State Theatre Announcements

AUDITIONS - CALL OUT FOR SINGERS, DANCERS AND ACTORS

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:13:25 GMT

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 for the auditions, are expected to prepare a song and a monologue. Artists should be able to either sing or dance.

AUDITION VENUE : STATE THEATRE

DATE :6 – 10 March, 2012

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL LINDELWA MAHLABE ON (012) 392 4018

CREAM OF THE CROP GETS NALEDI NOD

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:12:23 GMT

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 bonzai musical “JC Superstar” and Deon Opperman’s original work “Tree Aan” received 6 nominations each.

The best production of a play includes Aubrey Sekhabi’s uncompromising production of “The Rivonia Trial” (first staged in 2010 but not included then) with 9 nominations, and Alan Swerdlow’s immaculately directed “The History Boys” with 6 nominations.

The best performance by an actor in a lead role includes Brian Webber in a sensitive portrayal of a gay prisoner in “Kiss of a Spiderwoman”; the masterly Graham Hopkins as the controversial teacher in “The History Boys”; Sello Maake ka Ncube’s dignified and restrained performance as Mandela in “The Rivonia Trial”; and Isidingo star, Stephen van Niekerk in “The Crucible”, a lucid production at the Joburg Promusica Theatre in Roodepoort directed by Alby Michaels.

Best performance by an actress in a lead role includes diva Annabel Linder as the matriarch in “The Table”, Noxolo Tshabangu’s unforgettable performance in “Loving Lulu”, and Robyn Scott who was absolutely endearing in “London Road”.

Best director of a play or musical includes some of the country’s best: Aubrey Sekhabi for “The Rivonia Trial”, Alan Swerdlow for “The History Boys”, Christopher Weare for “Decadence”, Greg Homann for “Pirates of Penzance”, and Cape Town’s Lara Bye for “London Road”.

A complex category is that of the creators and curators of Musical Excellence, and this year sees several contributors nominated together for composing scores, arrangements and musical direction, all of which are amalgamated to create the world class music heard on our Gauteng stages during 2011. Original scores were created for the “Mandela Trilogy”, “Tree Aan”, “The Table” and Nataniel’s “Combat”. Other scores include “The Pirates of Penzance” and “Dreamgirls”.

The judges for this year’s awards are certainly going have a gruelling task ahead of them, but all will be revealed in a glittering awards ceremony with Alan Committie as MC and entertainment by Gloria Bosman singing a medley from “Mandela Trilogy” accompanied by Bryan Schimmel, both nominees. The evening will not only be filled with suspense, but with fun too. Other performances will include pop singer Nádine, nominated for her debut performance in JC Superstar, performing “I don’t know how to love Him”; “Listen” from Dreamgirls, performed by Lindiwe Bungane and Tracey-Lee Oliver - again accompanied by Bryan Schimmel; and “Ek Staan Wag Oor Jou Hart” from “Tree Aan” performed by Nadia Beukes and Vaughn Gardiner.

Suitably, Cinderella and her Prince Charming will be appearing at the glamorous Naledi Awards. From Janice Honeyman’s latest all-star pantomime “Cinderella”; a duet performed by Carmen Pretorius and Bongi Mthombeni, a Top 10 finalist in Idols SA 2010. With them, dancing on stage will be Joburg Theatre’s cutest ballroom champions; child ballroom dancers from Richman Dance School in Orange Farm, who also featured in the Joburg Theatre production of “Cinderella”.

“The Naledis won’t be complete without some serious send up and laughter,” says Executive Director Dawn Lindberg, “which will be provided by Off-Beat Broadway in “Les Mini Miz”, starring Anton Luitingh, Lindy Abromowitz and Paul du Toit.

“Once again top celebrities from our stages will don their glam gowns to present the Awards and each winner will receive a newly designed trophy by Chris Drake of Cubed Models as well as a cash cheque,” said Dawn, “thanks to generous funding from the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund, and which we are holding fingers and toes will continue for the next few years.”

“The use of the Lyric Theatre and all technical staff have been sponsored for three years by Gold Reef City, for which we are eternally grateful, as this is surely one of the most beautiful theatres not only in Gauteng, but in SA,” enthused Dawn.

“We also honour those who have passed onto the Great Stage In The Sky over the past year, Community Theatre, Children’s Theatre and two Life Time Achievement Awards will be given to legendary veterans of our stages.”

The event will be filmed by Phonicart Media and edited into a 90-minute special for television.

“We are currently negotiating with a very hot channel,” hints Dawn.

