Cape Town Fringe Programme 2014 by National Arts Festival

The courage to make art

fun, feistiness and freshness

ften large public-funded arts institutions will write about how their institutions contribute to the economic growth of the areas in which they operate. Independent artists, working outside of these institutions and often with smaller budgets, rarely try to justify their work in the same economic terms. In most cases, these artists value their work as “art for art’s sake” or against how it contributes to social and political regeneration – both are factors which ultimately impact on economic growth. Across the globe, artists who participate in fringe festivals do so because fringe festivals are a dynamic way for independent artists to stand up for themselves; and to let their work challenge the perception that artsy people working outside of the “main” institutions are a bunch of weenies. The inaugural Cape Town Fringe programme consists of themes ranging from the complex issues of identity to the right to protest. Presented twenty years into our new democracy, several of the artists on the programme continue to boldly engage with issues about white guilt, black protests, gender issues and other aspects of our socio-politic landscape. Through productions already tested on the National Arts Festival Fringe – some having won the sought after Standard Bank Ovation Award – and others that will premier in Cape Town, the diverse programme comprised of theatre, comedy, music and dance is a barometer of the vibrancy of South Africa’s independent theatre sector. Much strength to the artists in this inaugural Cape Town Fringe Festival who have the courage to make art because it is the primary reason for wanting to be an artist in an exciting and continually evolving city and country.

elcome to the inaugural Cape Town Fringe … a celebration of the fun, feistiness and freshness of South African performance art. The Fringe has been percolating for some time now – first in the minds of those of us working on the Grahamstown National Arts Festival then spreading slowly to capture the imaginations of our partners, the City of Cape Town, Standard Bank and 567 Cape Talk, all of whom colluded to make it happen (and thank you to them for having faith in our big idea). The notion of the Fringe then took hold in the imaginations of our artists who submitted some amazing proposals and now, finally, it has reached you… the reason we wanted to do this in the first place. To understand what the Cape Town Fringe is, it might be worth stressing what it is not. It is not a rehash of ’the best of Grahamstown’, although some of the best shows from last July are here. It is not staid, stiff or stuffy. But at times it is serious as our artists turn their attention to some of the big issues we face in this country. It is not all light and fluffy. But there are lots of shows which are pure entertainment for entertainment’s sake. It is not exclusively South African, nor is it only featuring Cape Town artists, but both are represented most strongly on the programme. And it is not perfect. It is our first time out and, while we think we’ve done enough to make sure it blows you away and leaves you with some great memories and magical moments, there will be wrinkles and things we will realise we could have done better. And we’re sure you’ll let us know what those things are :) Meanwhile, though, have a great time. Whether you’re planning on seeing one show or ten, we’re glad you’re planning on being part of it. Make sure you see loads that stretches you, that takes you to unexpected places and introduces you to some new thinking and fresh talent. And join us for a drink, snack or cup of coffee in our Fringe Club upstairs in the City Hall – the heart and soul of the Fringe. It’s a place for you to commune, share the highs and lows of your day, and to lock your favourite artist, critic or director in conversation until the early hours.

Ismail Mohamed

Tony Lankester

Artistic Director, Cape Town Fringe

Amazing shows. And it’s all there for you…

Showcasing some of the best talent n behalf of the City of Cape Town, welcome to the very first Cape Town Fringe Festival. Whether you are one of the performing artists or an audience member, we are certain that this festival will be an enriching experience. We are excited to join the likes of New York, Hollywood, Edinburgh, Brighton and Amsterdam in hosting an event of this nature. It is our hope this festival will further consolidate Cape Town as the events capital of Africa. We take great pride in the artists of the city and the Cape Town Fringe is sure to showcase some of the best talent we have to offer. Through this initiative, we are able to create a platform for that talent, in a way that contributes to the growth of our tourism sector and creates jobs. This innovative model is a wonderful opportunity to bring art and business together in a creative and sustainable manner and we look forward to watching the growth of this flagship event in the future. As performances are on show in a variety of venues from the CBD to Langa, we also invite you to take some time to explore the city. Cape Town boasts a wide selection of activities for everyone to enjoy and the diversity of its people is its most magnificent attraction. We wish all of the artists well for their performances. You have the full support of the City of Cape Town, and we know that you will do us proud. All the best

Patricia de Lille

Executive Mayor of Cape Town

Cape Town Fringe CEO

Acknowledgements W

e would like to thank the following for bringing the inaugural Cape Town Fringe to the city’s artists and audiences: The City of Cape Town – the Mayor, Councillors and the team in the Arts & Culture Directorate

Standard Bank The Management and Presenters of 567 Cape Talk MNet Short & Sweet Film Festival Exclusive Books Cape Town Tourism Western Province Preparatory School

The Management and Owners of our venues: • The German Club • Alexander Bar • The Crypt • Galloway Theatre • Dragon Room • and UCT for the use of Hiddingh Hall

Line Out Magnetic Storm Electrosonic Society Tsogo Sun Red 61 and Ticket Hut Brian Garman (design) and Cape Town Printers (printing) of the programme

Private Label and Dan Bailey for an awesome website and mobile app Members of the Media for their enthusiasm and support of the project Presenting companies and artists, without whom we would not have a Festival at all.

Indexes Index by Discipline COMEDY Amateur Hour! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Big Boys Don’t Dance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 The Brothers Streep: Stand-Up Musicians Plugged . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Monique Hellenberg Quartet . . . . . . . . 20 The Phax Trio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Philip Malan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Saxit! Live . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Steve Newman & Ashish Joshi . . . . . . . . 24 Sui Generis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Traditional Acapella Music . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Index to Presenting Companies / Artists

Nkosinathi Gaar, in association with Assitej SA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 19 PANSA National . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 PANSA Western Cape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

168 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Philip Malan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

A Conspiracy of Clowns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Pillow Fort Productions with Assitej SA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Abangani Theatre Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 AbstrACT Productions (with VNA Productions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Poetry Collective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

#omnomnom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Afro Fiesta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Richard Antrobus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Doors of Gold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Amanda Tiffin Trio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Rob van Vuuren Productions . . . . . . . . . 25

Love & Prozac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Exhibit S – Ode to Saartjie Baartman by a Black South African Woman . . . . . 12

Amsterdam Fringe/Marius Mensink . . 20

Rosebank Theatre Collective . . . . . . 13, 18

Andrew Simpson Productions . . . . . . . . 19

Marcel Lucont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Rust Co-Operative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Mourning Glory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Anex Theatre Productions . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Sakhisizwe Edutainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Applauz Arts Initiative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Saxit! Jazz Saxophone Quartet . . . . . . . 23

Brendon Peel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Scott Allen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Brent Palmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Slick ‘n Sleeve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Bridgetown Theatre Company . . . . . . . 10

Sonia Esgueira & John Trengove . . . . . . 19

Cape Academy of Performing Arts . . . . . 9

Steve Newman & Ashish Joshi . . . . . . . . 24

CityVarsity Acting Department . . . . . . . . . 8

Stuart Lightbody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Daddy’s Little Secret . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Sui Generis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Dark Laugh Theatre Company . . . . . . . . 26

TEATERteater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Dinah Eppel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Tebogo Munyai . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 15

Dryfsand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

The Bonfire Theatre Project . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Erika Lundi Trio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

The Brothers Streep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

F.O.8 Dance Collective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

The Crypt (Jazz Vespers) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Follow Spot Productions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

The Matchbox Theatre Collective . . . . . 15

Galeshewe Theatre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

The Mothertongue Project . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Garage Collective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

The Phax Trio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Gary Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Thola Antamu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Butlers and Brylcreem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Free the Fetus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Hutsetiket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Lord of the Flings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

The Most Amazing Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

PERFORMANCE ART

Palmer’s aLive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

PERFORMANCE POETRY & STORYTELLING

Pants on Fire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

#WhyNotPoetry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Stranger Things . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

H.O.T.T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

The Very Big Comedy Show . . . . . . . . . . 25

Live with Ivy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

DANCE

Wish you were (t)here . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

The Architecture of Tears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

PHYSICAL THEATRE

Between The Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

!Kai A Little Death . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

The Fear of Loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Being Norm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

If these Bodies could Speak . . . . . . . . . . 15

Blood Stain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

In Performance – Building Theatre . . . 15

Crazy in Love . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Mick Jagger is my Nightmare . . . . . . . . . 20

Mouche . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

FAMILY THEATRE Bokele & the Sun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Foursight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Piet se Optelgoed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Wena Mamela . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Whistle Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Polony Theatre Collective . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Get Kraken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

THEATRE

Gavin Krastin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

TMAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Jabulani & the Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

A Day, Across . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Grace Newton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

UJ Arts & Culture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 UKAO Theatre Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 UKAO Theatre Company with the Baxter Theatre Centre . . . . . . . . . 24, 26

Lake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Ashes to Ashes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Guy Buttery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

The Bentleys Bettys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Happy Feet Youth Project . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Narrative Dreams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Blowing Candles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Here Manje Productions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Patchwork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

The Champion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

UNIMA SA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 18

Qhawe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Crave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Imbawula Theatre Company & the Baxter Theatre Centre . . . . . . . . . . . 11

ILLUSION

Creating Theatre with your Stories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Imbewu Trust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Zamanani Brothers Cultural Group . . . 25

Jaco Bouwer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

ZikkaZimba Productions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Devilish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Elnora & Nirvana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Janeekyk Produksies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Morgan and West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Emsini . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Joanna Evans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

ZikkaZimba Productions/ Ryan Dittmann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Sleight of Mouth: The Art Of Talking Your Way Out Of Anything . . . 24

Fergus of Galloway (Musical) . . . . . . . . . 13

Jon Keevy in association with Assitej SA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Think Twice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Full Stops on Your Face . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

MULTI DISCIPLINARY Fringe Club Happy Hour . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 PANSA Unplugged . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Walk: South Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

The Frontiersmen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Giving Birth to my Father . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Halfbread Technique DIY Version . . . . . 15 Happy Days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Kontinuum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Lunch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

MUSIC

Macbeth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Afro Fiesta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Mary…The Unfaithful Woman . . . . . . . . 20

Amanda Tiffin Trio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Meerfout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Borders & Beyond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Na-aap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Erika Lundi Trio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

PANSA Taxi Theatre Project . . . . . . . . . . 22

Gary Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Quartet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Guy Buttery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Salt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Herbie Tsoaeli's African Dream Quartet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

SCriBE Script readings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Secret Flames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Homebru . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Jazz Vespers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

What the Water Gave me . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

K A H N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Worst of Both Worlds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Marcus Wyatt & Language 12 . . . . . . . . 19

The Year of the Bicycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Jungle Theatre Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Wynne Bredenkamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

ZikkaZimba Productions/ Ryan Dittmann/Jaques de Silva with Assitej SA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Kate Liquorish & Assitej SA . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Lereko Mfono with Assitej SA . . . . . . . . 21 Liezl de Kock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Louis Viljoen & Greg Karvellas . . . . . . . . 13 Luna Paige & band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Macleod Productions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Masiphumelele Community Theatre Group with the Handspring Trust & Unima SA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Mamela Nyamza & Unima SA . . . . . . . . . 25 Marcel Lucont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Marcel Oudejans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Marcus Wyatt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Martin Evans & Rob van Vuuren . . . . . . 22 Mncube Productions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Monique Hellenberg Quartet . . . . . . . . 20 Morgan & West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 negatIve entertAinMent® . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Nieke Lombard & Unima SA . . . . . . . . . . 12

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HOW TO BOOK!

Booking opens on 25 August 2014 Visit www.capetownfringe.co.za or go through this programme and decide what you’d like to see. Then you have a couple of ways in which to make sure your first Cape Town Fringe is awesome. You can use our super-friendly website at www.capetownfringe.co.za and shop to your heart’s content, or if you prefer a friendly voice on the other end of a phone line, you can call 086 000 2004 and book your tickets with one of our call centre operators. zz Or you can fax or email your list of selected shows to 086 233 2022 / boxoffice@capetownfringe.co.za and our Box Office team will make your bookings for you. They’ll let you know if there are any clashes, cancellations, sold out shows, or changes to your schedule. zz School or Group Bookings must be emailed or faxed – our Box Office Manager will arrange these bookings and guide you through the process, ensuring that the appropriate discount is allocated. zz Cash or card bookings can be made in person at the Fringe Box Office in the City Hall from 23 September (8am to 10pm). zz

For online bookings, you will need your credit card handy. For phone, fax and email bookings, you can choose to pay by credit card, EFT or bank deposit. If shows are not sold out, tickets will also be available at the door 30 minutes prior to the start times of performances outside the City Hall (for shows in the City Hall, you can purchase tickets at the Box Office Express Till). No discounted tickets can be sold at the door – so if you’re bringing the kids, its best to pre-book and take advantage of the student discounts. Credit / debit cards cannot be used for tickets purchased at the door – it’s cash only.

TICKET COLLECTIONS – FROM 23 SEPTEMBER

If you have booked online or through our call centre, you will need to pick up your tickets from our Box Office on the first floor of the City Hall. It is open from 23 September. If you made an online booking, you will need the credit card you used to make your booking. Take this to the self-service kiosk in the City Hall Box Office, swipe your card and your

tickets will automatically be printed. The cashiers at the counters will also be able to print out your tickets for you. If you booked by phone, fax or email, you will need the reference number you were given when you made your booking. Give this number to the cashier on duty and they will print out your tickets for you.

