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Joburg Theatre

If I fail, I must fail gloriously, says comedy queen Tumi Morake

South Africa

If I fail, I must fail gloriously, says comedy queen Tumi Morake

By S’bo Gyre

Massive and multilayered, William Kentridge’s ‘The Head and the Load’ casts an unflinching eye on Africa’s forgotten war dead

Africa

Massive and multilayered, William Kentridge’s ‘The Head and the Load’ casts an unflinching eye on Africa’s forgotten war dead

By J Brooks Spector

Having a ball: Janice Honeyman brings back pantomime magic with a digitally-enhanced ‘Cinderella’

Magazine

Having a ball: Janice Honeyman brings back pantomime magic with a digitally-enhanced ‘Cinderella’

By Lesley Stones

My Shaleen Surtie-Richards, an iconic star who had gravitas that could not be taught

South Africa

My Shaleen Surtie-Richards, an iconic star who had gravitas that could not be taught

By Marc Lottering

Struggling theatre practitioners feel abandoned by government

South Africa

Struggling theatre practitioners feel abandoned by government

By Masego Mafata

Mbongeni Ngema removed from ‘Sarafina’ set after more allegations of sexual harassment

South Africa

Mbongeni Ngema removed from ‘Sarafina’ set after more allegations of sexual harassment

By Marianne Thamm

‘Itsoseng’ mirrors reality of South Africa, 25 years after democracy and 15 years after it was written

South Africa

‘Itsoseng’ mirrors reality of South Africa, 25 years after democracy and 15 years after it was written

By Yanga Sibembe

Spellbound in a kaleidoscopic dream with Snow White – yes, it’s panto time

South Africa

Spellbound in a kaleidoscopic dream with Snow White – yes, it’s panto time

By Lesley Stones

Tshepang: The Third Testament – raw trauma that evokes our tears

Maverick Life

Tshepang: The Third Testament – raw trauma that evokes our tears

By Lesley Stones

Florence: A show about Joburg, for Joburgers

Maverick Life

Florence: A show about Joburg, for Joburgers

By Lesley Stones

Woza Albert! – wrestling with the possibilities of freedom

Maverick Life

Woza Albert! – wrestling with the possibilities of freedom

By Nkateko Mabasa