The Naledi Theatre Awards Ceremony and cocktail event is open to the public and tickets may be bought directly from the Lyric Theatre 011 248 5168 / Box.Office@grcc.co.za at R150 per person, all inclusive of the most exciting and glamorous event on the SA theatre calendar.

The full list of the 2011 Naledi Theatre Awards nominees:

Best Production of Musica
l Dreamgirls - Showtime Management in assoc. with Vienna Waits Productions, dir by Robert Longbottom Jesus Christ Superstar - prod by Pieter Toerien and The Really Useful Group, dir by Paul Warwick Griffin Mandela Trilogy - prod by Cape Town Opera in collaboration with Rand Merchant Bank, written and dir by Michael Williams Combat: Nataniël - prod by Nataniël House of Music in collaboration with Emperors Palace, written and dir by Nataniël The Pirates of Penzance - prod by Daphne Kuhn and Old Mutual Theatre on the Square in assoc with the South African State Theatre, dir by Greg Homann Tree Aan! - prod by Packed House Productions, written and dir by Deon Opperman

Best Production of Play
Decadence - prod by The Mechanicals and Daphne Kuhn, dir by Christopher Weare
Kiss of the Spiderwoman - prod by Yellow Bunny Productions, dir by Lynne Maree
Play Me - prod by The Market Theatre, written by Monde Mayephu, dir by Mpho J. Molepoi
Rivonia Trial - prod by The South African State Theatre, written by Aubrey Sekhabi, Mpumelelo Paul Grootboom and Mandla Dube, dir by Aubrey Sekhabi
The Crucible - prod by Joburg Promusica and Alby Michaels, dir by Alby Michaels
The History Boys - prod by Pieter Toerien, dir by Alan Swerdlow

Best New South African Script (Musical or Play)
London Road - KBT Productions and Simon Cooper in assoc. with Daphne Kuhn, written by Nicholas Spagnoletti, dir by Lara Bye
Play Me - prod by The Market Theatre, written by Monde Mayephu, dir by Mpho J Molepo
Rivonia Trial - prod by The South African State Theatre, dir by Aubrey Sekhabi, written by Aubrey Sekhabi, Mpumelelo Paul Grootboom and Mandla Dube
The Prize of Peace - prod by Old Mutual Theatre on the Square, written by Les Morrison, dir by Clare Stopford
The Table - prod by The Fortune Cookie Theatre Company, The National Arts Festival in assoc. with the Market Theatre and supported by the Aardklop Festival, dir by Sylvaine Strike, Written by Craig Higginson, Sylvaine Strike in collaboration with the cast

Best Performance by an Actor in a Lead Role (Play)
Brian Webber - Kiss of a Spiderwoman
Fana Mokoena - Play Me
Graham Hopkins - The History Boys
Scott Sparrow - Decadence
Sello Maake ka Ncube - Rivonia Tria
l Stephen van Niekerk - The Crucible

Best Performance by an Actress in a Lead Role (Play)
Annabel Linder - The Table
Emily Child - Decadence
Lerato Mvelase - Play Me
Noxolo Tshabangu - Loving Lulu
Robyn Scott - London Road

Best Performance in a Musical (Male)
Aubrey Lodewyk - Mandela Trilogy
Aubrey Poo - Dreamgirls
Aubrey Poo - Mandela Trilogy
Brendan van Rhyn- Tree Aan
Jonathan Roxmouth - Jesus Christ Superstar
Nataniël - Combat:Nataniël

Best Performance in a Musical (Female)
Gloria Bosman - Mandela Trilogy
Lindiwe Bungane - Dreamgirls
Nádine - Jesus Christ Superstar
Tina Mene - Mandela Trilogy
Tracey-Lee Oliver - Dreamgirls

Best Director: Play or Musical
Alan Swerdlow - The History Boys
Alby Michaels - The Crucible
Aubrey Sekhabi - Rivonia Trial
Christopher Weare - Decadence
Greg Homann - The Pirates of Penzance
Lara Bye - London Road

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role / Cameo
Clyde Berning - The History Boys
Lebo Toko - Dreamgirls
Macks Papo - Rivonia Trial
MoaGi Modise - Rivonia Trial
Sello Sebotsane – Play Me
Theo Landey - The History Boys

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role / Cameo
Candida Mosoma - Dreamgirls
Harriet Manamela - Rivonia Trial
Maphuti Komape - The Prize of Peace
Ntomboxolo Makhutshi - London Road
Thuli Thabethe - So What's New
Xolile Tshabalala - Rivonia Trial