VISITORS WITH A DISABILITY

Wheelchairs can be accommodated at some venues – but there are upstairs venues. Please contact the Box Office Manager on 086 000 2004 who will discuss your requirements and arrange assistance for you where necessary.

REFUNDS

Refunds for Cape Town Fringe events will be made only in the event of programme alterations or cancellations. The Cape Town Fringe cannot make other refunds or undertake to resell or exchange tickets. zz The Festival organisers cannot be held responsible if a production runs longer than the advertised duration. This information is supplied by the performers and is published as a guide. Allow at least 50 minutes between performances. zz We regret that we cannot refund tickets for late arrivals at performances. Please arrive at least 10 minutes before the show is scheduled to begin. zz

TICKET PRICES & BOX OFFICE SPECIALS

Discounts are available for most shows on the Cape Town Fringe including concessions for children, learners and students, and group bookings (bookings of 10 or more tickets to a performance). Students and learners may be asked to prove their eligibility by producing a student card or Identity document (learners). Group discounts will automatically be applied on any booking of 10 tickets or more (whether booking online or in person).

ENQUIRIES

Box Office Call Centre Cape Town Fringe Hotline

Lunch specials

These are available for most performances scheduled at 1pm on weekdays. For an extra R20 we will deliver a sandwich and cooldrink to the performance you’ve booked to see. All you need to do is sit back and enjoy! These performances will start at 13:05 and end before 2pm – giving you time to dash back to the office for the afternoon. (Sorry we can’t give you the afternoon off – but hopefully it’ll go past a bit quicker!). For a list of participating shows – please see page 7.

50% FRINGE

All performances scheduled on the last Sunday of the Cape Town Fringe will be sold at 50% of the full price. No other discounts will apply.

PACKAGE DISCOUNTS

FULL NIGHT FRINGE – If you plan on spending plenty of time with us (and we hope you do) then take advantage of our ‘Full Night Fringe’ offer. If you buy tickets to three participating Fringe shows on the same date, not only will you get a massive 15% discount on the ticket price, but we reckon you’ll have earned a free drink and discounted meal in our Fringe Club… so we’ll give you a voucher for those. zz FULL WEEK FRINGE – for all dedicated, hard-core Fringe goers! This package includes: Tickets to 10 participating Fringe shows of your choice over 5 days at a 15% discounted rate 5 free drinks in the Fringe Club 5 meal discount vouchers for the Fringe Club Free Fringe goodies and a bottle of water zz FULL HOUSE – these packages have been specially selected for schools and community groups to use as fundraisers. You receive 50% discount on the normal full price if you purchase all the tickets in the venue for a particular show. You can then sell these tickets at the full price (or a price you determine) and your school or organisation benefits from the difference. This makes everyone happy – the artists have a sold out show, the audience is treated to a production they may otherwise not have gone to see, and your organisation reaps the funding benefit! zz

086 000 2004 060 948 2706

For a list of productions that have provided discounted tickets for these special offers, please see opposite page.

 Lunch time special price

15% Participating in Full Fringe packages – refer to pg 7

key to the symbols used in the programme  Venue

 Age recommendation

 Language/s

 Duration

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Calling out to the Western Province Preparatory School family. WPPS invites you to join their celebratory evening concert, at the grand Cape Town City Hall. Book your tickets with computicket, http://online.computicket.com/ from 1 September.

The Cape Town Fringe Specials LUNCH HOUR SPECIAL

FULL WEEK FRINGE

Come to a theatre near you, and enjoy lunch, a cooldrink AND a show! Add twenty bucks to the price of your ticket and you’ll get a sandwich and cooldrink of your choice delivered to the theatre for you. Shows have been carefully chosen to ensure they start and finish with a couple of minutes either side to ensure you’re not late back at work. Thursday 25 September Narrative Dreams @ City Hall 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Friday 26 September Ashes to Ashes @ City Hall 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Being Norm @ City Hall 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 H.O.T.T. @ The German Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 The Brothers Streep @ The Dragon Room . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Sunday 28 September Mick Jagger is my Nightmare @ The German Club . . . . .20 Na-aap @ City Hall 2 Steve Newman & Ashish Joshi @ The German Club . . . . 24 Monday 29 September Amateur Hour! @ Galloway Theatre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Qhawe @ City Hall 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Sleight of Mouth @ City Hall 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Wednesday 1 October Get Kraken @ City Hall 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Sleight of Mouth @ City Hall 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 The Bentleys Bettys @ Galloway Theatre . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Thursday 2 October #WhyNotPoetry @ The German Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Being Norm @ City Hall 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Blowing Candles @ City Hall 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 foursight @ City Hall 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Philip Malan @ The German Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Think Twice @ Galloway Theatre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Friday 3 October The Bentleys Bettys @ Galloway Theatre . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Jabulani & the book @ City Hall 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Steve Newman & Ashish Joshi @ The German Club . . . 24 The Phax Trio @ The Dragon Room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 The Year of the Bicycle @ City Hall 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Tuesday 30 September Hutsetiket @ Galloway Theatre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Memory @ City Hall 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 The Phax Trio @ The Dragon Room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

The participating productions, at the time of going to print, are listed below. Others will be added – check the website – www.capetownfringe.co.za – for details.

Production Page No. A Day, Across . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Being Norm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 The Bentleys Bettys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Blowing Candles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Butlers and Brylcreem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Crazy in Love . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Emsini . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Fergus of Galloway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Foursight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Free the Fetus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Full Stops on Your Face . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Get Kraken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Happy Days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Hutsetiket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Lake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Production Page No. Live with Ivy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Love & Prozac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Meerfout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Mouche . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Mourning Glory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Piet se Optelgoed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Salt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Saxit! Live . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Sleight of Mouth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Stranger Things . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Think Twice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Whistle Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Wish you were (t)here . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

FULL house shows

FULL night FRINGE If you plan on spending plenty of time with us (and we hope you do) then take advantage of our ‘Full Night Fringe’ offer. If you buy tickets to three participating Fringe shows on the same date, not only will you get a massive 15% discount on the ticket price, but we reckon you’ll have earned a free drink and discounted meal in our Fringe Club… so we’ll give you a voucher for those. The participating productions, at the time of going to print, are listed below. Others will be added – check the website – www.capetownfringe.co.za – for details. Production Page No. A Day, Across . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Being Norm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Blowing Candles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 The Brothers Streep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Butlers and Brylcreem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Crazy in Love . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Emsini . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Free the Fetus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Full Stops on Your Face . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Happy Days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Hutsetiket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Lake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Live with Ivy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

This package is for dedicated, hard-core Fringe goers! If you buy tickets to 10 participating Fringe shows of your choice over 5 days you’ll get a massive 15% discount PLUS zz 5 free drinks in the Fringe Club zz 5 meal discount vouchers for the Fringe Club zz Free Fringe goodies and a bottle of water

Production ��Page No. Love & Prozac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Mouche . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Palmer's aLive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Philip Malan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Piet se Optelgoed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Saxit! Live . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Sleight of Mouth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Stranger Things . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Think Twice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Whistle Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Wish you were (t)here . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

You receive 50% discount on the normal full price if you would like to purchase all the tickets in the venue for one of the following shows. You can then sell these tickets at the full price (or a price you determine) and your school or organization benefits from the difference. This makes everyone happy – the artists have a sold out show, the audience is treated to a production they may otherwise not have gone to see, and your organisation reaps the funding benefit! Other productions may add their names to this list – we’ll update this list on the website, www.capetownfringe.co.za but let us know if there’s a particular production you’re interested in, and we’ll see if we can get you a FULL HOUSE performance. Production Page No. A Day, Across . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Being Norm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Blowing Candles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 The Brothers Streep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Butlers and Brylcreem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Crazy in Love . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Creating Theatre with your stories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Emsini . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Foursight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Free the Fetus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Full Stops on Your Face . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Get Kraken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Hutsetiket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Production Page No. Lake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Love & Prozac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Mouche . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Palmer's aLive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Piet se Optelgoed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Salt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Sleight of Mouth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Stranger Things . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Think Twice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Whistle Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Wish you were (t)here . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

For all booking queries, contact Dion, Kate, Akhona or Shaun on 086 000 2004

The Cape Town Fringe team Tony Lankester (CEO) Ismail Mahomed (Artistic Director) Kate Axe Davies (Festival Manager) Zikhona Nweba (Fringe Manager) Nicci Spalding (Technical Director) Ryan Bruton (Operations Manager) Sherwin Johnson (Marketing Manager)

Dion van Niekerk (Box Office Manager) Akhona Daweti & Shaun Kitchen (Call Centre operators) Danielle Wessels (Receptionist and Social Secretary) Carolyn Stevenson-Milln (Travel & Accommodation Officer) Lynette Marais (Project Consultant) Jayne Claire Burden (Fringe Assistant)

Claudie van Deventer (Finance Manager) Ettienne Wessels (Finance Assistant) Gilly Hemphill - The Famous Idea Trading Company (Media and Public Relations)

Presented by CityVarsity Acting Department

 45 mins Discounts

R40

15:30 15:30 19:30

#omnomnom Presented by Gavin Krastin Performance Art

This live art experience delves into notions of celebration, commemoration, consumerism and the problems thereof. Here the body is presented as a sexualised landscape of disaster, as aestheticised meat for consumption and as a terrain of extremis and anxiety to be negotiated, sapped, exploited, colonised and devoured. You are (awkwardly) invited to (un) celebrate with me at the premier (un)birthday dinner party of the year. Come, pull up a chair at the (autopsy) table of this transnational feast and eat me! Creator: Gavin Krastin Performed by: Gavin Krastin and Alan Parker

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Fresh from the National Arts Festival, where it scooped a Standard Bank Silver Ovation Award, Gavin Krastin presents #omnomnom.

THE DRAGON ROOM  50 mins 18+ English Full R80

17:30

Discounts

R77

17:30 15:30

Performance Poetry (Drama, Spoken word) A kaleidoscope of words, where rhythm and rhyme meet, it is the space where performance and poetry greet. #whynotpoetry is an awe-filled production that is set to change the standards and boundaries traditionally set for poetry. Including a play, a reading, a powerful spoken word performance and a visual collective poem recited in unison, this production asks a peculiar yet honest question, ‘why not poetry?’ ‘Why not give poetry a chance?’ After seeing this show, you will!

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OCT

Presented by Poetry Collective

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Theatre (Image Based) Using samples recycled from other stories, A Day, Across tells of a young woman looking for what connects her to her great-grandfather. A former member of the South African Native Labour Corps in WW1, all that remains of him are censored letters from France. By combining media from now and then, history is remixed and re-performed to link her present moment to a century ago. Her epic journey to find her past will take her across continents, images, and time. How did one shot in the Balkans echo so loudly that it is still heard in South Africa today? Director: Sanjin Muftic Designer: Jayne Batzofin Vocal Coach: Rebecca Makin-Taylor Choreographer: Iman Isaacs Cast and Crew: CityVarsity 3rd year Acting Students

Presented by Jungle Theatre Company in association with Assitej SA

OCT

10:00 16:30

A Little Death

13:05 11:00

Lunch Special

19:00

Full R70

 50 mins Discounts

R40

15%

30 16:30

12:30 20:30

18:30

THE CRYPT All English

 3 hrs

Presented by The Crypt

Music (Jazz) Just back from a successful eight-week tour of the USA and Europe with “Playing for Change”, the band features Titi Tsira on vocals, Mo! Faya! Mermans Mosengo on drums/vocals, Djo Ikotela on bass/vocals, Jason Tamba on acoustic guitar/vocals, Christ Bakalanga on electric guitar and Jeremy Angani on drums and percussion

Amanda Tiffin Trio

GERMAN CLUB  30 mins 13+  R90 / R80 SA languages Full R70 Discounts R60 15%

CITY HALL 1 15+ English

Afro Fiesta

05 18:00

50% Fringe

Presented by The Crypt

Music (Jazz) Amanda Tiffin graduated from the University of Cape Town in 1999 with a Masters Degree

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SEPT

CITY HALL 2 13+ English Full R70

A Day, Across

!Kai -

Full R55

20:00 20:00

in jazz composition and vocal performance. She has gone on to become one of Cape Town’s best-loved vocalist-pianists, and a respected Musical Director and Arranger, orchestrator and composer. Amanda has performed extensively in South Africa in numerous jazz venues, concert halls and festivals. She has appeared in London, with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and tours regularly as a jazz artist in Asia. Amanda currently teaches at the SA College of Music, University of Cape Town, as the Head of Jazz Singing. Vocals: Amanda Tiffin Piano: Andrew Ford Acoustic bass: Romy Brauteseth

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Physical and Visual Theatre Dale Palmer’s in bad shape, lying, dying in his crashed and burned microlight, somewhere in the Karoo. Nevermind that he absconded, following the news of his girlfriend’s pregnancy. He finds himself dealing with his distant and recent past through visions and flashes of clarity. There is a remedy for everything except death. Set in the real and dream landscape of the desert and the dying mind, !Kai - A Little Death uses the interplay of live acting, shadow puppetry, projections and masks. Starring: Vincent Meyburgh Puppetry: SHRiNKray Puppets Music: Jannous Aukema performed with Seyiso Qhola Director: Chris Bergmann

THE CRYPT All English

 2 hrs

Full R55

30 19:30

Amateur Hour!

events that happened one day, in a certain month, in some year, of a particular decade, in the lifetime of one man – Norman. The life of Norman is not simply as normal as everyone thinks. Although he is ultimately invisible to everyone around him making him ‘normal’, everyone including the universe is very much visible to him as they affect his day-to-day life. “Yet another exceptional performance by Richard Antrobus, Being Norm is educational in the funniest way leaving you in stitches of laughter” (Cue – NAF 2014). Created & Performed by: Richard Antrobus

GALLOWAY THEATRE  50 mins PG13+  R100 / R80 English Full R80 Discounts R60 Written25by: Gwydion 26 27Beynon 28 29 30 Starring: Glen Biderman Pam & Jemma 13:05 Kahn

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SEPT

20:00 17:00 18:00 20:00 Lunch

13:05

10:30 15:30 11:00 Lunch 19:30

OCT

13:05

17:30 Lunch 10:30 Special

The Bentleys Bettys complex truths. Society appears to accept our curiosities far more readily then we accept them ourselves.

