South Africa

Julius Caesar — a fluid, but slightly flaccid, time-travelling Shakespeare full of intellectual bravado

By Keith Bain

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

Maverick Life

Bo Petersen’s magnificent ‘Pieces of Me’ — a play about the pain of passing as white

By Ferial Haffajee

Maverick Life

Kafka’s Ape rises spectacularly to our current political moment

By Itumeleng Molefi

Maverick Life

Altovise Lawrence and the art of stepping into new skins

By Diana Neille

Magazine

From the archive: On fountain pens and lessons from Athol Fugard

By Anthony Akerman

South Africa

Playwright Anthony Akerman in apartheid South Africa: Prejudicial to the safety of the state

By Anthony Akerman

South Africa

The devil dreams in charcoal: In Faustus in Africa!, puppets plunder humanity’s soul

By Keith Bain

South Africa

Captivating performances illuminate the dark twists of Thrill Me: The Leopold & Loeb Story

By Keith Bain

South Africa

Dear Evan Hansen: A musical that looks like The Matrix but sounds like teen spirit

By Keith Bain

South Africa

Shakespeare's enchantment shines as The Tempest captivates Cape Town audiences under the stars

By Keith Bain

Maverick Life

Why My Fair Lady, a 70-year-old American musical based on a century-old British play, matters

By Keith Bain