Best Comedy Performance: Play or Musical
Adam Pelkowitz - Tree Aan!
David Dennis - The Pirates of Penzance
Emily Child - Decadence
James Borthwick - The Pirates of Penzance
Scott Sparrow - Decadence

Best Ensemble Production/Cutting Edge
Decadence - Prod by The Mechanicals and Daphne Kuhn, dir by Christopher Weare
DET Boys High - Prod by The South African State Theatre in association with Sibikwa Arts Centre, written and dir by Smal Ndaba and Phyllis Klotz
I Am An Emotional Creature: The Secret Life of Girls Around The World - prod by The Market Theatre and V-Day, dir by Jo Bonney, written by Eve Ensler
London Road - KBT Productions and Simon Cooper in assoc. with Daphne Kuhn, written by Nicholas Spagnoletti and dir by Lara Bye
The Pirates of Penzance - prod by Daphne Kuhn and Old Mutual Theatre on the Square in asso with the South African State Theatre, dir by Greg Homann
The Table - prod by The Fortune Cookie Theatre Company, The National Arts Festival in assoc. with the Market Theatre and supported by the Aardklop Festival, dir by Sylvaine Strike, Written by Craig Higginson, Sylvaine Strike in Collaboration with the cast

Best Musical Director / Score / Arrangement
Albert Horne (MD), Allan Stephenson (Composer Act 1), Mike Campell (Act 2), Péter Louis Van Dijk (Act 3) - Mandela Trilogy
Eddie Clayton (MD) and Peter McLea (Arrangements) Janine Neethling (Composer) - Tree Aan!
Nataniël (MD, Score and Arrangements) - Combat:Nataniël
Rowan Bakker (MD and Arrangements) and Cameron Harris (Arrangements) - The Pirates of Penzance
Sam Sklair and Dan Selsick (Original score and Arrangements) - The Table
Bryan Schimmel (Music Supervisor) and Tshepo Mngoma (MD) - Dreamgirls

Best Original Choreography: Play or Musical
Matthews "Oupa" Manamela - Play Me
Ignatius and Martin van Heerden - Combat:Nataniël
Shelley Adriaanzen - The Pirates of Penzance
Sibonakaliso Ndaba - Mandela Trilogy
Timothy le Roux - Jesus Christ Superstar

Best Community Theatre
Circle - prod by The Market Theatre, dir by Oscar Motsikoe, written by Tau Maserumule
DET Boys High - Prod by The South African State Theatre in association with Sibikwa Arts Centre, written and dir by Smal Ndaba and Phyllis Klotz

Best Performance by Newcomer / Breakthrough (Male/Female)
Bjorn Blignaut - Dreamgirls
Brandon Lindsay - The Pirates of Penzance
Lindiwe Bungane - Dreamgirls
Roberto Pombo - The History Boys
Zimkitha Kumbaca - So What's New

Best Production of a Play or Musical for Children
African Adventure - prod by Paisley Production in association with South African National Parks, dir by Jesse Christelis and Zak Hendrikz
Aladdin - prod by National Children's Theatre, dir by Francois Theron
A Pocket Oliver Twist - prod by National Children's Theatre, dir by Joyce Levinsohn
Fun, Magic and Tales of Africa - prod by The People's Theatre, dir by Jill Girard and Keith Smith

Best Theatre Sound Design / Sound Effects
Barry Thomson, Dawn Selby, Glen Turrell - The Guitar That Rocked The World
Mark Malherbe - Jesus Christ Superstar
Larry Pullen- Combat:Nataniël
Trevor Peters - Tree Aan!
Richard Smith - Streets of Gold

Best Theatre Lighting Design
Faheem Bardien - Mandela Trilogy
Lewellyn Peters - The Guitar That Rocked The World
Kevin Stannet - Combat:Nataniël
Nomvula Molepo - The Table
Steve Mmotong (based on original design by Hardus Koekemoer) - Rivonia Trial

Best Costume Design
Floris Louw - Combat:Nataniël
Michael Mitchell - Mandela Trilogy
Sarah Roberts - The Pirates of Penzance
Suzaan Heyns (Costumes and Stylist) and Robert van der Westhuizen (Wig Master & Hair Design) - Streets of Gold

Best Theatre Set Design
Andrew Botha - Sailing Somewhere
Chen Nakar and Sasha Ehlers - The Table
Keith Anderson - Jesus Christ Superstar
Themi Venturas and Brandon Bunyan - The Guitar That Rocked The World
Michael Mitchell - Mandela Trilogy

Source: www.artslink.co.za

THE PARLOTONES - A ROCKING GOOD TIME

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:11:31 GMT

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. I said “No, thank you” at exactly the same moment as the person with me said “Yes, please”. On the way home he played me some of their music. When the formal invitation arrived I accepted.

