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    ARTS & LIFE

    Festival programme updates: extra shows, changes and cancellations

    Michael SalzwedelBy Michael SalzwedelJuly 2, 2017Updated:July 3, 2017No Comments4 Mins Read
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    The National Arts Festival website provides regular programme updates detailing extra shows, changes and cancellations for each day of the Festival:

    3 July:

    Story time

    Bring your children along to listen to well-known theatre makers share stories. Free. Daily readings (Stories for children at the Story amphitheatre)

    At Nelm

    • The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh by AA Milne read by Stuart Taylor at 10:30
    • Florence & Watson and the Sugar Bush Mouse written and read by Rob van Vuuren & Dani Bischoff at 15:30

    At Nompumelelo Hall 

    • Stories in English and isiXhosa read by Nosipho & Tsepiso at 13:00

    What I Learned From…

    Listen to 5-minute talks from different speakers about life-changing lessons. Daily at the Yellowwood Terrace (2nd floor, Monument) at 16:00. Free

    • Thando Zono … saying YES to the unconventional
    • Andrew Tracey … music and ILAM
    • Elinor Sisulu … child welfare in Grahamstown
    • Thami Akambongo … starting and running Zabalaza community theatre festival
    • Mhlanguli George … creating theatre in the backyard

    Half Price Hut

    50 tickets to each of these shows will be sold at half the price of the face value:

    • Face for Radio – 50 tickets
    • Heavier – 50 tickets
    • The Dark Ages – 50 tickets
    • My Suburban Struggle – 50 tickets

    New productions

    • Spiritual Walk @ NG Kerk on 3 July 18:30
    • Samaria @ NG Kerk Hall on 4 July 22:30
    • SchoolBoy @ Scout Hall on 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 July

    Changes

    • My Suburban Struggle – 6 July @ 16:30 is a 2-for-1 performance
    • CIA –  ticket price is now R50
    • Jittery Citizens Comedy Experience – 5 July is a 2-for-1 performance

    Cancellations – all performances

    Regretfully, these events (all performances) have been cancelled:

    • Spiritfest Winterschool talk on 5 July entitled Biko’s Faith
    • Rhodes University debate on Radicalism & Transformation on 5 July at 14:00
    • Pheko Ya Pula @ Gymnasium
    • Dark City @ City Hall
    • Call a Spade a Spade @ Scout Hall
    • Lost @ NG Kerk Hall

     Performance cancellations 

    All other performances remain as advertised…

    • Trafficked @ Memory Hall on 3 July @ 14:00
    • Opera Found @ Beethoven Room on 3 July at 14:00

    ==========================

    2 July:

    Story time at NELM

    Bring your children along to this beautiful venue to listen to well-known theatre makers share stories. Free. Daily at 10:30 and 15:30 (Stories for children at the Story amphitheatre)

    • The Lorax by Dr Zeus read by Kyla Davis at 10:30
    • An awesome story read director Lara Bye (Title to be confirmed) at 15:30

    What I Learned From…

    Listen to 5-minute talks from different speakers about life-changing lessons. Daily at the Yellowwood Terrace (2nd floor, Monument) at 16:00. Free

    • Lakin Morgan-Baatjies from UJ
    • Hleze Kunju on “Writing my PhD in isiXhosa”
    • Siv Ngesi on “Branding, Marketing and self-belief”

    Expect other cool and interesting topics by speakers – names will be leaked on Twitter and Facebook.

    Half Price Hut

    Tickets for the following shows are on sale at 50% of the face value from the Half Price Hut caravan on the lawns outside the Steve Biko building (Rhodes University campus in Prince Alfred Street).

    • Face For Radio
    • My Suburban Struggle
    • The Dark Ages
    • Heavier
    • Loyiso Gola is Unlearning – both shows

    Please note: The number of half-price tickets is limited and are on a first-come first-served basis – no online or advance bookings.

    New productions

    • Spiritual Walk @ NG Kerk on 3 July 18:30
    • Samaria @ NG Kerk Hall on 2 July 14:00, 4 July 22:30

    Changes

    • JitterBugs on 2 July has been replaced by a children’s workshop because of the unavailability of a cast member due to an emergency. All other performances remain as advertised. Ticket holders can attend the workshops, request a refund from the Monument Box Office or exchange their tickets for the performances on 3, 4 and 6 July.
    • My Suburban Struggle – 6 July @ 16:30 is a 2-for-1 performance
    • Cia – Ticket price for this event is now R50

    Cancellations

    Regretfully, these events (all performances) have been cancelled:

    • Spiritfest Winterschool talk on 5 July entitled Biko’s Faith
    • Rhodes University debate on Radicalism & Transformation on 5 July at 14:00
    • Pheko Ya Pula @ Gymnasium
    • Dark City @ City Hall
    • Call a Spade a Spade @ Scout Hall
    • Where Are We Going? @ PJ’s
    • Lost @ NG Kerk Hall
    • My Boarding School – Ikanana @ NG Kerk Hall
    • It’s Never too Late to Make a Change @ PJ’s
    • I’m a Poet (Fringe Film @ Ntsikana Room

    Performance Cancellations

    Only single performances of these shows have been cancelled. All other performances are as advertised.

    • Trafficked @ Memory Hall on 3 July @ 14:00
    • Opera Found @ Beethoven Room on 3 July at 14:00
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