SEPT

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HIDDINGH HALL All English Full R85

18:00 20:00 19:30

 30 mins

Discounts

R70

Theatre (Comedy Drama) The Bentleys Bettys takes you behind the scenes of a busy restaurant on a Friday night. Four young, hot waitresses unintentionally unearth their stories as they try to juggle difficult customers, absent managers, food, flirting, alcohol and drugs. The Bentleys Bettys gives us an insight into what it’s like to be a young girl making her way in present-day Cape Town. And believe me it’s not all sugar and spice! With a spectacular cast of Hilda Cronje, Roxanne Blaise, Danieyella Rodin and Tarryn Wyngaard, who between them hold an impressive collection of Fleur du Cap, Naledi

Ashes to Ashes

SEPT

CITY HALL 3 18+ English Full R70

26 13:05

 50 mins  R90 / R80 Discounts

R60

15:00 Lunch 12:00 14:00 15:00 Special

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GALLOWAY THEATRE  50 mins 16+  R100 / R80 English Full R80 Discounts R60 22:00 15:00 20:00 18:00 13:05

25 01 Lunch Special

26 02

27 03

28 04

13:05

15:00 Lunch 20:00 Special

30 21:00

05 12:00

50% Fringe

Dance (Contemporary) The Cape Academy of Performing Arts, winners of the Standard Bank Ovation Award 2013 for BitterSweet, presents Between the Lines. A poetic exploration of what exists behind words, the subtle complexities of subtext and hidden meanings through dance, spoken word and song. Beyond words lies the hidden truth and the essence of our inner selves hanging delicately between thought and gesture. Choreographers include Belinda Nusser, with a new South African Ballet, exploring human experiences through the contours and definitions of literal and figurative lines. The words jump off the pen and translate onto the performer’s bodies as you are transported to a place somewhere… between the lines.

Presented by 168

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and international nominations, this show is not to be missed!

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Presented by Grace Newton

OCT

Presented by F.O.8 Dance Collective

Theatre On a summer evening, Rebecca recalls a sado masochistic ritual between her and a past lover. Devlin, intrigued and threatened proceeds to interrogate her in an attempt to rekindle their relationship. She must evoke her repressed past to face her troubled present while his suspicions grow and his desire to secure and control their future is threatened by her enigmatic recollections. How do we live in the present if we repress past atrocities?Ashes to Ashes is written by renowned playwright Harold Pinter, directed by Gabriella Pinto and features award-winning actors Terry Norton and Mark Elderkin.

CITY HALL 2  45 mins 10+  R85 / R75 English Full R65 Discounts R55 15%

Special

Physical Theatre (Mime) This is a story about Norman. Well, not so much a story, rather an event or series of

The Architecture of Tears Dance (Contemporary) In 2014, FO8’s power duo Grant Van Ster and Shaun Oelf join forces with dancer/musician Thabisa Dinga and choreographer/director Ananda Fuchs in The Architecture of Tears, an exploration into the human responses to attraction beyond gender and social correctness. Visually inspired by a study of 100 Tears Photographed Through a Standard Light Microscope conducted by Rose-Lynn Fisher in 2013, The Architecture of Tears comments on falling lustfully, landing painfully, dusting off vigorously and confronting our simple and

Being Norm Presented by Richard Antrobus

Special

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Between The Lines Presented by Cape Academy of Performing Arts

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Comedy (Experimental) From the creators of The Epicene Butcher and Other Stories for Consenting Adults comes a new show with fewer words in it’s title, but more puppetry. Amateur Hour! is a loving celebration of rank amateurism and the remote outer reaches of show business, where ‘the show must go on’, regardless of whether it should. Featuring 12 astonishing acts in under an hour, Amateur Hour! continues the mission of theatre collective Daddy’s Little Secret – to make theatre for the YouTube Generation. Directed by: John Trengove

SEPT

Presented by Daddy’s Little Secret

HIDDINGH HALL All English

 1 hr 10 mins

Full R80

18:00 20:00

10 This multi award-winning, South African sensation takes you on a wild journey of stereotypical male behaviour. The ripple effect of a disaster bachelor party forces Ash and Brad to dance their way out of chaos. From Hip Hop to Kwaito, Dirty Dancing to the Gangnam Style, Big Boys is a mash up comedy dance show, creating a uniquely energetic experience for the whole family. “Big Boys Don’t Dance is a South African version of The Hangover meets Flashdance with all the technical perfection of a Broadway musical.” (Cue - NAF 2012) Performed by: Ash and Brad Searle Directed by: Vanessa Harris

Full R80

 1 hr Discounts

R70

10:30 18:30

14:30 10:30 20:30

Bokele and the Sun

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SEPT

Comedy

CITY HALL 1 10+ English

Presented by UNIMA SA

10:30 50% 14:30 12:30 14:30 22:30 12:30 Fringe

Family Theatre (Puppetry) Bokele and the Sun is a puppet play for all ages, based on two central African Creation

OCT

Presented by Follow Spot Productions

OCT

Big Boys Don’t Dance

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stories. Zonamoya and his friend The Ancient Crocodile, inspired by the warmth and creative energy of the sun, create the first people. Gorba the magician steals the sun, plunging Zonamoya’s world into darkness. Jill Joubert and Isabelle Grobler perform with two different styles of puppets created from assemblages of found objects. These range from mielie cobs, coloured plastics, metal…and bits of broken chair. After the performance, the audience is allowed to view the puppets close-up to inspire children to creatively use re-cycled materials.

CITY HALL 4 All English Full R70

 1 hr Discounts

R50

30 09:00

15:00 15:00 09:00 11:00

05 13:00

50% Fringe

Blood Borders Stain & Beyond Presented by Luna Paige & band

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HIDDINGH HALL  1 hr 13+ English / SA languages Full R70

Discounts

R50

30 18:00

21:30 18:00

Blowing Candles Presented by

Bridgetown Theatre Company

can become. Mixing comedy with reality, this production provides a hilarious night out, yet manages to drive home a serious message on the realities of life in this new South Africa.

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OCT

Theatre (Drama & Comedy) Blowing Candles uses personal stories and South African idiosyncrasies to engage with the topical issue uppermost in South African minds – crime. Five women (in the 40+ age bracket) set out to prove that age is not just a number in this humorous look at contemporary South African life. South Africa is a young democracy that is known for of its zestful and confident citizens... Blowing Candles is testimony to this. It reflects the canvas of people living their dreams irrespective of their dire circumstances and still being able to laugh at themselves. It drives home the point that your environment doesn’t shape who you are and what you

14:00 11:00 13:05 50% Lunch 21:00 Special 15:00 22:00 Fringe

The Brothers Streep Stand-Up Musicians Plugged

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Music (Alternative, Acoustic, Contemporary) Borders and Beyond shows off every aspect of Luna Paige’s beautifully textured voice and fine-tuned songwriting skills. With sweeping melodies and quiet uncomplicated moments, Borders and Beyond is reminiscent of old style epic movie soundtracks. From moments of inspiration, to cheekiness and sometimes heart wrenching longing, Luna shows off her sultry voice…in the best way possible (Louisa Steyl, Tygerburger). Joining her on stage are top South African musicians Schalk Joubert on bass, Kevin Gibson on drums and Henry Steel on guitars. Luna accompanies herself on piano and acoustic guitar. Don’t miss out.

OCT

trade mark of creating ground-breaking theatre to tell the untold stories of township life has been achieved by this production that brings to life the everday stories of life in Khayelitsha.

OCT

Physical Theatre When her mother dies and robs her of her childhood, a young girl is left with premonitions, which make her an outcast in society. Blood Stain is the story of a young girl (Likhona – perfromed by Sisipho Mbopa) growing up in Khayelitsha, where the community has lost hope, humanity and integrity. Likhona has had some very critical and traumatic experiences for one so young and, sadly, no one sees what she sees, feels what she feels, or smells the blood she smells. The death of her mother, fights between her father and stepmother, and the ongoing murder and rape in her community determine who she has become. 2014 GIPCA Emerging Director Award recipient, Bulelani Mabutyana’s

THE DRAGON ROOM  1 hr 30 mins PG English Full R90

Discounts

R70

30 19:00

15:30

Comedy (Music) The Brothers Streep bring their reinvented sellout Grahamstown Fringe show to Cape Town. “If you love music and love having a laugh, you’re sure to love this performance.” - Cue 2014. It’s a hilarious and harmonious blend of comedy and music, now with a full band. Their songs are charming and catchy, their humour is sharp and satirical, and as always, it’s infectious fun that never takes itself too seriously. If you’ve yet to discover the music of The Brothers Streep, this is the perfect way to do so. “A dose of good clean fun for all.” The Herald 2014

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Presented by Ukao Theatre Company

THE DRAGON ROOM  1 hr All English Full R80 Discounts R60

20:00 18:00 22:00 20:00 18:00

15%

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CITY HALL 3 13+ English Full R80

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R60

15%

21:00 19:00 18:00 12:00

Presented by Slick ‘n Sleeve

Presented by A Conspiracy of Clowns

Comedy (Interactive Theatre) This edge-of-your-seat comedy is the latest instalment in the now-famous Butlers

The Champion

“Anthony’s energy is exemplary and his timing masterful.” Directed by: Khayalethu Mofu

 GALLOWAY THEATRE  13+  1 hr 10 mins  English and isiXhosa

SEPT

 Full R70

Discounts

R30

14:00 16:00 19:00 FREE!

Presented by AbstrACT Productions in association with VNA Productions

amongst others Carina Nel (Generations), Nina Marais (Fanie Fourie’s Labola) and Herman Vorster (7de Laan).

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CITY HALL 1 13+ English Full R70

 1 hr Discounts

R60

16:30 18:30 16:30

Creating Theatre with your Stories Presented by The Bonfire Theatre Project

Theatre (Improv) What is the story you are burning tell? It’s through sharing our everyday stories, no matter what they are, that we ignite the

Crave

Theatre From notorious playwright Sarah Kane comes this tale set in an unnamed city from which voices and images spring. Crave charts the disintegration of a human mind under the pressures of love, loss and desire. Described as “A hugely unnerving theatrical experience, shot through with the language of the Bible and a genuinely poetic richness” (Time Out). “…definitely worth seeing!” (Cue). “Surprising, full of suspense and brilliant!” (Die Reviewer). Directed by one of M&G’s Top 200 Young South Africans of 2014 Quintin Wils, Crave stars

Full R80

 1 hr 5 mins Discounts

R65

21:30 16:30 20:30 10:30 16:30 18:30

15%

possibilities contained within stories: the potential to learn, grow and be transformed by our experiences or those of someone else and to experience the interconnectedness of us all and our shared humanity. Our actors and musicians will take this snapshot of your life – the inspirational, painful, happy, and sad or anything in between – and we will transform it immediately into live theatre. In this way, each person’s uniqueness is honoured while at the same time connections between us as a community of people are strengthened and affirmed. Come and tell YOUR story, or hear others tell theirs, around our bonfire this Cape Town Fringe Festival.

Presented by Imbawula Theatre Company in association with the Baxter Theatre Centre

Theatre A clear-cut winner of the 2014 Zabalaza Theatre Festival Best Production Award, The Champion, is written and performed by Naledi-award-winner Khayalethu Anthony. The one-man play tells the story of a young man who grapples with the legacy of an absent father and a mother who is a grass widow because of the migrant labour system. One of his mother’s male diversions is a champion boxer, and much of the play’s substance and nuance are developed around the conflicts and contradictions inherent in this young man and the insights delivered about his mother’s life choices. The Weekend Argus said,

CITY HALL 1 16+ English

Physical and Visual Theatre Crazy in Love: Love. Loss. Skin. Andrew Buckland and Liezl de Kock shine in this

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Butlers and Brylcreem

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Crazy in Love

paean to lost love and madness. A tragicomic, madcap story of a father-daughter search for his lost love, inspired by John Irving’s Until I Find You. Unmissable theatre from one of SA theatre’s ‘dream teams’. “Unique and complex…excruciatingly funny, hurtful, uncomfortable, yet always intrinsically pleasing” – Artsblog. “simply majestic…a special little play” – Business Day Live. “Andrew Buckland and Liezl De Kock induce both joy and heartache in their Standard Bank Ovation award-winning production...a heartwrenching tale...Beautiful, moving and expertly presented” – CUE. Directed by: Rob Murray

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“whodunnit” series, where the audience decides throughout the show what happens next! Set in a time of flamboyance, irresponsible excess and Marilyn Monroe, the story takes place at the annual company dinner where staff are celebrating the firm’s financial results. However, just as the champagne starts to flow, people begin dying – one by one. But who is killing everyone off? And why? Corporate backstabbing, industrial espionage, shocking secrets and cold-blooded murder… some people will stop at nothing to get to the top! “Lots of audience participation and great characters!” (Cue - NAF 2014)

ALEXANDER BAR 15+ English Full R90

 1 hr 5 mins

Discounts

R50

12:00 12:00 16:00 20:00

Devilish

2014). There is a saying that goes “secrets do not have a permanent home.” A reign of terror falls upon a small community in Kimberley. When a young girl is kidnapped, she attempts to escape, finding shelter in a recluse’s shack. This unwittingly opens a floodgate of long suppressed secrets about the girl, her mother and grandfather, leading to tragic consequences. This story aims to make the youth aware of the need for pride and dignity in ourselves, and takes its inspiration from the legacy of those who gave up their lives during the dark days of apartheid while Galeshewe was on fire, a time when people could be killed or burnt alive on hearsay and innuendo.

take a seat with Stuart Lightbody: he has story to tell...

