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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.

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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 Denise Newman

Stage and screen actress Denise Newman has been a professional actor for over 30 years. Throughout the course of her career, Denise has managed to move seamlessly between the mediums of theatre, film and television, picking up multiple awards along the way. Currently, she has revived her acclaimed one-woman show Cold Case: Revisiting Dulcie September, for a short run at Alexander Bar. By day, Denise is starring on Suidooster. We sat down to chat about the complex life and death of Dulcie September, the demands of performing in theatre and television simultaneously and the advice she’d give to her younger self. Continue reading →

April 25, 2017April 25, 2017 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Actress, Advice, Arts, Cape Town, Conversation, Culture, Interview, Now Playing, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, South Africa, Television, The Alexander Bar, The Baxter, Theater, Theatre, Theatremaker, Uncategorized, Woman, WomenTags: 7de laan, Actor, Actress, Advice, Alexander Bar, Bessie Head, Cold Case: Revisiting Dulcie September, Conversation, Denise Newman, Dulcie September, Film, Suidooster, Television, Theater, Theatre, Theatremaker 8 Comments

A Conversation with Sylvaine Strike

Sylvaine Strike is an award-winning actress, director and theatremaker as well as the artistic director and co-founder of Fortune Cookie Theatre Company. In 2012 she received critical acclaim for her direction of Molière’s The Miser. In the last month, she has won a SAFTA award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Those Who Can’t and received a Kanna nomination for her direction of DOP at the KKNK fees. Her latest production of Molière’s Tartuffe has just launched on its national tour. Continue reading →

April 20, 2017October 20, 2019 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Actress, Arts, Baxter, Candice van Litsenborgh, Cape Town, Conversation, Culture, Director, Interview, Joburg, Johannesburg, Now Playing, Production, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, South Africa, Television, The Baxter, Theater, Theatre, Theatremaker, Uncategorized, Woman, Women, writerTags: Actress, Baxter, Conversation, Director, DOP, Durban Courtyard, Film, Jacques Lecoq School, Joburg Theatre, Moelier, National Tour, Performer, SAFTA, Sylvaine Strike, Tartuffe, Theater, Theatre, Theatremaker, Those Who Can't, TV, Voiceover 14 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

A Conversation with Sandra Prinsloo

Sandra Prinsloo is a true doyenne of the South African performing arts industry. It was estimated that she has performed in over 100 different productions and with no signs of slowing down anytime soon, that number could very easily double. Currently, she is starring in So Ry Miss Daisy which sees her reunited with John Kani, 30 years after working together for the first time in the ‘controversial’ production of Miss Julie.

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March 21, 2017September 26, 2017 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Actress, Advice, Art, Arts, Cape Town, Conversation, Culture, Dancer, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, South Africa, The Fugard, Theater, Theatre, Uncategorized, Woman, WomenTags: Actor, Actress, Afrikaans, Art, Arts, Chris de Beer, Christiaan Olwagen, Conversation, Director, Film, John Kani, Marius Weyers, Miss Julie, Performance, Performer, Photography, Saartjie Botha, Sandra Prinsloo, So Ry Miss Daisy, South Africa, The Fugard, Theatre, TV, Women 19 Comments

A Conversation with Bonnie Rodini

Bonnie Rodini is a casting director, writer, director and producer working in the film and television industry. Best known for her feature film, The Story of an African Farm, Bonnie began her career as a ballet dancer before moving into the world of acting and eventually the world of filmmaking. Continue reading →

March 7, 2017March 7, 2017 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Actress, Advice, Art, Arts, Cape Town, Casting Director, Conversation, Culture, Director, Film, Filmmaker, Interview, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, South Africa, Uncategorized, Woman, Women, writerTags: Acting, Actors, Actress, Art, Arts, Ballet Dancer, Bonnie Rodini, Casting Director, Conversation, Director, Film, Filmmaker, inspirational, inspiring, New York, South Africa, South African, Story of an African Farm, Woman, Women, writer 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 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.

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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

A Conversation with Chloe Perling

Chloe Perling is an actress, singer and dancer. Currently she has returned to her role of Consuela in The Fugard Theatre’s production of West Side Story which makes its Johannesburg transfer. In her short time since graduating from The Waterfront Theatre College, Chloe has starred in three back-to-back Fugard musicals including Cabaret, West Side Story and The Rocky Horror Show and made her on-screen debut in Warner Brother’s A Cinderella Story: If the Shoe Fits.

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February 7, 2017February 7, 2017 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Actress, Art, Arts, Cape Town, Conversation, Culture, Dance, Dancer, Film, Interview, Joburg, Johannesburg, music, Musical, Now Playing, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, The Fugard, Theater, Theatre, Uncategorized, West Side StoryTags: Actor, Actress, Arts, Chloe Perling, Cinderella, Conversation, Dance, Entertainment, Musical, Musical Theatre, Performance, Performer, Singer, South Africa, The Fugard, Theatre, West Side Story 1 Comment

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