Years
2019 2018
Hoe speelgoed regtig-egtig word
2018-09-22

Script by: Karen Combrinck
Directed by: Debeer Cloete
Venue:  Scaena Rehearsal Room Theatre, UFS-Main Campus
Language: Afrikaans
Genre: Children's Theatre

Date and times:
19 September @ 11:00
20 September @ 11:00
21 September @ 11:00
21 September @ 18:00
22 September @ 10:00
22 September @ 12:00

Price:  R 25.00 per person and/or R20.00 per person for groups of 10 or more.
Bookings:  Computicket (0861 915 8000)
Group bookings: Karen Combrinck ((051) 401 2160)

“There once was a Velveteen Rabbit, and in the beginning, he was really splendid. He was fat and bunchy, as a Rabbit should be; and for at least an hour the Boy loved him”.

Hoe speelgoed regtig-egtig word is a brand-new theatre script from the pen of Karen Combrinck based on Margery Williams’ beloved tale of the Velveteen Rabbit.  The production tells the tale of a shy toy rabbit who wants nothing more than becoming real.  One day the toy rabbit ends up on a heap of Christmas gifts.  Along with the other toys, old and new, the velveteen rabbit goes on a journey of discovery during which he realizes that it is not what you can do or what you look like that matters, but that being loved by someone else makes you real. 

DeBeer Cloete (Bunnicula, Lyle the Crocodile and A monster under the bed) directs this production that showcases the talents of the second-year drama and theatre arts students. 

The production opens on Wednesday 19 September at the Rehearsal Room at the Scaena Theatre Complex on the UFS campus. 

Tickets are available through Computicket and are priced between R20 and R25. 

Showtimes are as follow:  19 - 21 September 11:00, 21 September 18:00 and 22 September 10:00 and 12:00.   


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Blowing in the Wind

Curated by Carol Brown

Until 31 July

Centenary Art Gallery, 1st floor Centenary Complex, UFS

Monday to Friday: 10:00 – 15:00

This year has been marked with a series of international tragedies that remind us that intolerance, fanaticism and violence still pervade our world. Not enough has changed from the 1960s when the possibility of a more peaceful and tolerant society took hold of the world. The lyrics of “Blowin’ in the Wind” by Bob Dylan say it all. The curatorial intention of this exhibition is to revisit these lyrics in the light of a half century since.

Several of the works on exhibition deal with environmental and human exploitation issues including those surrounding the cornerstone of our country’s material wealth – the mining industry. The discourse about power and its abuse is evident in the works which relate to the Marikana killings. Violence and our society’s obsession with crime is a pervasive theme in the exhibition for example in the work by Lerato Shadi, where reminders of the Steenkamp/Pistorius case are juxtaposed with a video expressing the pain and entrapment to which many women are subjected. The fragile banner installation by Vulindlela Nyoni depicting a murmuration of swallows is an ambiguous reminder of both the power of solidarity, where a critical mass can alter the course of history. It is also the affirmation of the importance of the individual in the crowd.

The exhibition shows works by established and emerging artists in diverse media: William Kentridge, Jeannette Unite, Mary Wafer, Wonder Mbambo, Mthobisi Maphumulo, Andrea Walters.

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