Performance art Doors of Gold is a performance installation solo work. It alludes to an absence. Gold skulls form a cornerstone around the performance area. The narrative attempts to draw the audience’s attention to the unturned stones of the history of the people who died while working in the mines. Munyai attempts to give a voice to those for whom there is not even a trace in any archive. Choreography, Design and Dance: Tebogo Munyai

Doors of Gold

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CITY HALL 1 16+ English Full R90

 1 hr Discounts

R75

17:30 18:30 14:30 12:30 12:30 18:30

02 18:30

16:30 12:30 50% 22:30 Fringe

Emsini

Presented by Galeshewe Theatre

Theatre “Emsini is a gripping tale of wit, love and secrets faced by those in poor communities... and deserved a standing ovation” (Cue - NAF

Discounts

15:30 14:30 15:30

Discounts

R50

15%

30 11:00

19:30 17:30 20:30 11:30

Music (Jazz) Jazz standards and more from this fabulous Cape Jazz Trio. Cape Town musical legend and guitar maestro Alvin Dyers needs no introduction, while both vocalist Erika and bassist Charles have been on the Cape jazz scene for the past twenty years. Vocals: Erika Lundi Guitar: Alvin Dyers Acoustic bass: Charles Lazar

05 14:30

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50% Fringe

Elnora & Nirvana

Presented by Nieke Lombard in association with UNIMA SA

Exhibit S

Ode to Saartjie Baartman by a Black South African Woman

THE CRYPT All English

 2 hrs

Full R55

19:30

Presented by Thola Antamu

Performance Art This poetic performance piece is inspired by misrepresentation, art and the story of Saartjie Baartman. Saartjie was born in the Eastern Cape in 1789 exactly 200 years before Thola Antamu, the creator of this evocative piece. Like Antamu, she was also orphaned as a child. Saartjie lived to be only 24, after a life of seemingly never-ending struggle and lies, having been smuggled to England and there displayed as an exotic “show piece”. She was never to set foot on her home soil again. Exhibit S is Saartjie’s story fused with Antamu’s own and told through, speech, skin, and movement.

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10:30 16:30 22:30

Full R70

Presented by The Crypt

Presented by Tebogo Munyai

R80

Theatre (Visual / Puppetry) “A journey of life that encompasses unusual elements, that in a short time unfolds stirringly in front of you…” Volksblad 2012. Elnora & Nirvana is an award-winning adult puppetry production, where the protagonist is an old woman made out of paper and sponge, a creation of Fiesta nominated upand-coming artist, Nieke Lombard. ‘Elnora’ is derived from the Spanish ‘Eleonora’ meaning the other half, while ‘Nirvana’ means extinction of the soul. Nirvana spends her days with Elnora, reminiscing on the past, as the clock keeps on ticking… z  CITY HALL 1  12+  45 mins  English  Full R80 Discounts R60

CITY HALL 2  1 hr 10 mins All English/SA languages

Erika Lundi Trio

THE DRAGON ROOM  30 mins 18+ English Full R90

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Illusion They say that the greatest trick that the devil ever pulled was convincing the world that he doesn’t exist. Well, Stuart Lightbody remains unconvinced. Devilish is a brand new show from the creators of the multi awardwinning Illusive, which won a Standard Bank Ovation Award at the National Arts Festival, Grahamstown, and the Creative Award at the Prague Fringe Festival. Filled with secrets and confessions, this devilishly clever show is a diabolical mix of sleight of hand artistry and psychological illusion. Whether you’ve danced with the devil in the pale moonlight, or just want to flirt with something wicked, come and

OCT

Presented by Stuart Lightbody

THE DRAGON ROOM  20 mins 16+ English Full R50

Discounts

R40

16:00 16:00 14:30 14:30 16:00

The Fear of Loss

audience on a droll, insightful trip into the world and mind of the developing baby; and continues with a hilarious account of the reasons why the fetus’s view of its situation is so different to that of adults. He then makes an outrageously witty case for altering the human genome so that future generations can gestate and give birth to their babies in an exotic, but more humane manner.

Full R80

 30 mins

Discounts

R75

Presented by Scott Allen 30

18:00 22:00

20:00 20:00 18:00 18:00

Musical An epic poem of knights and maidens, Fergus of Galloway is a musical set in the time of King Arthur. Multi award-winning playwright Nicholas Ellenbogen has reworked the original choral piece, drawing from blues, reggae and folk rock influences. Daniel Richards stars as the legendary hero Fergus. The comic genius of Sne Dladla holds nothing back when he dons the physicality of dwarves and lords, while also showing off his booming voice. Our beautiful maiden Gallien is played by the graceful Jessica Munna, while Jonathan Tait wielding his acoustic axe plays the Black Knight. A musical not to miss!

Presented by the Rosebank Theatre Collective

OCT

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CITY HALL 2 All English Full R100

 1 hr Discounts

11:00 14:30 15:30

R60

05 13:30

50% Fringe

15%

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HIDDINGH HALL 16+ English

Theatre (Thriller) In the competitive world of property development, two men go to extreme lengths to secure a lucrative real estate deal and to dig themselves out of a financial hole. As darkness begins to fall and paranoia sets in, they find their ideals challenged, their morality shaken and their blood-lust slowly increasing. The Frontiersmen is a dark tale about land, blood and good old South African greed. The script, by award-winning writer Louis Viljoen, is fast-paced, profane and unsettling and is complemented by the direction of acclaimed theatremaker, Greg Karvellas. Added to that is a power-house team of actors: Nicholas Pauling and Mark Elderkin. The Frontiersmen will unnerve, agitate and entertain.

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18:00 13:00 20:00 13:00 20:00 20:00

20:00 18:00 13:00 22:00

17:00 16:30 14:00

05 12:00

50% Fringe

ALEXANDER BAR 18+ (explicit lang.)  1 hr English Full R90

Discounts

R60

18:00 21:30 15:00 16:00 18:00 16:00

22:00 16:00 22:00 14:00

Presented by Rust Co-Operative

Theatre Written and directed by 2014 Fleur du Cap winner Penelope Youngleson, Full Stops on Your Face (FSOYF) is the seventh production created by Rust Co-Operative (Standard Bank Silver Ovation Award 2014, Standard Bank Ovation Award 2013, IDGTF Award 2013). FSOYF is a one-woman performance by Iman Isaacs that contrasts the scourge of Islamophobia in international politics with the increasingly horrific cases of gendered violence in South Africa. It imagines a female vigilante whose fight for dignity leaves her misunderstood by the authorities who can’t see past her faith…

or face. “One man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter” – Gerald Seymour.

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18:00

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Full Stops on Your Face

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Presented by louis viljoen & greg karvellas

Family Theatre Foursight explores a high school killing a year after the event. It’s the story of the perpetrator as told through the experiences of the four characters closest to him. It’s about perception and loss, culpability and just being human. In attempting to understand how and why it happened, the play cracks open the shell of school violence by investigating the roles of bullying in schools, our education system, the media, the teenage mind and the absent parent. CITY HALL 4  55 mins 13+ English Full R70 Discounts R50 15%

The Frontiersmen

Presented by Kate Liquorish, in association with Assitej SA

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GERMAN CLUB  55 mins 13+ English Full R50 Discounts R35 15%

Stand-up Comedy In Free the Fetus, medical doctor, Scott Allen, gives a funny, original take on the hardships experienced by the human fetus. With his tongue firmly in his cheek he takes the

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Free the Fetus

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Fergus of Galloway

Choreographed by: Nadine Joseph Score by: Daniel Nubian

OCT

Dance (Physical Theatre) What is loss? The fact or process of losing something or someone: a crippling paralysis sinks over you, desperation unnerves you and you are left feeling empty, directionless and alone. The Fear of Loss is a piece dealing with the reality of such loss. Nadine Joseph and composer Daniel Nubian have been working together since 2010. Their partnership has produced numerous works, two Standard Bank Ovation Awards, the establishment of a dance company, negatIve entertAinMent®, and a unique relationship between score and choreographic language.

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Presented by negatIve entertAinMent®

GALLOWAY THEATRE  1 hr 16+LV English Full R80

Discounts

R60

21:00 22:00 14:00 17:00

15:00 21:00 19:00 18:00

15%

14 European tour, including 11 shows across Spain, The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, England, The Czech Republic and Turkey. “A virtuoso display of mastery” – Rolling Stone. “A rare breed of genius” – 24.com “Electrifying… rupturing the conventional OneMan Guitar/Vocals Mould” – Mail & Guardian. “Phenomenal… Incredible… Masterful… Bafflingly brilliant” – Cue. “One of the most original and followed acoustic musicians in the country” – Whatson.co.za.

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22:00

Family Theatre When a robot in a super-sub asks you to help hunt a legendary sea monster, what do you do? If you’re Jay and Oupa and you’ve got Marine Patrol chasing you for poaching you join up on an underwater adventure of unimaginable proportions. Deserving Standard Bank Ovation Award winner at NAF in 2013. “I loved the crazy, clever story and I loved the little inside jokes. I loved the style of ‘making’ the characters and locations by saying the things that were there, or dressing them. Find a kid and take them to see the show.” – Megan Furniss, Meganshead.co.za

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CITY HALL 4  40 mins 10+  R90 / R75 English Full R70 Discounts R55 15%

13:05

15:00 Lunch 18:00

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Special

01 13:05 Lunch Special

05 11:00

09:00 11:00 18:00

50% Fringe

Theatre On the day that she is getting her freedom back, she is afraid to walk out of jail. She survived 18 years of imprisonment by using her imagination. She doesn’t know what is waiting for her outside nor whether her imagination will be enough. This production was staged at the 2014 National Arts Festival and scooped the New Writers Award and a Standard Bank Ovation Award. Written and directed by: Wiseman Mncube Performed by: Lihle Dhlomo

Presented by Mncube Productions

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Giving Birth to my Father

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ALEXANDER BAR All English Full R50

Discounts

R35

30 14:00

18:00 14:00 18:00 20:00

Discounts

R65

SEPT

20:00 18:00 20:00

20:30 22:00

 THE CRYPT

30 17:00

15:00

04 15:00

05 13:00

50% Fringe

Herbie Tsoaeli's african dream quartet PRESENTED BY CAPE TOWN FRINGE & STANDARD BANK

Music (Jazz) If you have been listening to South African creative music in the past 20 years, you have probably been grooving and swinging to the bass of Herbie Motlatsi Tsoaeli. Having spent over two decades making music, as the preferred side-man to some of the country’s celebrated artists- Tsoaeli entered centre-stage with his long-awaited debut album, African Time in 2013, scooping the South African Music Award for Best Jazz Album in the process. This one-off performance will celebrate Tsoaeli’s love and mastery of the double bass as he is joined by some of his friends and contemporaries. It will feature music from his debut album, as well as pay tribute to some of South Africa’s jazz greats.

H.O.T.T.

Presented by Nkosinathi Gaar, in association with Assitej SA

 CITY HALL AUDITORIUM  All  1 hr 20 mins   Full R90 Discounts R80

20:00

Performance Poetry A cutting edge work fusing spoken word with physical theatre. H.O.T.T. interrogates how men and women relate to each other and the complex nature of beauty. “Nkosinathi Gaar is a powerhouse of energetic forces…equipped with an artillery of talents and finished off with a damaged sensitive heart. In H.O.T.T. he examines his personal process in love and carries his audience every inch of the way with his beguiling combination of theatrical accomplishments” - Gisele Turner, freelance writer.

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20:00 20:00 18:00 22:00 21:30

Music (Accoustic Folk/Instrumental/World) “…one of South Africa’s most influential artists over the past decade.” – The Sunday Independent. Multiple award-winning virtuoso Guy Buttery brings his world renowned guitar show to the inaugural Cape Town Fringe Festival. At the age of 30, Guy has achieved what most musicians accomplish in a lifetime. With sell-out performances in the US, the UK, Brazil, Australia, France, Italy and all over Southern Africa, “Guy Buttery is something of a national treasure” says South Africa’s leading newspaper The Mercury. This year, Guy received

OCT

 1 hr

 GERMAN CLUB

OCT

Presented by Jon Keevy in association with ASSITEJ SA

THE DRAGON ROOM  1 hr 10+ English Full R70

 All  English  Full R80

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Get Kraken

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Music (Acoustic) Gary Thomas is a critically acclaimed virtuoso guitarist/singer. Often dubbed the “hardest working solo artist in South Africa”, he has played most major festivals in the country and regularly tours through South Africa. He supported UK Ninja Tunes artist Fink, on his South African tour in 2008. Gary is fully endorsed by Ernie Ball guitar strings and Proel sound systems. Late 2012 saw his debut

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Gary Thomas

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his 2nd South African Music Award and 5th Standard Bank Ovation Award for “Best Music” at the National Arts Festival and is now considered Africa’s biggest acoustic music export. Expect high dynamics, deep grooves, delicate African inflections and mind-bending one-man guitar chemistry of a new order. Not to be missed!

