An exciting recent development at Greyton Lodge has been the opening of the  GL Theatre. The theatre opened last year with the musical show “We Remember them Well” (see below for the newsflash we posted then). We’re on the lookout for new and interesting productions, so give us a call if you’d like to stage something at the GL theatre.

Greyton Lodge is opening up the new

GL THEATRE

and we are proud to present

Sindi Harrison and David Alder

in a musical show “We Remember them Well”.
A Tribute to Late Great Performers of our Time

At Greyton Lodge, Saturday 27th October, 8:30pm.
Tickets R95 - sold at Greyton Lodge (including refreshments)

Book early as there are limited seats

About the performers: David Alder professional singer from the UK. Sindi Harrison, his daughter is a professional singer and performer, well known in SA. Sindi Harrison is a delightful entertainer and actress with years of experience in front of the cameras, on stage and even beside the piano. She has performed as the lead vocalist for a number of top Cape cover bands, had major roles in stage productions such as Grease (Sandy), the Rocky Horror Show (Janet) and has been the lead image for a number of major national products.

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Lots of horsepower at Greyton Lodge!

A cold and rainy  Sunday in Greyton became much livelier when the  chairman of the  Harley Davidson club of Cape Town, Eric Halwachs, headed the arrival of over 40 members  at  the Lodge for lunch. The Harley enthusiasts enjoyed the fires and the food served and even the laundry was roped in to dry their clothes!  Greyton Lodge has become a popular venue for outings for motorclubs, with visits from Jaguar, Ferrari, Suzuki and Harley Davidson to name few.

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Matric dance at Greyton Lodge

’Enchanted’ was the theme – and what an enchanting evening it was when the parents students and teachers of Greyton house celebrated with the first matriculants of the school. Greyton Lodge was the venue for the dance, and the Main Road was decorated and lit up with candles for a stretch of over a kilometre. The theme of enchantment continued inside the lodge, where staff, parents and students had worked hard to redecorate the restaurant and garden. Light from thousands of fairylights, music drifting over the lawns … enchantment was in the air on this special evening!

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Greyton Lodge is full of surprises

Last Friday at the GL concert an internationally famous soprano singer, Margaret Preece, "Maggy" performed with Ferdi Cloete and David Alder. Margaret is known for singing in most of Andrew Lloyd Webber musicals in the UK. She was staying as a guest in Greyton and came to the concert at Greyton Lodge and asked if she could perform some numbers. She is a great performer and sang and danced amongst the guests. This is what makes the Friday afternoon concerts so wonderful, you never know who is going to perform and very often we have had celebrities performing impromptu.

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Jaguar cars brings the new XK to the Western Cape

Jaguar Cars, the UK-based luxury car manufacturer, has chosen the Western Cape as the venue for the global launch of its new XK sports car. With over 650 of the world´s media coming to the region, the spotlight of the motoring world will be on the area of Stellenbosch and other venues all around the Western Cape, including Greyton Lodge.

This international event is the first opportunity for the global press to test-drive both the coupé and convertible versions of Jaguar´s new sports car. Made entirely from aluminium, the 4,2 litre Jaguar XK is a continuation of the line of beautiful sports cars Jaguar has been producing since the company was founded in Coventy in 1923.

Jaguar chose the Western Cape as a venue after an exhaustive selection process during which it looked at venues from all over the world. The Western Cape was chosen for its outstanding beauty, its excellent road network and the famous hospitality of the local community. Jaguar chose the Lanzerac Manor Hotel in the heart of Stellenboch as the base for the operations. However, the road routes for the journalists testing the new models took in venues such as Greyton Lodge in Greyton, Franchhoek, Caledon, Kleinmond and Cape Town itself – a perfect opportunity to showcase the beauty and attractions of the Western Cape to many journalists who had not previously visited South Africa.

Commenting on the choice of the Western Cape as the venue for this important launch, Jaguar Global PR Manager jay Warden said: "We are delighted to be able to bring such a large number of the world´s media to this most beautiful country. We feel strongly that the area will provide the perfect backdrop for the beautiful new Jaguar XK and we have been delighted by the feedback that we have received so far, as well as the wonderful hospitality we have been afforded since our arrival."

With a total of 71 cars and a team of over 50 people working on the project, the logistics of putting together such a huge operation were challenging. Work on the project took over a year and the planning was meticulousThe result was an event that ensured that the media had the opportunity to drive the cars on excellent roads as well as experience at first hand the local ambience.

The local community in Stellenbosch and surrounding areas played a huge part in the overall running of the event, and played host to journalists from countries as diverse as the United States, China, Russia, Japan and all of the European countries. In total some 272,000 kilometres were be covered over a 6 week period making this one of the biggest press launches in Jaguar´s history. With a permanent team of 11 mechanics and  a wash crew team of 10 keeping the cars on the road and in pristine condition, the Jaguar XK should stood out as they passed through the towns and villages of the Western Cape.

Greyton Lodge was very proud to participate in this event. 650 International journalists and the Jaguar team came to Greyton Lodge 2-3 times a week over a 6-week period for lunches and coffee/tea breaks. The first group came for a lunch January 16th and it was great to see all the fabulous cars outside the lodge. In the weeks that followed Greyton Lodge was delighted to offer hospitality to the Jaguar teams on several occasions. The Lodge certainly provided a great backdrop for the elegance of these sleek and sophisticated machines!