TheLuvvie.com’s ESTELLE SINKINS speaks to author, Christopher Hope, about his novel, Jimfish. This interview first appeared in The Witness (www.witness.co.za) Continue reading
Month: July 2016
Writers invited to submit entries for the Gerald Kraak Award and Anthology

Gerald Kraak.
SUBMISSIONS are being invited for the Gerald Kraak Award and Anthology, a new award and anthology on the topics of gender, human rights and sexuality, for writers and photographers across Africa. Continue reading
Author, Patrick Flanery, believes we are ‘sleepwalking’ into the future
TheLuvvie.com’s ESTELLE SINKINS speaks to author, Patrick Flanery about his new novel, I Am No One. This interview was first published in The Witness (www.witness.co.za)
The biggest hits of 2015 will be celebrated at the Barnyard Theatre

The Barnyard Theatre at Gateway in Umhlanga wants younger audiences to come to the venue for the new production, Kidz Rock The Hits, which can be seen every Saturday afternoon from July 23 to August 27. Continue reading
Comedy stars, Joey Rasdien and Alfred Adriaan, set to wow Durban

Joey Rasdien.
JOEY Rasdien and Alfred Adriaan will be headlining Durban Comedy Week, from July 27 to 31.
The event, which is being hosted by On Fire Comedy, will also feature well-known Durban comics, Jem Atkins, Neil Green, Masood Boomgaard, Neville Pillay and Kelvin Stoffels.
Also on the line-up are hot, up-and-coming Durban acts Tyson Heffer, Kwanda Radebe, Tibs, Mohammad Vawda and Troy Tesla. Continue reading
Mixed Masala Comedy is back at Sibaya for more multi-cultural humour

Darren Maule.
A feast of comedy has been cooked up and is ready to be served at Sibaya Casino’s iZulu Theatre. The all new Mixed Masala Comedy Show features Durban’s best white, black, Indian, Muslim and coloured comedians on one stage. Catch all the fun at 8 pm on July 22 and July 23. Continue reading
Enjoy some of the pitfalls of new parenthood with Daisy Spencer at Seabrooke’s Theatre

POPULAR Durban actress, Daisy Spencer, has drawn on her own experiences of new motherhood for her latest one-woman show, What to expect when you’ve expected, which is being staged at Seabrookes Theatre at Durban High School for one night only, Friday, July 29 at 7.30 pm. Continue reading
Enjoy the varied sounds of Africa at the Maritzburg Musicians Club

andtheRiddle
HEAD down to La Casa in Quarry Road, Pietermaritzburg, at 7 pm on Tuesday, July 26 to experience the awesome musical art of Africa! The Maritzburg Musicians Club is hosting an evening with artists from Cape Town, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Durban and Pietermaritzburg.
Local favourites Dan and Jacky, of andtheRiddle, will be gracing the stage as part of their national tour. There will also be a first time performance from ZISAMO – a beautiful collaboration of passionate musos from around Africa. Continue reading
FilmClub screens Lucrecia Martel’s ‘The Headless Woman’ at the Tatham

FilmClub will be screening Lucrecia Martel’s The Headless Woman at the Tatham Art Gallery in Chief Albert Luthuli Street, Pietermaritzburg, at 7 pm on Tuesday, July 26. Continue reading
Centre for Jazz puts drummers in the spotlight

Bruce Baker will be taking part in the Jazz Drum Showcase at UKZN.
The Centre for Jazz and Popular Music at the University of KwaZulu-Natal is hosting a Jazz Drum Showcase featuring first, second and third year students and a few alumni that are prominent faces on the Durban and South African music scene at 6 pm on Wednesday, July 27. Continue reading