While some of us spent the pandemic lockdowns baking banana bread, discovering the differences between online video platforms and experimenting with home workouts, Pieter-Dirk Uys took the time to sort through the records of a 40-plus-year career in theatre. By day, by night, and often by candl.
That Pieter-Dirk Uys has used lockdown creatively will be no surprise to anyone. But, 40 years after her 1981 debut and following 18 months of lockdown, his alter ego in a frock is back, with a supporting cast that includes Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, Boris Johnson and Uys stalwart Nowell Fine, alo.