The South African State Theatre’s recent successes at the 21st Annual Naledi Theatre Awards are easy to read as a moment of celebration. But beneath the applause lies a more complex and telling narrative about the state of South African theatre, the politics of recognition, and the evolving role of institutions in shaping cultural production. […]
A new stage work on the tragedy is named one of the year’s best shows and a reworking of the vintage "Rocky Horror Show" fares well.
The South African theatre industry needs transformation, the co-producer of the musical The Lion King, Lebo M, said on Tuesday. He expressed his thoughts following the Naledi Awards in Johannesburg on Tuesday. He said the fact that so few black South Africans won awards was a sorry indication of the role of black people in the theatre industry.