Fresha Fest!

The Fresha Festival is a brand new free fun family al-fresco theatre festival to be staged for the first time on Durban's North Beach at the end of the school holidays for three days on 20, 21 and 22 January.

Festival Director Emma Durden considered: "What could be more quintessentially Durban than a summer festival of free theatre, right on the beach "

The Fresha Festivalstarts late afternoon on Friday 20 January with a promenade procession and performance showcase to provide an overview of the weekend ahead.

The festival programme runs on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 January, from noon until 5pm, offering a full afternoon of diverse, family-friendly free short shows. Each day will culminate with a Sundowner Showcase under the especially-erected beach Bedouin tent on the Bay of Plenty Lawns at 5pm. These evening performances are charged on a pay-what-you-can basis.

Each production will have two 15 minute performances over the weekend.

Fresha Fest replaces the popular Musho! Festival. After 11 great years, the Musho! Theatre festival of one and two hander theatre had its final festival in January this year. With the simultaneous closing of the Catalina Theatre and the KZN offices of the Performing Arts Network of SA, Musho was no longer viable.

Fresha is the phoenix which has arisen from Musho's ashes - a hip and happening street / beach open-air festival - the perfect event to wrap up the Durban summer holiday season.

The Fresha Festival is directed by Emma Durden and Roel Twijnstra and is presented by Twist Theatre Development Projects. Twist is funded by The National Lotteries Commission. Additional funding for Fresha has also been graciously provided by the Department of Arts and Culture KZN and the KZN Performing Arts Trust.

For more info, visit https://www.freshafestival.co.za . / or email info@freshafestival.co.za . And find us on social media for regular updates.