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Profile: Castaways – Hitting the sweet spot

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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

Author: Sarah Roberson

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“I hope you feel uncomfortable…”

Sarah Roberson 30th September 2014

Walking away from the Galloway Theatre, with Full Stops on Your Face fresh in my mind, I see five young men approaching abreast, territorialising the Green Point promenade. I instantly … Read More

Cape Town FringeIman IsaacsPenny YounglesonPhilip RademeyerRust Co-Operative Comment on “I hope you feel uncomfortable…”
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Speak up!

Sarah Roberson 30th September 2014

Tables has the potential to be charming, but it falls short. So what if it’s a bourgeois essay on young white middle class love in the city bowl? Well, it … Read More

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Worst of Both Worlds: Not the Best

Sarah Roberson 29th September 2014

I really wanted to like Worst of Both Worlds. Having written theatre marketing blurbs for a living for five years, I’ve developed a knack for predicting a good or bad … Read More

Bulelani MabutyanaCape Town FringeLubabalo NontwanaThando TsuseloWorst of Both Worlds Comment on Worst of Both Worlds: Not the Best
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Let’s talk about love

Sarah Roberson 29th September 2014

Matchbox Theatre presents a dance-theatre work, If These Bodies Could Speak, looking at desperation and heartbreak in love. The award winning duo Nicola Haskins and Bailey Snyman have brought an … Read More

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Don’t be a stranger

Sarah Roberson 29th September 2014

Stranger Things, directed by Jaques De Silva, is pure fun, a physical theatre and miming delight. Ryan Dittmann plays Bronwyn, a stressed, overworked restaurant owner who just needs to make it through … 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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National Arts Festival: Fringe roundup, day 7

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