The Parlotones is a rock band comprising four boys, Glenn Hodgson (bass guitar, piano, backing vocals), Paul Hodgson (Iead guitar, keyboard), Kahn Morbee (lead vocals, rhythm guitar) and Neil Pauw (drums) from Johannesburg. They are still based in Johannesburg, but tour extensively overseas these days. They have achieved multiplatinum-selling status here in their home country with genres apparently known as Indie Rock, New Wave and Post Punk.

I confess my ignorance of these, but based on the principle of “I know what I like when I hear it”, I liked this.

The Parlotones have a passion for ecology and are, together with Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, Prince Charles and Rihanna, spokespersons for both Live Earth and Earth Hour.

They have had wines named after their songs, a red wine is named “Giant Mistake”, a white wine is named “Push Me to the Floor” and a rose is named “We Call this Dancing”. The number “Push Me to the Floor” saw a five year old fan up on stage singing the chorus with them, after which they officially ended the concert with this number, although they did three encore numbers after this.

One of the good things about having a rock audience in, was that for many of them it was the first time they had been in a theatre. The down side was that there was a lot of walking in and out, buying of refreshments and general behaviour which is not usually seen in the hallowed Opera space.

I had a rocking good time. My escort for the evening had an even better time. He was suitably impressed with the invitation in the first place, and super impressed when he got their signatures afterwards on one of the show posters. He's a real fan, one who buys and listens to their music, attends their shows and loves them. He's educating me and if I am not yet a die-hard fan, I acknowledge that I enjoyed them enough to want to listen to them again – provided that they definitely sing “Push Me to the Floor”.

The Mzansi Fela Festival runs at The State Theatre, Pretoria, from 1 December to 11 December.

Source: www.Artlink.mobi

AFRO LOUNGE AT STATE THEATRE

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:10:38 GMT

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 Afro Lounge. Downstairs are formal tables for eating. Lovely Afro-centric art fills the walls and the map of Africa on the landing on the stairs between the lounge and the more formal dining area is lovely. There is a garden with a water feature for the smokers.

The door between the garden and the lounge where I sat was open and I sat close to the garden, so I expected to be able to smell smoke, but not a whiff intruded to spoil my meal.

After my order was taken and before my food was served, I was presented with a basin in which to wash my hands. Warm water was poured over them and they were then dried. This is often done in “African” themed restaurants. Incidentally, it is an authentic, although very rural African custom, a symbol of hospitality and a practical gesture in a society where running water is literally not “on tap”. It is labour intensive where both water and fuel needs to be gathered and the first time I experienced this custom was in Nongoma, the home of the Zulu king (although I was not visiting royal houses, but very simple kraals).

The food is contemporary Afro-fusion food and I had the lime chicken breast and salad (R62) with a side order of rice (R25). This is a light meal and with a cold drink (R16) it was adequate to sustain me for the evening. Sadly the chicken was somewhat tough and although it was prettily presented. It also had no particular flavour of lime or anything else. The salad was a bed of lettuce with green, red and yellow peppers with onions, green olives and feta cheese and it was delicious. The rice tasted overwhelmingly of tomato paste but it was very nicely cooked to al dente. I was given a side plate with my cutlery and paper napkin (upmarket restaurants have no business using paper napkins) and when I lifted the napkin the plate had an enormous chip out of it.

The ambience was welcoming and leisurely, the music soft, the service was courteous, prompt, efficient and the toilets were well maintained. Let me mention the friendly and dignified service again. I felt as if I were visiting a royal kraal, or as if I was royalty visiting the Afro Lounge. It more than compensated for a less than perfect meal.

The Afro Lounge is situated between the Drama and Opera at the State Theatre, cnr Prinsloo and Church Streets Pretoria. They are open seven days a week from 9:00 till late and they have a breakfast menu as well as their other meals. Phone 012 549 0180 www.afrolounge.co.za

Source: www.Artlink.mobi

LIRA IS A CLASS ACT

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:09:47 GMT

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 State Theatre for the Mzansi Fela Festival, she brought an upbeat and inspirational message to her fans. It is about loving oneself and allowing oneself to be who one is. Allowing oneself to be best at what one does. She certainly lives that out. Her performance was superb. She lit up the stage as a performer. Every step was choreographed, every word was rehearsed. The lighting was perfect, the backing band was superb (I didn't catch their names because the sound let her down a little bit and the audience was noisy.) The impression she conveys is of a wholesome, down to earth woman who is not afraid to make her stand, nor of the work it requires to be the star she is. There is an uncompromising integrity in her work.

