3 – 11 OCT 2026
With Conroy Cupido(baritone), Thembinkosi Magagula(soprano), Musik Hochschule Nürnberg(chamber orchestra), NWU Opera Ensemble (chorus) The NWU Opera Ensemble joins the Nürnberg Hochschule Chamber Orchestra in a concert staging of opera’s most electrifying moments. Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro (Act II, finale) spirals through wit, chaos, and razor-sharp ensemble, while Verdi’s La Traviata (Act I) shimmers with […]
With Sue Diepeveen Sally Burkett is in disgrace. Suspended from Littleman Junior School! She thought that her 30 years of teaching had given her immunity to scandal, but the “much loved” Ms. B has somehow rocked the small school and town to its core. She’s worked hard to navigate changing policies, updated learning styles, and […]
DEBUT With Shimmy IsaacsNo one saw it coming. How could we? From a long line of teachers, the impossible happened: My child failed. What do you do as a mother – do you cry, laugh, pray? He just needs to finish, that’s all that matters. He just needs to finish! My kind druip is a […]
The show must go on, but at what cost? Behind the standing ovations and glamorous opening nights lies a harsh reality of burnout, financial instability, and intense emotional strain. The performing arts sector is facing a silent mental health crisis. Kabous Meiringopens the floor for a deeply necessary, stigma-free conversation about the psychological toll of […]
What is happening with South African theatre? Are things good or nighmarish? Is AI positioning theatre for a gritty renaissance? Festivals are trying their best, government funding is tough to come by, and the passion on the ground remains fiercely alive. Kabous Meiring leads a raw, honest look into the current state of our theatre […]
The landscape of South African television is shifting faster than we can change channels. Between the relentless rise of global streaming giants and the ongoing financial battles of local broadcasters, do our home-grown talent and stories have a chance? Kabous Meiring unpacks what is really happening behind the scenes of the TV industry. Are things […]
Kabous Meiringhosts a late-night session dissecting the roadblocks facing our big-screen storytellers. Opportunities seem to have become fewer, and work has all but dried up. We ask some hard questions, and seek answers from those who are in the know. What is happening behind the scenes, and should we change careers or just ride out […]
With Koos van der Merwe (guitar, voice), Ryno Grobbelaar(guitar), Hanley Jumat(guitar) In the mid-70s a lovelorn young man who had received the cold shoulder, is laying beneath a Philips record player, listens to Hot August Night. Because Neil Diamond understood… Come and listen to stories and songs of longing and memories by Diamond, Leonard Cohen, […]
An imagined journey through the dynamic systems that collectively make up the environmental experience of the Tankwa Karoo. A force travels through the landscape, abstract in form and time, with stones as the only witnesses able to the hold the memory of its entirety. Director, Cinematographer, Editor and Sound Designer Matty Roodt
FRINGE With Sophie Joans Netphlix is a fast-paced, high-energy satire in which award-winning theatre maker and comedian Sophie Joans takes on the online streaming giant and asks: What is a good story? Can you beat Squid Game? Is orange the new black? Should we call Saul? Who knows. Maybe you’ll find the answers in Netphlix […]
Netwerk24 invites you to topical discussions led by Gert van der Westhuizen, Netwerk24’s political editor. How important will the crosses of voters of colour be on November 4? And who makes up the new generation of leaders of colour? Van der Westhuizen talks to prof. Christi van der WesthuizenandDr. Christo van de Rheede.
Netwerk24 invites you to topical discussions led by Gert van der Westhuizen, Netwerk24’s political editor. What does the ideal history curriculum look like, and what does it say about our own experience of history and the ways in which we should engage with it? Van der Westhuizen talks to Professor Jonathan Jansen, Nomalanga Mkhize andAlbert […]
