36 stories by "Tonderai Chiyindiko"
By Tonderai Chiyindiko. Amid flareups of anti-immigrant sentiment in South Africa, The Last Country offers a much-needed platform for migrant voices.
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…
Blood 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 …
In 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 th…
Metsi, 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…
A 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 the…
Directed 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 …
In 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 en…
The 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…
Lerumo, 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 …
An 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 F…
Performed 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…
The 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 children's th…
My 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 Joburg…
Roald 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 o…
Xova, 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 …
Angola 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…
The 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…
Angola 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 write…
The 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 Mo…
Kwasha! 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, leav…
In 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…
The 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 Reso…
The 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…
After 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 …
