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A Conversation with Nicola Hanekom

Nicola Hanekom has been a freelance actress, director and writer for the past twenty years. Her theatre work as writer/director includes a series of site-specific productions; Betésda, Lot, Babbel and Land van Skedels. As a writer and performer, Nicola created Trippie, and her self-penned one-woman show Hol/Running on Empty. These together with her latest play In glas have garnered twelve Kanna awards, eleven Fiësta awards, two ATKV writing awards and one Aartvark award. Nicola was also awarded the Eugène Marais Prize for her collection of plays Die pad byster. She has written and directed two short films, Trippie and Unspoken. Her short, Trippie won two Silwerskermfees awards. Cut-Out Girls is her first feature film and arrives in local cinemas on November 22nd.

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November 19, 2019November 19, 2019 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Actress, Advice, Arts, Author, Cape Town, Conversation, Director, Film, Filmmaker, Interview, Now Playing, Performer, Photography, Playwright, Production, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, South Africa, SWIFT, Television, Theater, Theatre, Theatremaker, Uncategorized, Woman, Women, Womxn, writerTags: ACT, Actors, Actress, Advice, Babbel, Betésda, Cape Town, Conversation, Cut-Out Girls, Die pad byster, Director, Dwaalster, Film, Filmmaker, In glas, Land van Skedels, Lot, Movie, Nicola Hanekom, Performance, Photography, Television, Trippie, TV, Unspoken, Women, writer 1 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 Elsabé Daneel

Elsabé Daneel is an actress, director, producer, lecturer and TV presenter. With a career spanning across stage and screen, her select stage credits include Feeskatte, Ou Blare and Deon Opperman’s one-woman show, Bittersoet, which she toured extensively to all the major arts festivals in South Africa over the course of several years. Her TV career includes 18 SABC dramas. In 2001 she started Elsabé Daneel Productions which sees her taking on the role of producer, director and presenter of corporate videos and documentaries for private clients, kykNET and M-Net. She is currently starring as matriarch ‘Sandra Viljoen’ in Ferdinand van Zyl’s complex war drama, The Recce, which arrives in theatres on September 28th. We sat down with her to chat about her multifaceted career and why her role in The Recce is the “deepest” she’s ever gone. Continue reading →

September 19, 2018September 21, 2018 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Actress, Advice, Arts, Cape Town, Conversation, Culture, Director, Film, Interview, Now Playing, Performer, Photography, Producer, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, South Africa, Theater, Theatre, Uncategorized, Woman, Women, Womxn, writerTags: Actor, Actors, Actress, Advice, Babs Laker, Candice van Litsenborgh, Cape Town, Conversation, Director, Elsabe Daneel, Elsabe Daneel Productions, Ferdinand van Zyl, Film, Interview, Journalist, Lecturer, Photography, Producer, Roeline Daneel, Sandra Viljoen, Sarafina Magazine, South Africa, Stellenbosch, Suzaan van Wyk, Television, The Recce, TV, Tv Presenter 4 Comments

Through The Lens: Sarafina Magazine 2 Years Later

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And just like that we’ve reached another milestone! On September 1st 2018, Sarafina Magazine officially turned two. Continue reading →

September 5, 2018September 5, 2018 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Actress, Photo Series, Photographer, Photography, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, South Africa, Through The Lens, Uncategorized, Woman, Women, WomxnTags: 2 years later, Actors, Actresses, Alicia McCormick, Anniversary, Antoinette Kellermann, Candice Bernstein, Candice van Litsenborgh, Canned Rice, Cape Town, Carmen Pretorius, Chris de Beer, Conversation, Daneel van der Walt, Dara Beth, Dorothy Ann Gould, Faniswa Yisa, Genna Gardini, Jesse Kramer Photography, Julia Anastasopoulos, Kate Pinchuck, Lucy Brittany Woolley, Lynita Crofford, Photo Series, Puleng Lange-Stewart, Quanita Adams, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, Sophie Kirsch, South Africa, Tara Notcutt, Theatremakers, Through The Lens, Two Years, Wolf Photography, Women 1 Comment

A Conversation with Daneel van der Walt and Alicia McCormick

For months Cape Town has been buzzing about the upcoming historic all-women production of The Taming of the Shrew, which is set to take the Maynardville Open-Air Theatre by storm. Fierce and formidable theatre veterans, Daneel van der Walt and Alicia McCormick have been tapped to lead the company by playing sparring partners Petruchio and Kate, respectively. We sat down with them to chat about the history-making production, debuting at Maynardville and the importance of working with women.
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February 7, 2018 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Actress, Arts, Artscape, Cape Town, Conversation, Culture, Entertainment, Interview, Maynardville, Now Playing, Performer, Photography, Production, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, Shakespeare, South Africa, The Alexander Bar, Theater, Theatre, Uncategorized, Woman, Women, WomxnTags: Actor, Actors, Actress, Alicia Ann McCormick, Alicia McCormick, All-female production, Artscape, Cape Town, Conversation, Daneel van der Walt, History-Making, Maynardville, Performer, Performers, Shakespeare, South Africa, Tara Notcutt, The Pink Couch, The Taming of The Shrew, Theater, Theatre, Women 6 Comments