GERMAN CLUB  55 mins 14+  R70 / R60 SA languages Full R50 Discounts R40

26 13:05

18:00 Lunch 14:30 22:00 16:00 Special

R35

30 19:00

11:00 17:00 17:00 14:00

Presented by Tebogo Munyai Theatre (Interactive Theatre)

Happy Days, by absurdist playwright Samuel Beckett, deals with our attempts to ward off existential isolation by endless chatter and rituals. Director, Zena Wood, adds visual stimulation to the experience of isolated entrapment which the character, Winnie, experiences with a visually smothering dress. Winnie represents the colonial woman in a patriarchal, conservative South African culture. In our multi-lingual, multi-cultural country we are trying to communicate through barriers. Words fail. Active listening becomes difficult and loneliness and confusion is experienced within our own culture and identity as we try to pass the time amicably until our own mortality merges into reality.

Presented by Anex Theatre Productions

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Happy Days

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Theatre of the Absurd

ALEXANDER BAR  50 mins 10+ English & isiXhosa Full R80

Discounts

R70

15%

05 16:00

14:00 22:00 20:00

50% Fringe

The Applauz Arts Initiative collaborates with the multi talented Dizu Plaatjies and his Marimba band, Ibuyambo. Homebru is a tribute to our South African recording artists from the late 60’s through to the present: Flames, Invaders, Brenda Fassie, Jonathan Butler, Joy and Judith Sephuma to name but a few. A toe-tapping, finger-snapping trip down memory lane with songs like “Please Stay”, “Moon River”, “Venus”, “Weekend Special” and “Paradise Road”. Performers and the band are graduates from the Applauz training program 2004 – 2012 under the creative direction of multi-skilled Natalia Da Rocha.

Homebru

Presented by Applauz Arts Initiative Music

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CITY HALL AUDITORIUM  2 hrs All English Full R70

Discounts

R50

19:00 19:00 14:00 14:00

Presented by The Matchbox Theatre Collective

30 20:00

If these Bodies could Speak Dance Theatre Award-winning Matchbox Theatre Collective (Gold Standard Bank Ovation Award and Amsterdam Best of the Fringe – 2011)

In Performance – Building Theatre

Presented by Happy Feet youth project Dance and Sound Architecture students from Germany, South Africa and the United States join forces with the local community to build a new venue for performing arts in Langa. The new building provides a place for the community to share their vibrant culture and to celebrate the arts. The young dancers of the Happy Feet Youth Project introduce the new venue to spectators

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Discounts

OCT

Full R70

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GALLOWAY THEATRE  1 hr All  R100 / R90 Afrikaans Full R80 Discounts R70 15%

30 13:05

Lunch Special

21:00 19:00 15:00 12:00

05 16:00

50% Fringe

present If these bodies could speak. Bailey Snyman (Standard Bank Young Artist for Dance 2012 – Moffie) and Nicola Haskins (Standard Bank Ovation Award 2011 – As Night Falls) choreograph and perform in this visceral, experiential experiment in the body that examines a relationship from the inside out. The work portrays the visceral experience from inside the body and reveals the lived experience of the body allowing the ‘body to speak’. The bodies become sites of conflict where they negotiate their internal biology and external expression. The work navigates between anxiety, serenity, fight and flight as the work maps the journey of a couple in, through, around and out of itself.

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GALLOWAY THEATRE  40 mins All SA Languages

Comedy Who are you? Are you your job, your photo’s on Facebook, or are you really, in between all the platforms the internet gives us, still a version of yourself? Hutsetiket (the Afrikaans word for hashtag) is a one woman Afrikaans comedy taking a new perspective on the social media phenomenon. The production follows Anelina Stein (Elizna Vermeulen) as she decides to take her ‘talents’ to the internet. She wants her Tweets to be quoted in Die Burger and the Pretoria hipsters to follow her on Instagram. This off-beat comedy will leave audiences feeling refreshed and wanting more after seeing this enthralling performance from a very talented up-and-coming actress.

HIDDINGH HALL All English Full R75

 50 mins

Discounts

R70

21:30 21:30 18:00 19:30 19:30

by exploring their dimensionality, sound, and atmospheric presence through the art of dancing in the new space for the first time. In Performance - Building Theatre investigates two methods of building space: one through making with physical materials; and the other through movement and rhythm. The project is supported by Creative Industries Fund NL Performed by: Happy Feet Youth Project (Langa) Textile Scenery: IXX creates (Amsterdam) Costumes: FASHIONCLASH (Maastricht) Choreography: Saskia Oidtmann (Berlin) Initiative, Spatial Concept: Nora Elisabeth Müller (Berlin)

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Halfbread Technique DIY Version

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Hutsetiket

Presented by Janeekyk Produksies

OCT

Swiss artist Martin Schick had a brilliant idea one day: a new economy in which everyone loves sharing. Martin sent his idea in a parcel to Cape Town. He had heard it was a place that is very sharing-challenged. How does his new economy work? With only one rule – Halfbread Technique – that is introduced as a lecture using humour, contemporary dance, audience interaction and money. It is your dream lecture – sharp, creative, collaborative, inclusive and mind-triggering. Starring: Tebogo Munyai Curated by: Valerie Geselev

GUGA S’THEBE THEATRE  30 mins All English Full R70

Discounts

R40

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PANSA Taxi Theatre Project

PANSA Taxi

Happy Hour!

Fringe Club

The Frontiersmen

Alexander Bar

Lord of the Flings

Alexander Bar

Devilish

City Hall 1

Marcel Lucont

City Hall 4

Meerfout

City Hall 3

Palmer’s aLive

German Club

Amateur Hour!

Galloway Theatre

Ashes to Ashes

City Hall 3

Crazy in Love

City Hall 1

Exhibit S - Ode to Saartjie Baartman

Dragon Room

H.O.T.T.

German Club

Na-aap

City Hall 2

Narrative Dreams

City Hall 4

PANSA Unplugged

3B Beach Road

Patchwork

City Hall 4

Piet se Optelgoed

City Hall 2

The Architecture of Tears

Hiddingh Hall

The Brothers Streep: Stand-Up Musicians Plugged

Dragon Room

The Bentleys Bettys

Galloway Theatre

The Most Amazing Show Mick Jagger is my Nightmare

City Hall 4 / German Club German Club / Hiddingh Hall

Butlers and Brylcreem

City Hall 3

Mouche

City Hall 1

What the Water Gave me

City Hall 2

Wish you were (t)here

Alexander Bar

Qhawe

City Hall 4

Mourning Glory

Galloway Theatre

Traditional Acapella Music

German Club

Pants on Fire

City Hall 4

!Kai - A Little Death

City Hall 2

If these bodies could speak

Hiddingh Hall

Tables

City Hall 3

#omnomnom

Dragon Room

Erika Lundi Trio

The Crypt

Being Norm

City Hall 2

Gary Thomas

Dragon Room

Quartet

City Hall 3

Full Stops on Your Face

Galloway Theatre

Live with Ivy

Alexander Bar

Guy Buttery

German Club / Crypt

Stranger Things

City Hall 2

Big Boys Don’t Dance

City Hall 1

Afro Fiesta

The Crypt

Between The Lines

Hiddingh Hall

Lake

City Hall 1

Sleight of Mouth: The Art Of Talking Your Way Out Of Anything

City Hall 3

Steve Newman & Ashish Joshi

The Crypt / German Club

Kontinuum

Galloway Theatre

September 25

October 29

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Get Kraken

City Hall 4

Free the Fetus

German Club

Crave

City Hall 1

The Champion

Galloway Theatre

In Performance - Building Theatre

Guga S’Thebe Theatre

Morgan and West

City Hall Auditorium

The Very Big Comedy Show

City Hall Auditorium

Jazz Vespers

St George’s Cathedral

Love & Prozac

City Hall 2

The Fear of Loss

Hiddingh Hall

The Phax Trio

Dragon Room / The Crypt

Macbeth

City Hall 1

Worst of Both Worlds

City Hall 3

Bokele and the Sun

City Hall 4

Hutsetiket

Galloway Theatre

The Year of the Bicycle

City Hall 3

Emsini

City Hall 2

Foursight

City Hall 4

Giving Birth to my Father

Alexander Bar

Jabulani and the Book

City Hall 4

Memory

City Hall 4

Wena Mamela

Hiddingh Hall

Happy Days

Alexander Bar

Lunch

City Hall 2

SCrIBE Scriptwriting Competition Staged Readings

Garrick Theatre

A Day, Across

City Hall 1

HalfBread Technique DIY Version

Galloway Theatre

Blood Stain

Hiddingh Hall

Secret Flames

Galloway Theatre

Borders & Beyond

Dragon Room

Amanda Tiffin Trio

The Crypt

Blowing Candles

City Hall 3

Mary…The Unfaithful Woman

City Hall 1

Salt

City Hall 3

Think Twice

Galloway Theatre

Whistle Stop

City Hall 2

Homebru

City Hall Auditorium

Marcus Wyatt & Language 12

Dragon Room / The Crypt

Monique Hellenberg Quartet

The Crypt

Fergus of Galloway

City Hall 2

Philip Malan

The Crypt / Dragon Room

Door of Gold

Dragon Room

Creating Theatre with your stories

Alexander Bar

#WhyNotPoetry

German Club

Elnora & Nirvana

City Hall 1

Saxit! Live

The Crypt

Sui Generis

The Crypt

Herbie Tsoaeli

City Hall Auditorium

KAHN

City Hall Auditorium

Walk: South Africa

Dragon Room

September 25

October 29

18 characters in the world of wonders of stories and books. The play brings to life the story of Jabulani and the Lion by Gcina Mhlophe. Told through beautifully crafted animal masks and muppet-style puppets, the puppeteers take us on an adventurous journey where audiences encounter a greedy lion, a very sad donkey, a springy springbok and uJakalashi, the mishievious trickster of isiXhosa mythology. A vibrant and energetic cast from the UNIMA SA’s Active Puppets programme performs the production. Director: Jaqueline Dommisse & Rouxnet Brown CITY HALL 4  45 mins All (Gr 3 +) English & isiXhosa  R90 / R60 Full R70 Discounts R40

Presented by Dryfsand & UNIMA SA 30

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09:00 11:00

13:05 Lunch Special

15:00

Theatre (Multimedia Visual Theatre) An imaginative multi-media show that uses sand animation, shadow theatre, accousticand slide guitar and voice to quietly reflect on themes of love, place and belonging. Kontinuum (continuum) points to the different ways to understand love - as something continuous yet transient gradually changing as time passes... Expect beautiful music - original compositions by Arnaud van Vliet and emotive

ST GEORGE’S CATHEDRAL  1 hr 30 mins All English RETIRING COLLECTION

18:00

Kahn

12:00 12:00 15:00 21:00 17:00

Music After 12 years of fronting South African Rock/ Pop band, The Parlotones, Kahn Morbee is performing solo at the Cape Town Fringe as K A H N. His artistic and musical contributions on all seven The Parlotones studio albums have received critical acclaim across the globe, and this solo project is set to follow the same path. With a compelling stage personality and a reputation for enthralling audiences, K A H N attributes his musical influences to a wide range of genres. This performance comes on the back of the launch of his first full-length studio album, The Light Palace, produced by Brendan Jury

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Kids, Lake is theatre so good that even your parents will want to see it!

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CITY HALL 1 All English Full R70

 50 mins Discounts

R60

15%

10:30 14:30 10:30 12:30

10:30 18:30 14:30 10:30 20:30 14:30

Starring the multi award-winning duo of Nicholas Ellenbogen and Claire Berlein, Live With Ivy journeys from Nyasaland (Malawi) in the 1950s to London’s West End in the 1980s. The Garrick family have been actors for generations – but young Ivy is caught between choosing law or following in her uncle Rex’s footsteps on the stage. This lyrical story gently guides you down the lanes of African nostalgia through the eyes of Ivy, who starts off as an innocent 11-year-old girl and follows her through the most memorable seasons of her life.

Presented by Cape Town Fringe

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Family Theatre Lake is family adventure where two brothers are brought together by their need for water. Ryan Dittman and Jaques de Silva clown their way to save the day as Stick and Bucket. Daniel Buckland ensures that “fun flows for all in this fairytale” (Gillian McAinsh -The Herald) as he directs with skill and creative imagination, using projection, shadow puppetry and masks to send the audience hurling down this precious quest. Young and old will enjoy this “clever and entertaining performance” (Lisl Griffioen – Cue).

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Music (Jazz) Jazz Vespers take place at the Cathedral monthly, celebrating jazz music with evening prayer. These evenings are open to all who wish to attend, free of charge. So, if you’re struggling to make up your mind between attending church and listening to good music at 6pm on the right Sunday, struggle no more. The Jazz Vespers add some spirited music to the evening prayer service. Piano: Derk Blaisse Trombone: Steven Sokuyeka Electric bass: Spencer Mbadu

Presented by ZikkaZimba Productions, Ryan Dittmann & Jaques de Silva in association with Assitej SA

Presented by The Crypt

GALLOWAY THEATRE  45 mins All Afrikaans Full R90 Discounts R60

Lake

Jazz Vespers

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Kontinuum

OCT

Family Theatre (Puppetry) Jabulani and the Book is an inspiring story within a story that encourages children to use their imagination by bringing to life

OCT

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Presented by UNIMA SA’s Active Puppets Programme

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Live with Ivy Presented by the Rosebank Theatre Collective Storytelling

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Jabulani and the book

images created live by Naomi van Niekerk. A show not to be missed.

