Candice van Litsenborgh – Sarafina Magazine

A Conversation with Prue Leith

Prue Leith has made a name for herself internationally as a chef, restaurateur, author and entrepreneur. She founded the Prue Leith Chefs Academy in Centurion, which has trained many of South Africa’s top chefs. Internationally, she is well known for her role as a judge on The Great British Bake Off. She has published 14 cookbooks, a memoir, Relish and eight novels. Prue Leith’s career has included her own restaurants, catering and cookery school businesses. Prue has had a deep involvement with education and the arts: she chaired the first of the companies charged with turning around failing state schools and was Chair of the School Food Trust, responsible for the improvement of school food and food education. She started and led the campaign for contemporary sculpture to be exhibited on the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square. She has been active in many charities and is the Chancellor of Queen Margaret University. She is an advisor for the Government’s Hospital Food Review. Among her awards she has a CBE, 12 honorary degrees or fellowships from UK universities, the Veuve Clicquot Businesswoman of the year, and her restaurant, Leith’s, won a Michelin star. Prue’s latest cookbook The Vegetarian Kitchen, which she wrote with her niece Peta Leith, will be released in March 2020.

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February 28, 2020February 28, 2020 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Advice, Arts, Author, Candice van Litsenborgh, Cape Town, Conversation, Interview, Photography, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, South Africa, Television, Uncategorized, Woman, Women, Womxn, writerTags: Advice, Art, Author, Candice van Litsenborgh, Chef, Chef's Academy, Conversation, Cookbook, England, Fourth Plinth, Interview, Novelist, pan macmillan, Peta Leith, Photography, Prue Leith, Prue Leith Chefs Academy, Prue Leith Glasses, Relish, Sarafina Magazine, South Africa, South African, Television, The Great British Bake Off, The Vegetarian Kitchen, TV, Vegetarian Kitchen, Women, writer Leave a comment

A Conversation with Lee-Ann van Rooi

Lee-Ann van Rooi is an actor, educator, producer and director. This year marks Lee-Ann’s silver jubilee in the South African professional entertainment industry. With numerous awards, nominations and credits stretching over the various mediums of Film, TV, Stage and Radio, both locally and internationally, this UCT graduate’s interests and skills are wide-ranging, innovative and resourceful. A keen storyteller, puppeteer, teacher, mentor, writer, producer and director, she is particularly interested in growing and creatively educating audiences and the entertainment industry in a responsible and fair way. Lee-Ann has recently been nominated for two awards at this year’s upcoming Fiëstas Awards. She is nominated as Best Actress for her work in Ingrid Winterbach’s Ons is almal Freaks Hier and for Best Supporting Actress for her work in Chase Rhys’ Kinnes. She is currently gearing up to star as The Duchess of York in Richard III which will begin performances at Maynardville open-air theatre in February.

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January 23, 2019January 23, 2019 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Actress, Advice, Artist, Arts, Artscape, Candice van Litsenborgh, Cape Town, Conversation, Director, Film, Fleur du Cap, Interview, Maynardville, Now Playing, Performer, Photography, Poet, Production, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, Shakespeare, South Africa, Television, Theater, Theatre, Theatremaker, Uncategorized, Woman, Women, Womxn, writerTags: Actor, Actress, Alan Committie, Artscape, Candice van Litsenborgh, Canned Rice, Cape Town, Conversation, Director, Fiesta Award, Fishy Fêshuns, Fleur du Cap, Geoffrey Hyland, Interview, Kinnes, Lee-Ann van Rooi, Maynardville, Ons is almal Freaks Hier, Photography, Richard III, South Africa, Television, Tess, Theater, Theatre, Theatre-maker, TV, Women 7 Comments

