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‘UnREAL’ producer, Sarah Shapiro, chats about the second season of the award-winning show

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CURRENTLY showing on Lifetime (DStv channel 131) is the second seaso on UnREAL.

Set against the backdrop of the hit dating competition show Everlasting, UnREAL is led by flawed heroine Rachel Goldberg (Shiri Appleby), a young producer whose sole job is to manipulate her relationships with and among the contestants to get the vital dramatic and outrageous footage that the programme’s dispassionate executive producer, Quinn King (Constance Zimmer), demands.

What ensues is an eye-opening look at what happens in the outrageous world of unscripted television where being a contestant can be vicious and producing it is a whole other reality.

THELUVVIE speaks producer Sarah Shapiro about the new season. Continue reading →

Bernard Hill talks about his role in the gripping drama ‘Unforgotten’

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Father Robert Greaves played by Bernard Hill. Photo: BBC

BBC First (DStv channel 119) will be screening the new drama series, Unforgotten, from 8 pm on Wednesday, July 20.

Written and created by Chris Lang (Undeniable, A Mother’s Son, Torn), the series focuses on a ‘cold’ murder case of 39 years ago when the bones of a young man are found beneath the footings of a demolished house.

An investigation begins that will unravel the lives of four people who have been waiting for this moment for nearly forty years. They soon discover the past can’t, and won’t stay buried forever.

THELUVVIE speaks to Bernard Hill about playing one of the suspects, Father Robert Greaves, in the drama. Continue reading →

In celebration of Superwomen: heroines will rise!

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Award-winning media personality and global businesswoman, Khanyi Dhlomo, is one of four  power speakers at the FNB Business Women’s Breakfast in association with East Coast Radio at Durban’s ICC on August 12.

In acknowledgement of Women’s Month and in celebration of all Superwomen in KwaZulu-Natal, East Coast Radio has invited four of South Africa’s admired thought-leaders and trendsetters to share their insights in Durban.

TV and media personality, Khanyi Dhlomo, entrepreneur, Vusi Thembekwyo, IT guru, Stafford Masie and FNB strategist, Yolande Steyn will address the city’s corporate elite when the FNB Business Women’s Breakfast in association with East Coast Radio takes place on August 12. Continue reading →

Get ready to test your knowledge at French Friday – World of Sport

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The Alliance Française de Durban is hosting ‘French Friday – World of Sport’ at its base in Sutton Crescent, Morningside, from 4.30 pm to 6.30 pm on Friday, July 22.

 

 

The evening will start with a general discussion about sports, followed by fun sports quizzes and games to put your knowledge to the test.

You will also get the chance to explore the ten EURO 2016 host cities, and learn more about their history, popular sights, and their EURO 2016 activities. The evening promises to be filled with laughter and good fun! Why not come dressed in the colours of your favourite sports team?

Interact with French speaking people, our teachers and join small conversation groups, making people get to know each other while enjoying themed games !

English or any other language is more than welcome.

Enjoy happy hour cocktails, food from the Fusion French Café and plenty of networking opportunities.

Entry is free and there is safe parking. A cash bar will be available. RSVP to afdbn@global.co.za or phone 031 312 9582.

 

Through Positive Eyes exhibition documents the reality of living with HIV

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Justice Edwin Cameron (guest speaker), Carol Brown (co-curator – Durban), David Gere (co-curator – Los Angeles) at the opening of the exhibition. Photo: Harry Lock

The exhibition, Through Positive Eyes, which features over 100 photographs, sculptural works, and live storytelling, documenting the realities of individuals living with HIV across the globe, can be viewed at the Durban Art Gallery. It coincides with AIDS 2016: The International AIDS Conference in Durban. Continue reading →

Double bill of ‘Waiting for Mandela’ at DUT’s Courtyard Theatre

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Sandile Mazibuko, Nosipho Mkhize, Khuleka Xulu and Mbasa Tsetsana

East London-born and Johannesburg-based actor, writer and director Mbasa Tsetsana will be bringing his award-winning production, Waiting for Nelson, to the Courtyard Theatre at the Durban University of Technology’s Department of Drama and Production Studies at 6 pm on Saturday, July 23.

This professional staging will be doubled billed with a student version of Waiting for Nelson under the direction of DUT directing student Sphephelo Dlamini. Continue reading →