Patrons have not returned to theatres in their numbers after the Covid-19 lockdowns were lifted.
A playful take on the sport of theatre by the theatre’s new artistic director, Greg Homann
The tables are starting to turn in The Market Theatre’s ‘The Lesson’, a play about toxic power relations in society
The actor and director who saved The Market during the pandemic is enthusiastic about his new job as head of Joburg City Theatres
The The Red on the Rainbow is a story many South Africans can relate to as it asks the hard questions of where the rainbow is
Gods find their freedom in this staging of Tarell Alvin McCraney’s play at the Market Theatre
Veteran actor James Ngcobo, who is also a director, recently scooped his fourth South African Film and Television Awards accolade for his role as a corrupt leader on Netflix’s Queen Sono
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