A Conversation with Gina Shmukler

Gina Shmukler has been in the entertainment industry since she was six years old. In her career, her theatre work as an actress, director and producer, has garnered ten theatre nominations and four awards across different genres ranging from Mamma Mia and Chess, to Master Class and Silk Ties. In 2013, after completing her Master’s Degree in Drama at the University of Witwatersrand, Gina was the proud recipient of the Dr Sibongile Khumalo Creative Research Award. Her select directorial credits include; The Line, Lost in the Stars, Songs for a New World, The Market Theatre’s Brer Rabbit, Beautiful Creatures, Love: A Musical Revue, The Last Five Years and The Whole Megillah. Having taken a performance hiatus, Gina returned to the stage in 2017 in Mike van Graan’s Helen of Troyeville. At the end of 2018, she returned to her musical theatre roots by stepping into Aunty Merle the Musical, which makes its way to Joburg Theatre following three sold-out engagements in Cape Town.

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January 16, 2019January 16, 2019 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Actress, Advice, Artist, Arts, Baxter, Candice van Litsenborgh, Cape Town, Conversation, Culture, Dancer, Director, Interview, Joburg, Johannesburg, Musical, Now Playing, Performer, Photography, Playwright, Producer, Production, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, South Africa, The Baxter, Theater, Theatre, Theatremaker, Uncategorized, Woman, Women, Womxn, writerTags: Actor, Actress, Advice, Aunty Merle, Candice van Litsenborgh, Canned Rice, Cape Town, Conversation, Dialect Coach, Director, Emotional Creature, Film, Gina Shmukler, Helen of Troyeville, Joburg Theatre, Johannesburg, Lara Foot, Lecturer, Mamma Mia, Marc Lottering, Performer, Photography, Playwright, Producer, Singer, South Africa, Television, The Baxter, The Line, Theater, Theatre, TV, Wits, Women 4 Comments

A Conversation with Kim Louis

Kim Louis made her professional debut at 17 years old in David Kramer and Taliep Petersen’s musical Poison. She then went on to star in Klop–Klop at the Baxter Theatre which celebrated the 10-year partnership between the two writer/composers. Following that, Kim reunited with David Kramer and Taliep Peterson once more when she was cast as Lucy Dixon in their hit musical, Kat and the Kings at the Baxter Theatre. The production received international attention and later went on to be performed on the West End and Broadway. Following her time on Broadway, Kim returned home and focused her attention on starting a family. She continued to feed her theatrical soul by performing at the Milnerton Playhouse Amateur Dramatic Society. Not long after joining, she won best female lead in the musical tribute to Carole King. Today, she is also a council member on the board of the Nelson Mandela Museum in Mthatha and recently launched Centre Stage Vocal & Performance Coaching. After a 20 year hiatus, Kim is back on the professional stage starring as Dinah in David Kramer’s brand new musical, Langarm, which runs at the Fugard Theatre.

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December 12, 2018December 12, 2018 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Actress, Arts, Candice van Litsenborgh, Cape Town, Conversation, Interview, Musical, Now Playing, Performer, Photography, Production, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, South Africa, The Fugard, Theater, Theatre, Uncategorized, Woman, Women, WomxnTags: Actor, Actress, Broadway, Candice van Litsenborgh, Canned Rice, Center Stage, Conversation, David Kramer, Interview, Kat and the Kings, Kim Louis, Langarm, music, Musical, Musical Theatre, Performance Coach, Performer, Photography, Poison, Sarafina Magazine, Singer, The Fugard, Theater, Theatre, Vocal Coach, West End, Women 1 Comment

A Conversation with Marisa Steenkamp

Marisa Steenkamp is the Deputy Stage Production Manager at the Baxter Theatre, a position she has held since 2012. With her work ever-changing and evolving, she has worked as a stage manager, assistant stage manager, technician and costume designer. Her work has seen her tour with productions to various countries across the globe including Sweden, Germany, Columbia, France and England. She created the costume design for The Fall and facilitated and styled costumes for various productions including #JustMen, Fisher’s of Hope and Blue/Orange. Most recently, she has worked on productions such as Remembering the Lux, Blue/Orange, Marat/Sade, The Fall, Aunty Merle: The Musical and Endgame. Continue reading →

