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South Africa s once-thriving cultural scene is under threat because coronavirus restrictions have made it difficult to stage public events but some artists have found new ways to show off their creativity, as Mohammed Allie reports from Cape Town.
News of the closure of Cape Town s Fugard Theatre last month was greeted like the demise of an old friend. Another icon has fallen to Covid 19, John Kani, one of the country s most famous actors, tweeted.
In just a decade of existence the theatre, named after world-renowned playwright Athol Fugard, had become a much-loved venue that put on work by local writers as well as internationally known plays and musicals.
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