2012-07-20"Now in its third successful year, the Schreiner Karoo Writers Festival will run from 9 to11 August 2012 in Cradock. There will be a special emphasis on women to coincide with National Women’s Day on Thursday, 9 August. Headline authors launching books will include the likes of Etienne van Heerden, Stephen Gray, Clinton V du Plessis and Aubrey Jones."
Henry Cloete2012-07-19Christine Falck, eienaar van die Aan de Braak-teater in Stellenbosch, het met LitNet gesels oor die opkomende Deurbraak-fees, wat van 27 Julie tot 4 Augustus plaasvind.
Henry Cloete2012-07-17"Dit is sekerlik benede vriespunt buite. Skaars ‘n halfuur gelede het ek van die Wynand Mouton-teater af hier na die biertent gestrompel. Die drang om ‘n sigaret uit te haal en aan te steek was in ‘n felle stryd gewikkel met die drang om die hande diep in die broeksakke te hou."
2012-07-13Little Foot is ’n ander blik op die baie populêre tema by vanjaar se Nasionale Kunstefees, naamlik die ontstaan en nalatenskap van die oermens in Afrika, die sogenaamde Cradle of Human Kind.
2012-07-11The Post Office was invited to St Andrew’s Preparatory School to speak to 220 children about letter-writing and the meaning of stamps, as part of their commitment towards the Schools Festival in Grahamstown.
2012-07-10The National Arts Festival announced the winners of the coveted Gold and Silver 2012 Standard Bank Ovation Awards, and a slew of special awards, at a function held in Grahamstown on 8 July.
2012-07-10"An emotional and overwhelmed Kline Smith from the University of KZN (Pietermaritzburg) was awarded the first ever South African Post Office Cape Triangular Award for the best director and writer at the 2012 Student Theatre Festival at the National Arts Festival, Grahamstown."
Elzette Steenkamp2012-07-10"Through the unlikely friendship which blossoms between Rosa and Stella, each struggling with a physical illness – as well as a disease of a different nature, loneliness – we come to believe in the possibility of establishing deep and lasting connections with others and the ability to find humour even in the darkest of places."
Elzette Steenkamp2012-07-05“There are no heroes and villains here, Van Graan seems to be saying (and thanks to a linear narrative I am fairly certain of this). We are all victims. We are all complicit in the violent imposition of racial stereotypes on others. We are the same.”
2012-07-05Callum’s Will, die titel ’n slim spel op die name van die karakters Callum en Will, strek oor die ses maande waarin dié twee mekaar geselskap hou.
2012-07-05’n Eienaardige ruimte waar nie een, wit of swart, noodwendig kan seker wees van sy/haar plek nie. Dit getuig van jong lewens wat smeek om verandering in ’n soeke na identiteit in die sogenaamde Nuwe Suid-Afrika.
2012-07-05’n Klagte kan aan die voete van Murray en die spelers gelê word dat Through Blue die naïewe vereenvoudiging is van ’n veel meer komplekse tema.
2012-07-05As geheel toon die werk moontlikheid van sukses en Snyman beskik oor elemente wat hom daartoe sou kon lei, maar hy het ongelukkig gefaal om dit in hierdie werk bymekaar te bring.
2012-07-05“Om dié werke in ? sinopsis vas te lê, is onregverdig. Dit vereis dat die toeskouer nie in ‘n sogenaamde soeke na betekenis vasval nie, maar liewer verhef word na wat Van Acker noem die danser se verstandelike inset om die energie buite die liggaam te plaas.”
Elzette Steenkamp2012-07-04"Brett Bailey’s Exhibit A, one of the most talked about productions at the 2012 National Arts Festival in Grahamstown, explores the theme of the objectification of black bodies through the lens of the violent history of European colonial expansion on the African continent."