Quality and quantity is the mark of this year’s Suidoosterfees. It is filled to the brim with audience favourites and well-loved Suidoosterfees artists. Whatever your language choice there are productions and events to keep you at the festival the entire day from 26 to 31 January 2010 at ARTSCAPE and includes music, dance, drama, film, art, books, discussions and  a children’s book festival.
  
Brochures are available at Artscape Theatre Centre, Computicket outlets and details can be found on the festival website www.suidoosterfees.co.za.  Ticket prices range according to the event and may be booked through Computicket, Artscape-dial-a-seat 021 421 7695 or on line www.computicket.com.

Look out for Vinette Ebrahim and Theodore Jantjies, Kaz McFadden in Vaselinetjie directed by Henry Mylne; David Kramer directs Krismis van Map Jacobs and presents his own Kaapse Breyani - a fullhouse hit in 2009; Neels van Jaarsveld in Bure oppie Bank; Terence Bridgett in All Soaped Up; Sandra Prinsloo in Die Naaimasjien - another fullhouse hit of 2009.  Emile Minnie in Kaapse Karnaval will set the mood for the upcoming Cape Town Carnival in March; Gary Naidoo in a brand-new episode of Poespas entitled Sonspel; Francois Bloemhof in the Book Corner; the Wordwise Children’s festival; Denise Newman in the film Sexy Girls and our own opera diva, Virginia Davids, in Delicious Divas directed by Niël Rademan with lots of ‘Dainty’ surprises!

Successful young stars are amongst the line up, so make time for: six times Sama winner Lira; the Black Tie Ensemble, 7de Laan Christo Davids and Zane Meas; the Cape funky Irit Noble; the ever energetic Alistair Izobell; acclaimed Amanda Strydom and the festival artist who was honoured by the president, Peter Clarke.

The movie offering focuses on Distrik; the 13 hour-long documentary episodes are a unique combination of archive footage, interviews and music directed by the late great Taliep Pietersen.

The success of 2009’s cooking shows, Huiskok Glanskok Live!  has prompted another presentation and this one is not to be missed. It is based on the book by the same name with famous chefs Francois Ferreira and Errieda du Toit. Also on the menu is an exhibition of food art photography by the book’s photographer and Chris Koch will offer you a delectable taste of whisky and chocolate with his festival circuit hit. 

Visiting Cape Town, the festival is privileged to have a six-member ‘Kathak’ Dance Troupe from Pt. Arjun Mishra Kathak Academy who will give a free performance and workshop. The name Kathak is derived from the Sanskrit words katha meaning story, and katthaka meaning one who tells a story.

Celebrating its 7th Year
 

FESTIVAL PRODUCTIONS:
For dates and times visit www.suidoosterfees.co.za or soffees.mobi on your cellphone.

David Kramer Kaapse Breyani. David and local musicians will entertain audiences on the banjo, guitar, mandoline, saxophone and ghoema drum. Back due to public demand

Suidooster Concert With The Black Tie Ensemble plus Virginia Davids and four winning choirs from the Kaap-Rapport 2010 choir competition

Alistair Izobell

Lira in Concert
Bedazzeled four dynamic young ladies dazzle with classical tunes
DIE BURGER TENT featuring some of Cape Town’s finest jazz musicians such as Malanie Scholtz, Tanswill Nero, Nomfusi and many more. On Sunday you’ll be entertained by local Gospel entertainers including Zane Meas
 
MUSIC THEATRE
Dens Wit Me: best production at the Ikhwezi festival at the Baxter
Disco Divalicious with Irit Noble and her hip hop dancers
Sonspel: you’ll be wildly entertained by Gary Naidoo and the others in Poespas 2.
Delicious Divas heaps of decadence and feathers with Virginia Davids,
 Elizabeth Frandsen and the drag Dainti Delischia

·         Kaapse Karnaval with Emile Minnie and his band.
 
DRAMA
Die Naaimasjien: a Nagtegaal Text Prize winner Due to public demand she graces the festival once again SOLD OUT
All Soaped Up by Terence Bridgett: all the the dirt on South Africa’s soapies
Bure Oppie Bank: Zane Meas and Neels van Jaarsveld are neighbours watching rugby together but supporting different teams
Vaselinetjie with Vinette Ebrahim as Vaselinetjie’s grandmother and Theodore Jantjies, Zander in 7de Laan and Kaz McFadden SOLD OUT
Krismis van Map Jacobs with Christo Davids
 

PHYSICAL THEATRE
Bonfire: This unconventional theatre company makes a production happen right in front of your eyes, without any repetition.

WORDWISE CHILDREN’S FESTIVAL
Children’s Area/Entertainment
this year sees the 7th Suidoosterfees heaps of entertainment

BOOKS
Huiskok Glanskok with Francois Ferreira and Errieda du Toit
Ontbyt Met Anoeschka Von Meck, Writer Of My Name is Vaselinetjie
Tango with Amanda Strydom and Jeanne Els
Boekhoek with Francois Bloemhof, Brandkuiken, 50 Stemme, Tobie Wiese and Adriaan Meyer
 
akes Gerwel discussion series
Always a stimulating discussion forum

ART EXHIBITIONS
Peter Clarke festival artist
Samarie Smith with food art exhibition pictures from the book Huiskok Glanskok

FILMS
Mamza, Tojan, Sexy Girls, Die Posman and the 3 part doccie series of O’se Distrik Ses

SOCCER FEVER
Soccer activities daily over the weekend. Young and old are welcome.

A mouth-watering whisky and chocolate tasting show presented by Chris Koch       

Be part of the lucky seventh festival’s entertainment; sample delicious food, lose yourself in the book market and revel in the daily free entertainment on the Piazza.

Date	Title	Venue	City	Type
27.01.2010 - 28.01.2010	Kathak Dance Troupe at Suidoosterfees	Suidooster Fees at the Artscape	Cape Town	Dance Performances
27.01.2010 18.00 h	Bonfire - Stories in the City at Suidoosterfees	Suidooster Fees at the Artscape	Cape Town	Physical Theatre
27.01.2010 20.00 h	Disco Divalicious at Suidoosterfees	Suidooster Fees at the Artscape	Cape Town	Dance Performances
29.01.2010 - 31.01.2010	Delicious Divas at Suidoosterfees	Suidooster Fees at the Artscape	Cape Town	Music-Cabaret
29.01.2010 - 31.01.2010	Terence Bridgett - All Soaped Up - at Suidoosterfees	Suidooster Fees at the Artscape	Cape Town	Music-Cabaret
30.01.2010 - 31.01.2010	David Kramer se Kaapse Breyani at Suidoosterfees	Suidooster Fees at the Artscape	Cape Town	Music
30.01.2010 21.00 h	Lira in Concert at Suidoosterfees	Suidooster Fees at the Artscape	Cape Town	Music-Concerts
31.01.2010 15.00 h	Bedazzled - Pizzaz in Concert at Suidoosterfees	Suidooster Fees at the Artscape	Cape Town	Music-Classical Concerts
31.01.2010 16.30 h	Alistair Isobell at Suidoosterfees	Suidooster Fees at the Artscape	Cape Town	Music-Concerts
31.01.2010 17.30 h	Dens Wit Me at Suidoosterfees	Suidooster Fees at the Artscape	Cape Town	Theatre
31.01.2010 20.00 h	Suidooster Concert at Suidoosterfees	Suidooster Fees at the Artscape	Cape Town	Music-Concerts

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