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Song and dance can’t save the show
"Very little about this show feels authentic. In short, it simply lacks truth".
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’.
A real-life drama at the Fugard
Millions of rands later, public acrimony and allegations of financial mismanagement leave a cultural dream in tatters.
Waiting in the wings with Sir Ian
Sir Ian McKellen is in Cape Town to perform in <i>Waiting for Godot</i>. <b>Brent Meersman</b> caught up with him.
In the heart of District Six
District Six, in the east end of Cape Town, was once one of the most culturally mixed neighbourhoods in South Africa.
Confronting darkness
Brent Meersman chats to the irrepressible playwright, Athol Fugard, ahead of the premiere of his latest play, <em>The Train Driver</em>.