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Baxter Zabalaza Theatre Festival at The Baxter
Dates: 3/14/2025 - 3/22/2025
📍 Theatre: The Baxter
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The Baxter Zabalaza Theatre Festival celebrates its 15th anniversary from March 14 to March 22, 2025, showcasing a diverse array of artistic talent under the theme "Make Your Mark." This year's festival introduces a curated approach with 15 commissioned productions that highlight emerging artists and their stories. Notable performances include works by Bianca Flanders, Kitso Seti, and Lwanda Sindaphi, among others. The festival will also feature mentorship from established theatre makers, enhancing the development of local talent and building community connections through theatre.
Cast and Creative Team for Baxter Zabalaza Theatre Festival at The Baxter
Cast
Bianca Flanders
Ensemble
Samkelo Zihlangu
Ensemble
Sibuyiselo Dywili
Ensemble
Lwanda Sindaphi
Ensemble
Savannah Steyn
Ensemble
Nolufefe Ntshuntshe
Ensemble
Mava Silumko
Ensemble
Sohail Booise
Ensemble
Tankiso Mamabolo
Ensemble
Lauren Snyders
Ensemble
Thando Doni
Ensemble
Kitso Seti
Ensemble
Miliswa Mbandazayo
Ensemble
Mthobisi Mphandle
Ensemble
Loyiso Damoyi
Ensemble
Creative Team
Thando Doni
Director
Tiisetso Mashifane
Mentor
Adrian Kohler
Mentor
Jaqueline Dommisse
Mentor
Lara Foot
Mentor
Nico Scheepers
Mentor
Anthea Thompson
Director
Matthew dos Santos
Director
Olwethu Mtanjana
Director
Samuel Jumat
Director
Faniswa Yisa
Director
Bianca Flanders
Director
Mthobisi Mphandle
Director
Mandla Mbothwe
Mentor
Tankiso Mamabolo
Director
Sohail Booise
Director
Sibuyiselo Dywili
Director
Savannah Steyn
Director
Samkelo Zihlangu
Director
Nolufefe Ntshuntshe
Director
Miliswa Mbandazayo
Director
Mava Silumko
Director
Lwanda Sindaphi
Director
Loyiso Damoyi
Director
Kitso Seti
Director
Yael Farber
Mentor
Mdu Kweyama
Artistic Director
Monageng Motshabi
Mentor
News About Baxter Zabalaza Theatre Festival at The Baxter
Review: ZABALAZA THEATRE FESTIVAL AT THE BAXTER at The Baxter Theatre
March 13, 2026 The preview of sixteen productions at the Baxter Zabalaza Theatre Festival revealed an impressive depth of talent, creativity and passion from emerging theatre-makers. Each extract reflected powerful community stories and real-life struggles, performed with honesty and commitment. The festival clearly succeeds in its mission of bringing communities together while nurturing the next generation of South African theatre at the Baxter Theatre Centre.
Baxter Zabalaza Theatre Festival to Showcase South African Talent in March
February 23, 2026 The 16th annual Baxter Zabalaza Theatre Festival will once again champion local stories and artistic excellence, while giving a platform to the next generation of theatre makers.
Baxter Zabalaza Theatre Festival Celebrates 15 Years This Month
March 04, 2025 The 15th annual Baxter Zabalaza Theatre Festival, with the theme Make Your Mark, will showcase its remarkable success over the years and will take place at The Baxter this month.
Interview: New writer and director Molupi Lepeli talks about BACK TO ASHES and the Zabalaza Festival
September 05, 2022 Magnet Theatre graduate, Molupi Lepeli, is no stranger to the Baxter's Zabalaza Festival. In 2019, he won the award for Best Supporting Actor in the festival. This year, however, he took part as a writer and director, creating BACK TO ASHES. The production was nominated as one of the Finest of the Fest and will be on at the Golden Arrow Studio this month.
Interview: Sohail Booise talks about HOSTEL LIGHTS and being Finest of the Fest from Zabalaza
August 31, 2022 Finest of the Fest from Baxter's Zabalaza Festival kicks off this week with Sohail Booise's HOSTEL LIGHTS. This young director also wrote and choreographed the piece. He sat down to tell us more about his experiences at the festival and this play.
BWW Feature: Exciting and Raw New Talent on Display at the 12th BAXTER ZABALAZA THEATRE FESTIVAL
April 03, 2022 The BAXTER ZABALAZA THEATRE FESTIVAL is an incredible initiative and well worth supporting. You’ll get to see some exciting new work, and possibly even some future powerhouses in the South African theatre scene.About the Theatre
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