This new experience is the first in a series of international events that combine luxury travel with world class musical theatre.
It has been announced that from the 7th to the 11th August 2027, West End and Broadway stars Alfie Boe and Lea Salonga will will come together in South Africa for the first in this brand-new series of destination experiences.
Over five days, guests will be able to experience musical theatre in an entirely new way, combining private safari adventures and luxury hospitality with specially curated performances.
During the day, guests will head into Kapama’s Big Five territory, with safari game drives in search of lion, leopard, elephant, rhino and buffalo. By night, the focus turns to music, with performances and ‘in-conversation’ style talks from Alfie Boe and Lea Salonga unfolding against the backdrop of the African wilderness.
Spotlight has been created by a team with a long history of producing exclusive destination retreats and live events around the world. Over the past six years, more than 500 guests have joined nine destination retreats across four continents. Spotlight has been created for an intimate group of attendees with a shared love of musical theatre. Every Spotlight journey is immersive and unique to its setting, guided by the philosophy to “go beyond the stage and into the extraordinary.” Attendance is deliberately limited, allowing each Spotlight journey to remain personal and unlike a traditional theatre event.
Adam Howard, music director of Spotlight, said: “Spotlight: South Africa isn’t a concert with a safari attached. We wanted to create something that simply couldn’t exist in a traditional theatre – five days where the music, the stories and the landscape are woven together, and where our guests become part of the experience. You might spend the morning watching elephants move across the reserve, the afternoon hearing Lea or Alfie share stories from an extraordinary career, and the evening listening to some of the greatest songs in musical theatre beneath the African sky. There will only ever be one group of people who experience these five days. That’s what makes Spotlight so special.”
The Kapama River Lodge will become home to the Spotlight group for the duration of the experience. Performances and conversations with Boe and Salonga will be woven into the rhythm of safari life, alongside private safari drives, guided bush walks, sundowners in the reserve and candlelit dinners beneath the stars. There will also be personal time to relax and reflect on the experiences of the natural world and the memories created through the week.
To find out more and to book a space visit: https://www.spotlightretreats.com/