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Life & Times of Michael K: Bekroonde stuk sleur jou mee

Maryke Roberts Teater 2023-07-06

"’n Mens sit in die teater in verwondering: Soms kyk jy na die groot marionet wat Michael K voorstel, hoe sy lyf aanmekaargesit is; hoe sy haaslip uitgekerf is. Soms verloor ek my in Carlo Daniels se toneelspel."

Persverklaring: Vyf jong skrywers gekeur vir NATi Jong Sterre

LitNet Teater 2023-07-06

Dié jong stemme deurloop ’n uitgebreide opleidingsprogram waartydens hulle skryfwerk ontwikkel en afgerond word. Die verhoogtekste word dan omskep in professionele produksies wat in 2024 by die 21ste Suidoosterfees gaan debuteer.

Press release: July programme at The Drama Factory

LitNet Lifestyle and entertainment 2023-07-05

There’s another great line-up of top-quality South African entertainment at The Drama Factory this month.

Press release: Shakespeare’s popular romantic comedy keeps you warm this winter!

LitNet Lifestyle and entertainment 2023-07-05

Shakespeare’s popular romantic comedy Twelfth Night will help warm up your winter!  It will be performed for a limited run from 5 to 15 July at The Masque.

Woza Albert! remains brilliant and sadly relevant

Izak de Vries Lifestyle and entertainment 2023-07-04

"One is supposed to see plays like Woza Albert! the way one does with Shakespeare, simply because they are brilliant. The scenes in this play ought not to be familiar anymore."

Should Paul from The bucket list be on yours?

Izak de Vries Lifestyle and entertainment 2023-07-03

"In a world where warmth and fuzziness à la Tuesdays with Morrie became our expectations of people living out their last in a stately way, it is important to be reminded that there are those, like Paul, who want to go kicking and screaming, dragging others with him."

Swartwater is amateurteater met ’n warm hartklop

Izak de Vries Teater 2023-07-03

"Swartwater handel oor die lewe van ’n nomadiese groep mense wat nooit behoort nie. Eers trek hulle agter hulle vee aan, dan word hulle deur wit base weggejaag van plase af en moet weer elders gaan bly."

Pieter Odendaal se Droomwerk bring postkoloniale denke na die hospitaal

Izak de Vries Teater 2023-07-03

"Tydens die era van modernisme en kolonisasie het Westerse medici geglo dat jy enige iets met ’n pil moet kan behandel. In die era van die postmodernisme en die bestuur van diskoerse om dekolonisering, word omgewingsfaktore deeglik in ag geneem."

Jakob by Michael Taylor-Broderick at the National Arts Festival, Makhanda

Izak de Vries Lifestyle and entertainment 2023-06-26

"Those with some understanding of the Old Testament or the Quran would know that Abraham was about to sacrifice his son Isaac on the altar when God intervened by providing the world’s first scapegoat. Without the goat, there would have been no Jacob."

Pumla – rest at the National Arts Festival, Makhanda

Izak de Vries Lifestyle and entertainment 2023-06-26

"The play ends with a repeat of the opening scene, which suggests that the cycles of violence may be perpetual and not limited to a single event."

Hairology at the National Arts Festival, Makhanda

Izak de Vries Lifestyle and entertainment 2023-06-26

"The clever structure provided a fun-filled 45 minutes during which many poignant stories about hair, and people’s reaction to hair, managed to be told."

The king of broken things by Michael Taylor-Broderick at the National Arts Festival, Makhanda

Izak de Vries Lifestyle and entertainment 2023-06-26

"The king of broken things must rate as one of the most magical tales I have ever seen on any stage."

The Visigoths: Een sielverwoestende besluit verwoes baie jare later steeds

Maryke Roberts Teater 2023-06-19

"Dit laat jou voel of jy in ’n reuse-wasmasjien beland het en net sodra jy dink jy kan opkom vir asem, is die verstikkende gemaal weer daar."

Persverklaring: Gee jou kreatiwiteit vlerke met Teksmark

LitNet Teater 2023-06-14

Of jy nou ’n gesoute of aspirant dramaturg is, hierdie uitnodiging vir voorstelle is jou kans om lewe te gee aan jou teatertekste wat nog nie op die verhoog te sien was nie, om die kollig op jou idees te fokus en hulle te laat floreer.

Marc Bamuthi Joseph: video of the keynote address, Tribuo arts conference, 3 June 2023

Marc Bamuthi Joseph Opinion 2023-06-08

Marc Bamuthi Joseph is the vice-president and artistic director of social impact at the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC. He delivered the keynote address at the Tribuo arts conference held in Stellenbosch in June 2023, and he spoke about a transformative future and the currencies of redemption.

Tribuo-kunsberaad: waarom kunstenaars doen wat hulle doen

Naomi Meyer Menings 2023-06-05

"Die kunstenaarsgesprekke en die beraam van planne duur voort, want dit kan nie anders nie."

Press release: Love me, feed me, never leave me – a comedy about modern relationships

LitNet Lifestyle and entertainment 2023-05-24

Love me, feed me, never leave me, a comedy about love, longing and navigating modern relationships. It will be performed at The Drama Factory from 2 to 4 June.

Kaapstad is beslis gereed om te rock! We will rock you!

Maryke Roberts Musiek 2023-05-16

"Dis ’n musiekblyspel met ’n baie interessante – en relevante – storielyn wat verweef is rondom 24 van Queen se gewildste treffers."

My fellow South Africans: ’n teaterresensie

Susan Booyens Teater 2023-05-10

"Die aand uit is strate goedkoper as ’n terapiesessie en werklik vermaaklik, en boonop ondersteun jy plaaslike kunstenaars."

Gideon Lombard, die teaterverkleurmannetjie, doen verskuiwende werk

Maryke Roberts, Gideon Lombard Teater 2023-05-10

"Ek voel bevoorreg dat ek die evolusie van die stuk kan aanskou, so ek soek altyd vir nuwe betekenisse. Ek moedig dit ook aan, om nuuskierig te bly oor waarmee ons besig is. Dit is immers ’n lewende medium."

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