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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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Quartet plays the game

Sarah Roberson 28th September 2014

Staging Heiner Müller’s work is always daring. His works are complex, laden with imagery, defiant and downright difficult to understand (if a neat story line is what you’re after). Müller … Read More

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Three cheers for the Champ

Sarah Roberson 28th September 2014

Where are the audiences? This is the 5th show I’ve attended with less than 20 people in the crowd. The Champion had 10. And it was a free show. Irrespective, it … Read More

Cape Town FringeKhayalethu AnthonyKhayalethu MofuThe Champion Comment on Three cheers for the Champ
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Let it wash over you

Sarah Roberson 27th September 2014

It’s easy to see why What the Water Gave Me won a Silver Standard Bank Ovation Award at this year’s NAF. Cherae Halley is entrancing. Rehane Abrahams writes a moving story, … Read More

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Bettys keep it real

Sarah Roberson 27th September 2014

Realism isn’t for me. I can appreciate it… but I’m more for cutting-edge theatre (with healthy doses of Brechtian influence), performance art (of any kind), and my favourite: physical theatre … Read More

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Emotional Architects

Sarah Roberson 26th September 2014

Wow. The Architecture of Tears. I haven’t watched such exquisite dancers in… too long. Grant Van Ster and Shaun Oelf of FO8, along with Thabisa Dinga are masterful movers. Ananda … 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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Archives, algorithms, and attention: NAF 2026

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Festival Fringe: The last weekend

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National Arts Festival: Fringe roundup, day 7

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