11 – 19 Oct 2025
The nominations for the 13th kykNET Fiësta Awards were announced today. Debut productions presented at the six biggest Afrikaans arts festivals in the cuntry – Aardklop, Innibos, KKNK, Suidoosterfees, Toyota US Woordfees en die Vrystaat Kunstefees – are eligible for Fiësta Awards. “The uncertainty in the cautious year after the pandemic did nothing to hamper […]
The Toyota SU Woordfees will once again take place in the spring, from 7 to 15 October 2023. This decision was taken in consultation with several role players and stakeholders, including sponsors and donors, other arts festivals, artists, festivalgoers, producers, schools, suppliers and the hospitality industry. “Time constraints make it impossible for us to present […]
The award-winning acting couple Cintaine Schutte and Carel Nel will play opposite each other again in Johannesburg next year in ’n Begin – a play that movingly and delicately explores the complexity of modern relationships. The play takes place at the end of a party when two damaged people reach out toward each other. It’s […]
Good news for all playwrights: The prestigious Nagtegaal Text Prize has been revived after 15 years in collaboration with the Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees, and there are big prizes up for grabs. The three winners will receive R100 000, R50 000, and R25 000 respectively, making it the largest competition of its kind in the country. […]
With: Anna-Mart van der Merwe, Carla Smith, Ben Albertyn, Mark Elderkin Director, translation and design: Nico Scheepers Stage manager: Nell van der Merwe Speelgoed van glas, Nico Scheepers’ award-winning reworking and translation of Tennesse Williams’ English masterpiece, gets an interesting new look at the Baxter Theatre in Cape Town. Retaining the name The Glass Menagerie, […]
We are all feeling the economic pinch. That’s why the Woordfees made it a priority to give festivalgoers affordable access to as many quality productions as possible this year. In addition to a great variety of free festival offerings such as art exhibitions and most of the Discussion and Film Festival programme, there are also […]