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A Conversation with Tara Notcutt

Theatremaker Tara Notcutt is a director, writer and producer. Her debut production, …miskien took the theatre industry by storm and won her a Fleur du Cap Award for Best New Director, cementing her as a prolific theatremaker. Since then she has helmed multiple award-winning shows including The Three Little Pig, The Gruffalo, Mafeking Road, After Dark in the Groot Marico, just to name a few. We sat down at Alexander Bar to chat about her career, the success surrounding her debut production and finding ways to fall back in love with her career. Continue reading →

May 16, 2017May 16, 2017 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Actress, Advice, Arts, Cape Town, Conversation, Director, Interview, Photography, Playwright, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, South Africa, The Alexander Bar, Theater, Theatre, Theatremaker, Uncategorized, Woman, Women, writerTags: Bash, Conversation, Director, Fleur du Cap, Miskien, Photography, Playwright, Tara Notcutt, The Pink Couch, Theater, Theatermaker, Theatre, Three Little Pigs, Women 12 Comments

A Conversation with Jennie Reznek

Jennie Reznek is multihyphenate. She is a performer, theatremaker, director, choreographer, lecturer, co-founder, trustee and director of Magnet Theatre. She has also worked as an aerialist and clown in the circus. We sat down with her at the Magnet Theatre offices to discuss her career, the challenges of founding a theatre company and the moments that have inspired her. Continue reading →

May 11, 2017June 5, 2018 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Actress, Advice, Artist, Arts, Cape Town, Conversation, Dance, Director, Festival, Interview, Magnet Theatre, Now Playing, Organisation, Photography, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, South Africa, Theater, Theatre, Theatremaker, Uncategorized, Woman, Women, writerTags: Actor, Actress, Advice, Cape Town, Conversation, Dance, Director, I Turned Away and She Was Gone, inspirational, inspiring, Jennie Reznek, Lecturer, Magnet Theatre, Mark Fleishman, Movement, Performance, Photography, Sophie Kirsch, South Africa, Teacher, Theater, Theatre, Theatremaker, UCT, Women 20 Comments

A Conversation with Ashleigh Harvey

When The Fugard Theatre announced their plans to stage a production of Funny Girl, the first question on everyone’s mind was, “Who will land the legendary role of Fanny Brice?” The answer to that question is Ashleigh Harvey. Far from being an unknown, Ashleigh has spent most of her career performing straight plays, most of them being classical works and even snagging a Naledi Award nomination along the way. However, once you hear her belt out the iconic show-stopping numbers in Funny Girl, it’s hard not to become an instant fan. Continue reading →

May 2, 2017May 2, 2017 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Actress, Advice, Artist, Arts, Cape Town, Conversation, Culture, Dance, Interview, music, Musical, Now Playing, Photography, Production, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, Shakespeare, South Africa, The Fugard, Theater, Theatre, Uncategorized, Woman, WomenTags: Actress, Advice, Ashleigh Harvey, Cape Town, Charl-Johan Lingenfelder, Chris de Beer, Conversation, Entertainment, Fanny Brice, Funny Girl, Mathew Wild, music, Musical, Singer, South Africa, The Fugard, Theater, Theatre 2 Comments

A Conversation with Tinarie van Wyk Loots

Stage and screen actress Tinarie van Wyk Loots is currently performing in Hemelruim at The Fugard Theatre, a role that has already awarded her Best Actress at The Aardklop National Arts Festival, the KKNK and at the kykNET Fiëstas 2016. In this year alone, Tinarie has already appeared on stage in five major productions. Awards and production credits aside, Tinarie radiates passion for the work that she does.

To read the conversation in Afrikaans please click here.
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April 27, 2017 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Actress, Advice, Art, Arts, Cape Town, Conversation, Festival, Interview, Now Playing, Photography, Production, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, South Africa, Television, The Baxter, The Fugard, Theater, Theatre, Uncategorized, Woman, WomenTags: Actor, Actress, Advice, Afrikaans, Constellations, Conversation, empowerment, English, Film, Fugard Theatre, Hemelruim, inspiring, KKNK, Paul du Toit, Performance, Photography, Production, South Africa, The Fugard, Theater, Theatre, Tinarie van wyk Loots, TV, Women 13 Comments

A Conversation with Jennifer Steyn

Over the course of her career, stage and screen actress Jennifer Steyn has gifted audiences with some truly iconic performances. Fresh off her recent Fleur du Cap Theatre Award win for her role as Sara in Lara Foot‘s The Inconvenience of Wings, Jennifer is back on stage, this time tackling the role of the strong-willed painter Galactia in Howard Baker’s Scenes from an Execution. In addition to her work as an actress, Jennifer is also a director and a voice and performance teacher. We sat down with her at the Baxter Theatre to discuss her new production, her career and the moments that have inspired her.

