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A Conversation with Tarryn Lamb, Carmen Maarman and Zandile-Izandi Madliwa

Tarryn Lamb, Carmen Maarman and Zandile-Izandi Madliwa have joined forces to star in the Baxter Theatre’s smash-hit new musical, Aunty Merle, The Musical. Devised by and starring Marc Lottering, Aunty Merle features a score of 21 brand new songs, 12 of which were written by Tarryn. Zandile-Izandi returns to the Baxter after joining the cast of The Fall earlier this year, while Carmen returns to the stage after her recent turn in District Six: Kanala. We sat down with Tarryn, Carmen and Zandile-Izandi to chat all about this new production. Continue reading →

December 13, 2017January 25, 2018 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Actress, Advice, Arts, Cape Town, Comedy, Conversation, Culture, Dance, Dancer, Interview, music, Musical, Musician, Now Playing, Performer, Photography, Production, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, Singer, Songwriter, South Africa, The Baxter, Theater, Theatre, Theatremaker, Uncategorized, Woman, WomenTags: Actress, Actresses, Aunty Merle, Baxter, Baxter Theatre, Cape Town, Carmen Maarman, Chris de Beer, Comedy, Composer, Conversation, Dancers, Marc Lottering, Musical, Musical Theatre, Photography, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, Singer, Singers, Songwriter, South Africa, Tarryn Lamb, The Musical, Theater, Theatre, Women, Zandile-Izandi Madliwa 1 Comment

A Conversation with Edith Plaatjies

Vocalist and actress, Edith Plaatjies is no stranger to the musical theatre stage. In the past five years she has dazzled audiences in productions such as Orpheus in Africa, District Six: Kanala and Blood Brothers, but it is her latest role that has everyone buzzing. As King Kong prepares to make its return to Cape Town, Edith is stepping into the iconic role of ‘Joyce.’ A role which launched its originator, Miriam Makeba, into international stardom. Continue reading →

November 29, 2017November 29, 2017 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Actress, Advice, Artist, Arts, Cape Town, Conversation, Culture, Interview, music, Musical, Now Playing, Performer, Photography, Production, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, Singer, South Africa, The Fugard, Theater, Theatre, Uncategorized, Vocalist, Woman, WomenTags: Actress, Artist, Arts, Cape Town, Chris de Beer, Conversation, Edith Plaatjies, Joyce, King Kong, Miriam Makeba, music, Photography, Singer, South Africa, The Fugard, Theater, Theatre, Women 4 Comments

A Conversation with Leanetse Seekoe

Leanetse Seekoe is a performer and theatre-maker. Upon graduating from UCT’s Drama department in 2014, Leanetse was nominated for a Fleur du Cap award in the Most Promising Student category. Recently, Leanetse wrote 4 cups 1 tbsp while she pursued her Masters of Arts in English and Comparative Literature. In 2017, she performed her debut one woman play, 4 cups 1 tbsp at The Market Theatre Laboratory and The Plat4orm in Johannesburg, and Theatre Arts Admin Collective in Cape Town. Continue reading →

November 22, 2017November 22, 2017 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Actress, Advice, Artist, Arts, Cape Town, Conversation, Culture, Dance, Dancer, Interview, Photography, Playwright, Production, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, South Africa, Theater, Theatre, Theatremaker, Uncategorized, Woman, WomenTags: 4 Cups 1 Tbsp, Actor, Actress, Advice, Cape Town, Conversation, Creator, Dance, Dancer, Lea Seekoe, Leanetse Seekoe, Opinion, Performance, Performer, Photography, Theater, Theatre, Theatremaker, Women, Wynne Bredenkamp Leave a comment

A Conversation with Rehane Abrahams

Rehane Abrahams is an award-winning performer and theatre-maker. She is currently performing in Amee Lekas’ debut production, Die Dans van die Watermeid, at the Baxter Theatre. As a performer, her work has successfully spanned a multitude of genres and mediums. She is also the co-founder of The MotherTongue Project which is a collective of women artists, activists, academics and practitioners committed to personal and social transformation through participatory theatre and integrated arts methodologies. Continue reading →

November 15, 2017June 5, 2018 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Actress, Advice, Arts, Baxter, Cape Town, Conversation, Culture, Dancer, Interview, Now Playing, Performer, Photography, Playwright, Production, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, South Africa, The Baxter, Theater, Theatre, Theatremaker, Uncategorized, Woman, Women, writerTags: Actor, Actress, Advice, Baxter Theatre, Cape Town, Chris de Beer, Conversation, Dancer, Die dans van die watermeid, Photography, Playwright, Rehane Abrahams, South Africa, The Mother Tongue Project, Theater, Theatre, Theatremaker, Women 5 Comments

