want and for me it verymuch feels like this is my family and I am for sure finished.

"I don't admire those with three or more children or judge it or feel any way about it other than it works for them because they are making it work.

"But that doesn't necessarily mean I could make it work for myself."

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