Last Chance to Catch the Virtual National Arts Festival Content

There is now a handful of extra days to binge on some of the best of South African talent before it all vanishes again....

24 Jul, 2020

OPEN CALL: NAF Opens Registration for The Fringe 2020

The National Arts Festival has announced that the call for registration for the 2020 Fringe is now open....

11 Nov, 2019

OPEN CALL: 2020 Distell National Playwright Competition

The National Arts Festival is calling on new playwrights to step forward with exciting ideas for plays that will inspire and challenge audiences for the 2020 Distell National Playwright Competition. ...

13 Aug, 2019

Creativate Digital Arts Festival: Something For The Insanely Curious

The Creativate Digital Arts Festival will be taking place from the 27th of June to the 7th of July. Lauren Fletcher tells us about five highlights from this year's line-up....

19 Jun, 2019

Creativate – Art, tech and creativity converge at National Arts Festival 2018

Creativate, the new festival taking place at this year's National Arts Festival, will explore the space where art, creativity and technology meet....

04 Jun, 2018

Artists in talk! What’s to come at National Arts Festival 2017 – video

From Zoë Modiga to Kieron Jina and more, watch five exceptional artists chat about the National Arts Festival, what's to come and some of their wildest moments there. ...

29 Jun, 2017

Best of Fest: What to see at this year’s 969 Festival

Didn't make it to this year's National Arts Festival? Catch a few of the productions at the 969 Festival in Johannesburg....

12 Jul, 2016

Tell Me About It catches up with Klara van Wyk at National Arts Festival

Tell Me About It chats with our favourite new-wave clown Klara van Wyk about her solo show 'You Suck (And Other Inescapable Truths)'....

08 Jul, 2016

The people of National Arts Festival

Thousands frequent NAF but there are a few 'types' you'll spot each year without fail. Whether you're a die-hard Fest goer or a first timer, make sure you're prepared....

04 Jul, 2016

Semi-Gloss: Rising from the detritus of Grahamstown

Look out for a lumbering but delicate beast that's going to be interrupting and disrupting Grahamstown’s public spaces and conventional narratives to telling real and raw local stories. ...

01 Jul, 2016

Watch a Tell Me About It bumper edition for the National Arts Festival

In her signature gloriously awkward style, Tell Me About It’s Rachael Neary has interviewed a fine selection of the theatre-makers involved in NAF....

30 Jun, 2016

What to see and where to go at this year’s National Arts Festival: An insider’s guide

We've asked a few actors, directors and musicians who will be performing at this year's National Arts Festival which shows they'll be watching and where they'll be hanging out. ...

28 Jun, 2016

To see or not to see: South African theatre, who even cares?

It's awards season in the local theatre industry, a time of much needed celebration and recognition. But the questions remains: Who's watching?...

30 Mar, 2016

Meet the Standard Bank Young Artist Award Winners for 2016

The National Arts Festival have just released the 2016 Standard Bank Young Artist Award winners. Find out about these young, South African creatives....

29 Oct, 2015

What Not To Miss At This Year’s Grahamstown National Arts Festival

Actress Amy Louise Wilson has put together a guide to the best of the National Arts Festival, featuring industry insiders' picks of must-see performances on this year's programme....

30 Jun, 2015