Lira Molapo was born in Daveyton, Ekurhuleni on the East Rand, and she makes music in an eclectic mix of Afro-Jazz, RnB, soul and African traditional music. Her year of birth is not given, but I estimate it would be in the very late 70s or very early 80s by the fact that she enrolled at the Vaal Tech (now the Vaal University of Technology) in 1997 where she majored in Internal Auditing and Financial Accounting. She has been a full time artist since 2001.

Lira has been well known as a South African musician since at least 2003 when she released her first album, All My Love. In 2006 she released the Feel Good album which won an award for Best Music Video. In December 2008 she released the Soul in Mind album for which she received four awards: Best Female Artist, Album of the Year, Best Remix and Best Adult Contemporary Album. In January 2011 she released Return To Love. As she said during the performance, she can't perform all her numbers in concert unless she stays all night. Her audience was willing to let her stay all night.

Lira is physically beautiful with a sexy figure and a delightful sense of humour. Her strapless dress kept slipping during the vigorous moves she made on stage. Her comment? “My boobs seem to have shrunk”. She wins awards, appears on magazine covers and features in movies. However, as a live performer she does even better. She wins hearts. She certainly won mine.

The performance I saw took place at the Opera, State Theatre, Pretoria on 10 December 2011 as part of the Mzansi Fela Festival.

Source: www.Artlink.mobi

INVITATION TO SHOWCASE FOR THE FIELDWORK PROGRAMME 2012

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:09:03 GMT

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 in the first phase. The groups that have potential will be selected to participate in the Mzansi Fela festival hardworking groups will be selected to become part of the Fieldwork Programme in 2012.

This is what the Fieldwork Programme entails:

Weekly lessons in Scriptwriting, Directing, Acting and Stage Production.
A presentation of a seasoned body of South African work during Mzansi Fela Festival in the first year.
Presentation of the group’s original work in the second year.
Attendance of workshops and masterclasses.
Attendance of productions at The State Theatre.

Forms are available at The State Theatre reception and website

Closing date: 21 October 2011

For More info: Contact Sithembiso Blose on tel: 012 392 4033 or fax: 086 630 1457 or email:sithembiso@statetheatre.co.za

MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:07:23 GMT

In this production Tshwane Dance Theatre returns with an unexpected, funky take on the Bard’s Midsummer Night’s Dream. Quarrelling Fairies, star-crossed lovers, mischievous imps, people in the wrong place at the wrong time, mists and magical flowers, all make up for a delightful romp of visual entertainment. Expect the unexpected, as you are drawn into a magical forest, with some of the most beautiful dancers, exquisitely dressed and made-up for an exciting explosion of colour and fun on the stage.

The antics of the lovers are certainly very visual, and the grace and lightness one associates with a fairy such as Titania are qualities that both classical and contemporary dancers aspire to. In fact, often dance has been integrated into these scenes in the many versions and over many centuries of the play’s performances.

This production of the Tshwane Dance Theatre (TCT) is generously supported by the South African National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund.

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CALLING ALL PLAYWRIGHTS

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:06:29 GMT

“The pen is the tongue of the mind”, Miguel de Cervantes.

National call to aspiring playwrights

The State Theatre is calling out for aspiring/inspired writers to submit their scripts of new and original plays.

Along with their scripts, aspiring playwrights are required to submit their presentation in a form of: a synopsis, character breakdown and conceptual treatment of the world of their play. Selected writers will be given an opportunity to develop their scripts with the assistance of Dramaturges as well an opportunity to stage their works between the years, 2012 and 2014.

Application forms be accessed from the SA State Theatre’s website (www.statetheatre.co.za) or collected from The State Theatre, 320 Pretorius Street, Pretoria.

Submission deadline for the scripts is 29 July, 2011.

Completed forms accompanied by writer’s CV’s including contact details should be sent to the attention of Ms Cindy Khumalo either by e-mail: cindy@statetheatre.co.za, post: 320, Pretorius Street, Pretoria, or hand deliver to the same address.

“All our words are but crumbs that fall down from the feast of the mind,” Kahlil Gibran.

For more information contact Tsepo wa Mamatu on: tsepo.mamatu@wits.ac.za or on the number, 083 868 1999.