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Imagination: The Terrified Talabalushi, a theatre piece with music for children, is on at The Market Theatre in Joburg. Photo: Suzy Bernstein

It is that stage of the year again ….

Put a visit to the theatre on your entertainment bucket list — and tickets would make a great gift

Solace and unity in laughter

Comedy has a role in helping us understand our complex nation and in healing cultural rifts

New page: Damon Galgut’s novel ‘The Promise’, which won the Booker Prize in 2021, has been brought to life on stage by Sylvaine Strike. Photo: Claude Barnardo

Novel role for literature on stage

Compelling, popular theatre adaptations distil the very essence of written stories for audiences

Enlightening: Vincent Mantsoe’s ‘Mana – The Power Within’, which will be presented at the Jomba! Contemporary Dance Experience, explores the sacred and ritualistic.

Steps in the right direction

The 25th edition of the Jomba! dance festival is a celebration of heritage and the human spirit

All the world’s a stage: Anelisa Phewa and Lebohang Motaung in J Bobs Tshabalala’s ‘Khongolose Khommanding Khommissars’. Photos: Lungelo Mbulwana

Playing with local languages

Shakespeare is a dirty word …

Half century: Gregory Maqoma (right) in ‘Exit/Exist’ which he says is his last performance as he turns 50 this year. Photo: Mark Wessels

Legacy: A gift and a challenge

The National Arts Festival, dancer Greg Maqoma, Jazzart and the Market Theatre approach 50

In another time: Although Delirium could be set in SA

Language bridges and divides

Ariel Dorfman’s reworked play Delirium is relevant to any country with conflicts over land and borders.

Battlers of the pen and stage

Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka and renowned playwright Ariel Dorfman chat to <b>Greg Homann</b> about speaking truth to power.

Stages of identity

Stages of identity

An academic study dedicated to exploring South African drama could easily be viewed as a turgid exercise in promoting scholarly jargon.