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Keith Bain

Keith Bain

Film buff, food nut and freelance writer, Keith is a former editor of several magazines, including Getaway, Financial Mail Travel and Khuluma. He got his start in professional writing as an author of guidebooks to India, South Africa, Italy, Eastern Europe, Ireland and East Africa – prior to that he also wrote a couple of dodgy musicals, completed a doctorate and taught future filmmakers. A novel is supposedly on the way.

Lara Foot’s captivating adaptation of Othello is an emotional journey highlighting Africa’s colonial past

Lara Foot’s captivating adaptation of Othello is an emotional journey highlighting Africa’s colonial past

Keith Bain
19 Apr
Marianne Thamm — putting the humanity into stand-up comedy

Marianne Thamm — putting the humanity into stand-up comedy

Keith Bain
18 Apr
Duelling arias and piano gunfire — the shock and awe of new opera

Duelling arias and piano gunfire — the shock and awe of new opera

Keith Bain
17 Apr
Three bite-size operas offer something old, something new, something comic and something blue

Three bite-size operas offer something old, something new, something comic and something blue

Keith Bain
16 Apr
Hiking the Fish River Canyon — baptism by sand and a balm for the soul

Hiking the Fish River Canyon — baptism by sand and a balm for the soul

Keith Bain
08 Apr
‘Mamma Mia!’, or ‘How the Swedes perfected karaoke on a Greek island’

‘Mamma Mia!’, or ‘How the Swedes perfected karaoke on a Greek island’

Keith Bain
26 Mar
Light, light, baby — Spier’s after-dark art exhibition is a call to free your mind

Light, light, baby — Spier’s after-dark art exhibition is a call to free your mind

Keith Bain
20 Mar
‘Spring Awakening’ — a blueprint-defying musical that refuses to fall in line with mediocrity

‘Spring Awakening’ — a blueprint-defying musical that refuses to fall in line with mediocrity

Keith Bain
18 Mar
‘Die vegetariër’ is an exquisite and deeply discomforting piece of theatre

‘Die vegetariër’ is an exquisite and deeply discomforting piece of theatre

Keith Bain
11 Mar
‘The Bricklayer’ is action cinema’s antidote to everything Oscarworthy

‘The Bricklayer’ is action cinema’s antidote to everything Oscarworthy

Keith Bain
06 Mar
Control Alt Delete — ‘Expelled’ is the hilarious antidote to social media you didn’t know you needed

Control Alt Delete — ‘Expelled’ is the hilarious antidote to social media you didn’t know you needed

Keith Bain
27 Feb
Cape Town Opera delivers Puccini’s comedy and tragedy in a powerful double-bill

Cape Town Opera delivers Puccini’s comedy and tragedy in a powerful double-bill

Keith Bain
15 Feb
‘The Holdovers’ – they don’t make movies like this anymore… except they did!

‘The Holdovers’ – they don’t make movies like this anymore… except they did!

Keith Bain
12 Feb
If all the world’s a stage, you’d better pay attention to the bard’s words

If all the world’s a stage, you’d better pay attention to the bard’s words

Keith Bain
09 Feb
‘All of Us Strangers’ might just ruin you — but let its lessons in life sink in

‘All of Us Strangers’ might just ruin you — but let its lessons in life sink in

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

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

Keith Bain
22 Jan
A world first: connecting with Mother Earth underground in Somerset West

A world first: connecting with Mother Earth underground in Somerset West

Keith Bain
04 Jan
Maputo National Park — unspoilt paradise, just beyond South Africa’s border

Maputo National Park — unspoilt paradise, just beyond South Africa’s border

Keith Bain
28 Nov
Rude awakening? In this daring musical, rebellious teens sing about sexual discovery and other struggles

Rude awakening? In this daring musical, rebellious teens sing about sexual discovery and other struggles

Keith Bain
24 Nov
Spier’s ‘Garden of Good and Evil’ is no theatrical walk in the park

Spier’s ‘Garden of Good and Evil’ is no theatrical walk in the park

Keith Bain
08 Nov
Hitting the high notes – SA’s divas soar in Cape Town as Operalia comes to Africa for the first time

Hitting the high notes – SA’s divas soar in Cape Town as Operalia comes to Africa for the first time

Keith Bain
01 Nov

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