Erin Fourie
Maritzburg residents are being asked to support acting and singing super star, Erin Fourie, to help her get her show to the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown.
She will be performing at the Maritzburg Musicians Club at La Casa in Quarry Road, Pietermaritzburg on Tuesday, June 28, to take her student theatre piece #SirensRock to the festival. Continue reading
Sugar stars Nkanyiso Mazibuko and Nompilo Jili. Photo: Supplied
THE Hexagon Studio Theatre in the Hexagon Theatre complex at the University of KwaZulu-Natal Pietermaritzburg campus is holding a preview of two productions – #SirensRock and Sugar Sugar – which are heading to the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown.
The shows can be seen at 6 pm and 7 pm on Friday, July 1. Tickets R40 per show available at the door only. Continue reading
FilmClub is screening The World of Apu, the last and possibly the best of Satyajit Ray’s famous Apu trilogy, at 7 pm on Tuesday, June 28 at the Tatham Art Gallery in Chief Albert Luthuli Street, Pietermaritzburg. Continue reading
Thembi Mitshali in OoMaSisulu. Photo: Artscape
Artscape Theatre will be showcasing six productions at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown.
In association with the National Arts Festival, four productions will be presented and staged on the National Lottery Fringe, and two will receive support on the Main Stage at the Festival from June 30 to July 10. Continue reading
Shrek (Lyle Buxton) and Princess Fiona (Jessica Sole) in Shrek The Musical. Photo: Val Adamson
Shrek The Musical is gorgeous in every way. Enjoy a show with great sets, costumes and performances at Gold Reef City. Attached below is my review of KickStArt Theatre Company’s fantastic show, from its staging in Durban. It is quite simply a must-see. Continue reading
DJ Black Coffee.
Legendary South African artist Black Coffee has become the first South African artist to win best international act: Africa at the BET Awards, while Nigerian newcomer, Falz, has accelerated his career with a well-deserved win in the viewer’s choice: best new act category.
To watch Black Coffee and Falz receive their awards, tune into the BET Awards premiere on BET (DStv channel 129) on Tuesday, June 28 at 7pm CAT. Continue reading
Marc Kay and Tess Tjasink in Little Red Riding Hood.
The Rhumbelow Theatre in Cunningham Road, off Bartle Road, Umbilo – in association with the AUC – is presenting Little Red Riding Hood, starring Marc Kay and Tess Tjasink, from June 28 to July 16. Continue reading
Christia Visser (above right) was named best actress at the Durban International Film Festival for her role as Tess in Tess directed by Meg Rickards. The film was also named best SA feature film and won an award for best editing for Linda Man.
The Durban International Film Festival announced its award-winners at the closing ceremony of the festival’s 37th edition at the Playhouse on June 25, prior to the screening of the closing film, The Space in Between. Continue reading
Johnnie Campher in Politrix Kurup
Many of South Africa’s foremost performers, producers, directors and choreographers are returning to the stage where they were first noticed – the National Arts Festival’s Fringe – to take advantage of the opportunity to experiment with their craft and be part of the unmatched energy and camaraderie it generates. Continue reading
Think!Fest – a series of panel discussions on topics ranging from the #fallist movement and the plight of refugees in migration to decriminalising marijuana and decolonising the arts – promises additional brain food for Festival-goers. Photo: Elsabe van Tonder
A fascinating festival for your brain awaits at the National Arts Festival Think!Fest in Grahamstown from June 30 to July 8. Continue reading
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