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Film Competition: Write a review of an Oscar-worthy film

2012-02-29 Attention all cinephiles! This year's Academy Awards have just been announced and LitNet is catching Oscar Fever by inviting our readers to submit a review of a memorable film.

The Flyover Show to bring street-cred to Jozi

2012-02-27 UK hip-hop and jazz guru Soweto Kinch will host a groundbreaking show featuring a diverse and brilliant line-up in Freedom Square on 31 March 2012 between 10am and 6pm.

Holiday Murray – March Tour

2012-02-27 Catch Cape Town band Holiday Murray at The Bioscope in Johannesburg on Monday, 12 March for a very special performance. The show will be an intimate acoustic evening where the audience will be invited to ask questions between tracks.

The Dagenham Dialogues at Foxwood Theatre

2012-02-22 Get your dose! with David Butler and Malcolm Terrey.

Black sheep white sheep: who’s cartoon is it anyway?

Naomi Meyer, Blacksheep 2012-02-14 LitNet has been publishing the blacksheeptv.net cartoon strip for a few months now. Naomi Meyer asked the creators of the cartoon to give LitNet readers some background to the strip. She wanted to talk to the humans drawing the strip. Strangely enough, she didn’t receive the answers from the person she thought she’d e-mailed.

Brothers in Blood opens at the Artscape Arena

2012-02-13 Brothers in Blood is an explosive drama about Jewish, Muslim and Christian relations set in Cape Town in the late 1990’s and against the background of PAGAD’s activities against crime and the drug trade.

RAMfest 2012 – 5 cities, 5 days

2012-02-13 SA fans were thrilled when RAMfest announced the first headliner In Flames in November last year. In Flames vocalist Anders Friden says that the band is excited about their upcoming performances at RAMfest.

Nik Rabinowitz will Stand and Deliver at Montecasino

2012-02-13 After a hugely successful season at Cape Town’s Baxter Theatre, Nik Rabinowitz’s hit solo show Stand and Deliver comes to Pieter Toerien’s Theatre at Montecasino in Johannesburg.

Follow The Way to the Labia on Orange in aid of StreetSmart SA

2012-02-13 The intimate drama, The Way, starring Martin Sheen, set on the famous Camino de Santiago in Spain, will be showing at the Labia on Orange at 13h45 on Saturday 18 February and at 16h00 on Sunday 19 February 2012 in aid of StreetSmart SA.

Significant exhibition at Stellenbosch University Gallery

2012-02-09 Female learners from two socio-economically disparate Stellenbosch schools were given disposable cameras to document their surroundings. These images form the heart of the Significant exhibition to be held at the Stellenbosch University Gallery.

The Artscape Theatre presents easter eggs and the Tales of Little Grey Rabbit

2012-02-09 During the Easter holiday the Artscape Theatre will host performances of the Tales of Little Grey Rabbit.

It’s time for the ballet olympics in Cape Town

2012-02-09 The Cape Town International Ballet Competition is the Premier event of its kind on the African Continent, often hailed as the Ballet Olympics.

A new addition to the Storielied production team

2012-02-09 Neo-traditional musician and instrumentalist, Dizu Plaatjies, joins the Storielied production team that will be performing at this year’s Stellenbosch Woordfees en KKNK.

The Gauteng Organisation of Community Art Centres’ focus for 2012

2012-02-09 The Gauteng Organisation of Community Art Centre's motto for 2012 is – there's no business like show business.

A Modern African Fairy Tale

Coenie Kukkuk New writing 2012-02-02

There once was a king in a faraway land who had six wives and twenty-seven legitimate children.

Kat and the Kings comes home to District 6

2012-02-01 Olivier Award-Winning Kat and The Kings set for the Fugard Theatre.

Weense Wals-konsert met Johann Strauss Ensemble Wien

2012-02-01 Enjoy a unique opportunity to experience one of the finest Viennese ensembles.

Buck – A subtle life lesson

Réney Warrington 2012-01-17 Buck (short for Buckshot) Brannaman is the real horse whisperer. The oke Robert Redford phoned.

Traditional hatred

Christina Engela Opinion 2012-01-17

 What an interesting holiday season this has been! Three weeks went by so fast that I once again find myself writing the first article for the new year!

Oepse Daisy recommended for those with itchy feet

Justin Fox 2012-01-16  This new collection of 27 travel sketches takes us on a journey around the globe with master raconteur Johan Bakkes.
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