Six young performers are one step closer to fulfilling their dream of being one of three successful students to be awarded a share of R315 000 towards a scholarship to study performing arts. Continue reading
Theatre
Jacobus van Heerden stars in Catch! at the Glenwood Community Festival
Multi talented Durban actor, Jacobus van Heerden, will present his quirky, family-friendly one-man rollicking adventure, Catch!, at the 2015 Glenwood Community Festival, at the Glenwood Preparatory School Hall on Friday, September 4 at 7 pm. Continue reading
Oom Schalk returns to Durban
Following a successful debut season in Durban last year, the inimitable Oom Schalk Lourens, aka Cape Town actor David Muller, brings his white rose into the KwaZulu-Natal, for a short season of Oom Schalk, From the Heart 2. The show runs at Durban’s intimate Seabrooke’s Theatre in Musgrave, opening on Tuesday, September 1. Continue reading
Help raise funds for conservation
The Parents’ Association of The Wykeham Collegiate in Pietermaritzburg is holding its annual fundraiser at 7 pm on August 28. The event, which takes place in the LHC (Sports Centre) at the school will feature music by the Blarney Brothers. Continue reading
Last chance to see Snoopy!!! this weekend – don’t miss out

Snoopy!!! stars (from left) Caitlin Kilburnais Peppermint Patty, Katy Moore as Sally Brown and Carol Trench is Lucy. Photo: Val Adamson
IF you haven’t yet booked tickets to see Snoopy! The Musical at the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre at the University of KwaZulu-Natal then get your skates on now. This fabulous KickStArt Theatre company show enters its final weekend THIS WEEKEND. Continue reading
Andre the Hilarious Hypnotist heads back to KZN
Audience favourite, Andre the Hilarious Hypnotist, returns to the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre in Durban to enthral local fans with his quick-witted humour and astonishing tricks of the mind. He takes to the Sneddon stage for a short season running from Tuesday, September 8 to Sunday, September 20. Continue reading
What A Crack at the Catalina cancelled
Please be advised that the new comedy ‘What A Crack’ due to have been staged at the Catalina Theatre in Durban from 27 to 30 August has been cancelled due to unavoidable circumstances. People who have booked to see this show are being contacted by Computicket call centre. Apologies for inconvenience caused by this cancellation.
THE Warrick Frank Drama Academy presents the comedy, What a Crack!, at Durban’s Catalina Theatre, at Wilson’s Wharf, from August 27 to 30. Audiences can expect a blend of east meets west in modern day Durban in this fun-filled family four-hander, co-written by Courtney Smith and Warrick Frank, who also directs the piece. Continue reading
Experimental theatre at the Hexagon Studio Theatre

Shivani Hariparsad’s Riddle, explores the seemingly normal man seen through the internal struggle of extreme emotion.
Experimental Directions, the second season of new directors’ work comes to the Hexagon Studio Theatre on the University of KwaZulu-Natal Pietermaritzburg campus from August 26 to 29 at 6 pm. Continue reading
Hilton Arts Festival 2015: booking is open
Booking has opened for KwaZulu-Natal’s premier arts festival: the 23nd annual Hilton Arts Festival, which will be hosted in the picturesque Hilton College campus from September 18 – 20. Continue reading
A history of conflict: Menzi Mkhwane looks at events that have shaped the African continent in latest production
CREATING Secret Valley of the Great Kings, a new theatre production premiering at the Playhouse Loft Theatre in September, has been something of a labour of love for Menzi Mkhwane. Continue reading