A Conversation with Kelly Sayer

Kelly Sayer is a passionate audio engineer, songwriter, and recent Berklee College of Music graduate. Originally from Cape Town, she is currently based in Los Angeles where she is employed as head engineer for platinum-selling record producer Alex Da Kid, making her part of the 5% of female engineers active in the music industry today. Continue reading →

November 8, 2017November 8, 2017 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Advice, Artist, Arts, Conversation, Engineer, Interview, music, Musician, Producer, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, Singer, Songwriter, South Africa, Uncategorized, Woman, WomenTags: Advice, Alex da Kid, Artist, Audio, Conversation, Engineer, Female, Kelly Sayer, Los Angeles, music, Music Producer, Musician, Producer, Singer, Songwriter, Woman, Women Leave a comment

A Conversation with Lara Bye

Lara Bye is a prolific and versatile theatre director and educator whose work travels extensively locally and abroad. She directs across genres from opera to physical comedy, large-scale outdoor events and more intimate dramas in both English and Afrikaans. Her latest directorial project, the stage adaptation of Mark Behr’s best-selling novel Die reuk van appels is now playing at The Fugard Theatre. Continue reading →

November 1, 2017April 10, 2019 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Artist, Arts, Cape Town, Conversation, Director, Interview, Now Playing, Photography, Production, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, South Africa, The Fugard, Theater, Theatre, Theatremaker, Uncategorized, Woman, WomenTags: Advice, Cape Town, Chris de Beer, Conversation, Die reuk van appels, Director, Gideon Lombard, inspirational, inspiring, Lara Bye, Performance, Photography, South Africa, Teacher, The Fugard, Theatremaker, Theatrerocket Productions, Women 16 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 Mamela Nyamza

Mamela Nyamza is an internationally renowned choreographer, dance artist, activist and Standard Bank Young Artist winner. After a successful run in The Netherlands, her carefully curated double bill, Rock to the Core and De-Apart-Hate arrives at the Baxter Theatre for a limited engagement before jetting off to be performed in Germany.
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October 18, 2017November 26, 2017 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Actress, Advice, Art, Artist, Arts, Baxter, Cape Town, Choreographer, Conversation, Culture, Dance, Dancer, Interview, Now Playing, Performer, Photography, Production, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, South Africa, The Baxter, Theater, Theatre, Uncategorized, WomanTags: Activist, Advice, Arlene Westergaard, Art, Ballet Dancer, Baxter, Baxter Theatre, Cape Town, Choreographer, Chris de Beer, Conversation, Creator, Dancer, De-Apart-Hate, Fleur du Cap, inspirational, inspiring, Mamela Nyamza, Performance, Performance Art, Performer, Photography, Protest, Rock to the Core, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, South Africa, Theater, Theatre, Theatremaker, Woman, Women, Womxn 6 Comments

A Conversation with Nicole Fortuin

Nicole Fortuin is the true definition of an artist. As an accomplished actress, dancer, photographer and director, Nicole has managed to take the film, theatre and television industry by storm since graduating from UCT only three years ago. Impressive credits aside, Nicole has made it a priority to use her platform as a young creative to bring awareness to the causes that she believes in. We sat down to talk about her success, staying grounded and navigating the world of social media.
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October 11, 2017April 10, 2019 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Actress, Advice, Artist, Arts, Cape Town, Content Creator, Conversation, Dance, Dancer, Director, Film, Influencer, Interview, Joburg, Johannesburg, Organisation, Photographer, Photography, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, South Africa, Television, Theater, Theatre, Uncategorized, Woman, WomenTags: A Cinderella Story, Actor, Actress, Advice, Art, Artist, Chris de Beer, Conversation, Dance, Dancer, English, Entertainment, Film, Influencer, inspirational, inspiring, Nicole Fortuin, Photographer, Photography, Roer jou Voete, Television, Theater, TV, UCT, Woman, Women 2 Comments

A Conversation with Mel Jones

Mel Jones is a mother, comedian, award nominated producer, MC and entertainer. She is currently starring as The Enchantress in Enchanted*, a new international cirque production which runs for a strictly limited season at the newly constructed Enchanted Spiegeltent in Green Point. Continue reading →

October 4, 2017November 11, 2017 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Actress, Arts, Cape Town, Comedian, Comedy, Conversation, Culture, Dance, Entertainment, Interview, Now Playing, Photography, ProductionTags: Advice, Art, Cape Town, Chris de Beer, Cirque, Comedian, Comedy, Conversation, Enchanted, Entertainer, Entertainment, MC, Mel Jones, Performance, Photography, Producer, South Africa, Spiegeltent, Women, writer 2 Comments

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