Stellenbosch Street Soirée and the highlights
This weekend saw the curtain come down on Woordfees 2019, with one of the highlights of the festival –...
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‘Intermissie vir die menslike kondisie’
Nog twee vertonings van die sketskomedie Die Intermissie is op die program van die Woordfees bygevoeg na die sukses...
Woordfees production portrays lustful Palestinian and Israeli affair
“Is he Jewish or Arab?” is a question that echoes throughout The Reports on Sarah and Saleem. Inspired by...
Woordfees se Oopkop-kategorie: Sensuur of slim
Die woorde “Vir oopkoppe, nie vir sensitiewe siele nie,” pronk vanjaar op bladsy twee van die US Woordfees se...
Woordfees 2019: “Not in my Neighbourhood” bulldozes gentrification
The award-winning documentary film, Not in my Neighbourhood (2017), breaks down gentrification (renovating neighbourhoods to satisfy middle-class taste) in...
Playing with the shower: Zapiro and Zuma, a destined duo
“The terms ‘self-respecting’ and ‘Zuma’ don’t go in the same sentence,” said Jonathan Shapiro while explaining his journey as...
Woordfees 2019: Oud-Matie pak bekroonde roman en Afrikaner-kultuur aan
Vergete gesprekke oor Afrikaner-kultuur word oopgekrap deur die ikoniese Afrikaanse roman Ons is nie almal so nie wat dié...
A production Woolworth seeing for the whole South African middle class
A performance that will have you constantly looking for the teleprompter at the back, at those around you, and...
Michael Matthews’ Five Fingers for Marseilles brings the West to Africa
The Western genre is unique to a particular time period and place. Directed by Michael Matthews, Five Fingers for...
Endgame: The Pinnacle of Absurd Theatre at Woordfees 2019
Endgame, a Baxter Theatre production, perfectly captures absurdity in an ingenious and often perplexing play. The play, originally written...