SEVEN South African writers – Kurt Ellis, Amy Heydenrych, Mishka Hoosen, Karen Jennings, Kopano Mabaso, Megan Ross and Kagiso Lesego Molope – have made the shortlist for the Miles Morland Foundation’s 2015 Morland Writing Scholarships. Continue reading
WHILE KickStArt Theatre Company walked off with the lion’s share of the prizes at The Mercury Durban Theatre Awards at the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre on Monday, November 23, this year’s event also saw a host of new talent picking up awards.
The much-anticipated annual Christmas Exhibition, showcasing the handmade beadwork, embroidery, telephone wire, clay and wood decorations, can be viewed at the African Art Centre in Florida Road, Durban. Continue reading
THE annual Durban International Film Festival (DIFF) and the Durban FilmMart (DFM) will take place from June 16 to 26, 2016, while the DFM will take place from June 17 to 20, 2016.
The events have been rescheduled due to a clash with the 21st International Aids Conference, which takes place at the end of July 2016. The AIDS conference will be using both the Elangeni and Maharani hotels, which are traditionally used as a festival and market hub. Continue reading
iKapa Dance Theatre presents the first-ever annual Cape Town International Dance Festival, Town & Township. Supported by the Artscape Theatre Centre, Maboneng Township Arts Experience Festival, and Battery Dance, this electrifying display from around the globe features 12 of the world’s elite dance companies. Continue reading
Durban comedy fans are in for a treat as On Fire Comedy plays host to hilariously outspoken British comedian, Martin Davis, at venues across the city. Continue reading
Fred Wesley
The Godfather of Jazz Funk Fred Wesley is performing for one night only in Durban. As part of his world tour Wesley will be jazzing up at the Sipho Gumede Hall at the Bat Centre in the small craft harbour on November 25. Entry is R50. Continue reading
The Playhouse Company is holding auditions for various roles in its 2016 musical theatre production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music.
This brand new staging will be directed by well-loved theatre director and actor Ralph Lawson and includes the KZN Philharmonic Orchestra. Continue reading
Anthony Stonier plays Widow Twanky in Aladdin – Grey Street. Photo: Val Adamson
Review: Aladdin – Grey Street, Centenary Room, Greyville Racecourse, Durban
THE adult panto has been part of Durban’s festive season fun for over two decades and this year’s offering, Aladdin – Grey Street, is packed full of double meanings, sexually suggestive props and some fabulous music. Continue reading
Have you ever wondered what happens after the gates at Durban’s iconic Botanic Gardens are locked? Do the trees, birds and animals settle in silence, or is it then, when Durban sleeps, that these magnificent Gardens wake? Welcome to Wickedly Odd – The Night Garden…. Continue reading
