Power games
That the maids Claire and Solange in Jean Genet’s The Maids have lost their grip on rationality is clear from the outset. Their roleplay, heightened language and dramatic speech give … Read More
Tag: Wessel Pretorius
Immaculate Conception
[Al Julle Volke is 80% Afrikaans. Die review is 100% Engels. My understanding-Afrikaans is pretty ok; my Afrikaans-skrywery is nie so goed nie…] Directed by Nico Scheepers and Wessel Pretorius, the work … Read More
Undone: The poetry of unhappiness
All families are dysfunctional to a greater or lesser degree. We’re all flawed, and can only hope our children will forgive us. Such forgiveness usually happens when they have children … Read More
Accomplished Undone
Undone has deservedly won a Standard Bank Ovation Award. Wessel Pretorius wrote, directed, and excels in this beautifully forged work. Pretorius takes us on the deeply personal journey of klein … Read More