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Writer speaks about the impact of first stage of the South African New Plays Writing Programme
Soon after taking part in the SANPWP (South African New Plays Writing Programme) workshop in Johannesburg in January Napo Masheane began work on a project with drama students. Napo believes...Posted by Pervaiz Khan, 01/06/2011
South African writers are invited to apply for the second phase of the South African New Plays Writing Programme
SA New Plays Phase 2 New writers are invited to apply for the second phase of the South African New Plays Writing Programme. The South African New Plays Writing...Posted by Pervaiz Khan, 07/05/2011
Black and minority ethnic arts: the unfairest funding cuts of all? Nosheen Iqbal in The Guardian
Arts Council funding cuts hit many theatre organisations hard – but did black and minority ethnic companies lose out disproportionately? guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 27 April 2011 Last...Posted by Pervaiz Khan, 04/05/2011
Cutting diversity in the arts will cost Britain dearly .... (from the Guardian 30-3-11)
Minority-led theatre is most at risk from coalition cuts, yet cultural diversity is key to reflecting a true portrait of our country by Topher Campbell - theatre director, writer &...Posted by Pervaiz Khan, 30/03/2011
Making peace by Phillippa Yaa de Villiers - South Africa
......Racism is such a feature of the South African landscape that we have developed sensitive instruments to measure it. But these instruments are made by humans so they reflect the blind...Posted by Pervaiz Khan, 27/03/2011
Hamlet The Clown Prince- This is one show you have to see
Hamlet The Clown Prince is on at Warwick Arts Centre 17/18/19 March & The Hackney Empire 23/24/25/26 Below read the rave reviews and watch audiences reactions from the performances in...Posted by Pervaiz Khan, 17/03/2011
South African Minister of Arts and Culture launched the SA New Plays Writing Programme
Last night was the South African New Plays Writing Programme Wits Theatre Press Release " The Minister of Arts and Culture, Mr Paul Mashatile, launched the SA New Plays Writing Programme at the...Posted by Pervaiz Khan, 26/01/2011
Football, Football. The most accessible practice in the world ? by Sharon Watson
Football, Football. The most accessible practice in the world? OK so I am now on my way back from The Grahamstown Festival. I am knackered, I have 7 Vuvuzelas in my bag, all the t-shirts I...Posted by Pervaiz Khan, 01/07/2010
Home by Marcia Layne
Home by Marcia Layne Part One The day I flew to South Africa I had only hours before ran the 5k race4life at Don Valley stadium. Some people thought I was crazy but I was determined to run in the...Posted by Pervaiz Khan, 29/06/2010
I've gone all spoken word by Amanda Huxtable
26.6.2010 Excuse me , I said excuse me I've gone all spoken word. I was eating at the Fiddlers Green and wandered into the events tent yesterday when UK and South African spoken word artists fed...Posted by Pervaiz Khan, 28/06/2010
a great deal to seen and numerous people to talk to... by Sharon Watson
The 2010 World Cup football hype is overwhelming, and how can it not be? One of the worlds biggest sporting events and for the first time on African soil. Fortunately or unfortunately which ever way...Posted by Pervaiz Khan, 28/06/2010
Africa is big. by Amanda Huxtable
20 June 2010 Father's Day. Africa is big. Ok for an opening statement this is ridiculous but it is. On the plane we finished with Europe within three hours of our flight and we still had...Posted by Pervaiz Khan, 28/06/2010
Urban Lounge reading - Keorapetse Kgositsile South African Poet Laureate
Urban Lounge reading - Keorapetse Kgositsile South African Poet Laureate
Posted by Pervaiz Khan, 27/06/2010
Waiting for a workshop to start - Felix Cross & Phillippa Yaade Villiers
Posted by Pervaiz Khan, 27/06/2010
Morning meeting - Felix Cross, Jenni Lewin Turner & Sharon Watson
Posted by Pervaiz Khan, 27/06/2010
Jam packed....
Sustained Theatre is walking the streets of Grahamstown once again.While South Africa is the focus of the world's football fans the National Arts Festival (Grahamstown) is in full swing. From...Posted by Pervaiz Khan, 26/06/2010