A masterclass in theatre
A local production of soul-shattering musical Spring Awakening is being transferred to Joburg this month. Keith Bain spoke to Steven Sater, the award-winning ...
South African opera hits the high notes
South Africa outperforms when it comes to putting opera singers on the world stage. It’s a thriving space, working hard to broaden its appeal and ensure ...
Puppets put JM Coetzee novel on the Baxter stage
Lara Foot and Handspring Puppet Co have collaborated to bring ‘Life & Times of Michael K’ to the stage
FILM: Behind SA’s sleeper horror hit
‘Fried Barry’ has won kudos far afield — but it’s a miracle it even got made
THEATRE: Dabbling in the dark arts
Photography’s king of bizarre is taking a fairytale opera into uncharted visual territory
THEATRE: The Rocky Horror Show
Debbie Hathway gives herself over to the absolute pleasure of chatting to the cast of the latest SA production of The Rocky Horror Show
Theatre: The red boot diaries
Award-winning choreographer Louisa Talbot excels at putting original work on stage and screen. Debbie Hathway got to the bottom of what it’s like to dance a ...
Gotta love Shakespeare!
John Kani and Sir Antony Sher perform together again under the direction of Janice Honeyman in Kani’s new play, Kunene and The King, at The Fugard Theatre in ...
David Kramer’s new musical is one to watch
Cultural icon David Kramer’s eagerly awaited new musical, Langarm, is one to catch, and cause for a quickstep down memory lane
Dance Umbrella: save the last dance
Why we should care that the 30th Dance Umbrella this month may be the final one
The Color Purple reigns
The acclaimed production features an all-South African, all-black powerhouse cast
Classic The Taming of the Shrew becomes a sister act
Tara Notcutt has taken the classic text and found a modern parallel, recontextualising the play for the 2000s
THEATRE: Thinking out the box, in boxes
Storyteller gives an age-old form of entertainment a fresh application
TONY LEON: Thoughts on icon Eva Perón
Ahead of the staging of the musical Evita later this year, Tony Leon, SA ambassador to Argentina from 2009-2012, reflects on the life and legacy of Eva Duarte ...
Award-winning Sesotho musical Paleho comes to Pretoria
The story about a girl’s identity quest takes audiences into the sacred rituals of Basotho female initiates
THEATRE: Playing with an icon in Shakespeare in Love
Directing the West End hit at the Fugard Theatre has kindled a surprising enthusiasm for the Bard in Greg Karvellas
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