Something for everyone at 2024 Hilton Arts Festival
Book your tickets now for the province’s largest and most diverse festival of its kind, the annual Hilton Arts Festival, which will be held at Hilton College, just outside Pietermaritzburg, from August 2 to 4.
THE Hilton Arts Festival, an all-round entertainment extravaganza, is set to take place this August. Now in its 32nd year, the annual event will be held at Hilton College, just outside Pietermaritzburg, from August 2 to 4.
“The Hilton Arts Festival is SO much more than a drama festival,” says the festival’s artistic director, Sue Clarence. “There’s comedy, music, theatre and magic, the largest visual art exhibition in KZN, exciting arts-related workshops, fun activities and shows for kids, over 100 makers in the upmarket craft area and the Retro Rides Revival display of classic cars, There’s also loads of free music and street theatre to ensure that there’s never a dull moment, no matter where you find yourself over the weekend.
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“Our aim is to bring the pick of SA theatre to KZN over the weekend, and this year’s exciting line-up, at 15 different venues, sure ticks all the boxes.”
Confirmed shows include the highly anticipated celebratory coming-of-age story, Born Naked; an award-winning multi-sketch revue by award-winning playwright Mike van Graan called My Fellow South African, and showing its South African premiere at the Hilton Arts Festival, My Name is Lucy Barton. Paul Slabolepszy’s The Return of Elvis Du Pisanie is a story that moves from pure nostalgia through extreme heartache to unbridled joy, and Vincent, a musical tale of Van Gogh, performed by the award-winning Daniel Anderson, will also show at the festival. The Cirq, which brought the hugely popular Urban Circus with its spectacular acrobatics to last year’s festival, is back in 2024 with Worlds Away, and festival-goers are guaranteed the same high energy and high jinks!
Musical highlights will include performances by the KZN Philharmonic Orchestra (KZNPO) and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Requiem, as well as Crocodile Rock, a tribute to Elton John; Gimme One Reason, The Tracy Chapman Story; Growing Old Disgracefully, a cabaret piece by Tonya Koenderman Cabaret, and a music revue by father and daughter internet sensations Adrian and Emma-Jean Galliard called Striking A Chord.
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And if hunger strikes amid all the exciting entertainment, there will be food galore with something to suit every palate. Entrance for the weekend is a once-off cost of R100, valid for three days. Bookings are open and tickets can be booked via Webticket on https://bit.ly/3PMbF6i.
See the full programme from June 28 on www.hiltonfestival.co.za through this link.
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