3 – 11 OCT 2026
Dis amptelik lente in die Boland, en oor minder as twee maande is dit weer tyd vir die 25ste Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees. Daar is byna 400 items op die program, van musiek en teater tot open mics en meer. Maar moenie dat dit jou afskrik nie. Die Woordfeesspan het spesiaal ’n aantal shows uitgekies om […]
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 […]
The Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees offers more than 1 700 tickets for this year’s festival at discounts ranging from 20% to 80% on Bly Vrydag [Happy Friday], 26 September 2025. All tickets available on the Bly Vrydag sale will be priced at only R50 each. Several lucky draws and competitions will also take place during the […]
The Toyota SU Word Festival offers more than 1 000 tickets for this year’s festival at discounts ranging from 20% to 80% on Bly Vrydag [Happy Friday] 29 September 2023. All tickets available on the Bly Vrydag sale will be priced at only R40 each. Several lucky draws and competitions will also take place during […]
The greater Discussion programme, two thirds of the Film Festival and an exciting set of art exhibitions are all mahala. Discourse Open discussion and an enthusiastic exchange of views on current issues are valued traditions at the Woordfees. This year is no exception. In the Netwerk24 Discussion series, led by Christi van der Westhuizen and […]
It is time for the eleventh competition of the Stellenbosch Woordfees Short Story Anthology. This collection has become a literary institution and “serves as a kind of yearbook with which Afrikaans writers reflect something of the spirit of the times with each harvest of short stories,” says Saartjie Botha, director of the Stellenbosch Woordfees. Previous […]
The theme for the 2023 Toyota SU Woordfees has just been announced along with the date of the programme launch. The 2023 festival theme is “Borrel” (Bubble) – a term that conjures up several images and meanings. “It can mean effervescence or an elated, dreamlike feeling; is reminiscent of innocent youthful fun with soap bubbles […]