Teater

CLORA: not a garden variety drag-show

2012-06-18 Jade Bowers Design proudly presents CLORA featuring Ashraf Johaardien and introducing Daniel Geddes at PopArt and the Grahamstown Festival.

Innibos-onderhoud: Anna-Mart van der Merwe gesels oor haar hoofrol in Die Van Aardes van Grootoor

Anna-Mart van der Merwe, Naomi Meyer 2012-06-15 "Innibosfees is vir my as akteur ’n fees om by te woon! Die organisasie is seepglad en ek weet nie hoe hulle dit regkry nie, maar al word die fees groter, voel dit nog steeds of al die bestuurslede bereikbaar is. Dit voel menslik."

Innibos-onderhoud: Albert Maritz gesels oor Die Van Aardes van Grootoor

Albert Maritz, Naomi Meyer 2012-06-15 "Die skrywer weet seker nie hoe slim hy is nie. En hy is soos ’n tightrope walker wat die hoogte bo die grond geniet. Die produk is hierdie omvangryke werk. Die skrywer het ook nóg ’n mikpunt gehad – om die 'mirror of nature' voor die gemeenskap van die tyd te hou sodat hulle hulself kan sien." – Albert Maritz praat oor Die Van Aardes van Grootoor.

Annual Rostrum Roulette Festival hits TUT

Steyn du Toit, Pieter Jonker 2012-06-14 The Rostrum Roulette Festival hits the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) from 19 – 22 June. The festival's marketing manager, Pieter Jonker, tells Steyn du Toit what the 26 chosen productions for this year is.

Green Man Flashing as alternative to rugby!

2012-06-14 For those who would like an alternative to the South Africa-England rugby test at 17:00 on Saturday 16 June, Mike van Graan’s award-winning, fast-paced political thriller – Green Man Flashing – by Mike van Graan, will take place at the Artscape Arena Theatre at that time!

Nicholas Spagnoletti wins Olive Schreiner Prize

2012-06-13 Nicholas Spagnoletti has been awarded the Olive Schreiner Prize for Drama for his play London Road.

“Hoe ’n man se kop werk”

2012-06-12 Twee weke gelede het Bobby se verloofde haar ”gewip en gewaai“ omdat hy gesê het hy het sy space nodig. Hy mag haar nie kontak nie, sy sal hom bel wanneer die twee weke verby is: en dit is oor 80 minute!

Athol Fugard documentary coming to Fugard Bioscope

2012-06-11 In celebration of Athol Fugard's 80th year, the Fugard Theatre Bioscope will screen a documentary about his life and times on 16 July.

Afrikaans, Afrikaans and not a drop of Zulu, Xhosa or Tswana to drink

Mike van Graan 2012-06-08 "Whereas Afrikaans theatre-makers are blessed with a number of festivals that are the key producers of theatre in South Africa today, there is not a single theatre festival in Zulu, Xhosa, Tswana, etc that promotes, celebrates and projects professional, mainstream theatre in those – or other indigenous African – languages today." Mike van Graan responds to Albert Maritz.

The funding sectors for the arts

Sershan Naidoo 2012-06-08 "In the 2011 arts sector call for applications we received over 1 300 applications requesting R16 billion." Sershan Naidoo responds to Albert Maritz.

Hoogvat, wurggreep en kopklem – rugby en teater se ooreenkomste

Albert Maritz 2012-06-08 "Dink elke ou wat rugby kyk, die wurggreep waarin spelers mekaar soms plattrek – met die arm om die ou se nek geknyptang – is gevaarlik, onsportief, en behoort verban te word?"

Cape Town Edge set to rock Grahamstown

Steyn du Toit, Jon Keevy 2012-06-05 The pioneering Cape Town Edge is back at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown from 28 June to 8 July. Jon Keevy, the company coordinator and marketing manager, tells Steyn du Toit what festivalgoers can look forward to.

Jam-packed youth programme at Artscape during Youth Month

2012-06-04 Artscape offers an exciting talent mix at this year’s Youth Month celebrations ranging from musical drama to a disability career expo.

iHAMLET: Shakespeare's longest play in 60 minutes

Steyn du Toit, Jade Bowers 2012-06-01 After a very succesful run in Johannesburg, the critically acclaimed production of iHAMLET – starring Ashraf Johaardien – is heading for Cape Town. Jade Bowers, the play's director and designer talks about condensing Shakespeare's longest play into one hour.