Janine Stephen

On stage at London’s revamped Almeida Theatre a star-studded cast is acting out a story about love and politics, set in South Africa and revolving around the moment one spring day when Demetrios Tsafendas kills the architect of apartheid, prime minister Hendrik Verwoerd, in Parliament, writes Janine Stephen.

Janine Stephen speaks to the Cirque’s only South African cast members about performing in new show Love in Las Vegas.

"A few years ago, I was unemployed," says Faik Allie."And seeing that things were changing in the country we thought, let’s do something different. So we took a second bond on the house. And we had the first limo made." Limousines are about as new as democracy in South Africa, and are no longer the just playthings of the rich and famous.