
Join KickStart Theatre Company for a trip Into The Woods. Photo: Val Adamson
DURBAN’S KickstArt Theatre Company is presenting an exciting bouquet of productions for 2016. Continue reading

Join KickStart Theatre Company for a trip Into The Woods. Photo: Val Adamson
DURBAN’S KickstArt Theatre Company is presenting an exciting bouquet of productions for 2016. Continue reading

EThekwini Municipality has increased its financial support of the Centre for Creative Arts (CCA) at the University of KwaZulu-Natal to R4 million per year for the next three years.
The money will be used for the Time of the Writer Festival, the Durban International Film Festival, the Jomba! Contemporary Dance Festival and Poetry Africa. Continue reading

Participating authors in this year’s Time of the Writer Festival.
WHEN Thando Mgqolozana announced at last year’s Time of the Writer that he would no longer attend literary festivals in South Africa, it was the first step on a journey which he hopes will shake up the country’s literary landscape. Continue reading
THE 19th edition of the Time of the Writer festival, presented by the Centre for Creative Arts at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), has partnered with a number of organisations to make this year’s event extra special. Continue reading

Don’t miss Superchop at the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre in Durban
Review: Superchop – Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre, University of KwaZulu-Natal Howard College campus
REALITY shows – love them or hate them – are today a staple of television channels the world over, but in Liam Magner’s Superchop he takes the format to hysterically funny new places.
The satirical comedy show is the latest production from the multi-award winning Neon Anthems. It is written and performed by Van Heerden and directed by Liam Magner. Continue reading

The multi-awardwinning Neon Anthems team are back with their most ambitious show todate.
Written by and starring Jacobus Van Heerden (above, and recently seen as Lord Farquaad in KickstArt’s Shrek) and directed by Liam Magner, Superchop is a satirical comedy which parodies the famous, and those desperate to be famous.
Catch it at the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre on the University of KwaZulu-Natal Howard College campus in Durban from March 2 to 13. Continue reading

Madosini
The Music discipline within the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s School of Arts is hosting the 1st International Bow Music Conference from February 24 to 27. Continue reading

KickstArt Theatre Company will be presenting a colourful and faithful adaptation of AA Milne’s classic children’s story, Winnie the Pooh over the July school holidays- and they are looking for children to take part in the show.
Auditions will take place on Saturday, February 27 at the Playhouse Mayville workshops/studios in Ramsay Road, Mayville from 10 am sharp. Continue reading

Having astonished, amazed and entertained a number of celebrities, personalities and members of the public on season one of his weekly prime time TV show titled Magic with Mo on SABC3, South African magician Mo Magic brings his magic to the stage at the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre (UKZN Howard College Campus) from Febrary 11 to 14. Continue reading

Lyle Buxton and Jessica Sole in a scene from KickStArt Theatre Company’s Shrek The Musical. Photo: Val Adamson

Ralph Lawson and Clare Mortimer in A Voice I Cannot Silence at the 2015 National Arts Festival in Grahamstown. The play, directed by Greg Homann, is based on the life, stories and poems of Alan Paton. (Photo: CuePix/Sithasolwazi Kentane)
Congratulations to all the winners of the 2015 BroadwayWorld South Africa Awards especially Greg King and Stephen Stead of KickStArt Theatre Company, the gifted talent that is Neil Coppen and exceptional actress, Clare Mortimer. Continue reading