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A Conversation with Leila Henriques

Leila Henriques is an actor, writer, director and teacher. As an actress, she has starred in more than 30 productions. Some of her select stage credits include: Hedda Gabler, The Something Prince, Yerma, Red Shoes and The List. She has taught acting at various academic institutions across South Africa including Wits, AFDA and The Market Theatre Lab. Together with Irene Stephanou, she wrote the book The World in an Orange –exploring the work of Barney Simon published by Jacana, which was shortlisted for the Alan Paton award. Following a successful run at Woordfees earlier this year, she is currently starring in Sam Shepard’s Curse of the Starving Class directed by Sylvaine Strike at the Baxter Theatre. Continue reading →

October 17, 2018October 17, 2018 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Actress, Advice, Art, Arts, Baxter, Cape Town, Conversation, Director, Interview, Johannesburg, Now Playing, Performer, Photography, Production, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, South Africa, The Baxter, Theater, Theatre, Theatremaker, Uncategorized, Woman, Women, Womxn, writerTags: Advice, Author, Barney Simon, Cape Town, Conversation, Curse of the Starving Class, Director, Florence, Interview, Lecturer, Leila Henriques, Photography, Sarafina Magazine, Sophie Kirsch, South Africa, Sylvaine Strike, Teacher, The Baxter, The Market, The Market Theatre, Theater, Theatre, Women, writer 1 Comment

A Conversation with Genna Gardini

Genna Gardini is a writer and teacher. She is the author of Matric Rage, which was published in 2014 by uHlanga Press. In 2012, she was awarded the DALRO New Coin Poetry prize and was chosen as one of the Mail & Guardian’s Top 200 Young South Africans for 2013. She is also the co-founder of Horses’ Heads Productions and has had several of her plays produced at the National Arts Festival including WinterSweet and Scrape, both of which went on to win Standard Bank Ovation Awards. In addition, she also works as the poetry editor of Prufrock Magazine, a journal in which her own work has featured.
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March 28, 2018March 28, 2018 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Advice, Arts, Cape Town, Conversation, Culture, Interview, Photography, Playwright, Poet, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, South Africa, Theater, Theatre, Theatremaker, Uncategorized, Woman, Women, Womxn, writerTags: Advice, Cape Town, Chris de Beer, Conversation, Dalro New Coin Poetry Prize, Editor, Genna Gardini, Matric Rage, National Arts Festival, Photography, Playwright, Poet, Poetry, Prufrock, Scrape, South Africa, Teacher, The Swell, Theater, Theatre, Uhlanga, WinterSweet, Women, writer Leave a comment

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 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 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

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