By Tonderai Chiyindiko. Through experimental dramaturgy that privileged sound over visuals, Neo Muyanga created the Visual Radio Plays project at the Centre for the Less Good Idea in Johanne…
SOURCE: HowlRound at 09:07AMBlood Knot, by legendary South African playwright Athol Fugard, which ran at the Market Theatre in November, had its first and only showing on September 3rd 1961, in what was described as a …
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 09:57AMIn 2017, Coligny, a small dorpie in Bokone Bophirima (North West Province), was thrown into the national spotlight when a young black man was allegedly killed by two white men over the thef…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 11:19AMMetsi, staged at the State Theatre is a daring and brave production in how it includes elements of dance, music and drama into one tapestry of creativity. In doing this, it creates two wor…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 11:45PMA day at the National Children’s Theatre in the magical IMAGINATION Outdoor Theatre is a day like no other especially for children, young adults and their parents or guardians who throng t…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 08:49AMDirected by South African theatre and film industry stalwart Dr. Jerry Mofokeng wa Makhetha, A Raisin in the Sun, written by famed American playwright Lorraine Hansberry, is a classic piec…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 01:16PMIn a normal country, plays like Text Me When You Arrive, which has just ended a short run at the Market Theatre, would not be necessary, but this is not a normal country. To have an entire…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 02:02PMThe Princesses of Askies Shem Street written and directed by Khutjo Green is one of four productions currently showing at the Tin Town Theatre (NPC) in Johannesburg with the others being Jef…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 12:30AMLerumo, written and directed by Malaika Ntsoeu and featuring Malaika Motshabi Ntsoeu, Malefu Mariti and Tankiso Sebabole, just closed on 11 April 2021. It was part of the just ended Kuwamba …
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 03:02AMAn intimate listening party of The Empire Builders, an immersive audio production performed by the Kwasha! Theatre Company, is a bold experiment in alternative theatre! Presented by the Fre…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 12:47AMPerformed as part of the Market Theatre’s annual Black History Month Celebrations, which have been supported by the US Embassy since 2016, having been initiated by Artistic Director James…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 10:13PMThe National Children’s Theatre’s purpose-built outdoor/open-air “Imagination Theatre”, a development necessitated by the Covid-19 pandemic but which has now become the perfect child…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 04:37PMMy Vagina Was Not Buried With Him is celebrated and multi award-winning poet, playwright, director and producer Napo Masheane’s latest production which was recently staged at both the Jobu…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 04:32AMRoald Dahl’s much-loved classic Fantastic Mr. Fox wowed young audiences at the National Children’s Theatre in Johannesburg where it was staged in December. Given the catastrophic impact…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 02:15AMXova, the predominantly isiXhosa-language production which has just finished a sold-out run at the Market Theatre in Johannesburg was arguably one of the best productions in a year blighted …
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 01:46AMAngola Camp 13, the multiple-award winning South African State Theatre production would not have happened had the powers-that-be had their way according to its creator, celebrated writer, an…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 01:59AMThe TX Theatre’s double bill Mnquma & Ithemba is rich modern African contemporary dance-based storytelling. Located in the heart of the bustling township of Tembisa is the Moses M…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 12:03AMAngola Camp 13, the multiple-award-winning South African State Theatre production, would not have happened had the powers-that-be had their way, according to its creator, celebrated writer …
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 11:47AMThe TX Theatre’s double bill Mnquma & Ithemba is rich modern African contemporary dance-based storytelling. Located in the heart of the bustling township of Tembisa is the Moses Mo…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 04:17PMKwasha! Theatre Company’s Peeling Shadows, which has just ended a limited run at the Market Theatre, is one of those productions that utilize so many unconventional theatrical elements, le…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 12:58AMIn Their Words, a staged reading which recently took place at the Tin Town Theatre in Johannesburg is a harbinger of things to come. By definition, a staged reading is a form of theatre wher…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 05:37AMThe sprawling township of Alexandra came alive from Friday 23 – Sunday 25 October when the Alexandra Theatre Academy hosted the inaugural Current Affairs Theatre Festival at the Alexsan Re…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 03:48AMThe Red Femicycle brings into sharp focus Gender-Based Violence in a gut-wrenching and hard-hitting way! The Red Femicyle is not a production for the fainthearted, why should it be for it …
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 05:00AMAfter the unforeseen Covid-19 induced a public events hiatus where all forms of public gatherings, including theatre productions, were not allowed, Joburg Theatre has managed to do what few …
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 09:52AMIn the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic which, among other industries, has adversely affected the theatre sector in South Africa and globally, POPArt, a cutting edge South African based experi…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 12:17PMParadise Blue is perhaps the more famous in the trilogy of plays called The Detroit Project written by award-winning African American playwright Dominique Morisseau. The other two being Detr…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 12:43AMDarkie which features Katlego Letsholonyane (who has just recently started appearing on the local SABC sitcom Skeem Saam) is a brave and stylistically refreshing production in that not only …
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 01:54PMRecently staged to SOLD-OUT audiences at the Joburg Theatre, the Isandlwana Lecture: Narration through Song by acclaimed musician, sociologist, historian and griot Mbuso Khoza featuring The …
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 10:13PMThe Lion and The Lamb, the biblically-inspired musical which retells the story of Jesus, was conceived and written by multi-award-winning theatre royalty, John Kani and the late Barney Simon…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 11:34PMVan Wyk, The Storyteller of Riverlea based on the life of late writer, political activist and poet Chris Van Wyk, which has just ended at the Market Theatre, is a deceptively brilliant pie…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 10:47PMDaddies of Sugar with its catchy and somewhat risqué title is Jefferson Tshabalala better known in theatre circles as ‘J’. Bobs Tshabalala’s latest theatrical offering which pokes fun…
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