ALEXANDER BAR All English Full R100

 1 hr 20 mins

Discounts

R60

17:00 17:00 20:00 20:00

15%

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05 12:00

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16:00

50% Fringe

John Trengove

Presented by Sonia Esgueira and

SEPT OCT

Love & Prozac

CITY HALL 2  1 hr 18+ English Full R90 Discounts R70

Marcel Lucont

Presented by Cape Town Fringe & Objective Talent Management

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15%

11:00 13:00

21:30 19:30 22:30 19:30

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Presented by SaKhisizwe EDUTAINMENT PRODUCTIONS Theatre The struggle of the have-nots is what needs to be addressed as their children are likely to inherit the poverty their parents are going through. It needs urgent attention as we are supposed to be working towards building the future of our country. With a number of traumatised poor young people from disadvantaged communities we are just a

OCT

Lunch

CITY HALL 2 PG English Full R70

25 01 13:05 Lunch Special

26 02

Discounts

R55

15:30 18:30

R40

20:30 14:30

10:30 16:30

CITY HALL 4 13+ English Full R80

 1 hr Discounts

R70

20:00 20:00 20:00 20:00 20:00 20:00

50% Fringe

27 03

Discounts

 45 mins  R90 / R75

Full R50

 1 hr 15 mins

17:30

breeding ground for criminals. Let’s try to close the distance - the youth are in danger and if this continues, our country is hovering on the edge of doom.

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CITY HALL 1 16+ SA languages

Comedy A modern man’s majestic musings on mortality, morality, masculinity and, moreover, Marcel Lucont, multi award-deserving maverick. A multimedia mélange of magnificence. Winner of Fringe World Award for Best Comedy Show 2013. Winner of Amused Moose Award 2012. As seen on Sky Atlantic’s Set List, BBC3’s Russell Howard’s Good News and Live at the Electric. ‘Fresh, accessible, hilarious’ (Guardian). ‘Truly excellent...stand-up at its very best’ ***** (FringeReview.co.uk). ‘Gag after consistent gag...the quality doesn’t dip once...as smooth and consistent as a fine silky brie’ **** (List).

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20:00 19:30 19:30 14:00 16:00 22:00

Comedy The smash-hit naughty comedy on the horrors of dating in your 30’s that’s been rated 5 stars by audiences and critics alike! The Titanic of the dating world is on the prowl in this dirty comedy about love. 1 actress. 13 sidesplitting characters. Directed by the Emmy nominated John Trengove (The Epicene Butcher) and starring Sonia Esgueira, one of South Africa’s funniest commediennes, this award-winning team bring you a hysterical comedy jam packed with recognisable South Africans and razor sharp wit! Business Day has called the show, “Astounding, Hilarious...A Must See! “

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 1 hr

Full R90

Presented by Andrew Simpson Productions

Presented by Nkosinathi Gaar, in association with Assitej SA

15%

30 15:30 21:30

Marcus Wyatt & Language 12 – Maji Maji

(in the land of milk and honey) Music Marcus Wyatt’s South African music collective Language 12 represents a different approach to South African Jazz –an elusive sound that is moving forward, respectful of the past, whilst not being afraid of twisting boundaries. This rare Cape Town appearance marks the release of the groups much anticipated 2nd

album – Maji Maji (in the Land of Milk and Honey). Elemental forces collide at the heart of this deep piece of work. We’re pulled by gravitational emotions through a heavy rotation of dark, crushing grief, heart-bursting joy and all colours in between – at turns intimate and symphonic, playful and brutal. Maji Maji, the weapon and the cure. The product of restless lives lived roaming the inner and outer musical galaxies in search of new sonic horizons. Featuring Marcus Wyatt (trumpet, efx), Siya Makuzeni (voice, efx), Melissa Van der Spuy (keys, soundscapes), Prince Bulo (bass), Justin Badenhorst (drums), Gavan Eckhart (sound design).

 All  English  Full R80

 1 hr 15 mins Discounts

R70

 THE DRAGON ROOM

OCT

ALEXANDER BAR 14+ English

Macbeth

Theatre (Puppetry & mask work) The End came – it seemed no order could ever be restored, but then a new king ascended. Macbeth served him, won his battles, and still there was no fitting reward. Duncan chose his son knowing Macbeth had none. Well acquainted with the contempt saved for the child-less, his wife had seen this coming. Directed by Nkosinathi Gaar – who has been trained by both the RSC and Handspring Puppet Company, this adaptation of the work is both highly visual and neatly condensed. It integrates a range of theatrical approaches to bring imaginative life to the text while vividly portraying its humanity.

20:00

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Lord of the Flings

Comedy What do you get when you mix some of the greatest movies ever made with SA politics? The must-see comedy of the Cape Town Fringe, of course! This hilarious satirical parody spoof tells the story of South Africa through hit movies like Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, Harry Potter, Twilight and The Matrix. A young hobbit from Lower Earth must become a Wizard Jedi, destroy an evil ring of power and defeat the evil Darth Duma. This “powerful”, “inspiring” and “brilliant” show is written and performed by Andrew Simpson – the creator of Ghost Story and To Kill a Koeksister.

20:00

Mary…The Unfaithful Woman

exorcistic battle between mind and body. Marius Mensink recently graduated from the Theatre Academy Maastricht. This production was highly praised by the Jury of the 2013 Amsterdam Fringe Festival, and was given a Silver Award. As a multi-disciplinary performer, Marius now works with a variety of theatre makers throughout Europe whilst performing his own work worldwide.

Presented by Polony Theatre Collective Theatre (Drama / Comedy)

 1 hr 10 mins

Full R80

Discounts

R60

Mick Jagger is my Nightmare is an intense and exhilarating dance performance in which the legendary rock musician and frontman of The Rolling Stones tries to posses the body of theatrical performer Marius Mensink. An

05 14:30

50% 20:30 16:30 12:30 18:30 20:30 Fringe

Modern society demands numerous responsibilities from a young woman and expects her to be more than one person. Is she a housewife? A mother? An independent woman? But the most important question is: Where and how does she see herself? These different facets of the woman don’t always see eye-to-eye; so what happens when they come into conflict with one another? Does she have to silence one part of herself because of another; and is this possible? Meerfout deals with the conflict between expectation and obligation. The conflict between who we are and who we really want to be. With: Cintaine Schutte & Mariechen Vosloo And the voice of: Antoinette Kellerman Text: Gideon Lombard & Cast Direction: Gideon Lombard

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CITY HALL 3 13+ Afrikaans Full R80

 1 hr Discounts

R65

Marius Mensink

15%

19:00 21:00 16:00 22:00 17:00 19:00

OCT

GERMAN CLUB  30 mins All  R90 / R80 English Full R70 Discounts R60

13:05

21:30 17:00 Lunch

Lunch Special Special

14:30

15:00

 HIDDINGH HALL

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CITY HALL 1 PG 13 English

OCT

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Mick Jagger is my Nightmare Presented by Amsterdam Fringe /

16:00 16:00

21:30 16:00

Monique Hellenberg Quartet Presented by The Crypt

Music (Jazz) Monique Hellenberg completed her BMus in jazz studies at the University of Cape Town in 2004. She has performed with many jazz groups including the Jonny Cooper Big Band and jazz vocal groups, Track 5 and Mamavox. Monique features regularly with Breakfast Included and the popular house music musicians/DJ-duo, Goldfish. She teaches parttime at the SA College of Music at UCT.

 THE CRYPT  All   Full R55

OCT

Meerfout

Written & Directed by: Jullian Seleke-Mokoto Starring: Dieketseng Mnisi, Daniel Mooi, Chief Siboa & Michael Mabizela

SEPT

Theatre Mary…The Unfaithful Woman is a hard-hitting drama that depicts the true battle of sexes. The love wars that couples wage against each other in a struggle to overcome their emotional dependency, leading to self-destruction, hate, bitterness and tragedies. Mary takes a deep look into relationships between men and women. How some women exploit their feminist powers to a point of pushing their partners to the edge. Director, Jullian SelekeMokoto received two FNB Vita Awards for his production Shattered Dreams, Best Script and Best Design, as well as nominations for Best Production and Best Director.

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Presented by THE Abangani Theatre Group

 3 hrs

19:30

Morgan and West

MEMORY

Presented by Here Manje Production

Presented by Cape Town Fringe & Objective Talent Management beautifully realised and the story is engaging throughout”- Grocotts Mail.

SEPT

 Full R70

 50 mins  R90 / R80 Discounts

R60

15%

13:05

Lunch Special

11:00 18:00 15:00 09:00 18:00

Illusion Great Scott! Victorian magicians Morgan & West bring a magical extravaganza to a millennium near you! No future is left unseen and no timeline left unaltered as this pair of temporal tricksters bring a show brimming over with baffling magic, unparalleled precognitive powers and a totally genuine ability to travel through time! ‘Your spirits will be raised immeasurably by this delightful, family-friendly show. Simply spiffing!’ - Three Weeks . “They are 100% genuine about their mental magic

gift”- The List. “I can’t recall the last time my awe was so thoroughly struck” - The Scotsman.

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 CITY HALL 4  All  SA languages

OCT

Family Theatre (African Storytelling and Physical Theatre) Here Manje was founded by Samantha Davies, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi and Luke Brown in 2013 and creates both fictional and non-fictional work across various disciplines that often involves a high level of physicality and intricate imagery. Memory is a story for all ages that speaks about the universal impulse of loving animals. The show dabbles in different languages such as Zulu, Xhosa and English, as it takes the audience on a trip through that of humanity’s relationship to the elephant using animal mime, African storytelling and dance. “The animals are

CITY HALL AUDITORIUM  1 hr 30 mins (interval) All English Full R90

Discounts

R80

19:00 14:00 19:00

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 CITY HALL 4

18:00 18:00 18:00 18:00

30 15:00

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and suicidal puppets. Based on Paul Gallico’s Love of Seven Dolls, we follow the tale of Mouche and puppeteer Michel Peyrot whose sad life has left him dark and cruel – his heart only evident through the puppets on his hands. “Performance so tender that it moves everyone in the audience to murmurings and sweetness.… Redpath is a focused and superb story teller...” - Jane Stone, Artsblog. Written by: Laine Redpath Cole Directed by: Laine Redpath Cole & Rob van Vuuren Starring: Tim Redpath

Mouche

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SEPT

Presented by ZikkaZimba

Full R80

Presented by Lereko Mfono in association with Assitej SA

 55 mins Discounts

R70

15%

19:30 12:30 12:30 22:30 20:30

SEPT

GALLOWAY THEATRE  1 hr 16+ English Full R70

Discounts

R50

15%

18:00 19:00 16:00

15:30 14:30 18:30 19:30

13:05 Lunch Special

17:30

Family Theatre Narrative Dreams is a nostalgic and beautiful piece exploring two very different childhoods, which share, despite their differences, a sense of isolation and loneliness. Narrative Dreams tells the coming of age story of two boys from different worlds, Morena and David, who puzzle their way through the tumultuous, playful years of childhood life in search of friendship, acceptance and wholeness. As they grow into adolescence David and Morena try to make sense of the world into which they are moving. They face challenges that accompany their journey and start to ask questions about whether they will be able to realise the dreams of their childhood.

CITY HALL 4  50 mins 10+  R90 / R60 English Full R70 Discounts R40 15%

13:05

11:00 Lunch 14:00 Lunch 11:00 15:00 Special Special

Stand-up Comedy Stand-up comic Brent Palmer brings you his latest, hilarious stand-up show complete with his signature off the cuff humour, infectious stage presence, witty charm … and of course his jokes! In fact it’s said his delivery is so good, he could easily have been a postman or a midwife. His bountiful stories are spiced with well observed characters, accurate observations and political satire. Yes … Malema does feature. He will also delight you with his stories of marriage, his new beautiful baby boy as well as other hazardous things which have happened in his life, like growing up on the Cape Flats.

Presented by Garage Collective

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 1 hr  R100

 Full R80

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Mourning Glory

Performance Art In the classified section of a newspaper, the obituaries are placed alongside the “looking for love”, spiritual consultants and sex ads. Mourning Glory is a production that explores this contrasting dynamic by looking at characters that are both painfully normal and comically neurotic. The production set is also an art installation, and audience members are welcome to view the production at any time during the performance and leave whenever they wish.

 CITY HALL 2  14+  Afrikaans

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Physical Theatre Sweet Venue’s Best Actor Award, Edinburgh Fringe ’09. “Pick of the Fringe” – NAF. ’08. A one-man show with a girl who isn’t there. A story both sad and optimistic, of love, hate

CITY HALL 1 14+ English

Narrative Dreams

desire for freedom, but merely a way out. Na-aap is a collaboration between De Klerk Oelofse, interactive designer/programmer Andries Odendaal, choreographer Ina Wichterich, and director Jaco Bouwer. Recognition to Peter Handke for his appropriate work.

