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Profile: Castaways – Hitting the sweet spot

Profile: Khongolose Khommanding Khomissars – The khorrupt get their just desserts

e.ID: a fugue – such great hope inside

Archives, algorithms, and attention: NAF 2026

Festival Fringe: The last weekend

National Arts Festival: Fringe roundup, day 7

Fest Fringe Day 6 roundup

Month: July 2018

J. Bobs Live – Location Lekeyshini Lokasie: It’s blind
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J. Bobs Live – Location Lekeyshini Lokasie: It’s blind

Mike Loewe 6th July 2018

Alright my chommies, you’ll need to head to J. Bobs Live – Location Lekeyshini Lokasie to understand that headline… or if you already do, then you know to go, mos. … Read More

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Yet to be Determined: Vulnerable violence
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Yet to be Determined: Vulnerable violence

Steve Kretzmann 6th July 2018

It’s Gavin Krastin. We have no idea what to expect. What we have to see is Yet to be Determined. Well no, that’s not quite true. We have some ideas: … Read More

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Curl Up and Dye: lacks body
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Curl Up and Dye: lacks body

Sheena Stannard 6th July 2018

Set in the specific context of grey-area Joubert Park in the late 1980s, staging Curl Up and Dye now begs the question: what meaning for our present can be brought … Read More

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Medusa Incarnate: Hellish hisssy fit
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Medusa Incarnate: Hellish hisssy fit

Sheena Stannard 6th July 2018

Bonding over the power outage in a mood of anticipation, and eager to know whether the show would actually go up, we were let into the venue after all to … Read More

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Profile: Market Theatre makes its mark
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Profile: Market Theatre makes its mark

Steve Kretzmann 5th July 2018

In a dim, low-ceilinged National Arts Festival venue at the top of a hard-to-find staircase within the maze that is the Victoria Girls School complex, I watched a community theatre … Read More

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Archives, algorithms, and attention: NAF 2026

Sam Van Heerden 13th July 2026Comment on Archives, algorithms, and attention: NAF 2026

Shows on the Main (now called the Curated Programme) looked searchingly at the unfinished past and anxiously towards the digital future. Across the programme, one question lingered: where do we … Read More

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Festival Fringe: The last weekend

Contributor 4th July 2026Comment on Festival Fringe: The last weekend

Today’s the last chance to get your festival fill Neurospicey: A energetic and refreshingly original production that blends stand-up comedy, live music, and personal storytelling into a hilarious and heartfelt … Read More

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National Arts Festival: Fringe roundup, day 7

Contributor 2nd July 2026Comment on National Arts Festival: Fringe roundup, day 7

The Critter’s Fringe pick from the day is the virtuosity of Saxophonist Josie McClure and pianist Seung-Ree Lee in That’s the Way it Goes. Isibane: A deeply moving musical performance … Read More

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Fest Fringe Day 6 roundup

Contributor 2nd July 2026Comment on Fest Fringe Day 6 roundup

Enyobeni is our Fringe pick right now. Enyobeni: Now we’re talking.  We are taken into the many homes of KuGompo, witnessing the lives of young, vibrant, mischievous, and daring students … Read More

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e.ID: a fugue – such great hope inside

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Festival Fringe: The last weekend

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National Arts Festival: Fringe roundup, day 7

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