November 28, 2018November 29, 2018 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Arts, Backstage, Baxter, Candice van Litsenborgh, Cape Town, Conversation, Interview, Photography, Production, Production Manager, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, South Africa, Stage Manager, The Baxter, Theater, Theatre, Uncategorized, Woman, Women, WomxnTags: ASM, Aunty Merle, Baxter, Baxter Theatre, Candice van Litsenborgh, Canned Rice, Cape Town, Conversation, Deputy Stage Production Manager, Drama, Marisa Steenkamp, Musicals, Opera, Photography, PM, Production Manager, Sarafina Magazine, SM, South Africa, Stage Manager, Stellenbosch, Technician, The Baxter, Theater, Theatre, Women Leave a comment

A Conversation with Jenny Stead

Jenny Stead is an actress currently starring as Judy Boone in the South African premiere of the West End and Broadway hit, The Curious Incident of The Dog in the Night-Time. After graduating from the University of Stellenbosch, she won the Vita award for Best New Actress for her performance in Fiona Coyne’s Glass Roots. Jenny won a Fleur du Cap for her performance in Reza de Wet’s Breathing In, followed by a tour through the USA and Europe with the New York Colonnade’s production of the politically charged, Truth In Translation. She was nominated for a Fleur du Cap for Best Actress in A Musical for her portrayal of Janet in The Fugard Theatre’s production of The Rocky Horror Show. Her fourth Fleur du Cap Nomination was for The Visit in 2018. Her film and television credits include The Poseidon Adventure, Starship Troopers 3, Restless, ICE and Blood Drive. Continue reading →

November 14, 2018November 14, 2018 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Actress, Advice, Artist, Arts, Candice van Litsenborgh, Cape Town, Conversation, Culture, Fleur du Cap, Interview, Joburg, Johannesburg, Now Playing, Performer, Photography, Pieter Toerien, Production, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, South Africa, Television, Theater, Theatre, Theatre on The Bay, Uncategorized, Woman, Women, WomxnTags: Actors, Advice, Blood Drive, Breathing in, Candice van Litsenborgh, Conversation, Film, Fleur du Cap, Jenny Stead, Monte Casino, Photography, Pieter Toerien, Reza de West, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Television, The Curious Incident of the Dog in The Night-Time, The Visit, Theater, Theatre, Theatre on The Bay, Truth in Translation, TV, Women Leave a comment

A Conversation with Nicolette Moses

Nicolette Moses is the Associate Producer and Planning Manager for the Baxter Theatre, a position she has held since 2010. She is a trained classical ballet and contemporary dancer who graduated from the UCT School of Dance. Following a sojourn abroad, Nicolette joined the Jazzart Dance Theatre, which she managed before joining CAPAB as head of the Audience Development department. In the transition from CAPAB to Artscape, Nicolette worked as Project Manager and then Artistic Manager until 2001. During her time at Artscape, she also worked extensively with the Nederlands Dance Theater. She was appointed as Project Manager at the Baxter Theatre Centre in 2003, and shortly thereafter started heading up the annual Baxter Dance Festival. Now in its 14th year, we sat down with Nicolette to chat about this year’s festival.

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September 26, 2018September 27, 2018 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Advice, Artist, Arts, Baxter, Candice van Litsenborgh, Cape Town, Conversation, Culture, Dance, Dance Festival, Dancer, Interview, Now Playing, Organisation, Photography, Producer, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, South Africa, The Baxter, Theater, Theatre, Theatremaker, Uncategorized, Woman, Women, WomxnTags: Associate Producer, Baxter, Baxter Theatre, Candice van Litsenborgh, Canned Rice, Cape Town, Conversation, Dance Festival, Dancer, Interview, Nicolette Moses, Photography, Planning Manager, Producer, Sarafina Magazine, South Africa, The Baxter, Theater, Theatre, Women 1 Comment

