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theatre review

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

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

By Keith Bain

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

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

By Keith Bain

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

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

By Keith Bain

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

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

By Keith Bain

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

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

By Keith Bain

The Addams Family is a blast of feel-good wholesomeness and antidote to gloom

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The Addams Family is a blast of feel-good wholesomeness and antidote to gloom

By Keith Bain

Nkoli: The Vogue-Opera — it’s fierce, fabulous … and freaking fantastic

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Nkoli: The Vogue-Opera — it’s fierce, fabulous … and freaking fantastic

By Keith Bain

A Streetcar Named Desire provides a nerve-jangling journey into the human condition

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A Streetcar Named Desire provides a nerve-jangling journey into the human condition

By Keith Bain

Intimate and full of humanity, Pieces of Me is food for the soul in a ritual of storytelling

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Intimate and full of humanity, Pieces of Me is food for the soul in a ritual of storytelling

By Keith Bain

All rise: Agatha Christie’s ‘Witness for the Prosecution’ is a study in audience gullibility

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All rise: Agatha Christie’s ‘Witness for the Prosecution’ is a study in audience gullibility

By Keith Bain

Big, juicy, and quite naughty — ‘Lucia di Lammermoor’ is evidence of opera in full swing

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Big, juicy, and quite naughty — ‘Lucia di Lammermoor’ is evidence of opera in full swing

By Keith Bain

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

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

By Keith Bain