Profile: Castaways – Hitting the sweet spot
When the gasp-inducing acrobatics of the circus meets the comedy of clowning and the narrative drama of theatre, it is possible to get a show that hits all the sweet … Read More
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Month: June 2023
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Profile: Khongolose Khommanding Khomissars – The khorrupt get their just desserts
In the best traditions of deeply political South African theatre in which entertainment and the social milieu intertwine without the interference of didactic message-making, there is Khongolose Khommanding Khomissars. Written … Read More
The ancestors have spoken and festinoes have listened
So this is what full circle feels like. Ululating so hard you can hear young vocal chords, at full stretch, actually vibrate. Masculine yells, hands clapping on and on, arms … Read More
The Agents send Fringe crowd leaping, laughing back into the light
The world of festival is also the world of all of us. And it is on fire. Bush, forests, homes, people, futures, all burning up. But not so much for … Read More
Deeply moving isiXhosa play gets standing ovation
ROSA-KAROO LOEWE Childhood games reawaken old ghosts for three sisters, bonded by blood and their search for home in the debut of Ibuhlungu le Ndawo, which received a standing ovation … Read More