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
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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).
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
