Here is something I found from 2013 … David Kramer’s Kalahari Karoo Blues reminded us why we “couldn’t possibly live anywhere else but in this land of unexpected genius and overflowing sincerity”.
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The struggle for freedom from struggle
The child of survivors doesn’t bargain on how much his parents would sacrifice to avoid him being pulled into the war against tyranny, escape from which has shaped their entire lives
Baxter Theatre renamed to honour Pam Golding
The renaming of the main theatre at the Baxter is a fabulous legacy for Pam Golding and a shot in the arm for the Baxter, no doubt
Not just another play about apartheid
It is shocking how relevant this play is more than six decades after its premier
From broken boy to beast, a coming of age
A jarring reflection of these brutal times; Shadow Boxing is also a searing tale of a coming of age that would strip even the strongest among us to their bare bones
Intense and surreal theatre … life mimics art mimics life
The Life and Times of Michael K left me searching for distraction and dilution, things I usually avoid
A sunset mass with ‘the One Who Sings’
Us, The One Who Sings (aka Zolani Mahola) and all of the ancestors at the Baxter on a steamy summer night
The Baxter is back … with a bang
This will surely be Cape Town’s biggest post-Covid Coming Out party: a specially commissioned show featuring new work from Zolani Mahola and Gregory Maqoma
Nik in full bloom after a little pruning
There is a reason that Nik Rabinowitz packs the house at the Baxter year after year. How we all love that hour or two of riotous
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Free tickets sold out!
Today we are extra excited as we clutch our tickets for the Mandela commemorative concert at Cape Town’s gorgeous stadium. The tickets were free and include
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