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Shakespeare

Playing with local languages
Friday
/ 11 August 2023

Playing with local languages

Shakespeare is a dirty word …

By Greg Homann
Joburg Ballet presents ‘Romeo and Juliet’
Friday
/ 16 May 2023

Joburg Ballet presents ‘Romeo and Juliet’

After a seven-year absence the company is staging the highly acclaimed ballet with principal dancer Shannon Glover as lead

By Bongeka Gumede
Women take centre stage in the Market Theatre’s Shakespeare season
Friday
/ 4 September 2020

Women take centre stage in the Market Theatre’s Shakespeare season

The Market Theatre’s virtual offering, ‘Chilling with the Bard: A Shakespeare Season’, includes women performing traditionally male roles

By Diane de Beer
Discover the roots of an African luminary
Article
/ 6 July 2018

Discover the roots of an African luminary

A Giant Tree Has Fallen combines essays on and by Ali Mazrui as well as tributes from admirers, critics, family members and journalists

By Kwanele Sosibo
How Shakespeare fits our time
Article
/ 2 May 2016

How Shakespeare fits our time

The bard has been dead for 400 years, yet he speaks from the grave as clearly and wisely as ever.

By Darryl Accone
Refugees get a boost from Shakespeare’s Hamlet
Article
/ 4 February 2016

Refugees get a boost from Shakespeare’s Hamlet

People holed up in a grim Calais camp could no doubt identify with the tortured Danish prince during a performance by actors from Shakespeare’s Globe.

By Mark Brown
Bailey brings signature sardonic humour to Verdi’s ‘Macbeth’
Article
/ 9 May 2014

Bailey brings signature sardonic humour to Verdi’s ‘Macbeth’

Stretching the translations to its limit, Brett Bailey removes the frills of Verdi’s opera without taking from its beauty.

By Brent Meersman
Mike Tyson takes a shot at playing Othello
Article
/ 9 May 2013

Mike Tyson takes a shot at playing Othello

Former heavyweight champion has set his sights on Shakespeare after wrapping up his one-man stage show called "Undisputed Truth".

By Matt Trueman

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