Archive for February, 2007

Cape Town’s Baxter Theater, exploring new approaches to theater development

Hosted by the University of Cape Town, and led by Mannie Manim, a seasoned theater professional, who says, “The theatre I love to be part of involves a South African play, and an audience that fills the theatre from all corners of our society. That’s the jackpot!” While working in the theater during the apartheid years, Manim said, “I found all kinds of ways to cheat the system (but) in the end, that didn’t work for me either because it lacked dignity.” A class theater with a class director. Read the rest of this entry »