B!*ch Stole My Doek stars Shona Johnson
If you missed the recent National Arts Festival there is no need to despair as the 969 Festival will be kicking off on July 13 with an exciting theatre line-up, which includes standout productions hot off the Grahamstown stages.
Running until July 24 at the Wits Theatre in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, the 969 Festival features 20 theatre, dance and music, ranging from local dramas and comedy to innovative concepts from abroad. Continue reading
Outgoing National Arts Festival artistic director, Ismail Mahomed.
ARTISTIC excellence was celebrated at the National Arts Festival on Sunday morning (July 10) when the winners of the 2016 Standard Bank Ovation Awards were revealed at a ceremony which also honoured outgoing National Arts Festival artistic director, Ismail Mahomed.
Commenting on the impact of the awards, Mahomed said: “The Ovation Awards have earned a significant gravitas in the arts sector. They have become a barometer for audiences and visiting arts managements about productions that should not be missed. Artists at the festival have been bold and have used their talents and skills to engage with burning issues in the most creative ways.” Continue reading
6 Characters in Search of an Author.
The Market Theatre and Windybrow Theatre present 6 Characters in Search of an Author until July 24, a project made possible by the DAC Incubator Programme. The work is part of the Market Theatre’s commitment to push theatrical boundaries during its 40th anniversary celebrations. Continue reading
Comedians, Hamish Kyd, Charles Ash, Shika Budhoo and Warrick Frank, team up for some outrageous comedy with Prof Gopal’s Stand Up Comedy running at Sibaya’s iZulu Theatre from July 7 to 10. Continue reading
The multiple award-winning, Godfrey Johnson, will enchant you with a variety of colourful characters including the very “concerned”citizen Nugent and the hyper neurotic new age wonder woman, Juniper Jade, in his show, Johnson Unzipped, at the Rhumbelow Theatre, 42 Cunningham Road, Umbilo, Durban from July 1 to 3. Continue reading
The cast of Drama for Life’s Afriqueer.
As the world reels from the Orlando shootings and the African LGBTI community continues to face violent repression, the Drama for Life production AfriQueer promises to strike a timely and resonant note at this year’s National Arts Festival.
This powerful site-specific work will have two performances daily – at 4pm and 8pm – at the scenic Botanical Gardens in Grahamstown, from June 30 to July 3. 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
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
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
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