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Drill Hall daily laughs, potjies

Grocott's MailBy Grocott's MailJune 27, 2013No Comments2 Mins Read
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Since last year the Hill Street Drill Hall was a hub of activity with performances and an upstairs pub to hang around between shows.

Since last year the Hill Street Drill Hall was a hub of activity with performances and an upstairs pub to hang around between shows.

This Festival, organisers say visitors can expect the same buzz and excitement at the venue.

Besides lights snacks and warm and cold refreshments during the day, Festival-goers can also find East Cape farm-style potjies (chicken, lamb and vegetarian) and home-made bread there in the evenings.

The pub offers a full bar, pool room, indoor smoking area, outdoor smoking balcony with fires, comfy places to sit and is open till late.

There will also be live music on a couple of nights so watch the Drill Hall notice board for announcements.

The seven Fringe shows on the Drill Hall 2013 schedule are all brought from Johannesburg by The Framework.

Each show is made up of award-winning teams, recognised for their powerful storytelling abilities and originality.

Daily performances start with family show Lake, which brings Daniel Buckland back to Grahamstown as director.

Entertaining for young and old, the show is on at 10am every day of Festival.

James Cairns (Dirt) and James Cuningham (Sunday Morning) are tour de forces in their one-man shows. Dirt is on every day at 12 noon and Sunday Morning at 4pm.

Besides directing both of the above shows, Jenine Collocott also directs the Drill Hall's second evening show, The Snow Goose, starting at 8pm.

A lunchtime treat at 2pm will see Toni Morkel and Roberto Pombo as mother and son on a journey to the end of the world in The Last Show, directed by breakout newcomer Jemma Kahn.

Starting the evening shows at 6pm is new play Wednesday Night, directed by 2012 Standard Bank Young Artists Award-winner Princess Mhlongo, with a stellar cast.

Improvisational comedy group Jittery Citizens ends off each day with superb side-splitting humour, accompanied by Tony Bentel on piano.

Audiences will be laughing until their cheeks ache. 

Come to the venue and leave your details in the winners’ jar to enter the draw for tickets to see the show of your choice.

The Drill Hall Pub is open daily from 10.30am till late.

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