An English speaker’s guide to the Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees
By Gillian MitchellThe Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees takes place this year from 28 September to 6 October. Get your tickets at Quicket. Undoubtedly a predominantly Afrikaans language festival, it is nonetheless an opportunity that English speakers should not let slip by. Irrespective of whether your Afrikaans is fluent, a little rickety, mostly made up of “Ja-nee” […]
Attention playwrights: The Nagtegaal Text Prize revived in collaboration with the Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees
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. […]
Classical music: Reason #2 to visit Woordfees ’24
World class musicians, singers and conductors bring the drama, sensitivity and timeless passion of classical music to the Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees. Come and listen to favourites such as Bach, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Prokofiev, Grieg, Ravel, Brahms, Gershwin, Piazzola, Vivaldi, Huyssen, Chopin, Haydn, Handel and so many more and take a chance on something that you have […]
Comedy: Reason #4 to visit Woordfees ’24
Laugh out Loud. We each have our own peculiar sense of humour and different cultures have unique aspects to the humour that their members enjoy. Three of South Africa’s top comedians bring two shows to the Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees that crisscross many cultures (and a few of our 11 official languages) to bring you humour […]
Discourse: Reason #5 to visit Woordfees ’24
The popular and thought provoking Discourse programme tackles issues that affect all South Africans. Whether you want to know more about politics, science, finance and investing, theatre makers, or what concerns students right now, there is a probing discussion with experts that you can attend. Some are solely in Afrikaans, but many are bilingual and […]
EasyEquities Writers’ Festival: Reason #3 to visit Woordfees ’24
The Woordfees started out as a festival for the spoken word and 24 years later words remain at the heart of the programme through the EasyEquities Writers’ Festival where you can listen to talks on fiction, non-fiction, politics, spirituality, biography, memoire and so much more. Exclusive Books have a fully stocked facility in the Book […]
