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Baxter Theatre

Bitter Winter — Veteran playwright Paul Slabolepszy’s ode to theatre and the art of acting

Maverick Life

Bitter Winter — Veteran playwright Paul Slabolepszy’s ode to theatre and the art of acting

By Marianne Thamm

A Doll’s House, Part 2: Not a sequel, a play with questions about gender equality that affect us all

South Africa

A Doll’s House, Part 2: Not a sequel, a play with questions about gender equality that affect us all

By Keith Bain

Kafka’s Ape rises spectacularly to our current political moment

Maverick Life

Kafka’s Ape rises spectacularly to our current political moment

By Itumeleng Molefi

Oscars-style event at the Baxter to herald revamped Eat Out restaurant awards

TGIFood

Oscars-style event at the Baxter to herald revamped Eat Out restaurant awards

By Tony Jackman

‘Metamorphoses’ – A potent, playful reminder of the enduring wisdom of ancient myths

South Africa

‘Metamorphoses’ – A potent, playful reminder of the enduring wisdom of ancient myths

By Keith Bain

Andrew Buckland and his theatre of full-body empathy

Maverick Life

Andrew Buckland and his theatre of full-body empathy

By Keith Bain

Brutal and disarming — Moffie urges us to question authority

South Africa

Brutal and disarming — Moffie urges us to question authority

By Keith Bain

Trouble in Mind — smoke and mirrors, on stage and behind the scenes

South Africa

Trouble in Mind — smoke and mirrors, on stage and behind the scenes

By Keith Bain

Marianne Thamm — putting the humanity into stand-up comedy

Politics

Marianne Thamm — putting the humanity into stand-up comedy

By Keith Bain

‘The Sin Drinkers’ — It’s not the liquor that’s sinful, but the drinker’s darkness

South Africa

‘The Sin Drinkers’ — It’s not the liquor that’s sinful, but the drinker’s darkness

By Keith Bain

‘Die Fel Omstrede Kroon van Edward II en Gaveston’ — underneath it all we’re all flesh and blood

World

‘Die Fel Omstrede Kroon van Edward II en Gaveston’ — underneath it all we’re all flesh and blood

By Keith Bain

The raw and the cooked – ‘The Rangers’ is theatre meant to hold you on a knife edge

Maverick Life

The raw and the cooked – ‘The Rangers’ is theatre meant to hold you on a knife edge

By Keith Bain