The Baxter Zabalaza Theatre Festival, now in its 12th year, returns from 2 to 8 April 2022, for the best in original and innovative developmental theatre.
From 2 April the Baxter Zabalaza Theatre Festival takes over The Baxter with 35 brand new productions from across the Western Cape, showcasing the best in dynamic and original developmental theatre. The award-winning festival, for the first time this year, is the product of hybrid mentorship programmes that included script writing mentorship for writers, as well as mentorship workshops for directors to produce the best in cutting- edge developmental theatre.
Fun Squad start on Family Day, Saturday, 2 April
The Baxter Zabalaza Theatre Festival commences with the hugely popular Family Day on Saturday, 2 April, curated by the Fun Squad that includes a variety of food stalls and a jumping castle for children to enjoy. Performances for children will run from 9.45am to 12pm. A showcase of the Best of DCAS – annual invitees to the festival – also takes place on the day with participants from the Overberg, Cape Winelands, West Coast and the Garden Route Districts.
For adult audiences the Saturday evening offers a selection of performance experiences. An energetic and fresh poetry performance takes place in the Baxter Garden at 5pm and theatre-lovers can experience Shadows of the past at the same time in the Golden Arrow Studio. RAW (Real Art Wednesdays) returns to the line-up with a vibrant platform for a variety of talented performers, in the Concert Hall at 7.30pm.
The 32 productions on the main festival, from 4 to 8 April 2022, with performances at 9.45am, 11am, 12pm and 7pm daily, were selected from the mini festivals which were held over two weekends at the end of January 2022 at the Delft Rent Office, Kraai4theatre in Kraaifontein and the Makukhanye Art Room in Khayelitsha.
This year’s programme, once again, boasts a wide range of content and themes that include negligence in the medical industry, conversations around the influence of media on the sense of self and value, the questioning of religion and dogma and how the effects of abuse and domestic trauma affects the performance of learners at places of education.
WHAT:Â Baxter Zabalaza Theatre Festival
WHERE: Baxter Theatre Centre, Main Road, Rondebosch, Cape Town 7600
WHEN:Â 2 to 8 April 2022
TICKETS & BOOKING: Tickets are R30 per show. Book HERE Â Schools and organisations with group bookings have the option of affordable transportation offered by Golden Arrow Bus services, who support the festival yearly, at R5 per person, for groups of more than 40, with a strict maximum of 60 people per bus. For school or group bookings, fundraisers or charities contact Carmen Kearns on 021 680 3993 or E carmen.kearns@uct.ac.za or Nontsikelelo Maboza on 021 680 3984 or E nonstikelelo.maboza@uct.ac.za
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