Ms. Naledi Gallant, chairperson of The South African State Theatre Council, is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr. Quinton W. Simpson as the new CEO of The South African State Theatre effective 11 May 2012. Dr. Simpson was appointed to the position after an extensive search that was started in October 2011. Ms. Gallant welcomes Dr. Simpson to The South African State Theatre family and wishes him great success in his new position. Dr. Simpson will assume his new office on the morning of the 14th of May 2012.  Dr. Quinton Wayne Simpson is a seasoned business executive.  He ...

Handspring Puppet Company is looking for an actor to play the role of Woyzeck, to be performed abroad.  Playing the role of Woyzeck will include: ·    Manipulating the Woyzeck puppet: Puppet manipulation will be for the Woyzeck puppet (head and arm) as well as supporting other cast members in secondary manipulation (arms) ·    Voicing the puppet in English: Most of the text is drawn from and English translation of Buchner’s original. Style is moderately heightened and contains small portions of Zulu and South African colloquialism. General vocal characterization of a black male in there late 30’s. The emotional scope of the character ...

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The State Theatre’s uncompromising production, Rivonia Trial has won three awards during the Naledi Theatre Awards, Best Performance by an Actor in a Lead Role (Play) Sello Maake ka Ncube, Best New South African Script (Musical or Play) and Best Director: Play or Musical: Aubrey Sekhabi. DET Boys High – produced by The South African State Theatre in association with Sibikwa Arts Centre, written and directed by Phyllis Klotz and Smal Ndaba won The Best Community Theatre. The Pirates of Penzance, produced by Daphne Kuhn and Old Mutual Theatre on the Square in association with The South African State Theatre, directed ...

AUDITIONS - CALL OUT FOR SINGERS, DANCERS AND ACTORS The South African State Theatre is looking to audition actors, singers and dancers for a new Musical Theatre production called FREEDOM that will be developed by State Theatre Artistic Director, Aubrey Sekhabi, and Resident Director, Mpumelelo Paul Grootboom. This will be a big inspiring musical production largely based on South Africa’s transition from Apartheid to democracy. The production will have two phases beginning with informal rehearsals in April and lasting till the month of August. The second phase will start from September until the main performances in November/December. Singers and Actors, who come ...

There were not many surprises in the list of final nominees for the 2011 Naledi Awards. While the cream of the theatrical crop may be represented in this year’s categories, it will certainly be a battle of the best in each category when the 9th Annual Naledi Theatre Awards grace the magnificent Lyric Theatre at Gold Reef City on Monday, 5 March. The spectacular staging of “Dreamgirls” leads the pack in the musicals categories with no less than 10 nominations, followed by the brilliant “Mandela Trilogy” and the whacky “Pirates of Penzance” with eight enthusiastic nods each. Nataniel’s dynamic “Combat”, Pieter Toerien’s ...

Moira de Swardt 12/09/2011 09:55:48 Moira de Swardt: The Mzansi Fela festival brought The Parlotones to the State Theatre where a good time was had by all. I was at two “rock” concerts last week. Those who know me may find this a little surprising, as I am not known for my knowledge and appreciation of anything more modern than Queen, but I really enjoyed myself at both. The way my attendance at “The Parlotones” came about is that someone from the State Theatre was telling me about their coup in securing this band for the Mzansi Fela Festival. She offered me tickets. ...

Moira de Swardt 12/10/2011 09:00:47 Moira de Swardt: A perfect place to unwind while one waits for traffic to clear from the State Theatre parking. The State Theatre has had several restaurants over the years, but none of them actually seem to make a go of it. They seem to become tatty so quickly, and Capellos was as awful after a while as its predecessor, so it was not with very high hopes that I stepped into the Afro Lounge. Wow! Was I in for a surprise! The décor is attractive and understated. Upstairs are lots of little conversational spaces, the “lounge” in ...

Moira de Swardt 12/12/2011 Moira de Swardt: A slick two and a half hours with this thoroughly professional and hardworking artist left me elated. Lira is a legend. She has 41 558 followers on Twitter as at Sunday 11 December at 07:00. That probably makes her the one of the more “followed” people on the South African section of the Twitter network. Being much admired by the masses doesn't always mean that one has anything to commend one. In fact, quite often the reverse is true. But Lira really lives up to her reputation as being a fantastic entertainer. Performing live at the ...

The time has come again for groups from around the Gauteng to showcase their work for the acceptance into the Fieldwork Programme 2012. After a successful tour and theatre seasons by a few Community Groups in the past few years; The South African State Theatre continues to play its role in the development of the performing arts through the Community Arts Development Fieldwork Programme. The State Theatre Development Department hereby sends an invitation for community Art Groups to apply for the Fieldwork Programme 2012. Groups that are interested must fill in forms and will have to go through the auditions ...