The Willow Pattern Tale
This Production of The Willow Pattern Tale was created by Jill Joubert, Founding Member of the Handspring Puppet Company. In the Performance, Jill uses beautiful wooden puppets to unravel the myth of the Earth's...
Spirit Songs – Part 1
This is Part 1 of our materials on the production of Spirit Songs (click here for Part 2).
Spirit Songs, the result of a collaboration between Magnet Theatre's Culture Gangs Programme, the International Theatre and Literacy...
Babalwa Makwetu and Nolufefe Ntshuntshe Speak About Magnet Theatre
BM: My name is Babalwa Makwetu and I graduated in 2012.
NN: And my name is Nolufefe Ntshuntshe, I graduated in 2011.
Tegan Arazny (TA) : WHAT ARE YOU CURRENTLY DOING WITH YOUR CAREER OR WHAT...
Sitting Down with Kay Smith
KS: I graduated from Magnet Theatre in 2015 How has Magnet helped me? Magnet is amazing. It has challenges especially for young people coming from disadvantaged and impoverished communities. It has its...
Clowning Around with Dr Jamie McLaren Lachman
Myrto Papoulia and Tegan Arazny sat down with Dr Jamie McLaren Lachman, Founder & Executive Director of Clowns Without Borders South Africa, on Wednesday, 21st June 2017.
You can watch the full video (52 minutes)...
Telling Stories in Class
The 'Our Story, Your Story' project visited nine schools in and around George (South Africa) at the start of May 2017, delivering interactive sessions to young learners and their educators.
The photographs below show the workshops in...
Making Theatre With Jennie Reznek
Myrto Papoulia and Tegan Arazny sat down with Jennie Reznek, Director and Trustee of Magnet Theatre, on Thursday, 22nd June 2017.
You can watch the full video (32 minutes) of their conversation here, or you...
Speaking with Mfundo Zono
MF: My name is Mfundo, and my surname is Zono. I’m from Eastern Cape, Port Elizabeth. I first studied at Magnet since 2014 and then I finished in 2015. In 2016, I applied for...
Zimkhita Mzimba, Sivuyile Dunjwa, Natasha Gana and Tina Hashe
NG: My name is Natasha Gana. I was a trainee, 2014-15.
TH: Hello, my name is Tina Hashe and I was a Magnet trainee, 2014-15.
ZM: Hello, I’m Zimkhita Mzimba I’m a Magnet Theatre graduate,...
Reflecting on ‘Our Story, Your Story’
On the benefits of storytelling…
“you learn more about yourself.” Young Facilitator
“storytelling is great, it gives you more confidence you believe in yourself.” Young Facilitator
“people started opening and being vulnerable and just showing us...