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South African theatre

Andrew Buckland’s gracefully funny appeal for humans to stop acting the fool

THEATRE REVIEW

Andrew Buckland’s gracefully funny appeal for humans to stop acting the fool

By Keith Bain

Crybaby: A comical stab at the chaotic world of adults through a toddler’s eyes

THEATRE REVIEW

Crybaby: A comical stab at the chaotic world of adults through a toddler’s eyes

By Keith Bain

Reality check — a meta take on Chekhov’s stupid effing seagull

THEATRE REVIEW

Reality check — a meta take on Chekhov’s stupid effing seagull

By Keith Bain

mAnJE ! MaNJe: Raising urgent questions about technology’s impact on the now-now

THE INTERVIEW

mAnJE ! MaNJe: Raising urgent questions about technology’s impact on the now-now

By Keith Bain

South African theatre in an age of rising populism

THE INTERVIEW

South African theatre in an age of rising populism

By Keith Bain

A milestone year for the Klein Karoo’s Moederfees

THE INTERVIEW

A milestone year for the Klein Karoo’s Moederfees

By Keith Bain

$Brett Bailey’s Orpheus returns as ritual for a fractured age$

THE INTERVIEW

Brett Bailey’s Orpheus returns as ritual for a fractured age

By Keith Bain

And the Girls in their Sunday Dresses: Finding fresh urgency in Mda’s bureaucratic hell

THEATRE REVIEW

And the Girls in their Sunday Dresses: Finding fresh urgency in Mda’s bureaucratic hell

By Keith Bain

Gregory Maqoma’s Genesis — a visceral plea acknowledging the past to heal the future

DANCE

Gregory Maqoma’s Genesis — a visceral plea acknowledging the past to heal the future

By Keith Bain

Matthew Alves

By Matthew Alves

The Inertia of South African Theatre

11 July 2018