Gear up for a hot and happening Hilton Arts Festival

The 25th annual Hilton Arts Festival will once again be hosted in the picturesque Hilton College from 15 – 17 September.

The festival invites the crème-de-la-crème of what is hot and happening in the creative industries in South Africa, namely theatre; dance; comedy; musical theatre; family theatre; classical music; music revue; band-music; visual art and crafts, as well as a series of mind-scape lectures, events and discussions.

Among the productions making their way to KZN are Hedwig and the Angry Inch (a scoop from Cape Town) starring Paul du Toit and Genna Galloway.

Also not to be missed are the Lara Foot directed, Baxter productions, Karoo Moose and The Inconvenience of Wings, both of which are multi award winning productions.

These three productions represent three different genres and are a prime example of what the festival strives to achieve as the leading arts event in KZN.

Comedy lovers will not be disappointed by Mamba Republic; three different stand up shows headlined by John Vlismas, and the irrepressible 2017 version of Raiders – a show that has been a number one hit in Grahamstown for nearly thirty years.

Music lovers are well catered for as well.

There are serious concerts in the Chapel; a tribute to the great war time star, Vera Lynn – A Nightingale Sang; music revues; Ian von Memerty’s Keyboard Killers and a tribute to Paul Simon.

Smaller, more experimental theatre, will be represented by a collective of managements and will include actors James Cairns, Tarryn Bennett, work by Jenine Collocot, Tara Notcutt and Peter Mitchell.

Their work includes The Old Man and The Sea (by the makers of The Snow Goose), The Devil and Billy Markham, Making Mandela, After Dark and The Blue Period of Milton van der Spuy.

The carefully curated range of art exhibitions include

• A showcase of the work of legendary Italian film director and screenwriter, Federico Fellini
• The Living Art Exhibition hosted by Grant Woods and Tony Durrheim
• A Life Less Ordinary – images of Nelson Mandela by Matthew Willman
• International photo exhibition

The Hilton Festival will offer a range of dining options for festival goers again this year – from fabulous Steam Punk coffee, to unhurried Bistro dining to gentle music; to the lively Castle Lite SAB Beer tent with a myriad food stall options and a music stage, to interesting healthy vegetarian fare.

There are two mini festivals embedded in the main programme: The Jongosi Festival embedded in the main festival, takes place on Friday, September 15 and has a specifically, carefully-selected age-appropriate programme aimed at Grades 6 – 10, and Assetej hosts a programme of theatre for young audiences.

How to book:

Booking is open online via the website; also during office hours at the Hilton College Theatre box office, and the full programme is available HERE.

Programmes will also be available at the following North Coast outlets from today (Monday) onward:

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