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The Polygamist: Familiar themes, powerful performances
The new Netflix series, The Polygamist, based on Sue Nyathi's novel, has become a major talking point. This 22-episode drama features a strong cast led by Gugu Gumede as Joyce…
Tuiskoms: Finding healing in humour
Series captures the complexity of grief, family and rediscovery through love
Music, art and men’s involvement can prevent the deaths of women like Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei
Activists, governments and organisations, local and international, are working to end gender-based violence but theatre, song lyrics and street art can also be used
Review: Nigeria’s ‘King of Boys’ was a smash hit. Does the sequel do it justice?
Kemi Adetiba’s Netflix miniseries is certainly stylish — but it’s missing the panache of the original
Screen Grab: In the land of the lotus eaters
Hawaii hotel drama ‘The White Lotus’ is a shade warmer than ‘Succession’ in its assault on American privilege — but it carries a riptide of savage wit.
The state of the (performing) arts: Theatres try to find their groove
Theatres are opening (and closing) again in fits and starts, driven by a fierce determination to bounce back
The Portfolio: Slindile Mthembu
Theatre-maker Slindile Mthembu has taken the plunge of reformatting her play, Igama?, for film, so that it can reach a wider audience