8 September 2025
On Sunday 7 September, Artscape hosted a joyful launch party to kick off the celebrations of Pieter-Dirk Uys’s 80th birthday. Guests enjoyed a lively afternoon with fine wines from Deetlefs Wine Estate, setting the perfect tone for this milestone honouring one of South Africa’s living national treasures. Photos by Gary Naidoo
No Space on Long Street
Starring Terence Bridgett
10 – 12 September at 19:00 | 13 September at 15:00
Artscape, Cape Town
African Times
Starring Nosiphiwo Ndabeni, Olwethu Qavile, Busisiwe Mrubata & Sunny Yoon
17 – 19 September at 19:00 | 20 September at 15:00
Artscape, Cape Town
Marlene le Roux, Artscape CEO, and the man of the moment!
Deetlefs Wines supported the occasion with nectar from heaven.
The people behind the milestone celebrations
Theresa Olivier (Netwerk24), Gillian Mitchell (Suidoosterfees) and Allison Hendricks (Dance for All)
Philip Todres from FMR conducted an interview with Pieter-Dirk Uys.
Terence Bridgett performed an extract from No Space on Long Street which opens on 10 September in Artscape’s Arena.
Terence Bridgett performed an extract from No Space on Long Street which opens on 10 September in Artscape’s Arena.
Basil Appollis, director of No Space on Long Street
Thokozile Ntshinga, director of Pieter-Dirk’s African Times, and Rafiek Mammon
Nosiphiwo Ndabeni and Sunny Yoon in an extract of African Times
Nosiphiwo Ndabeni
Nosiphiwo Ndabeni and Busisiwe Tusani in an extract of African Times
Directors Thoko Ntshinga and Basil Appollis with Pieter-Dirk Uys and Marlene le Roux
Marlene le Roux and Namhla Kalipa, stage manager of African Times
Presented by Artscape in partnership with Suidoosterfees; supported by the Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany, Cape Town.
