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What did our critic think of CRUISE at Homecoming Centre?CRUISE, originally written and performed by Jack Holden, was one of the first plays to open after the COVID-19 lockdown in London, after which it moved to the West End, garnering an Olivier Award nomination for Best New Play.

Cruise creator, actor and playwright, Jack Holden reveals what inspired him to bring this portrait of 80s gay life in London to the stage.

The Olivier Award-nominated UK play Cruise heads to Cape Town to The Homecoming Centre (formerly The Fugard Theatre) from 12 to 30 April 2023.

After wowing Johannesburg audiences, the acclaimed UK queer play Cruise heads to Cape Town for a two-and-a-half-week run this April.

A one-man performance at The Theatre Linden reflects on the turbulent Aids crisis of the 1980s

. When the first lockdown was announced in March last year, theatres across the country went dark. A number of theatres have not reopened. Even before lockdown, theatres were struggling for audiences. Now their fate hangs in the balance. “Gatherings – in the case of theatre audiences – are deemed to be super-spreaders of the virus, so festivals have been cancelled, theatres shut and curfews have restricted people going out at night, making theatre unviable,” says playwright and cultural...