A Conversation with Delia Sainsbury, Jo Galloway and Genna Galloway

Last year we sat down with Genna Galloway to chat about her career and her performance in Hedwig, a role for which she won her first Fleur du Cap Award. Very quickly after our discussion, the idea was conceived to sit down with the self-proclaimed “Galloway Girls” to chat about the ins and outs of growing up within the Galloway dynasty. We finally had the opportunity to sit down with Genna, her sister, Jo Galloway and the matriarch of the Galloway clan, Delia Sainsbury. While they are all exceptional performers and artists in their own regard, it’s the unbreakable unity of these three women that truly sets them apart and has established them as a force to be reckoned with. Continue reading →

December 6, 2017December 6, 2017 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Actress, Advice, Arts, Cape Town, Conversation, Culture, Dance, Dancer, Fleur du Cap, Interview, Performer, Photography, Producer, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, South Africa, Theater, Theatre, Theatremaker, Uncategorized, Woman, WomenTags: Actors, Actress, Candice van Litsenborgh, Cape Town, Dancer, Delia Sainsbury, Genna Galloway, Jo Galloway, Keith Galloway, Los Angeles, Musical Theatre, Photography, ShoWorks, South Africa, Teacher, The Waterfront Theater School, Theater, Theatre, Waterfront Theater College 4 Comments

A Conversation with Robyn Scott and Roxane Hayward

Robyn Scott and Roxane Hayward have joined forces to star in The Fugard Theatre‘s star-studded production of Shakespeare in Love. Not only are Robyn and Roxane tackling roles that awarded their film counterparts Academy Awards, Shakespeare in Love marks a return to the stage for both women. We sat down in the audience of The Fugard Theatre to chat about the show, the journey back to theatre and the current climate for female actors in South Africa. Continue reading →

October 25, 2017October 25, 2017 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Actress, Advice, Artist, Arts, Cape Town, Conversation, Culture, Dance, Dancer, Interview, Now Playing, Performer, Photography, Production, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, Shakespeare, South Africa, The Fugard, Theater, Theatre, Uncategorized, Woman, WomenTags: Actors, Actress, Actresses, Cape Town, Chris de Beer, Conversation, Film, Greg Karvellas, Performance, Photography, Queen Elizabeth, Robyn Scott, Roxane Hayward, Shakespeare, Shakespeare in Love, South Africa, Television, The Fugard, Theater, Theatre, Tom Stoppard, TV, Viola de Lesseps, Women 6 Comments

A Conversation with Diane Wilson, Michele Maxwell and Kate Normington: The Women of Funny Girl

Theatre legends Diane Wilson, Kate Normington and Michele Maxwell have joined forces to star in The Fugard Theatre’s production of Funny Girl. With over a century’s worth of experience between the three of them, they have graced South African stages playing all the iconic roles that theatre has to offer, all while collecting every top accolade along the way. What is interesting to note is the bond that has formed between these three women during the run of the show, leading us to believe that the “sisterhood of the poker ladies” will continue to live on far beyond this production.
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May 25, 2017 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Actress, Advice, Arts, Cape Town, Conversation, Culture, Interview, Musical, Now Playing, Photography, Production, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, South Africa, The Fugard, Theater, Theatre, Uncategorized, Woman, WomenTags: Actors, Actress, Actresses, Advice, Ashleigh Harvey, Biography, Cape Town, Chris de Beer, Conversation, Diane Wilson, Funny Girl, Icons, inspirational, inspiring, Kate Normington, Michele Maxwell, music, Musical, Musical Theatre, Performance, Photography, Sarafina, South Africa, The Fugard, Theater, Theatre, Women 13 Comments

A Conversation with Jaqueline Dommisse

The World Cup of children’s theatre is headed to South Africa. Internationally renowned children’s theatre organisation ASSITEJ proudly presents it’s 19th world congress and performing arts festival, The Cradle of Creativity, a 10 day event that celebrates the very best of children’s theatre from around the world. We spoke to Festival Director, Jaqueline Dommisse about the festival and her career as a theatremaker. Continue reading →

May 9, 2017February 18, 2019 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Conversation, Culture, Dance, Director, Festival, Interview, Now Playing, Organisation, Production, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, South Africa, The Baxter, Theater, Theatre, Theatremaker, Uncategorized, Woman, WomenTags: Actors, Artscape, Assitej, Baxter, Cape Town, City Hall, Conversation, Cradle of Creativity, Dance, Director, Festival, Jaqueline Dommisse, Magnet Theatre, Performance, Production, South Africa, Theater, Theatre, Women, Yvette Hardie 7 Comments

Spotlight on SWIFT

Jacqui-Lee Katz, Flavia Motsisi and Zoe Chiriseri are three core board members of SWIFT. SWIFT stands for Sisters Working in Film and Television. They are a South African based NPO for women in film & TV. Sarafina Magazine sat down with Jacqui-Lee, who heads up their Social Media and Marketing committee, Flavia, who works in the Skills and Mentorship subcommittee and Zoe, who works within the organisational structure, to learn more about this brand new and vital organisation.

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April 18, 2017April 18, 2017 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Advice, Arts, Conversation, Culture, Film, Interview, Joburg, Johannesburg, Organisation, SAGA, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, South Africa, SWIFT, Television, Uncategorized, Woman, WomenTags: Actors, Advice, Cape Town, Casting Director, Conversation, DIFF, Director, Durban, Durban International Film Festival, empowerment, Film, Flavia Motsisi, Jacqui-Lee Katz, Joburg, Non profit organisation, NPO, Organisation, Organization, SAGA, Sara Blecher, Sisters working in film and television, South Africa, South African, SWIFT, TV, Woman, Women, Zoe Chiriseri 2 Comments

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