A journey of theatre and the healing power of song release pent-up emotions in Asinamali
Shifting perspectives as well as transposing characters and concepts, Nwabisa Plaatjie gives a new spin to an old play
Directed by James Ngcobo and starring a superb cast, ‘The Suit’ reinforces the quality and tradition of plays put on the Market Theatre stage
Plans to revive the hit musical King Kong fall though as The Market Theatre fails to secure funding.
Despite branches across South Africa, Moyo has turned to business rescue to survive.
It is not often that one hears the term ‘protest theatre’ these days, but the production ‘Cadre’ provides a fitting enough justification for using it.
The Market Theatre’s artistic director, Malcolm Purkey, talks about the new theatre season, with historical protest plays Woza Albert!.
A once-banned anti-war play returns to the stage with a ‘colour-blind’ cast making a very different statement
Artistic director Malcolm Purkey isn’t at all concerned by the Literary Festival venue’s commercial facelift.
<strong>Percy Zvomuya</strong> sees <i>The Butcher Brothers</i>, directed by Sylvaine Strike as disturbing, dark and brooding.
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/ 22 January 2010
Songs of Migration contains the best stage representation of the textured influences of migrant communities in South African cities.
What the latest spat over racism in the theatre means for the transformation of the arts
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/ 8 February 2008
Percy Zvomuya takes a tour of Jozi theatres and finds out what the playmakers are saying.