Updated: Saturday 7 July 12:20

While the National Arts Festival team makes every effort to ensure the information in the programme is correct, changes to schedules, cancellations and additions are ongoing. Please note that the performance information on the website and the NAF18 app should be considered the most up to date.

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Find it here…

• DOGHOUSE has moved to the Monument – Find it in the B1 Annex (next door to Gallery in the Round, in the Monument’s basement). Shows every 30 mins. Only 5 seats per performance. BOOK HERE

New events and extra shows

• DAKAWA MUSIC SHOW – Dakawa Hall – 7 July 19:00 – Featuring Ntsiki Sishuba and Blaq Tye
• DR STEF’S SIDE-SPLITTING HYPNOSIS – City Hall – 7 July 12:00
• THUNDERBIRDS at the Albany Cabaret Club – 7 July at 20:00 – Tickets R50
  The Thunderbirds are three hilarious JHB comedians. One of them is famous and the other two aren’t but all three accidentally flew to George instead of PE on their way to the festival.
• MMUSI MOREKHURE– TENOR IN CONCERT – The 18:00 show on 7 July is cancelled but the 14:00 show is still on.

Changes to Programme Listings

• AFRICAN GOTHIC – Please note that duration is 2h15 and not 1h35 as stated in the programme
• CHORAL CONNECTIONS (Music) – Kingswood Chapel (Not Rhodes Chapel): 7 July 11:00 & 15:00 only
• LOVE IN THE TIME OF REVOLUTION (Theatre) – Ticket prices: R60 / R54 / R51
• ONCE A WOMAN – This show has moved from B2 Arena to City Hall. 7 July at 16:00

Exhibition Venue Changes

• GATHERING STRANDS – Grahamstown Gallery, Albany History Museum
• SHIFTING CONVERSATIONS – Standard Bank Gallery, Albany History Room
• COMRADES, WARRIORS AND VOLKSTAAT KOMMANDOS –  Atherstone Room, Monument

New exhibition

SHUTTER SPEED PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION – Janet Dredge, Elmarie Fennell and Bernard Mackenzie at The Highlander daily from 09:00 to 17:00.

VISUAL ART WORKSHOPS – Daily from 29 June to 8 July at the Carinus Annex – Details here: New in 2018: learn new skills in our art workshops

Cancellations

Regretfully, these events have been cancelled. Please apply for refunds at the Monument Box Office.

• TIA E – THE END (Theatre)
• SHATTERED DREAMS (Theatre)
• DAY OF ABSENCE (Theatre)
• DAKABOY (Music Theatre)
• THE LAST RESPECT (Theatre)
• THE WAY WE HEAL (Dance)
• ENDANGERED BODIES (Theatre)
• HALLUCINATION (Theatre)
• EMPTY STAGE (Theatre)

Sundowner Concerts

• Go here to find out who is on the FREE Sundowner Concert line-up