Palmer’s aLive

Presented by Brent Palmer

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Comedy & Insanity The Most Amazing Show is back! South African comedy legends, Corne and Twakkie

OCT

 THE GERMAN CLUB

Presented by TMAS

Theatre (lecture performance) A gripping story by Franz Kafka about an ape, Rooi Piet, giving a report to an academy about the course of his life. After being captured in the jungles of Africa and taken to Hamburg by ship, he tries to survive his new caged existence by imitating human behaviour. Piet’s imitation of humans is so successful that it becomes a rewarding career. His report about his transformation from ape to human serves as a sober perspective about what it is to be human and how humans behave. It also takes a look at how culture, civilisation and the conventions of nature contort and how humanity, as a result of acquired behaviour, can never really be free. Identity is not static but a constant performance. The aping isn’t a

SEPT

 PG 16+  1 hr  English & SA languages  Full R90 Discounts R70

Na-aap

Presented by Jaco Bouwer

OCT

The Most Amazing Show

return to their beloved Cape Town for a handful of hilarious shows brimming with inspired onstage insanity. After a four year break from live shows, Corne and Twakkie have cast aside the shackles of myth and legend to create a show that captures the essence of what makes The Most Amazing Show a unique and unforgettable live experience. Don’t miss this rare chance to see the craziest, sexiest and funniest clowns you’re ever likely to see behind the steering wheel of a caravan. “Comedic genius… trailblazing …” – WhatsOnInCapeTown

GERMAN CLUB 16+ SA languages Full R70

 1 hr 10 mins

Discounts

R50 15%

20:00 22:00 22:00 16:00 20:00

21:00 15:00 22:30 18:00

 45 mins

10:00 10:00 10:00 10:00 10:00 10:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00

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Patchwork is a one of a kind production created just for 1-4 year-olds to stimulate imagination, engage empathy and focus, and create a bonding experience for parents and children. The play unfolds around a bed: the place where the comfort of home meets the strange world of dreams, where sheets

Presented by PANSA Western Cape

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PANSA Unplugged

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3B BEACH ROAD, WOODSTOCK  50 mins 8+ English Full R50

12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 14:00 14:00 14:00 14:00 14:00

show hosted by multi award-winning comedians Rob van Vuuren and Martin Evans. A Pants on Fire show is characterised by a diverse line-up of stellar guests to create the perfect hysterical night out – an invigorating celebration of music, comedy and good old fashioned entertainment. “With their careless charm and infectious irreverence, Martin Evans and Rob van Vuuren’s Pants on Fire is not your average comedy show.” – Artslink.co.za. “There is not much more you could want for a comedic fix. …Completely unscripted…two stellar comics…” – MyComedy.co.za. “Flaming Hot” – Tonight

Comedy / Music Pants on Fire is the Standard Bank Ovation Award-winning comedy Rock ’n Roll variety

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Presented by Martin Evans and Rob van Vuuren

OCT

Discounts

R50

22:00 22:00

28 04

Discounts

R40

11:00 12:00 09:00 15:00 09:00

The Phax Trio

Music (Contemporary) Witness this band leading you through some of their sultriest and hair-raising ContraBalkan, Hosh-Klezmer and Parisian peepshow inspired music. A powerful wind triumvirate – Eu(PH)onium and two S(AX)ophones – formed

Philip Malan

 1 hr  R100 / R80 Discounts

R60

17:00

13:05 Lunch Special

13:00

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18:00

the guitar to conjure up magical melodies, harmonies and bass lines, all at the same time. His instrumental music is described as storytelling, drawing inspiration from nature and the rich diversity of South African people. “Although the finger-style guitar genre and the use of a loop station is gaining popularity in South Africa, Malan’s music is unlike that of others. He carefully brings together simple melodies and intricate guitar work in a performance which is easy-going and intimate” (Cue - NAF 2014).

 All  English  Full R80

 50 mins

 THE CRYPT

13:00 17:00

 GERMAN CLUB Music (Acoustic Fingerstyle Guitar) “One guitar plays back an orchestra” (The Month, March 2013). Philip Malan is a fingerstyle guitarist who uses the whole of

30 13:05 Lunch Special

22:00 22:00 22:00

 40 mins

 THE CRYPT

CITY HALL 4  1 hr 30 mins 16+ English/ SA languages Full R90

Full R70

 All  English  Full R80

OCT

Pants on Fire

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CITY HALL 4 All (1 to 4 years) English

by the alumni principal players of the South African National Youth Orchestra: Shaun Acker, Andrea Fisher-Jeffes and Levi Alexander. Original compositions.

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Multi-disciplinary Pansa Unplugged is a platform created to showcase “undiscovered “ talent as well as “budding” stars and offering them an opportunity and space to network . It is a “variety”, multi genre event with music, dance, poetry, improvised comedy, drama, puppetry…. No two performances are the same! Several collaborations have started through participating in the Pansa Unplugged sessions. Come and enjoy the “untapped” talent of the Western Cape, some of them appearing on a stage for the first time! This is an opportunity not to be missed for performers and audience alike.

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Presented by Pillow Fort Productions in association with ASSITEJ SA

OCT

THE PARADE All English

Patchwork

become oceans and pillows transform into creatures. Each child is actively engaged by the animation of objects, shifting space and colour, live music by Pedro the Music Man, and the landscape of experience through which little travelers can walk, run or be carried. ‘Patchwork is created with the support of the ‘Small Size, Big Citizens’ project - Widening of the European Network for the diffusion of the performing arts for early years. Director: Joanna Evans Designer: Merryn Carver Performers: Asanda Rilityana & Joanna Evans Puppetry director: Gabriel Marchand Musician: Pedro Espi-Sanchez

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Theatre (Improv) “So you’re planning to invade the inaugural Cape Town Fringe Festival? But you’re not looking forward to the traffic in town travelling between theatres? Well, let us drive and entertain you at the same time! PANSA - The Performing Arts Network of South Africa has designed just the solution for you! On the

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Presented by PANSA National

Pansa Fringe Theatre Bus, you can sit back, relax and watch a side splitting-performance of I Never Thought You’d Come – a specially designed piece of adult guerrilla theatre, to get you all perked up for your next show. The piece is loosely improvised around the theme of relationship dynamics of ‘kiss-and-make-up’ - while you the audience get to be right in the centre of the action. PANSA intends integrating audiences and performers in a unique way that will change how you experience your first Cape Town Fringe Festival, and make lasting memories last longer. Route: City Hall – District 6 – Oranjezight – Bokaap – City Hall. Pick-up & drop off point: The Parade - opposite the City Hall

OCT

PANSA Taxi Theatre Project

04 20:00

05 16:00

50% Fringe

Piet se Optelgoed

Salt

Presented by Wynne Bredenkamp

Presented by Liezl de Kock

Full R60

 40 mins Discounts

R40

15%

17:30 12:30 17:30 21:30 21:30

way back home and reclaim his birthright. Told through a cast of puppets exquisitely designed by design team of Masiphumlele Community Theatre Group and produced by Handspring Trust, Qhawe is a visual spectacle full of music, laughter, adventure and the courage to face the demons of the past - and vanquish them. Directed by Mongiwekhaya, and performed by the Masiphumlele Community Theatre Group, Qhawe is a theatre experience for the whole family. Written & Directed by: Mongiwekhaya Assistant direction by: Gabriel Merchand

Presented by Saxit! Jazz Saxophone QuarTet

CITY HALL 4  45 mins All (Gr 4 +)  R90 / R70 isiXhosa, English Full R70 Discounts R50

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13:05

15:00 10:00 11:00

Lunch Special

Family Theatre (Puppetry) What does it mean to be the ‘Hero of the People’? In a valley terrorised by a great snake, the lost son of the Chief must find his

III. Bitter rivals end ex-lovers, Marquise de Merteuil and Vicomte de Valmont, engage in a manipulative role-playing act in an attempt to pursue their most sadistic fantasies in the face of imminent doom. They indulge themselves in a plot of abuse and seduction against an innocent virgin and virtuous spouse, often switching their roles and sexes, to combat their boredom and take revenge on one another with great satirical flair. www.teaterteater.com/ quartet Written by: Heiner Müller English translation by: Carl Weber Directed and designed by: Marthinus Basson With: Greta Pietersen and Ludwig Binge

Presented by TEATERteater by arrangement with dalro

Theatre Timespace: Drawing room before the French revolution/Air raid shelter after World War

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Quartet

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CITY HALL 3 18+ English Full R80

 1 hr Discounts

R40

17:00 20:00 18:00 19:00 15:00

CITY HALL 3 PG 13+ English Full R75

 50 mins Discounts

R65

15%

12:00 50% 17:00 19:00 11:00 12:00 18:00 Fringe

Music (Jazz) SAXIT! is a saxophone quartet project which came into being in late 2011. The musicians involved all share two common interests, love of playing the saxophone and the artistic growth developed from performing in an ensemble without a traditional rhythm section. The ability of each instrumentalist to convey their own sense of internal rhythm and personal introspection, allows for the exploration of multiple genres to express a range of ideas about the human condition. Soprano/Alto sax: Joel Benjamin Alto sax: Jade de Waal Tenor sax: Simon Bates Baritone sax: Gareth Harvey

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CITY HALL 2 16+ Non-verbal

THE CRYPT All English Full R70

 50 mins Discounts

R50

15%

17:00 15:00

SCRiBE ScriptWRITING COMPETition Presented by Imbewu Trust

Theatre (Staged script readings) Presented by the Imbewu Trust, the SCrIBE Scriptwriting Competition is an opportunity for South African playwrights to develop their work, with the winner having their play professionally mounted for a run at a Cape Town theatre. Now in its third year, the competition culminates in a week-long series of staged readings of the top scripts. Writers have the chance to engage in feedback sessions with members of the public and industry. Details on the scripts that will be read in the final week will be released to the public in early September.

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Presented by Masiphumelele Community Theatre Group with the Handspring Trust, in association with UNIMA SA

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a production that ‘…stands out as something special … [and is] nothing short of brilliant’ (Cue Newspaper, NAF, 2014)..

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Qhawe

and has been chosen to be part of the Amsterdam Fringe in 2015.

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Theatre (Physical & Visual) Piet. Horror story? Myth? Boogyman? Like a twisted pied piper, her lullaby calls weggooikinders from their beds to her kitchen. Gleefully deranged, her hunger is insatiable. Liezl de Kock (Crazy in Love, Pictures of You) trawls the dark underbelly of society in a warped comic broth of visual buffoonery. Piet se Optelgoed recently received a Silver Standard Bank Ovation in the Physical Theatre genre of the 2014 National Arts Festival in Grahamstown

Theatre (Drama / Magical Realism) Winner of a Standard Bank Ovation Award and the PANSA New Writer Award, Salt follows the story of Aya, a long time patient in a psychiatric hospital. One day she encounters, Thomas, a new doctor who begins to drag her out of her drug-induced amnesia with enlightening yet dire consequences. Intermingling physical performance and thrilling drama, Salt was considered ‘one of the gems on this year’s Fringe’ (Ismail Mahomed, Artistic Director, NAF), ‘a haunting journey’ (David Fick,Broadway World) and described as

GARRICK THEATRE  1hr 30 mins PG English / SA Languages Full R50

30 19:00

19:00 19:00 19:00

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 Full R70

25 01

26 02

Discounts

R30

28 04

30 15:00 FREE!

19:00 11:00

Theatre Two sisters are held back by their past as they struggle with themselves, with each other and

Presented by Marcel Oudejans

Illusion (Comedy Magic) Described as “full of deceptions, belly laughter and lots of surprised gasps” (Cape Times), professional comedy magician Marcel

Steve Newman & Ashish Joshi

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The Art Of Talking Your Way Out Of Anything

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CITY HALL 3 16+ English Full R75

 55 mins  R95 / R70 Discounts

R50

15%

13:05

22:00 16:00 Lunch 21:00 Special

01 13:05

Lunch Special

21:00 17:00 20:00

19:00

Discounts

R60

Discounts

R60

15%

13:05

20:30 Lunch 19:30

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15:30

12:30 17:30

05 15:30 50% Fringe

Presented by The Crypt

Music (Jazz) The band SUI GENERIS led by trumpeter Vaughn Fransch specialises in all genres from Classical, Classical cross-over, Straight Ahead, Dixie, Hard Bop, Swing, Blues, Latin, Contemporary, Hip Hop, Funk, African and South African. By the way sui generis means of its own kind/one of a kind which aptly suits this band since each member has such a diverse, and deep rooted music history with a somewhat peculiar or unconventional origin. Trumpet and Flugelhorn: Vaughn Fransch Vocals: Denay Willie

Guitar: Darryl Andrews Drums: Ivan Bell Acoustic/Electric Bass: Tino Europa Percussion: Daniel Bloem

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THE CRYPT All English

 3 hrs

Full R55

20:00 20:00

Theatre (comedy drama) A hipster love triangle, a desperate housewife, an exuberant domestic worker, and a bored waitress from the Cape flats. Tables is a comedy-drama by a young cast that examines the intertwined lives of people from various subcultures unfolding in the shadow of Table Mountain. Superbly complemented by film and photography elements, with witty satirical dialogue, this production has its finger on the pulse of the Cape Town zeitgeist. Described as “Outstanding comic relief” in a Cue review at the National Arts Festival, Tables also cuts to the core of serious social issues and seduces its audience with a juicy romance.

 50 mins  R120 / R80

 Full R100

 55 mins  R90 / R80

Sui Generis

both together and in various other projects. A list very similar in length is expressed by the number of CD releases behind their names. This much-loved duo captures spirit with a rhythmic percussive style mesmerizing one into a journey of vast proportions where almost every emotional texture is visited. Sometimes you want to dance, sometimes you want to cry. Without a doubt you’ll be moved on various levels.

