The Shakespeare Schools Festival SA sees young actors interpreting classical characters such as Romeo, Macbeth, Cleopatra and Titania in phenomenal ways Want to see a magic trick? Head to the Artscape on 16, 17 and 18 April because school children will be doing what Shakespeare had hours to present, [...]

If you can conquer Shakespeare, imagine what else you can do. We’ve seen our theatre festival give young people a real sense of self-worth, and the confidence to tackle difficulties in their lives,” says Kseniya Filinova-Bruton, the founder and CEO of the Shakespeare Schools Festival South Africa (SSFSA), now in [...]

There is a Shakespeare Schools Festival South Africa? Or, “What is Shakespeare Schools Festival?” is the question my American readers may be asking. At length, the new year brought us to a new country. Hence, January found us in Cape Town. Cape Town feels like the edge of the world. [...]

Brilliant news is that Shakespeare Schools Festival South Africa (SSFSA) is happening in 2022 – and it’s a bumper event. This is the 12th edition of SSFSA. The festival will be rolled out in three phases across four provinces (Cape Town, Joburg, George and Durban), between May 6 and September [...]

The 12th Shakespeare Schools Festival South Africa (SSFSA) has announced that it will be back in full force this year and, due to increased demand by schools all over the country, it will be presented in three phases across several provinces for the first time ever, between 6 May [...]

The 12th Shakespeare Schools Festival South Africa (SSFSA) will be back in full force this year and, due to increased demand by schools all over the country, it will be presented in three phases across several provinces for the first time ever, between 6 May and 18 September 2022. [...]

Celebrate Shakespeare’s 400th anniversary the African Way with The Shakespeare Schools Festival SA (SSF SA)! ​This exciting Youth Development Program is aimed at improving language and social skills at the nexus between Performing Arts and Education. Each year the festival encourages schools to perform abridged “thirty-minute” versions of Shakespearean [...]