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Playwright

Acts of resistance: The Market Theatre’s enduring power 49 years on
Friday
/ 27 June 2025

Acts of resistance: The Market Theatre’s enduring power 49 years on

A stage where South Africa’s truth and imagination have lived for 49 fearless years

By Lesego Chepape
Q&A Sessions: From sangomas to the world’s biggest stages, John Kani has seen it all
Friday
/ 17 June 2021

Q&A Sessions: From sangomas to the world’s biggest stages, John Kani has seen it all

His father took him to isangoma when he wanted to be an actor. Today Dr John Kani is revered the world over. He tells Athandiwe Saba about his passions

By Athandiwe Saba
Obituary: Literary allrounder Stephen Gray was a scholar, critic, novelist and poet
Friday
/ 3 November 2020

Obituary: Literary allrounder Stephen Gray was a scholar, critic, novelist and poet

Stephen Gray made an immense, long contribution to the South African literary landscape across many genres, but it was poetry that he described as ‘the main activity of my life’

By Shaun De Waal
A ‘necessity being the mother of invention’ type thing
Friday
/ 24 January 2020

A ‘necessity being the mother of invention’ type thing

Danai Gurira on theatre and representation

By Danai Gurira
School play exchange lets South African pupils collaborate with world-renowned writer
Article
/ 11 July 2016

School play exchange lets South African pupils collaborate with world-renowned writer

Carmen Rivera helps two schools perform each others’ plays.

By Prega Govender
Louis Viljoen: Theatre’s unruly wunderkind
Article
/ 17 February 2016

Louis Viljoen: Theatre’s unruly wunderkind

Playwright Louis Viljoen fearlessly tackles a wide range of subjects in his uncompromising and challenging dramas, like the upcoming ‘The Kingmakers’.

By Hilary Prendini Toffoli
The Walking Dead’s ?Danai Gurira has a zest for theatre
Article
/ 6 February 2014

The Walking Dead’s ?Danai Gurira has a zest for theatre

One of Zimbabwe’s brightest stars — ?Danai Gurira — talks of the appeal of complex and powerful women in her new play, The Convert.

By Staff Reporter

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