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CITY HALL 2 All English Full R70

Special

Oudejans stars in Sleight of Mouth, an intimate performance of visual sleight-ofhand magic, mental illusion and modern-day mystery. Punctuated by Marcel’s trademark hilarious and witty commentary, audiences can expect the unexpected as huge objects are inexplicably produced, volunteers’ minds are read, sewing needles are consumed and cutlery is melted into pieces. You’re certain to be charmed, amazed and thoroughly entertained by this talented and experienced performer. “Sleight of Mouth is worth seeing for the laughs and surprises.” – Cue NAF 2013

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Sleight of Mouth

Comedy (Physical comedy) Stranger Things is a one-man show that revolves around Bronwyn, a restaurateur, who is struggling to keep up with the mayhem of his restaurant on Valentine’s Day. A pedantic German chef, a half-deaf barman, a drunk waiter and a hostess who would rather sexually harass her colleagues than do her actual work, are some of the wacky characters that have Bronwyn spinning. In this quirky comedy, Ryan Dittmann seamlessly transforms from character to character. If eating out is your forté, this play will make your day.

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 GALLOWAY THEATRE  PG  1 hr  English and isiXhosa

Presented by ZikkaZimba Productions /Ryan Dittmann

OCT

Presented by UKAO in association with the Baxter Theatre Centre

Stranger Things

OCT

Secret Flames

with life. They cannot live their lives to its full potential; neither can they enjoy the pleasures that life has to offer. The one person who can set them free of this dilemma is their Mother. She carries with her burning secrets which are the cause of the family’s unhappiness. But she is afraid that once these secrets are revealed, her daughters will get hurt. Director Sisipho Mbopha received the 2014 Zabalaza Theatre Festival award for Best Newcomer for Directing. Cast: Asiphe Lili, Sisipho Mbopha, Thulisa Mayalo

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30 15:00

Lunch Special

OCT

Music (World Instrumental) Steve Newman and Ashish Joshi represent the cream of international world music available in South Africa today. They toured the length and the breadth of South Africa and an extended list of international appearances

SEPT

 THE GERMAN CLUB

29 18:00

03 13:05

19:00 Lunch 16:00 Special

05 14:00

50% Fringe

Tables

Presented by Macleod Productions

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 THE CRYPT CITY HALL 3 13+ English Full R70

17:00 15:00

 1 hr Discounts

R40

20:00 21:00

Presented by The Mothertongue Project GALLOWAY THEATRE  50 mins 10+ English Full R80 Discounts R65

Multi Disciplinary (performance art, poetry, theatre) Walk: South Africa is a performance piece created by a group of women artists living in Cape Town, in response to Maya Krishna Rao’s The Walk. Rao crafted The Walk as a response to the gang-rape and murder of 23 year old Jyoti Pandey who was repeatedly raped and bludgeoned with an iron rod by 6 men on a bus in Delhi in December 2012. We decided, with Rao’s permission, to create Walk: South Africa in early 2013, as a response to the

05 14:00

16:00 50% 17:00 13:00 11:00 21:00 22:00 Fringe

Wena Mamela Presented by Mamela Nyamza & UNIMA SA

Traditional Acapella Music Presented by Zamanani Brothers Cultural Group

events in and around Cape Town. Don’t miss the beauty of these male voices.

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Music The Zamanani Brothers Cultural Group was formed in 2007 in a Khayelitsha informal settlement. It began as a way to keep the youth away from gangsterism, alcohol and drugs and has grown from strength to strength since its inception. Consisting of eight males, the group sings traditional acapella music (isicathamiya) and initiation songs (amagwijo) in a variety of South African languages. They have just released their first album in January 2014, Ukuzingca Kwa Maafrika, and have been invited to perform at numerous functions and

GERMAN CLUB All SA languages Full R70

R60

16:00 15:00 18:30

14:00

The Very Big Comedy Show is a once off comedy extravaganza featuring a handpicked selection of the finest comedians performing at the inaugural 2014 Cape Town Fringe. Hosted by Comics Choice Breakthrough Act and multi Standard Bank Ovation Award-winning comedian, Rob van Vuuren, this show boasts a comedy line up to rival any in the land! Join this madcap crew of comedians for a night of hilarious entertainment – the biggest and best comedians all on one massive stage for one huge show only!

Presented by cape town fringe and rob van vuuren productions

Physical Theatre (Dance Theatre) “‘Wena Mamela’, this is the phrase my grandmother used to call me whenever I was running away from doing house chores. I would just take my swimming costume and

What the Water Gave me

 CITY HALL AUDITORIUM  PG16+  1hr 30 mins  English  Full R90

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The Very big comedy show

Discounts

R80

THE DRAGON ROOM  1 hr 13+ English Full R70

Discounts

R50

Check www.capetownfringe.co.za for performance dates and times

go off to ballet…Ballet which was a new language that no one has taught me to understand, I was always behind and just following, at times I did things I did not like... it went on and on and on.” This is a new piece in progress by the award-winning Mamela Nyamza. The work was first presented in Berlin as part of a residency programme and later at the Theatre Arts Admin Collective. Audiences at the Cape Town Fringe Festival will be able to get a peak of this work in progress. The full production is to premiere in Berlin later this year. The French Institute, Dorky Park and Step Text made the creation of Wena Mamela possible.

 HIDDINGH HALL  PG13+  45 mins   Full R90 Discounts R70

 40 mins

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Presented by Brendon Peel

Walk: South Africa

gang-rape and murder of Anene Booysen. Our vision for Walk: South Africa is centred around a sparse aesthetic that foregrounds the figure of the woman. Its focus is very much on the six women performers and considering the unavoidable, physical fact of their bodies – a fact which we understand rape culture to see to obfuscate or erase. Co-curated by: Sara Matchett and Genna Gardini Co-created and performed by: (in order of appearance) Rosa Rogers Postlethwaite, Koleka Putuma, Nina Callaghan, Genna Gardini, Siphumeze Kundayi and Sara Matchett

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21:30

Presented by UJ Arts & Culture

Theatre (Drama, Storytelling) This powerful piece of authentically South African theatre is an elemental exploration,

30 20:00

18:00 21:30 19:30 21:30

which digs up gestures and stories that have been buried in the darkness of Cape Town’s history. Flowing from lush stories of ancient majicks to gritty tales of urban terror, the play traces the stories of four characters, with a storyteller who weaves their worlds together. Through the resources of imagination, the characters are able to transfigure their existing realities. Recently awarded a SIilver Standard Bank Ovation Award at the National Arts Festival this production has been called “as beautiful as it is compelling” and “a performance worth seeing.” Written by: Rehane Abrahams Directed by: Jade Bowers Performed by: Cherae Halley

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Think Twice

Illusion (Psychological illusion/mentalism) Think Twice, an extraordinary show that blends illusion, psychology, mentalism, and memory techniques, was a sell-out hit at the 2014 National Arts Festival. Join Brendon Peel as he guides you on a journey through the miraculous and magical. Dubbed by critics as ‘captivating’ and ‘mesmerising’, Brendon Peel lives up to all expectations in Think Twice. With a Rubik’s cube, a deck of cards, and a few surprise predictions Brendon Peel will keep you engaged and entertained. Life is all about choices, be sure you make the right one – Think Twice!

CITY HALL 2 PG 10+ English Full R75

 1 hr Discounts

R65

19:30 22:30 11:00 21:30 17:30

Presented by Dark Laugh Theatre Company

Wish you were (t)Here Presented by Dinah Eppel

R70

15%

11:30 50% 11:00 21:30 16:30 13:30 21:30 Fringe

Presented by Joanna Evans

13:05

16:00 15:00

Lunch Special

21:30

18:00

 CITY HALL 3  PG  55 mins  English and isiXhosa  Full R70

30 Theatre This 2013 Standard Bank Silver Ovation Award-winner returns to Cape Town from a

Discounts

R30

11:00 13:00 FREE!

15:00

sell-out run in Germany. When Amelia and Andile fall into a concussion at the same moment, they meet in each other’s confused minds and are drawn back to 1997; the year of Ninja Turtles, bicycles and ‘I believe I can fly’. And the year when their friendship was shattered by a place in which even a child cannot feel at ease. Skipping from the lightness of play to the dark borders of loneliness, this is “a piece of theatre that will leave you breathless” (Cue). Directed by Joanna Evans (King Kong What What), featuring Amy Wilson and Aphiwe Livi with original sound by John Withers (John Wizards).

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ALEXANDER BAR  50 mins 12+  R90 / R40 English, isiXhosa Full R70 Discounts R20 15%

25 SEPT

The Year of the Bicycle

Cast: Thando Tsuselo and Lubabalo Nontwana

SEPT

Discounts

Worst of Both Worlds is the 2012 Best of the Baxter’s Zabalaza Theatre Festival winner. Written and directed by Bulelani Mabutyana it features Thando Tsuselo and Lubabalo Nontwana in this cleverly-crafted two-hander which played to great acclaim at the Baxter Golden Arrow Studio in 2012. Performed in English and isiXhosa, the play tackles the issue of human child trafficking head-on using a unique and fresh style of physical theatre combined with strong elements of storytelling. The narrative deals with the journey of a girl who is abducted and trafficked at a young age, having to grow up under slavery of prostitution and its implications on her life.

OCT

Full R80

 50 mins

extraordinary storyteller, enters this world and is embraced by our particularly indigenous South African style of good manners. South Africa’s transformation anticipates community involvement in restructuring and developing the land we struggled for. Love and learning begin. The show is for those of us who never knew, who have forgotten, who feel out of touch with our essence, and those of us who are willing to learn to be freely and enthusiastically South African. Wish you were (t)here, a one-hander of excellence exudes spontaneity and ambiguous hilarity – truly South African! Written and performed by: Dinah Eppel Directed by: Tossie van Tonder aka Nobonke

    Storytelling It is 1995. In the Cape townships, an inclusive, openhearted, forgiving, generous spirit lies waiting. We have been invited to unite and build together. Dinah Eppel,

CITY HALL 2 PG English

Presented by UKAO in association with the Baxter Theatre Centre

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OCT

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Worst of Both Worlds

OCT

Whistle Stop

Physical Theatre “Whistle Stop is an excellent piece of theatre: beautifully polished and spellbinding.” – Sarah Roberson, Artsblog. Winner of a Standard Bank Silver Ovation Award and a PANSA New Writer’s Award, this is a love story like no other. A man, a woman, some whistling and all the hidden things we think but never allow ourselves to say… This absurd two-hander travels beyond the present moment and whistles into the darker recesses of the twisted mind. “Hilarious, fumbling internal monologues will bring joy to the most hardened heart. Fabulous script, outstanding performance!”- Lisl Griffioen, Cue. “Everything about it charmed me.” – Moira de Swardt.

CITY HALL 3  1 hr 12+  R90 / R80 English, isiXhosa Full R70 Discounts R60

13:05 Lunch Special

14:00

50% Fringe

30 11:00

15:00 17:00

21:00

16:00

The Cape Town Fringe day out Are you a teacher or headmaster, with a class full of learners who want to be inspired and entertained? Why not sign up for our specials Fringe Day Out package, designed for learners from Grades 7 to 12… a Fringe experience for a full day at our City Hall hub.

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Two workshops on a range of topics, from puppetry, to graffiti art, to getting a special and unique behind-the-scenes glimpse into the world of theatre Two amazing performances from our selection of daytime shows on the Fringe. These could be theatre, magic, music, dance or comedy… but whatever it is, we know your group will leave inspired Lunch in our Fringe Club Some time to meet other learners, hang out and network with others who love the arts We’ll work with you to customise the experience, hand pick relevant, age appropriate workshops and productions and make sure that your group has a great time with us.

Pricing

Package prices vary according to productions chosen, but as an estimate we’re guessing the costs will be around R6 000 for the full package, for a group of 15 learners, including transport to and from the City Hall. We are also partnering with sponsors and funders to cover the costs of the Fringe Day Out for schools unable to afford the package fee – so don’t let the price deter you… if you’re keen to be involved, let’s talk! Email us on dayout@capetownfringe.co.za to start the conversation

Cape Town fringe Programmes available at Exclusive books from August 28

PRESENTS Thu 25 Sep at 7.30pm Erika Lundi Trio

Fri 26 & Sat 27 Sep at 8pm Afro Fiesta

Wed 1 Oct at 7:30pm Monique Hellenberg Quartet

Tue 30 Sep at 7:30pm Amanda Tiffin Trio

Fri 3 & Sat 4 Oct at 8pm SUI GENERIS

PLUS Fringe gigs daily at 1, 3 and 5pm featuring: Marcus Wyatt, Steve Newman, Guy Buttery,

Philip Malan, Luna Paige, Saxit!, the Phax Trio, Gary Thomas and moreâ&#x20AC;Ś Food and drinks available

Attention courtesans of culture and trawlers for truncated cinema! Following three hugely successful seasons, South Africa's original short film experience,. in proud association with Hendrick's Gin, is set to dim the lights and fondle your popcorn once more during its long-awaited return to the Cape Culture Calendar... Short & Sweet has amassed a dedicated following through the originality of its content and the intoxicating allure of its ambience. Taking root once more in the elegant, vintage surrounds of the Old German Club every Tuesday from the 23rd September to Tuesday 28th October. Each week, Short & Sweet will showcase a hand selected bouquet of 8 short films, animations and music videos Doors open at 6pm. Films start at 7,30pm Tickets available online. www.shortandsweet.tv