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A Conversation with Chantal Stanfield

Chantal Stanfield is an actress and singer who has featured in a number of South Africa’s leading television and stage productions. In the last year, she has charmed South African audiences by featuring on local Television soap operas Sewende Laan and Getroud met Rugby. After completing a run in Rock of Ages at the Lyric Theatre, her one-woman self-written show From Koe’siestes to Kneidlach makes its Cape Town debut at the Baxter Theatre following a successful Joburg engagement. We sat down at the Baxter to chat about her career, being labeled a “Soap Star” and finding the courage to create her own work.
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December 20, 2017January 2, 2018 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Actress, Advice, Arts, Baxter, Cape Town, Comedian, Conversation, Culture, Interview, Johannesburg, Now Playing, Performer, Photography, Playwright, Production, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, Singer, South Africa, Television, The Baxter, Theater, Theatre, Theatremaker, Uncategorized, Woman, Women, writerTags: 7de laan, Actor, Actress, Advice, Chantal Stanfield, Chris de Beer, Comedy, Conversation, Daphne Kuhn, Geraldine die Tweede, Getroud met rugby, Koesiestes to Kneidlach, Ladies Choice, Megan Furniss, One woman show, Opinion, Performance, Performer, Photography, RJ Benjamin, Rock of Ages, Soapie, Television, The Baxter, Theater, Theatre, Theatre on the Square, TV, Women, writer 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

A Conversation with Mari Borstlap

Marí Borstlap is a theatre director, writer and designer. Following a successful run at the Vrystaat Arts Festival earlier this year, her most recent directorial endeavour, Winterboom, begins performances at Aardklop on October 3rd. We sat down to chat about the show and her perception on the current climate for female theatremakers.

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September 27, 2017September 27, 2017 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Art, Arts, Cape Town, Conversation, Designer, Director, Interview, Photography, Playwright, Production, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, South Africa, Theater, Theatre, Theatremaker, Uncategorized, Woman, Women, writerTags: aardklop, Advice, Afrikaans, Chris de Beer, Conversation, Designer, Director, Kristalvlakte, Mari Borstlap, Opinion, Performance, Photography, Playwright, Production, South Africa, Stellenbosch, Theater, Theatre, Winterboom, Women, writer 1 Comment

A Conversation with Buhle Ngaba

Buhle Ngaba prefers to simply define herself as a storyteller. She is an award-winning actress, theatre-maker, author of The Girl Without a Sound and founder of KaMatla NPO and Maru Factory. Currently Buhle is starring in Nadia Davids’ What Remains which begins performances in Cape Town following a sold out run at the Grahamstown National Arts Festival. We sat down to chat about her career and the lessons she’s learned along the way. Continue reading →

July 5, 2017June 25, 2019 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Actress, Arts, Cape Town, Conversation, Culture, Interview, Now Playing, Organisation, Production, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, Shakespeare, South AfricaTags: Actress, Advice, Buhle Ngaba, Conversation, KaMatla, Maru Factory, Performance, Performer, The Girl Without a Sound, The Swan Song, Theater, Theatre, Theatremaker, What Remains, Women, writer 14 Comments

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 Amy Jephta

Amy Jephta is a playwright, columnist, screenwriter and director. Recently, her play Kristalvlakte was nominated for a Fleur du Cap Award for Best New Script. A self-proclaimed word nerd, Amy has written several full-length plays, many of which have been published. We sat down at the Book Lounge to discuss her exciting year ahead and the current climate for female playwrights. Continue reading →

March 14, 2017August 26, 2018 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Advice, Art, Arts, Conversation, Culture, Director, Fleur du Cap, Playwright, Uncategorized, Woman, Women, writerTags: Amy Jephta, Arts, Book Lounge, Conversation, Director, Fleur du Cap, inspirational, inspiring, Kristalvlakte, Playwright, South Africa, writer 12 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 Gabriella Pinto

Gabriella Pinto is one of those women who makes you think “when does she have time to sleep?” A multi-hyphenate artist, Gabriella is an actress, playwright, content creator, producer, presenter and journalist. She recently received the BASA Arts Journalism silver award for her work featured on Between 10 and 5. She has also recently launched Theatre Talk, a YouTube based series that chats with theatre-makers about their upcoming productions. Continue reading →

January 26, 2017February 4, 2017 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Actress, Advice, Art, Arts, Arts Journalism, BASA Arts Journalism Award, Between 10 and 5, Cape Town, Conversation, Culture, Director, Film, Interview, Journalist, Photography, Sarafina, Sarafina Magazine, South Africa, Theater, Theatre, UncategorizedTags: Actor, Actress, Arts, Arts Journalist, Between 10 and 5, Broadcaster, Chris de Beer, Content producer, Conversation, Director, Film, Gabriella Pinto, inspirational, inspiring, Journalist, Photography, Producer, Theater, Theatre, Theatre Talk, Women, writer 2 Comments

A Conversation with Nicola Date

Nicola Date is a Cape Town based actress, designer and arts manager. Currently she holds the position of theatre manager of The Masque Theatre. A jack of all trades, Nicola is also the writer of her one-woman show The Worst Auditioner in the World which had a successful run at The Alexander Bar last year. Continue reading →

January 5, 2017April 2, 2019 by Sarafina Magazine Categories: Actor, Actress, Art, Arts, Cape Town, Conversation, Culture, Designer, Interview, Masque Theatre, South Africa, The Alexander Bar, Theater, Theatre, Uncategorized, Women, writerTags: Actress, Artist, Arts, Arts Manager, Cape Town, Conversation, Designer, inspirational, Interview, Manager, Masque Theatre, Nicola Date, Performer, Props, South Africa, Theater, Theatre, Wardrobe, Women, writer, Youtube Leave a comment

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