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April 11, 2017July 12, 2018 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Actress, Advice, Art, Arts, Baxter, Cape Town, Conversation, Culture, Fleur du Cap, Interview, Now Playing, Photography, Production, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, South Africa, Theater, Theatre, Uncategorized, WomanTags: A Doll's House, Actor, Actress, Chris de Beer, Clare Stopford, Conversation, Film, Fleur du Cap, Graham Hopkins, inspirational, inspiring, Jennifer Steyn, Nicky Rebelo, Performance, Scenes from an Execution, South Africa, The Baxter, The Inconvenience of Wings, Theatre, TV 15 Comments

Meet the Divas of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

The internationally renowned production of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert is finally making its South African debut. We had the opportunity to sit down with the three Divas of the show: Candida Mosoma, Londiwe Dhlomo-Dlamini and Thembeka Mnguini, to chat about the show, their fears of flying and their personal definition of what it means to be a diva. To see the Divas in action performing It’s Raining Men on the Expresso Show click here. Continue reading →

March 23, 2017March 25, 2017 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Actress, Advice, Arts, Artscape, Candice van Litsenborgh, Cape Town, Conversation, Culture, Dance, Entertainment, Interview, Musical, Now Playing, Photography, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, South Africa, Theater, Theatre, Uncategorized, Woman, WomenTags: Actors, Arts, Artscape, CANDIDA MOSOMA, Conversation, Hazel Feldman, inspirational, inspiring, LONDIWE DHLOMO, Montecasino, music, Musical, Performance, Priscilla, Priscilla Queen of the Desert SA, South Africa, Teater, Theater, Theatre, THEMBEKA MNGUNI, Women Leave a comment

A Conversation with Meg Rickards and Christia Visser

Following a limited release last year, Tess, the award-winning film based on the novel Whiplash by Tracey Farren, releases across South Africa tomorrow. Director Meg Rickards has assembled an entirely South African crew and cast, lead by Christia Visser to tell the haunting story of Tess, a 20-year-old sex worker whose life is turned upside down when she discovers that she’s pregnant. We sat down with Meg and Christia to discuss their work on this groundbreaking film.
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February 23, 2017January 23, 2019 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Actress, Advice, Arts, Conversation, Culture, Director, Film, Film Festival, Filmmaker, Interview, Now Playing, Photography, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, South Africa, Tess, Uncategorized, Woman, WomenTags: Actor, Actress, Christia Visser, Conversation, Director, Film, Filmmaker, Filmmakers, inspirational, inspiring, Meg Rickards, Safta nomination, South Africa, Tess, Times Media Films, Tracey Farren, Whiplash, Women 2 Comments

A Conversation with Siphamandla Yakupa and Noluvuyiso Mpofu

We are thrilled to feature two of Cape Town Opera‘s leading ladies, Siphamandla Yakupa and Noluvuyiso Mpofu. We caught up with Siphamandla and Noluvuyiso in the upper foyer of Artscape to chat all about the world of opera, the roles that they are dying to play and why opera singers are likened to superheroes. Continue reading →

February 21, 2017February 21, 2017 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Arts, Artscape, Cape Town, Cape Town Opera, Conversation, Culture, Interview, music, Musical, Opera, Photography, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, South Africa, Theater, Theatre, Uncategorized, Vocalist, Woman, WomenTags: Artscape, Cape Town, Cape Town Opera, Conversation, inspirational, inspiring, Interview, music, Noluvuyiso Mpofu, Opera, Opera Singers, Singer, Singers, Siphamandla Yakupa, South Africa Leave a comment

A Conversation with Penelope Youngleson

Penelope Youngleson is a theatre-maker, designer, writer, composer, stylist and educator working in Cape Town. Her Award-winning play, Sillage which was just nominated for a Fleur du Cap Award for Best New South African script, will be presented by Rust Co-Operative as it returns to the Alexander Bar. We sat down with Penny at the Alexander Bar to chat about Sillage, her childhood experience of growing up in the theatre and the one question that she constantly gets asked.
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February 16, 2017February 16, 2017 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Actress, Advice, Art, Arts, Arts Journalism, Cape Town, Conversation, Culture, Director, Interview, Now Playing, Photography, Playwright, Production, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, South Africa, The Alexander Bar, Theater, Theatre, Uncategorized, Woman, Women, writerTags: Actors, Alexander Bar, Art, Arts, Cape Town, Conversation, Director, Fleur du Cap, Interview, Penny Youngleson, Playwright, Production, Sillage, South Africa, Theatre 7 Comments

A Conversation with Janice Honeyman and Anna-Mart van der Merwe

Theatre legends Janice Honeyman and Anna-Mart van der Merwe have joined forces once again, this time tackling Florian Zeller’s The Mother, which opened at The Fugard Theatre last week. Directed by Ms. Honeyman and starring Ms. van der Merwe as the title character, The Mother tells the story of Anne, a woman losing her grip on reality as her life spins out of control. The Mother follows its companion piece, The Father, which had a sold-out run at The Fugard last year.

For the Afrikaans translation of this article, please click here.

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February 14, 2017April 10, 2019 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Actress, Advice, Art, Arts, Cape Town, Conversation, Culture, Director, Interview, Now Playing, Photography, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, South Africa, The Father, The Fugard, The Mother, Theater, Theatre, Uncategorized, WomenTags: Actor, Actress, Anna-Mart van der Merwe, Art, Arts, Cape Town, Conversation, Director, Florian Zeller, Janice Honeyman, Performance, South Africa, The Father, The Fugard, The Mother, Theater, Theatre, Women 30 Comments

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