Tonderai Chiyindiko is a part-time arts writer and contributor. He holds a B.A honours degree in drama from the University of Zimbabwe and a Masters degree in Applied Drama from University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa. He has been part and parcel of the theatre-verse both as an actor and director and more generally worked extensively within the cultural and creative industries sector in various capacities.
Blood Knot, by legendary South African playwright Athol Fugard, which run at the Market Theatre in November, had its first and only showing on 3 September 1961, in what was described as a ‘makeshift theatre’ hastily put together...
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 theft of sunflower seeds. These tragic...
Shaka Zulu: The Gaping Wound currently running at the South African State Theatre in Pretoria, and which due to massive interest as demonstrated by the packed houses it has played to since it opened, has ‘by public demand’...
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 worlds which are seemingly unconnected...
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 lush green grounds and picturesque environs...
The Island (1972) and Sizwe Bansi Is Dead (1972), recently staged at the Joburg Theatre under the direction of legendary and award-winning actor, playwright and director, Dr. John Kani, are proof of the richness, enduring relevance, and timelessness...
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 piece of theatre which has been performed to rave...
These Are Not My Shoes is a story about absent fathers and what happens to young men when they grow up without a father figure. It is a heart wrenching account of the difficult life young men endure...
Text Me When You Arrive is witty, punchy, and hard-hitting in a humorous way, yet acutely searing in the way it handles the heavy subject matter of Gender Based Violence.
Dusk, which is currently running at The Market Theatre in Johannesburg was written by relative newcomer to the professional stage, Mark Scheepers. Previously, Scheepers’ work has included Sugar Daddies Rot Your Teeth, a play for teens which won...
