The playwright sees beyond the script, conjuring ghosts of land, legacy and loss in ‘Breakfast with Mugabe’
The author’s classic is reimagined through puppetry in a powerful stage adaptation
A powerful reflection on women who wait – out of devotion, duty and often unrewarded hope
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Katanga, January 17 is a recounting of martyr for African unity Patrice Lumumba’s life
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Sparse, powerfully acted play brings the lives of anti-apartheid activist couple to the stage
A new play by a new playwright explores shenanigans in South Africa’s politics
Ngema’s flaws should not overshadow his remarkable contribution to South African cultural history
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
Playwright Antoinette Nwandu’s response to Waiting for Godot is a crystal-clear directive: stop killing us
The Market Theatre’s latest incarnation of Zakes Mda’s play is found sorely wanting
Author, actress, philanthropist, singer and translator Rami Chuene fits a lot into her life
Theatres are opening (and closing) again in fits and starts, driven by a fierce determination to bounce back
The Market Theatre’s virtual offering, ‘Chilling with the Bard: A Shakespeare Season’, includes women performing traditionally male roles
‘Drum’ photographer Jürgen Schadenberg, who died on Sunday, displayed a profound humanism, writes his friend and sometime collaborator Hazel Friedman
Many companies in the arts and culture sector are offering virtual tours of their spaces in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. But artists are missing the personal engagement with their audience
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The searing play No Easter Sunday For Queers tackles homophobic violence with a new langauge
The president and his fawning ministers are being interrogated about corruption. Sound familiar?
Pro Helvetia is giving artists a chance to participate in shaping the organisation’s role