Shake the Sword!

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Produced by the Tsikinya-Chaka Centre at the University of the Witwatersrand (South Africa). Shakespeare, transnationalism, multilingualism.
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Fiona Ramsay: Blonde Poison, Julius Caesar and more
Episode 3
Saturday, 21 June, 2025

In this episode, doyenne of the South African stage Fiona Ramsay sits down with TCC Director Chris Thurman as she prepares to perform in Blonde Poison at the Drama Factory. They talk about the role of Stella in Blonde Poison (for which Ramsay earned a Fleur du Cap award) and then get onto matters Shakespearean ... from Ramsay's recent appearance as Elizabeth / Caesar in Abrahamse Meyer Productions' Julius Caesar to her work with students in Wits University's Theatre and Performance programme.