Productions A-Z
A listing of all the productions at this year's National Arts Festival, organised alphabetically by production title. Click on the letter below to jump to the relevant page. To search for a production by something other than title, go here.Event
Fringe / Theatre
Sex, drugs and Rock 'n Roll in the middle of an African War. Poets, musicians and young lovers, were once asked to swop to instruments of war. In a civil war, where two opposing sides vied for the loyalty of ...
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Fringe / Music
Bantu Rejectz is a three member group backed by a five piece band. They are a fresh, young and quirky band from Bloemfontein in the Free State. Their music is a fresh combination of afro-pop, rock, ragga and R&B resulting ...
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Fringe / Spiritfest
An unusual guided tour of the Grahamstown Cathedral linking music, poetry and drama to some of the visula art integral to the building. Devised and presented by Jeanette Eve. Music directed by Barbara Stout. Read, performed and sung by Cathedral ...
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Fringe / Physical Theatre
"Pleased to meet you, hope you guess my name..." An impertinent take on a very old tale, brought to you by some of the most dynamic young theatre makers in South Africa today. With fiery physical performances that spark scalding ...
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Fringe / Spiritfest
Climb the 65 Cathedral Towers steps to view the oldest of South Africa's 7 bell towers and see how the bells are rung.
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Fringe / Comedy
Described by the press as "Clean, Classy and Clever"- Zane Henry, Argus Tonight, Mark Palmer brings his Best Medicine show to Grahamstown. Great comedy with no vulgarity, no cringing, no embarrassing situations! From the perils of married life, baby-sitting other ...
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Fringe / Music
This show has it all: from the raw Hype Award-winning hip hop of Abdus to the detailed, vibey raps of Champ. From the soulful sounds of Miss Skye Wanda to a sultry vernacular afro jazzed funk by Manelis. This backed ...
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Fringe / Music
These musicians possess amazing stage presence, energy and passion for what they do. They all have their own sound: Thando surprises with his velvety voice, Heels over Head brings easy-breezy pop jazz, and Vanessa Moodley adds a soulful, but energetic ...
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These musicians possess amazing stage presence, energy and passion for what they do. They all have their own sound: Thando surprises with his velvety voice, Heels over Head brings easy-breezy pop jazz, and Vanessa Moodley adds a soulful, but energetic ...
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Fringe / Dance
A story that portrays the journey of an African child who grows up in rural South Africa. She becomes a beautiful young woman despite changes over time: though the body she carries has scars, she is defined from the soul. ...
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Fringe / Dance
"Bhakti", also the Sanskrit word for devotion, is a dance theatre work that explores the meeting of Eastern mystical philosophy and African contemporary dance rhythms. Spoken word poet Iain ewok Robinson blends his street-style word rhymes with the ancient wisdom ...
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Fringe / Cabaret / Revue
Relaxed cabaret of songs & words in English & Afrikaans from Groot Marico artists.
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Fringe / Comedy
The boys are back with their sell out show. If you couldn't get tickets last year this is your chance to catch them in action. "Big Boys Don't Dance is a South African version of The Hangover meets Flashdance, with ...
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Fringe / Music
Musically, Black South Easter journeys from the heart of the Mother City to the rolling hills of the Eastern Cape. Inspired by artists such as Sting, Radiohead, Tanannas, Busi Mhlongo, Ali Farke Toure and many more. The band has fused ...
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Fringe / Music
Musically, Black South Easter journeys from the heart of the Mother City to the rolling hills of the Eastern Cape. Inspired by artists such as Sting, Radiohead, Tanannas, Busi Mhlongo, Ali Farke Toure and many more. The band has fused ...
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Fringe / Spiritfest
Launch of a facsimile reprint of this book by Charles Gould (1924) with updated information, and a new introduction by Jeanette Eve. This is published by Cory Library, Rhodes University as part of their Eastern Cape REPRINTS series.
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Fringe / Comedy
She's green, she's ten foot tall, she breathes fire, she's every groom's worst nightmare - she is Bridezilla! A hysterical romp down the aisle, past a host of hilarious characters - fascist priests, obsessive brides, loutish best men, a malicious ...
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Fringe / Theatre
This two-hander takes the pursuit of happiness to the surreal levels of the extreme. Mainstream hedonism is not what the brotherhood is about! Join two Saffas as they escape their purgatory of the big city in search of the ...
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Fringe / Comedy
The butler is black, er... back! This hilarious comedy sees our first BEE-compliant butler take to the stage, trying to juggle one of the most insanely chaotic days of his life! Suspicious characters, outrageous antics and twisting plots will take ...
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