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The Independent Theatre Maker Awards: an interview with Mxolisi Masilela
2024-03-01"Acknowledging the work of independent theatre makers at awards events like the one in Tembisa is important. Firstly, it validates their contributions to the cultural landscape, recognising their creativity and talent. Secondly, it provides them with exposure and opportunities for networking, funding and future collaborations. Additionally, celebrating independent theatre helps to diversify the arts scene, ensuring that a variety of voices and perspectives are heard and appreciated."
Press release: Gregory Maqoma’s Cion: Requiem of Ravel’s Boléro at The Baxter | 21 to 23 March 2024
2024-02-29Physically charged and visually striking, the work is conceived and choreographed by the internationally renowned Gregory Vuyani Maqoma, and performed by the Vuyani Dance Theatre. It draws inspiration from author Zakes Mda’s novel, Cion, and music from French composer Maurice Ravel’s Boléro. It’s a universal story encompassing the past and the present that champions our ability to band together to share the burden of grief.
Press release: Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards nominees announced
2024-02-27“Last year was a year of exceptional theatre,” said Africa Melane, panel chair of the annual Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards, before announcing the finalists last week.
Romeo and Juliet at the Maynardville Open-Air Festival: a theatre review
2024-02-27"From the start, Hannah Borthwick’s phenomenal performance as Juliet’s nurse stole the show. I hung on her every word and drank in her mannerisms with great enjoyment, while all the while a flicker of recognition flashed at the back of my mind. She is the daughter of South African veterans Rika Sennet and James Borthwick, and by all accounts destined to become a household name herself."
Press release: The Baxter Zabalaza Theatre Festival | 8–16 March 2024
2024-02-23The Western Cape’s greatest staging of fresh, innovative developmental theatre – the Baxter Zabalaza Theatre Festival – comes alive with a wide variety of productions, from 8 to 16 March 2024.
Mirror, a solo exhibition by Adele van Heerden at 131 A Gallery: an interview
2024-02-23"The title, Mirror, refers to the water’s surface as a physical mirror reflecting the surrounding elements, be it the sky, the weather, rock, or architectural structures. This mirror, when clear, also reveals the hidden worlds beneath the water."
Open Book Festival in partnership with the Book Lounge presents our second dedicated Youth Festival Event in March 2024
2024-02-14Open Book Festival is thrilled to announce the return of our dedicated Youth Festival. Building on the success of our inaugural Youth Fest in 2023, we are gearing up to host an even more vibrant and impactful celebration of literature and creativity among young minds. This year’s festival is scheduled to take place 13 – 20 March 2024 at schools, public libraries and other venues.
Press release: Fabulous February at the Drama Factory
2024-02-06The Drama Factory presents a fabulous February programme which offers audiences a delicious selection of comedy, music and entertainment for the younger ones, including Reünie with Frank Opperman and A vegan killed my marriage with Aaron McIlroy.
Press release: Stellenbosch Chamber Music Festival’s (SICMF) early-bird special!
2024-02-06Die aanlyn studenteportaal is nou oop en studente wat voor 16 Februarie 2024 registreer kwalifiseer vir ’n spesiale aanbod. | The online student entry portal is now open and students who enroll on or before 16 February 2024 will qualify for the early-bird special.
Press release: Rosalind Butler’s new South African play Expelled at The Baxter premieres on 7 February
2024-02-01Expelled is a family drama which focuses on the largely ungoverned world of social media. Alex, a Matric pupil at an elite school, gets caught up in a viral scandal and is suspended. Once shared, lives alter in seconds. This production is a must-see for all high school learners who make use of social media, and for their parents wading through the minefield – and to this end significant school learner discounts will be on offer.
What Maestro by Bradley Cooper did not show
2024-01-10"Bradley Cooper has made a grand movie – such a pity it’s the wrong one."
Press release | Persverklaring: Die fel omstrede kroon van Edward II en Gaveston
2024-01-09Performed in Afrikaans with English surtitles, this exciting drama is loosely based on Christopher Marlowe's Edward II of 1594. | Wat beteken dit om ’n kroon te dra en dan, hoe versoen jy as koning jou eie behoeftes met die verwagtinge van die adel en die gepeupel, asook dié van jou vrou en kind?
Press release: Liewe Heksie vang vis at The Baxter
2023-12-14The beloved Afrikaans children’s classic Liewe Heksie vang vis, performed by Margit Meyer-Rödenbeck, flies into The Baxter for a short season this summer from 13 to 21 December 2023 at 10:00 and 12:00.
Press release: LAMTA’s Spring awakening rock musical a hit
2023-11-28The season must end this weekend on 3 December 2023. More information here!
LitNet | STAND: Teaterresensieslypskool 2023 | Theatre review workshop 2023
2023-11-21LitNet en STAND (The Sustaining Theatre and Dance Foundation) bied oor die volgende maande ’n aanlyn teaterresensiekursus vir vyf Afrikaanse en vyf Engelse aspirantresensente aan. Hier is al die inligting. | Over the next few months LitNet and STAND (The Sustaining Theatre and Dance Foundation) will be presenting an online theatre review workshop for five aspiring Afrikaans and five aspiring English theatre reviewers. Here is all the information.
Persverklaring en uitnodiging: Mutton hour by Kaapstad Toneelhuis op 9 en 10 November 2023
2023-11-07Mutton Hour bestaan uit kort sketse rondom lewensbelangrike sake: die liefde, verlies, krokodille en katte. Combining humour, musical interludes and kamishibai (Japanese illustrated storytelling) this show is for anyone who might need a whimsical re-introduction to the world of theatre.
An interview with Taryn Lock on Read to Rise and The Cape Flats Book Festival on 4 and 5 November 2023
2023-11-02"We started Read to Rise in 2013 to promote youth literacy in under-resourced communities in South Africa. We believe that if children can read, they will excel at school and go on to become good, constructive members of society. It all starts with reading."
Madibaland @ Bookbedonnerd 2023: an interview with Darryl David
2023-10-19"When we created Book Town Richmond, that Obama phrase, 'the audacity of hope', was uppermost in my mind. Because it was sheer audacity to create a Book Town with not a cent to our names. It was sheer audacity to think that writers and bibliophiles would travel nearly 1 000 kilometres to a book festival. And somehow, here we are. Seventeen years later. Against all odds."
Tuis, ek’s liefie: A masterpiece in the making | Toyota US Woordfees 2023
2023-10-18"Tuis, ek’s liefie has all the ingredients of a top-notch comedy piece: a strong text, beautiful set and costumes, a witty and clever directing style and a stellar cast."
Strong story, adaptation and team make The promise this year’s must-see stage production
2023-09-27"This is theatre and theatre-making at its best."