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Emotional texture: Zilungile Mbombo, Mfuneli Ntumbuka and Alex Sono. The script is sharp, witty and moving. Photos: Fiona MacPherson
FEESMUSTFALL

‘Rise ’76’ confronts a generation haunted by how little it has done with its inherited freedom

A powerful and emotionally layered theatrical work revisits the 1976 Soweto Uprising through testimony, memory, contradiction and unresolved generational grief

  • Unathi Kondile
5 min read
AFRICAN STORYTELLING

Vuyelwa Maluleke’s ‘The Blue Album’ and the language of return

A one-woman performance that confronts memory, violence and complicity, as Vuyelwa Maluleke reclaims language to tell a black queer township story on her own terms

  • Lesego Chepape
7 min read
Soulful: Join Freshlyground and Manana for a soulful evening of songs at Kirstenbosch on 18 January. Photo: Supplied
ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER

Diary: Freshlyground and Manana at Kirstenbosch Gardens; Cats at Teatro Montecasino; and Cape Wine Auction at Nederburg Wine Estate

Your essential dose of art and culture

  • Kibo Ngowi
2 min read
Jailhouse rock: Tankiso Mamabolo as Matron Mama Morton and Samantha Peo as Velma Kelly in Chicago. Photos: Showtime Management
ALL THAT JAZZ

Chicago at 50: A musical that never loses its bite

Chicago storms back onto the South African stage with sizzling performances, biting satire and timeless razzle-dazzle that feels surprisingly fresh after 50 years

  • Keith Bain
7 min read
My Fair Lady is playing at the Teatro Montecasino until 2 March.
DUANE ALEXANDER CHOREOGRAPHER

My Fair Lady turns misogyny and classism on their head

A fresh take on the classic musical balances humour, class satire and powerhouse performances

  • Keith Bain
6 min read