969 – G-town comes to Jozi
Some of you will remember our recent interview with playwright Kgauza Dube, Joburgers can now catch her play Waiting for Thandiwe as well as Midsummer Nights Dream, Bafana Republic, Tony Cox, Sis’ Doll and a number of other shows fresh n still sizzling from the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown. Support the arts and catch the 969 festival 2007 – [ 969 kilometres from Grahamstown to Johannesburg ]. GO GO GO!
The 969 Festival 2007 – “JOZI’s WINDOW ON THE NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL”
Wits Theatre Complex, Braamfontein
25 – 29 July 2007
The waiting is over, the 969 selection committee has made its choice; herewith the /HOT –OFF-THE-PRESS/969 FESTIVAL line -up:
THE WITS THEATRE
TONY COX -I GOT BLISTERS ON MY FINGERS!
26 & 27 July @ 20h00 – R80,00
Running Time: 60 minutes [ all ages]
“ Confident and relaxed, [Tony Cox’s] conversations with his beautiful Mervyn Davis instrument and the responsive audience, are highly entertaining.” – Cue “ Be prepared to be wooed by Tony Cox’s musicianship…” – Durban D’Arts
BROTHER NUMBER
28 & 29 July @ 20h00 – R 50,00
Running Time: 60 minutes [ all ages]
The Most Amazing Show
Written and performed by Rob van Vuuren and James Cairns
Directed by Jaco Bouwer.
“Fast and funny; cleverly designed” – Cue
WITS DOWNSTAIRS THEATRE
WAITING FOR THANDIWE
25 & 26 July @ 19h30 – R 50,00
Running Time: 60 minutes [ PG (L)]
Kwajuliwe Productions presents Waiting for Thandiwe; featuring and directed by Lulama Masimini.
“A moment in a young student’s life as he agonises and reminisces while he waits for Thandiwe.” – Cue
WILLY’S ARK
27 & 28 July @ 19h30 – R 50,00
Running Time: 55 minutes [all ages]
Redfox Productions
Written and directed by Jenine Collocott. Featuring James Borthwick and Yule Mabhena
Willy’s Ark is based on a true story. “ You’ll find yourself on a captivating journey taking you deep into the Kalahari Desert where you’ll meet an eccentric man who harbours a love for both Germany and Sophie, a woman from Botswana.” – Cue
WITS AMPHITHEATRE
ECHOES OF REMEMBRANCE; 25 – 27 July @ 17h30 – R 20,00
Running Time: 45 minutes [ all ages]
Sankofa Wits Marimba Band
A show “that displays its young performers’ playfulness and creativity…Incredible.” – Cue
BAFANA REPUBLIC
25 – 29 July @ 20h00 ( excluding Sat 28 July @ 14h00) – R 50,00
Running Time: 1 hour 20 minutes [ 13+ (SL)]
Mike Van Graan
“Loosely based on the much anticipated 2010 Soccer World Cup [and] featuring the combined talents of Mike van Graan, Zapiro, Lara Bye, Jaco Bouwer and Lindiwe Matshikiza, a satirical comedy not to be missed. “ – Cue
THE NUNNERY
SIS DOLL’S
25 – 28 July @ 19h30 – R 30,00
Running Time: 60 minutes [PG]
University of the Witwatersrand – workshopped by author/director Ntsako Mkhabela and the cast “Joburg is a hard girl and a stern mistress… but Sis Doll’s is a place of refuge.” – Cue
GAVIN RELLY GREEN, West Campus, Wits University
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM; 28 & 29 July @ 14h00 – R 40,00
Running Time: 60 minutes [all ages]
Barefoot Productions
Directed by Megan Godsell
“This production of the Dream is fun, fast-paced and magical.”
“ [Seventy] tightly edited , fast-paced minutes of sheer entertainment.” – Cue
ENQUIRIES: *catherine.pisanti@wits.ac.za
