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A Conversation with Magdalene Minnaar

Magdalene Minnaar is one of those people who makes you question when she has time to sleep. She is the founder of Little Maestros and Biblioteek Productions, where she also serves as Artistic Director. She is an accomplished actress and singer, having performed the coveted role of Christine Daaé in the international touring production of The Phantom of The Opera as well as performing alongside Josh Groban during his tour to South Africa last year. Currently she is directing Calling Us Home, a highly anticipated new musical which is about to take South Africa by storm. We sat down to chat about the many hats that she has worn during her career. Continue reading →

July 26, 2017October 3, 2018 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Actress, Advice, Art, Arts, Conversation, Culture, Director, Interview, Joburg, Johannesburg, music, Musical, Musician, Now Playing, Opera, Photography, Production, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, South Africa, Theater, Theatre, Theatremaker, Uncategorized, Vocalist, Woman, WomenTags: Calling me home, Christine Daae, Conversation, Director, music, Musical, Musical Theatre, Opera, Performance, Photography, Singer, Sophie Kirsch, Theater, Theatre Leave a comment

A Conversation with Nadia Davids

Nadia Davids is a writer, theatre-maker and scholar. Her plays, At Her Feet and Cissie, have garnered various theatre awards and nominations and has been staged internationally. Her play What Remains will be performed during The National Arts Festival before returning to Cape Town for a limited run. Her debut novel An Imperfect Blessing was long-listed for the Sunday Times Fiction Award and shortlisted for the UJ Prize and the Pan-African Etisalat Prize for Literature. She holds a PhD from the University of Cape Town and, as an A.W. Mellon Fellow, has been a visiting scholar/artist at the University of California Berkley and at New York University. She lectured at Queen Mary University of London between 2009-2016 and is a recipient of a Philip Leverhulme Prize. Continue reading →

June 21, 2017January 27, 2019 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Arts, Cape Town, Conversation, Culture, Director, Interview, Kim Vieira, Photography, Playwright, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, South AfricaTags: An Imperfect Blessing, At Her Feet, Cissie, Nadia Davids, Novelist, Photography, Playwright, Sophie Kirsch, Theater, Theatre, writer 9 Comments

A Conversation with Thando Mangcu

Thando Mangcu is an actress, director and theatre-maker. She burst onto the theatre scene in 2016 co-creating, co-directing and performing in The Fall, which went on to win the Encore Award at this year’s Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards. She has also just been named as the newest recipient of the highly coveted Theatre Arts Admin Collective’s Emerging Director’s Bursary. The Fall is currently making it’s return to the Baxter before jetting off to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
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June 14, 2017June 5, 2018 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Actress, Artist, Arts, Baxter, Cape Town, Conversation, Culture, Director, Fleur du Cap, Interview, Now Playing, Photography, Playwright, Production, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, South AfricaTags: Actor, Actress, Baxter Theatre, Chris de Beer, Director, Encore Award, Fleur du Cap, Photography, Thando Mangcu, The Fall, Theater, Theatre, Theatre Arts Admin Collective, Theatremaker, UCT, writer 6 Comments

A Conversation with Jemma Kahn

Actress and artist, Jemma Kahn returns to the Alexander Bar with In Bocca al lupo, her latest Kamishibai endeavor. Following the breakout success that was Epicene Butcher and We Didn’t Come To Hell For The Croissants, Jemma has become a pioneer of not only the Kamishibai style in South Africa but for boldly creating her own boundary-pushing work. Continue reading →

June 1, 2017November 1, 2017 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Actress, Art, Artist, Arts, Cape Town, Conversation, Film, Filmmaker, Interview, Joburg, Now Playing, Painter, Photography, Production, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, South AfricaTags: Actor, Actress, Advice, Alison Bechdel, Amateur Hour, Art, Bitter Comics, Conversation, Epicene Butcher, Film, Filmmaker, Fine Arts, Fun Home, Illustrator, In Bocca al Lupo, inspirational, inspiring, Jemma Kahn, Kamishibai, Lindiwe Matshikiza, Market Theater, Maus, Painter, Performance, Photography, Tertius Kapp, The Alexander Bar, Theater, Theatre, We didn't come to hell for the croissants, Women 6 Comments

Through the lens: The unsung heroes of Priscilla Queen of the Desert

We easily forget the many people who work tirelessly under the radar to bring a production to life. Actress and photographer, Candice van Litsenborgh took her camera backstage at Priscilla Queen of the Desert, a production which boasts a majority female crew, to give us a glimpse at some of the unsung heroes of the show. Continue reading →

May 30, 2017May 30, 2017 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Artist, Arts, Backstage, Candice van Litsenborgh, Conversation, Designer, Johannesburg, Musical, Now Playing, Photo Series, Photographer, Photography, Production, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, South Africa, Theater, Theatre, Uncategorized, Woman, WomenTags: Amy Harris, ASM, Backstage, Candice van Litsenborgh, Cara Dowling, Carine Bothma, Company Manager, Elzarie Botha, Lucy Brittany Wolley, Melissa van Eck, Mona Botha, Naseba Daniels, Photography, Priscilla, Priscilla Queen of the Desert SA, Sandra de Jager, Soekie Haupt, Sound Engineer, Stage Manager, Technician, Theater, Theatre, Wardrobe, Wig Stylist Leave a comment

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 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 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 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.

For the Afrikaans translation of this conversation, please click here. Continue reading →

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

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