(Rowan Bartlett & Marc Kay appear in “Penelope
Pixie’s Birthday Adventure”)
There is something
for everyone at the 23rd annual Hilton Arts Festival this September, held on
the pristine grounds of Hilton College from September 17 to 20. The three day
festival is bursting at the seams with magic, music, art and theatre – much of
it suitable for family viewing.
The effervescent
troop from the Actors Unemployed Company has a busy schedule; the company will
be performing and giving workshops. Their two shows Penelope Pixie’s Birthday Adventure and Thrice Upon a Time whisk you away to magical lands on a mighty big
odyssey where you will encounter Goldilocks and the three bears, three little
pigs, Gary the Goblin and Barry Boulderfist. The professional actors will take
you behind the curtains to reveal a few secrets with two workshops, Fun in the Shadows hosted by Marc Kay
and Sarah Richard and Basic Performance Skills: Kids Workshop where Rowan
Bartlett joins them.
For a high energy
performance catch Tales of a Termite,
written by Greig Coetzee featuring TQ Zondi and Mpilo Nzimande. A unique piece of puppetry and object
theatre, Just Here is billed as a
must-see for the littlies, brought to the festival by Pillow Fort Productions,
the company that created South Africa’s first professional show for one to four
year olds.
Neil Coppen’s
iconic Animal Farm is suitable for
teenagers upwards; first-time Hilton visitors, Ash and Brad Searle will charm
audiences in Big Boys and Bon Soir while Mo Magic will dazzle in
his magical show Shaken not Stirred which
also comes with a three course meal.
On the music front,
the resident local lads from Hilton College will show off their skills
performing two free concerts. On Saturday both the Hilton College Marimba Band
and the Hilton College Jazz Band will perform in the morning, and in the Chapel
the Hilton College choir will join forces with the talented lasses from
Herschel Girls’ School from Cape Town for a choral performance entitled Lads and Lasses.
South Africa’s
London girl, songstress Cat Simoni will give a performance singing favourite
Disney tracks with current favourites such as songs from Frozen, Lion King, Beauty and the Beast as well as Jungle Book and Mary Poppins.
Finally, Aladdin’s
De-Lite offers talented creators the opportunity to learn how to make beautiful
pieces of art with the Pottery and Mosaic workshops they will host over the
weekend. Parents can join them, and also learn how to make gorgeous home decor
items.
There are two book
stall options – with Exclusive Books and Bookworld – for bibliophiles to
browse, and there are plenty of dining options so families won’t go hungry –
and the market stalls have plenty of family friendly merchandise for littlies
to spend their pocket money!
There is a bumper
Jongosi schools arts festival embedded in the main festival, for high schools
and primary schools to have a tailor-made package ahead of the main event,
which takes place over two days: September 17 for Primary Schools and September
18 for High Schools.
For more information
visit http://www.hiltonfestival.co.za/ or like the Facebook page, Hilton Arts Festival. Follow on Twitter
@HiltonFest or download our free APP Hilton Arts Festival for both Android and
IOS.
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