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Dear Winnie review " thrilling homage to the flawed mother of South Africa by Arifa Akbar

KVS, BrusselsThe complicated legacy of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela is fearlessly transformed into a radical and rousing musical When Winnie Madikizela-Mandela died in 2018, she was seen both as the "mother of the nation" and a flawed, fallen woman. Obituaries spoke of her extraordinary political activism in apartheid-era South Africa but also the controversy and division she inspired. Dear Winnie takes this complicated…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:42AM on January 27, 2020

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