Performing blues saved Smoke’s life after tragedy
By Edward Tsumele “My life was complicated, and I was down and out, and therefore decided one day to pick up my guitar and went into the streets performing. I had … Read More
Month: March 2020
Market Theatre alumni Zanele Muholi making freedom meaningful
By Edward Tsumele April is Freedom Month and amid the chaos and panic gripping the country and activities undertaken to combat the Coviod-19 Pandemic, Freedom Month will certainly not be … Read More
Market Theatre ‘defies’ Covid-19 to give artists freedom of expression
By Edward Tsumele April is Freedom Month in South Africa, with April 27, officially declared as a national holiday in South Africa, and traditionally that day would be marked with colourful ceremonies taking place … Read More
Market Theatre to take shows into digital space in the face of Covid-19
By Ismail Mahomed Dear valued friend of the Market Theatre Foundation In the wake of the current international COVID-19 Pandemic, and based on our South African government’s recommendations, we would like … Read More
Aluta continua for theatre despite Covid-19
By Ismail Mahomed Even in a time of COVID-19 it must Aluta Continua on all other fronts.In an article in The Guardian on Friday 20 June 2014, theatre writer Jaff Klaff wrote about the enduring power of … Read More
Tale of two wildlife trackers’ friendship, dreams realised
By Edward Tsumele Many years ago in a pub in Richmond, around Melville, an interesting conversation took place between a total stranger and I. Although the details of the conversation’s topic … Read More
Three Bodies, crime fiction at its best
By Edward Tsumele There is a new book on the bookshelves by veteran journalist, academic and novelist NR Brodie entitled Three Bodies that calls for every lover of crime fiction to read it. … Read More