April 2018 – Sarafina Magazine

A Conversation with Sara Matchett

Sara Matchett is a director, theatre-maker and lecturer. She holds a PhD in Theatre and Performance from the University of Cape Town where she currently resides as a senior lecturer in the Department of Drama. As co-founder and Artistic Director of The MotherTongue Project, a women’s arts collective, Sara has experience in the field of theatre in South Africa, Singapore, India, Kenya and Indonesia as a theatre-maker, performer, director and facilitator. Her latest directorial endeavor, Womb of Fire, which reunites her with her “soul collaborator” and fellow MotherTongue Project co-founder, Rehane Abrahams, is now playing at the Baxter Theatre. Continue reading →

April 25, 2018November 17, 2019 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Actress, Artist, Arts, Baxter, Cape Town, Conversation, Culture, Director, Interview, Now Playing, Organisation, Photography, Production, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, South Africa, The Baxter, Theater, Theatre, Theatremaker, Uncategorized, Woman, Women, Womxn, writerTags: Baxter, Candice van Litsenborgh, Cape Town, Conversation, Director, Draupadi, Fitzmaurice voicework, Groote Catrijn, Interview, MotherTongue, National Arts Festival, Photography, Rehane Abrahams, Sara Matchett, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, South Africa, The Mother Tongue Project, Theater, Theatre, UCT, What the Water Gave Me, Womb of Fire, Women, Woordfees, WoordTroFees, Zara 5 Comments

A Conversation with Diaan Lawrenson

For 13 years, actress and producer Diaan Lawrenson charmed South African audiences by starring on 7de Laan. Since leaving the series, she has gone on to star in critically acclaimed films such as Raaiselkind, Sink and her latest film Susters which is now playing in select theatres. An accomplished theatre actress, she is also the co-founder of Jester Productions, a multimedia production company that she founded alongside her husband, and fellow actor, Jody Abrahams, which focuses on facilitating, developing and producing original South African concepts. Continue reading →

April 18, 2018January 23, 2019 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Actress, Advice, Artist, Arts, Cape Town, Content Creator, Content producer, Conversation, Culture, Entertainment, Film, Filmmaker, Interview, Now Playing, Performer, Photography, Producer, Production, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, South Africa, Television, Theater, Theatre, Theatremaker, Uncategorized, WomanTags: 7de laan, Actor, Actress, Advice, AFDA, Cape Town, Chris de Beer, Co-founder, Content Creator, Conversation, Corne van Rooyen, Diaan Lawrenson, Film, Jester Productions, Jodi Abrahams, Lecturer, Performance, Performer, Photography, Producer, Production, Quanita Adams, Raaiselkind, Series, Sewende Laan, Sink, Susters, Table Manners, Television, Theater, Theatre, TV, Women 1 Comment

A Conversation with Quanita Adams

Quanita Adams is an award-winning stage and screeen actress, vocalist and director. A four-time Fleur du Cap Theatre Award winner, she has taken on notable theatre roles including Valley Song, Boesman and Lena, Nadia Davids’ Cissie and At Her Feet, also penned by Nadia Davids, which was met with critical acclaim and has gone on to tour extensively over the last 15 years. We sat down to chat about her career and her latest film, Susters, which is now playing in select cinemas. Continue reading →

April 11, 2018June 5, 2018 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Actress, Artist, Arts, Cape Town, Conversation, Culture, Film, Fleur du Cap, Interview, Now Playing, Performer, Photography, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, South Africa, Theatre, Uncategorized, Woman, Women, Womxn, writerTags: Actor, Actress, Advice, Artist, At Her Feet, award-winner, Cape Town, Chris de Beer, Cissie, Conversation, Corne van Rooyen, Director, ER, Film, Fleur du Cap, Nadia Davids, Performer, Photography, Quanita Adams, SAFTA, Singer, South Africa, Susters, Television, Women, writer 13 Comments

A Conversation with Samantha de Romijn

Samantha de Romijn is the co-founder of The Imbewu Trust, a non-profit organisation which was established to promote the development of contemporary South African theatre and arts. She has also worked as a producer, agent, arts manager, performer, stage manager and director. Now in it’s seventh year, the SCrIBE Scriptwriting Competition, a flagship project of the Imbewu Trust, was recently awarded a Fleur du Cap Theatre Award for Innovation in Theatre. SCrIBE is an opportunity for South African playwrights to further develop their work. A staged reading is held for each of the finalist’s scripts, providing the chance for feedback from the industry and members of the public. An overall winner is announced at the end of the week, with one of the prizes being having the play professionally mounted for a run at a Cape Town theatre. Another writer has the chance to win The Scribblers Dream, a prize which enables a writer the opportunity to work alongside a mentor to develop their script and another writer has the chance to further workshop his or her play.
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April 4, 2018June 5, 2018 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Agent, Arts, Cape Town, Conversation, Culture, Fleur du Cap, Interview, Organisation, Photography, Producer, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, South Africa, Theater, Theatre, Theatremaker, UncategorizedTags: Advice, Cape Town, Chanel Katz, Co-founder, Conversation, Fleur du Cap, Gaenor Artiste Management, Imbewu Trust, Paul Griffiths, Photography, Producer, Sam de Romijn, Samantha de Romijn, Scribe, Script Writing Contest, South Africa, Women Leave a comment

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