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Celebrating the return to live theatre in South Africa, Marcel Puig's extraordinary play Kiss of the Spider Woman, directed by the multi-award-winning Sylvaine Strike, is on at The Baxter Golden's Arrow Studio in Cape Town from 5 to 19 June 2021. Forty-five years since it was first penned in Spanish, Kiss of the Spider Woman weaves an alluring exploration of sexual and societal norms, examining the power of escapism through the imagination and magnifying the web that it is woven between identity and sexuality. It has captured the attention of audiences for its romantic drama, political outc...

‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ explores issues of identity and sexuality Share This Youth Month, the Baxter Theatre is set to host a modern classic, Marcel Puig’s extraordinary play, titled “Kiss of the Spider Woman” with multi-award-winning Sylvaine Strike at the helm as the director. Originally written in Spanish in 1972 by Puig, translated into English by Allan Baker, “Kiss of the Spider Woman”, has captured the attention of audiences for its romantic drama, political outcry and postmodern style portrayed through its two characters, Molina and Valentin. In 1...