{"id":154897,"date":"2017-06-23T06:45:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-23T04:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/154897\/everyones-favourite-witch-is-back-at-carnival-city\/"},"modified":"2017-06-23T23:59:04","modified_gmt":"2017-06-23T21:59:04","slug":"everyones-favourite-witch-is-back-at-carnival-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/lifestyle-news\/entertainment-news\/2017\/06\/23\/everyones-favourite-witch-is-back-at-carnival-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Everyone\u2019s favourite witch is back at Carnival City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After captivating shows at Carnival City last winter, South Africa\u2019s beloved Liewe Heksie is back by popular demand at the Mardi Gras Theatre in the upcoming school holidays.<\/p>\n<p>Fans, young and old, can gather to watch new Liewe Heksie stories unfold on July 1.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Director Frans Swart adapted the two new Liewe Heksie stories &#8212; Liewe Heksie en Botterblom and Liewe Heksie en die Tuindwergie for the stage.<\/p>\n<p>As always, there is a talented cast of performers who act out the stories, with beautiful costumes and sets to make the stories more vivid for young people.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_154925\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-154925\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-154925\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/06\/Liewe-Heksie-Ana-van-Achterbergh-bak-koekies-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/06\/Liewe-Heksie-Ana-van-Achterbergh-bak-koekies-520x400.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/06\/Liewe-Heksie-Ana-van-Achterbergh-bak-koekies-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-154925\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Liewe Heksie.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Heksie is played by Ana van Achterbergh, with Botha Enslin, Debr\u00e8 Opperman en Phillru van Achterbergh in numerous other roles.<\/p>\n<p>Liewe Heksie, created by Verna Vels, made her debut in 1961, in the Siembamba programmes of the SABC.<\/p>\n<p>Verna, a radio presenter by profession, read the stories (and did all the characters\u2019 voices) herself.<\/p>\n<p>In the stories broadcast at that time, Blommie Kabouter was the main character, while Heksie was the one who helped him out of the frying pan and into the fire, time and again.<\/p>\n<p>Not surprisingly, the first story was called Blommie Kabouter en die Heks wat Vergeet Het.<\/p>\n<p>The show takes place at 11am, with the doors to the Mardi Gras Theatre opening from 10.30am.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Other articles you may be interested in:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/154435\/star-studded-cast-brings-fiela-se-kind-to-life\/\">Star-studded cast brings Fiela se Kind to life<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/154432\/carnival-city-continues-revitalisation-of-complex\/\">Carnival City continues revitalisation of complex<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Have a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za<\/a><\/strong>, Leigh Hodgson (journalist)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a href=\"mailto:leighh@caxton.co.za\">leighh@caxton.co.za<\/a><\/strong><span 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