A Conversation with Karen Meiring

Karen Meiring is the Director of M-Net kykNET channels, a position she’s held since 2013. She joined M-Net in 2009 as the head of Afrikaans channels and brought an extensive knowledge of the South African entertainment industry to her position. She has cemented kykNET as the leading producer of Afrikaans film and television content and ushered in successful projects under kykNET such as the Fiëstas, Ghoemas and the Silwerskerm Film Festival. She has also been honoured with numerous awards for her contribution to the arts and entertainment landscape in South Africa. Karen also founded the first ever Afrikaans Arts festival, the KKNK, and was later appointed as the CEO of the festival. She is also one of the founding memebers of Cutt Glas, an internationally renowned Afrikaans a cappella band. We sat down to chat with her during this year’s Silwerskerm Film Festival. Continue reading →

September 12, 2018September 12, 2018 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Arts, Candice van Litsenborgh, Cape Town, Channel Director, Content Creator, Content producer, Conversation, Director, Festival, Film, Film Festival, Interview, Joburg, Johannesburg, Organisation, Performer, Photography, Producer, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, Singer, Television, Uncategorized, Vocalist, Woman, Women, WomxnTags: A Cappella, Angelique van Wyk, Candice van Litsenborgh, Canned Rice, Cape Town, Channel Director, Content, Content producer, Cut Glas, Director, Ellen Pakkies, Film, Kanarie, Karen Meiring, KKNK, KykNet, MNet, PACOFS, Photography, Silwerskerm, Silwerskerm Fees, Singer, South Africa, Stage Manager, The Bay Hotel, TV 2 Comments

A Conversation with Antoinette Kellermann

In a career spanning 40 years, Antoinette Kellermann has established herself as a doyenne of South African theatre, winning numerous awards for her work on radio, television and on stage. In 2008 she was honoured by the South African Academy for Science and Arts for her contribution to South African theatre. In 2010, she received several awards for her one-woman show As die Broek Pas, which she also performed in English as Man to Man. Select recent credits include Die Melktrein stop nie meer hier nee, Asem, Willem Anker’s Samsa-masjien and Hierdie Lewe by Karel Schoeman which awarded her a Kanna Award for Best Actress. She is currently starring as ‘Nell’ in the all-star cast of Samuel Beckett’s Endgame at the Baxter Theatre. Continue reading →

August 15, 2018November 17, 2019 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Actress, Advice, Artist, Arts, Baxter, Candice van Litsenborgh, Cape Town, Conversation, Culture, Interview, Now Playing, Performer, Photography, Production, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, South Africa, Television, The Baxter, Theater, Theatre, Theatremaker, Uncategorized, Woman, Women, WomxnTags: Actor, Advice, Andrew, Antoinette Kellermann, As die broek pas, Baxter, Baxter Theatre, Breechers Parts, buckland, Candice van Litsenborgh, Canned Rice, Cape Town, Clov, Conversation, Doyenne, End Game, Film, Ham, Nagg, Nell, Performance, Photography, Rob van Vuuren, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, Soli Philander, South Africa, Stellenbosch, Sylvaine Strike, Television, Theater, Theatre, TV, Women 9 Comments

A Conversation with Sihle Ndaba

Triple threat, Sihle Ndaba is well-known to South African audiences for her award-winning role as ‘Smangele Maphumulo’ in SABC 1’s hit primetime soap Uzalo, for which she won the Simon Sabela Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2015. She is currently making a return to her musical theatre roots by starring as ‘Petal’ in The Fugard Theatre’s return season of King Kong. We sat down with her to chat about joining the illustrious company and navigating the fame that comes along with starring on South African television.
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February 21, 2018February 21, 2018 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Actress, Advice, Arts, Candice van Litsenborgh, Cape Town, Conversation, Culture, Dance, Interview, Musical, Now Playing, Performer, Photography, Production, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, Singer, South Africa, Television, The Fugard, Theater, Theatre, Uncategorized, Vocalist, Woman, WomenTags: Actor, Actress, Advice, Candice van Litsenborgh, Cape Town, Conversation, Film, King Kong, Miriam Makeba, music, Musical, Performance, Petal, Photography, Sihle Ndaba, Singer, Smangele Maphumulo, The Fugard, Theater, Theatre, TV, Uzalo, Women 1 Comment

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