In this second studio session, the Tsikinya-Chaka Centre's Resident Artist for 2026 Tholwana Dyosopu shares further insights into her process as a singer-songwriter, and in particular her engagement with Shakespeare. Listen out for brilliant adaptations of sonnets 18, 73 and 130! In between these songs, Tholwana and TCC Director Chris Thurman talk about the possibilities (and limitations) of musical or poetic responses to love, grief, beauty standards, being "basic" and much more.
19 Mar 2026
In Studio with Tholwana Dyosopu - Part One
Tholwana Dyosopu is a singer-songwriter who has applied her musical talents to creating new versions of a series of Shakespeare's sonnets. She is the Resident Artist for 2026 at the Tsikinya-Chaka Centre (TCC) at Wits University. In this episode, the first of two instalments, TCC Director Chris Thurman joins Tholwana for a studio session to talk about her work and to listen in as she records some of her new compositions.
12 Feb 2026
David Schalkwyk: from Twaalfde Nag to Twelfth Night
We kick off Season 3 with eminent South African Shakespearean David Schalkwyk. He talks to Chris Thurman about prison writing, Shakespeare on Robben Island, a new production of Twelfth Night at the Maynardville Open-Air Theatre in Cape Town, Uys Krige's Afrikaans translation of the play (Twaalfde Nag), and why David thinks Shakespeare is best performed without a director. Along the way, inspired by the fool Feste, there is music from Noël Coward and Jacques Brel.
21 Jun 2025
Fiona Ramsay: Blonde Poison, Julius Caesar and more
Fiona Ramsay discusses her award-winning role in Blonde Poison and her experiences with Shakespearean productions, including Julius Caesar, in an interview with Chris Thurman.
22 Feb 2025
Zulu Shakespeares - Part Two
This episode presents extracts of performances by Anelisa Phewa and Michael Mazibuko, exploring translations of Shakespeare's plays into isiZulu, revealing the intersection of music, politics, and history.
24 Jan 2025
Zulu Shakespeares - Part One
This episode explores K.E. Masinga's isiZulu radio play translations and Welcome Msomi's uMabatha, revealing insights into Shakespeare's adaptations during South Africa's Sophiatown era.
28 Feb 2022
Nigerian Shakespeares: Travelling tales
Ifeoluwa Aboluwade, Lekan Balogun, Odirin Abonyi, and Bernard Ogini share their expertise on Shakespeare's influence in Nigeria and its "travelling tales," alongside Chris Thurman discussing the Tsikinya-Chaka Centre's partnership in this interview episode.
28 Feb 2022
Nigerian Shakespeares: Naija, English, Yoruba and more
Chris Thurman interviews Ifeoluwa Aboluwade, Lekan Balogun, Odirin Abonyi, and Bernard Ogini about Nigeria's diverse language landscape and Shakespeare's role within it, revealing cultural adaptations.
8 Oct 2021
Kiswahili Shakespeares - Part Two
Experts Kimani Njogu and Serena Talento discuss the translations of Shakespeare's plays into Kiswahili, exploring the works of Julius Nyerere's contemporaries and the relationship between Shakespeare and Kiswahili today in an interview with Chris Thurman.
1 Oct 2021
Kiswahili Shakespeares - Part One
Experts Kimani Njogu and Serena Talento discuss Julius Nyerere's Kiswahili translations of Shakespeare, revealing the historical and cultural context behind this linguistic adaptation in an interview with Chris Thurman.
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